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Vicky Parker has run Greenkeepers Eco Home Store on Newmarket Street in Consett for the past five-and-a-half-years. The business owner said after reducing her own plastic waste, she wanted to try and help the community do the same. The store sells everything from household cleaning items and personal care products such as shampoos and shower…
Rounton Coffee, based in an old granary outside East Rounton, near Northallerton, was founded by David Beattie after he fell in love with coffee during a visit to Sumatra. Mr Beattie, who left a career in chemical engineering to start the business in 2013, said: “We are now shipping coffee to the Outer Hebrides, where…
The Newcastle-based Lumo partnered with Sharon Hodgson MP, who represents Washington and Gateshead South, to host the special event in Westminster’s Jubilee Room, giving 20 North East food and drink producers a platform to present their goods to political and industry leaders. Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West also supported the…
The Newcastle-based Lumo partnered with Sharon Hodgson MP, who represents Washington and Gateshead South, to host the special event in Westminster’s Jubilee Room, giving 20 North East food and drink producers a platform to present their goods to political and industry leaders. Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West also supported the…
Dr Inks on Coniscliffe Road reopened yesterday (Thursday, March 5), under new management, with Scott Barratt, 27, from Darlington and Thomas Cullen, 26, originally from Richmond, taking over. The couple got the keys to the venue on Monday, March 2 and, in a quick turnaround, they have revamped the place with more pink and new…
The unannounced inspection of San Marinoβs Pizzeria, in High Street, Brotton, resulted in the business being handed a β1β rating by the Food Standards Agency β zero being the lowest and five the highest. Management of food safety and hygienic food handling were assessed as requiring major improvement and βimprovement necessaryβ respectively, although a third…
After a week of fully booked tables and sizzling steaks, the team at Tomahawk Steakhouse has decided to keep the celebrations going by extending Restaurant Week for another full week. The offer runs across Tomahawk Acklam Hall, Yarm, Stokesley and Potto, giving diners extra time to tuck into great-value meals. The popular initiative, organised by…
From Magpie Cafe (James Martin approved) to Trenchers, which has just been crowned the UKβs best chippy restaurant at the National Fish and Chip Awards 2026, there are so many to visit. But thereβs one fish and chip shop thatβs been hailed a βhidden gemβ which some might not know about, and itβs been described…
JAKARTA β Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said Friday. Hafid in a statement to media said that she just signed a government regulation that will mean children under the age of 16 can no longer have accounts on high-risk digital platforms, including YouTube, TikTok,…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. β An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun, findings that could help divert a future incoming killer space rock, scientists reported Friday. Itβs the first time that a celestial bodyβs orbit around the sun was deliberately changed….
