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Bristol man eats 4.5kg cottage pie - then orders pudding
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (381+ words) A competitive eater cycled 11 hours before eating a 4.5kg cottage pie to raise money for charity. Nick Marden, who goes by the name Wayward Feaster on social media, cycled 128 miles (205km) from the Port of Bristol Sports and Community Hub to Cattleman's…...
Pasty champions crowned in Cornwall - and they may surprise you
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (323+ words) The winners of the first Global Pasty Championships have been crowned - and they may come as a surprise. The contest saw nearly 100 bakers and pasty companies bring their lovingly crafted pasties to The Lost Gardens of Heligan near St Austell....
Why is the Cornish pasty still so popular?
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1165+ words) As Cornwall prepares for the Global Pasty Championships, we explore how a humble hand'pie born in the tin mines became a symbol of identity, craftsmanship and centuries'old tradition - and why it still holds such a powerful place in Britain's food…...
Ayrshire family butcher closes after 137 years
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (947+ words) For 137 years it has welcomed locals, tourists and one very persistent seagull. However, an award-winning Ayrshire butcher's shop is now ready for the final cut, after its current owner decided to retire. James Baillie is the fourth in his family…...
Target to stop selling cereals with synthetic colours
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (598+ words) Target has said it will stop selling breakfast cereals that are made with synthetic colours by the end of May, marking the latest response by a retailer to backlash against ultra-processed foods. The US retail giant's announcement on Friday follows…...
Leeds pub offers free beer after 25p pint deemed 'irresponsible"
2+ day, 19+ min ago (376+ words) A pub which was told selling a pint of beer for 25p during a promotion was "irresponsible" and a breach of its licence has instead begun giving them away. Leeds city centre pub Whitelocks offered customers their first pint of revived…...
Brewdog expected to announce sale early next week
2+ day, 52+ min ago (8+ words) Brewdog expected to announce sale early next week'BBC...
Tributes paid to 'kind and steadfast' TT Teas community champion
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (362+ words) Tributes have been paid to a community champion who has died at the age of 89 after spending 33 years organising one of the Isle of Man's famous TT Teas groups. Pamela Kinrade was chairman of Bride Commissioners, secretary of the Andreas…...
Tyrrells plans to give vegetable crisps the chop
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (252+ words) KP Snacks is proposing to close its manufacturing site for Tyrrells in Staffordshire, due to plans to discontinue its vegetable crisps. The British snacks giant said it had entered into a consultation process over Tyrrells-brand vegetable crisps following a "sustained…...
Waitrose to suspend mackerel sales due to overfishing concerns
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (474+ words) Waitrose is to suspend sales of mackerel products due to concerns about overfishing. The supermarket said it would stop sourcing fresh, chilled and frozen mackerel by 29 April, as well as tinned mackerel once the current stock sells out. Marine groups…...