It’s oggie, oggie, oggie for a former financial services specialist who has swapped the world of insurance for sausage rolls and pastries – by running a pie shop and delicatessen. And the big seller for Ross Anderson and his wife, Tracey, who are celebrating five years at the Llangollen Oggie Shop and Deli on the […]
The secrets of how cheddar made in North Wales using a using a century-old technique is transformed into ‘squeezy cheese’ sold as far afield as Greece, Malta and Korea, have been revealed by TV star Gregg Wallace. The Masterchef presenter visited South Caernarfon Creameries’ plant on the Llyn Peninsula to find out how Wales’ oldest […]
CHEESEMAKERS at Wales’s oldest dairy co-operative South Caernarfon Creameries have launched a campaign to support people with dementia in their community. Staff based at the co-operative’s headquarters at Chwilog near Pwllheli have undergone training from experts at the Alzheimer’s Society to become ‘dementia friends’. A dozen workers at South Caernarfon Creameries took part giving them […]
A jet-setting super nanny has given up her globe-trotting lifestyle to turn her hand to her real love – baking breads and cakes. Alex Hughes spent 12 years looking after the children of a Dutch family, living in San Francisco and criss-crossing the globe to their other homes in Europe and travelling to the Far […]
A growing bakery is attracting worldwide interest in its gluten free products after winning a clutch of awards. The latest accolade for the Wrexham-based Village Bakery came at the prestigious Free From Food Awards at the Royal College of Physicians in London. Their mouth-watering Made Without Wheat Belgian Chocolate Twists took gold in the Innovation […]
A Rhyl micro pub at the forefront of the real ale revolution is celebrating its first year in business with the news that its owners plan to be toasting their success in a total of 12 bars by the end of the year. The Dove in Rhyl, on the corner of St Margaret’s Drive and […]
The first cheese made with Welsh sea salt has been launched in a unique partnership between iconic Anglesey brand Halen Môn and Wales’s oldest dairy co-operative South Caernarfon Creameries. The new Sea Salt Cheddar made with 100% milk from Welsh cows at South Caernarfon creameries’ factory in Chwilog near Pwllheli, uses pure Halen Môn sea salt […]
Colin’s legacy lives on after Llangollen Food Festival named as one of best eight in the UK Hundreds of people turned out to pay their last respects to the saviour of Llangollen Food Festival – and heard it had just been named as one of the best eight events of its type in the UK. […]
With St Patrick ’s Day looming, it’s enough to make the Irish cry into their beer. The reputed Welsh origins of the iconic Irish brew Guinness have inspired a new dark ale that’s being launched by the Anglesey Brewing Company. Head brewer Tom Adamson will be unveiling the porter-style beer at the inaugural Anglesey Food […]
Tributes have been pouring in for a “larger than life” former wine merchant who saved Llangollen Food Festival. Friends and colleagues were devastated by the death of Colin Loughlin, 76, at his home on the outskirts of the town following a suspected heart attack. When the previous organiser of the food festival pulled the plug […]
