4+ hour, 12+ min ago   (349+ words) A record-breaking summer has prompted an English wine producer to begin harvesting grapes earlier than ever before. Nyetimber's staff have had to contend with extreme weather conditions from late frosts to drought. The scorching weather means picking is due to…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (549+ words) Champagne lovers may find themselves getting tipsy more quickly after French producers have been given the go-ahead to raise the alcohol content in a bottle of bubbly for the first time following this summer's record heatwave. Wine-makers can temporarily produce…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (497+ words) While farmers across the south of England count the cost of the hot, dry summer, some growers say they have benefited from the heatwave. Vineyards are reporting their earliest harvest on record, with the intense summer sun producing grapes that…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (634+ words) One of the largest fruit and vegetable producers in the country said it has lost up to 40% of its peppers due to British heatwaves. Lea Valley Growers' Association, which produces about three-quarters of Britain's cucumbers and sweet peppers in glasshouses…...

6+ day, 37+ min ago   (225+ words) Emmie’s Kitchen was created after Eve Naraynsingh’s daughter, Emmie, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia at the age of eight. It started as a single home-cooked meal for families once a month at The Manchester Children's hospital, and is now…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (636+ words) A widow who attends a cafe where customers are encouraged to share tables with strangers said it had been a "lifesaver". Lydia Martin, from Brackley, encouraged her husband Brian to go to the sessions to make new friends after he…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (617+ words) This summer's hot weather has led to mixed fortunes for businesses as they dealt with the positive and negative impacts of record-breaking conditions. Some traders in south-west England and the Channel Islands said they benefitted from higher visitor numbers and…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (570+ words) Winemakers in Essex have said the future is looking bright for the industry as the grape harvest got under way early in the county's Crouch Valley. The New Hall Wine Estate in Purleigh has been making wine since 1969, completing its…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (750+ words) Bakers and millers say their customers are asking why folic acid is now being put into their products. The government is giving manufacturers until the end of 2026 to conform to the new legal requirement, announced in 2024, that folic acid should…...