Category: Lifestyle

According to data from Add People, the cost of this beloved summer treat could reach £3.77 here in the North East within the next decade. The current average price for a 99 Flake in the North East is £2.40, reflecting a four per cent annual increase since 1990, when prices were 99p. Rising costs are…

Tech platforms could be forced to prevent illegal content from going viral and limit the ability for people to send virtual gifts to or record a child’s livestream, under more online safety measures proposed by Ofcom. The UK regulator published a consultation on Monday seeking views on further protections to keep citizens, particularly children, safer…

President Donald Trump has said he has a buyer for TikTok, the video-sharing app that was banned in the US amid claims it posed a national security risk. In a Fox News interview, Trump said he had a group of “very wealthy people” willing to acquire the platform. “I’ll tell you in about two weeks,”…

Penshaw Tea Room, which saw influencers flock to its doors to try its food, has picked up more than 240 ‘excellent’ reviews on TripAdvisor, the top score possible on the website. The tea room featured in a video on TikTok creator ‘DannyVlogsTravels’ and raked in upwards of 44,000 likes, branding the cake ‘the best ever’….

While some parlours are better known than others, it’s the voices of locals and seasoned visitors that often provide the most honest insight. TripAdvisor has long been a sounding board for those opinions — unfiltered, often humorous, and always telling. Here’s a rundown of five of the best-loved ice cream spots in County Durham, backed…

Mainsgill Farm Shop, located just off the A66 near Richmond, has grown steadily over the past three decades to become one of the largest farm retail operations in the North of England. First established in 1997 as a converted garage selling home-reared meat, the business has since expanded to cover more than 20,000 square feet of…

The Moor Hen Tea Rooms, situated at Seaton Hall, near Staithes, are up for lease through estate agents Barry Crux & Company as a new operator is sought. Accessible via the A174 main road from Whitby, the business is located in the outbuildings of the historic property and offers open-plan trading spaces, with preparation and kitchen…

Research has highlighted potentially-deadly contamination fears, following  3,320 salad samples between October 2021 and September 2022 and found that over 4 per cent of the leaves were contaminated with toxoplasma gondii oocysts.  The contamination has now been reported across 10 European countries including the UK, the study, published in the journal Eurosurveillance found.  The research says:…

After a year away, popular food vendor Falafel Fella is back and will reopen to the public at the Darlington Community Carnival this Saturday, June 28. Mouhyedin Alkalil, the man behind the stall, fled his hometown of Homs in Syria at 18 to escape the civil war. Mouhyedin Alkhalil, owner of Falafel Fella, who fled Syria…

The Farmers Arms in Muker became one of a growing number of community pubs in 2024. Having been on the market for two years there was a danger it would be lost forever until locals got together in 2023 and decided collectively to purchase it through a share offer. They did so last year and…