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From local restaurant to Mayor of London

Cllr Mick Bowering and Cllr David Whitemore from May 2004

If you are reading this, you're doing so online. Which means you have probably heard of twitter and facebook. In the modern world it is very hard to escape the amount of information hitting us from different

Fruity Friday

Published: Wed 15 May 2013

Woman looking at fruit in a supermarket

This year's Fruity Friday is on 17 May, and a timely reminder of all the reasons why eating a plant based diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables, whole-grains and pulses can protect against heart disease,

What's in a name?

Published: Fri 10 May 2013

The Wheatsheaf pub in Cheadle

Maybe I think about these things too much. Sometimes you see a sign above a restaurant or a pub and it gets you asking questions. What does it mean? Why that name?

Ease up on the red meat this BBQ season

Published: Mon 06 May 2013

Red peppers on a bbq

Meat is a good source of protein, vitamins and minerals, however, eating too much red or processed meat can spell bad news for your arteries and heart.

The critics lot

Published: Fri 03 May 2013

Chef cooking in a kitchen

The question is often asked, "What do restaurateurs feel about critics?". The truth is that it depends on who it is and what they have written. Ask Claude Bossi about bloggers and he will have flashbacks

Morynga: MORsprinkles

Published: Fri 26 Apr 2013

FOR a burst of energy to keep you going all day, Artisan Morynga Nutrition have a whole range of delicious breakfast sprinkles which definitely do the job.

Spring has sprung again

Published: Fri 26 Apr 2013

Family BBQ

We have seen the fresh green shoots of Spring coming through. This tells us that Mother Nature is happy that Spring has sprung. It's time for the barbecue to come out...

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