5+ hour, 54+ min ago  (338+ words) Two teenage cooks are celebrating after being crowned Lancashire Young Chef of the Year. The contest, at Blackburn College's Catering and Hospitality school, was judged by celebrity chef, Lisa Godwin-Allen from the Michelin-starred Northcote restaurant in Langho. The winners were…...

11+ hour, 23+ min ago  (581+ words) The new owners of a "bit of an institution" hotel in a small Lancashire village have described the reaction to its reopening as "heartwarming". Guy's Thatched Hamlet, a tavern hotel in Bilsborrow, has been bought out of administration by James…...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (255+ words) Thirty jobs have been lost at an Aberdeenshire butcher after a buyer could not be found for the business. It was announced in February that Donald Russell - an online butcher based in Inverurie - planned to close, putting 120 jobs at risk....

14+ hour, 58+ min ago  (890+ words) A century ago, cockles were a beloved seaside snack enjoyed by the pint. In the last couple of decades, their popularity has waned to the extent that much of what is caught in the UK is exported elsewhere rather than…...

9+ hour, 43+ min ago  (334+ words) A new cafe is set to generate much-needed income for a cash-strapped cathedral. Cath opened within the Peterborough Cathedral Precincts, offering a "welcome space" for visitors. The cathedral's chief operating officer, Jack Pishhorn, said the cafe would "make a positive…...

11+ hour ago  (724+ words) A virtual platform has been launched to reconnect people with a local fishing fleet and the catch being landed. Plymouth Fishing and Seafood Association (PFSA) has launched The Virtual Fishmonger, which allows users to meet Plymouth's inshore fishing fleet, explore…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (854+ words) Farmers have raised concerns about the potential impact of proposed changes to lamb tail docking following a UK-wide consultation on the practice. Currently many lambs have their tails docked when they are just hours or days old, for cleanliness and…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1138+ words) From his fruit shop in Blaenau Gwent, greengrocer Stuart Lewis watches children walk past every morning, buying fast food on their way to school. Blaenau Gwent is the birthplace of the NHS and its founder Aneurin Bevan, but 67% of adults…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (428+ words) Baby food brand Hi PP has recalled its entire range of jarred pur'es sold in Spar supermarkets in Austria over fears they may have been contaminated. The company's carrot and potato jars may have been tampered with, it said in…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (22+ words) Clint Trayhern, 54, hopes his unconventional approach to nutrition gives him an edge. Mr Universe hopeful eats 30 raw eggs a day...