By Elena Orde, Editor of The Vegan It's safe to say that World Milk Day (1 June) just hasn't caught on. Despite the efforts of the dairy industry, it seems few people are interested in milk-themed festivities. This is just as it should be - far from being a cause ...
My expectations weren’t sky high - the transformation of a village pub in the Surrey Hills doesn’t spark the same buzz as, say, the launch of a Bolivian-Balti fusion pop-up in Bermondsey. But having said that, Matt Edmonds - former Head Chef of Searcys at the Gherkin - is the ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor They say keep it in the family, well in one city they have for nearly six hundred years. Research of tax records in Florence, Italy, has revealed that the wealthiest families in the city currently are the same lineage as from 1427. Generation after generation ...
JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has weighed in to the EU debate to counter the high-profile intervention of Ryanair's Michael O'Leary, but could run in to trouble with the Electoral Commission. The pub chain is to print 200,000 beer mats to be distributed across all 920 UK pubs which could violate electoral law ...
This year might finally be the time to take the plunge. So many of us have the seed of an idea for a business yet hold off from following the dream. If you want to cast aside your doubts and go for it then beginning from your own four walls ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor World famous scientist, Stephen Hawking, has again repeated his backing for the Britain to remain in the EU and has warned against the dangers of Donald Trump if he becomes president. He said Trump is “demagogue who appeals to lowest common denominator.” Hawking, who has ...
No matter how many times we cook them, there are certain disaster dishes that we just cannot get right. According to a new poll of 2,000 adults the average person will endure a cooking disaster at least three times a month – that’s 36 meals ruined across the course of one ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor As some golfers were enjoying a round of golf, an alligator was also enjoying a day out on the plush fairways. It was famously said by Mark Twain that "golf is a good walk spoiled," but bumping into a dangerous animal of this size, must ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor In 2017 a fantastic experiment will take place in the Netherlands, a hi-tech village will be built and will live totally off the grid. It is hoped it will be 100 per cent sustainable. Currently industrial agriculture techniques for crops and livestock damage the environment, ...