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• Grandmother held in Spain over fake food poisoning scam says 'I am 100pc innocent' - Telegraph.co.uk

  06-09-2017 23:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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  Grandmother held in Spain over fake food poisoning scam says 'I am 100pc innocent'
  Telegraph.co.uk
  A wealthy British grandmother detained by Spanish police investigating a fake food poisoning scam involving UK holidaymakers declared tonight she had “100 per cent done nothing wrong”. Debbie Cameron, 59, and her daughter Laura Joyce, who is said to ...
  
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• Hurricane Irma - Supermarkets STRIPPED of food as Americans brace for colossal storm - Express.co.uk

  06-09-2017 20:35 via express.co.uk
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  Hurricane Irma - Supermarkets STRIPPED of food as Americans brace for colossal storm
  Express.co.uk
  HUNDREDS of residents in Central Florida have stripped the supermarkets of food as terrified shoppers stock up on supplies before Hurricane Irma hits the state. By Belinda Robinson. PUBLISHED: 19:17, Wed, Sep 6, 2017 | UPDATED: 19:33, Wed, Sep 6, ...and more »
  
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• Fears for food and farming over leaked Home Office post-Brexit immigration document - The Northern Echo (registration)

  06-09-2017 18:38 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  The Northern Echo (registration)
  Fears for food and farming over leaked Home Office post-Brexit immigration document
  The Northern Echo (registration)
  Workers thin trees in the Braeburn apple orchard at Stocks Farm in Worcestershire ahead of the start of the harvest. Apple trees are thinned to imorove the size and quality of remaining fruit ready for harvest. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thurs.and more »
  
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• Labour leader learns about the work of West Craven Food Bank - Craven Herald

  06-09-2017 16:38 via cravenherald.co.uk
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  Labour leader learns about the work of West Craven Food Bank
  Craven Herald
  LABOUR leader Jeremy Corbyn got a taste of the work being undertaken by West Craven Food Bank in Barnoldswick. He met with volunteers and discussed various issues including zero hours contracts, benefit sanctions and the problems people experience ...and more »
  
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• ISIS tells its fanatics to poison food in Western supermarkets after testing the method on its prisoners in Iraq - Daily Mail

  06-09-2017 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  Daily Mail
  ISIS tells its fanatics to poison food in Western supermarkets after testing the method on its prisoners in Iraq
  Daily Mail
  Islamic State leaders are reportedly asking its followers to carry out terror attacks by poisoning food in Western supermarkets. ISIS fanatics could be targeting British and U.S. shops after the terror group perfected their methods using Iraqi ...and more »
  
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• Workshops to help vendors increase food safety - Borehamwood Times

  06-09-2017 16:20 via borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
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  Workshops to help vendors increase food safety
  Borehamwood Times
  Business owners will be given the chance to make sure the food they sell really is five-star. Small and medium food and catering companies will be given the chance to boost their hygiene ratings with expert advice from Hertsmere Borough Council.and more »
  
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• This Welsh food festival will feature yoga, foraging and even fly fishing as well as delicious dishes - WalesOnline

  06-09-2017 16:08 via walesonline.co.uk
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  This Welsh food festival will feature yoga, foraging and even fly fishing as well as delicious dishes
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• Your last chance to vote for the Sussex Food and Drink Awards - Chichester Observer

  06-09-2017 15:50 via chichester.co.uk
  Chichester Observer
  Your last chance to vote for the Sussex Food and Drink Awards
  Chichester Observer
  With more than 11,000 votes already cast this is your opportunity to share who you think is the best. The annual Sussex Food and Drink Awards work to find the most popular food and drink producers, farmers, butchers, and places selling local produce.and more »
  
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• Lancashire's first food and drink conference in Clitheroe aimed to make county 'must visit destination' - Lancashire Telegraph

  06-09-2017 15:45 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
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  Lancashire's first food and drink conference in Clitheroe aimed to make county 'must visit destination'
  Lancashire Telegraph
  THE county's first ever Taste Lancashire Food and Drink conference took place in the Ribble Valley. Food entrepreneurs, retail bosses, agricultural leaders, international trade experts from the hospitality industry came together for Taste Lancashire ...and more »
  
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• Starbucks to cut food prices in store an hour before closing time - Telegraph.co.uk

  06-09-2017 14:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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  Starbucks to cut food prices in store an hour before closing time
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Starbucks has announced that it will be cutting food prices by 50pc in selected stores one hour before closing time.
  Starbucks is offering 50% off food in 100 branches and here's when you can get itMetro
  Starbucks is halving its food prices in the last hour of trading | City A.M.City A.M.all 8 news articles »
  
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• The Greater Cleveland Food Bank is collecting donations for Harvey relief - News 5 Cleveland

  06-09-2017 13:42 via news5cleveland.com
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  The Greater Cleveland Food Bank is collecting donations for Harvey relief
  News 5 Cleveland
  CLEVELAND - The Greater Cleveland Food Bank is partnering with Feeding America and food banks in Texas to help Harvey relief efforts. From 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, the food bank will be collecting food and supplies to be shipped to Houston.and more »
  
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• Fay Maschler's week in food: from the relocated Joe Allen to Yo! Sushi - Evening Standard

  06-09-2017 13:34 via standard.co.uk
  Evening Standard
  Fay Maschler's week in food: from the relocated Joe Allen to Yo! Sushi
  Evening Standard
  After a preview of Follies, a fabulous production that opens tonight at the National Theatre, where better to eat than the relocated Joe Allen (answer: nowhere). Follies star Janie Dee arrives. Lobster roll fits the bill. Dinner at Noble Rot with the ...
  
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• Startups Are Finally Taking On Food Stamps - WIRED

  06-09-2017 12:50 via wired.com
  WIRED
  Startups Are Finally Taking On Food Stamps
  WIRED
  Felicia Graybill uses her smartphone for everything: sending email, checking Facebook, and even monitoring her bank account. But for years, when the 28-year-old Brooklyn mom went to check on her food stamps benefits she might as well have been using a ...and more »
  
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• Which are the very best food products in the UK? Great Taste 'supreme champions' revealed - Telegraph.co.uk

  06-09-2017 10:55 via telegraph.co.uk
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  Which are the very best food products in the UK? Great Taste 'supreme champions' revealed
  Telegraph.co.uk
  The event saw excellent produce win awards in categories including Charcuterie Product of the Year, Great Taste Producer of the Year and Small Artisan Producer of the year, as well as in the covetable Golden Fork awards for different regions across the UK.
  
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• Ban on food vans trading close to Aberdeen schools may be lifted after ruling - Aberdeen Evening Express

  06-09-2017 10:07 via eveningexpress.co.uk
  Aberdeen Evening Express
  Ban on food vans trading close to Aberdeen schools may be lifted after ruling
  Aberdeen Evening Express
  A policy that prevents street traders selling food and drinks near Aberdeen schools may be scrapped. Aberdeen City Council introduced a licensing condition in 2011 to ban the sale of food or drinks within a 400m radius of city schools. The local ...
  
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• Junk food marketing crackdown pledge welcomed by obesity campaigners - Holyrood.com

  06-09-2017 09:43 via holyrood.com
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  Junk food marketing crackdown pledge welcomed by obesity campaigners
  Holyrood.com
  Campaigners on obesity have welcomed a pledge by the Scottish Government to crack down on the marketing of junk food. The Scottish Government have stalled over the last year on a strategy to tackle obesity despite figures showing two thirds of Scots ...
  
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• New food ambassador has landed 'dream job' - Press and Journal

  06-09-2017 09:21 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  Press and Journal
  New food ambassador has landed 'dream job'
  Press and Journal
  A former head chef at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art has landed a new role as a food ambassador for Sutherland-based salmon producer Loch Duart. The Scourie firm said yesterday it had recruited Patrick Evans for the job, which “bridges the ...
  
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• New ethical food delivery service arrives in Bath - Bath Chronicle

  06-09-2017 09:00 via bathchronicle.co.uk
  Bath Chronicle
  New ethical food delivery service arrives in Bath
  Bath Chronicle
  All the food is from local producers and farmers and is delivered right to the customer's doorstep. Share; Comments. ByHarriet Noble. 08:00, 6 SEP 2017; Updated 12:13, 6 SEP 2017. What's On. Enter your postcode to see news and information near you ...
  
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• The 16 Gloucestershire restaurants in the Waitrose 2018 Good Food Guide – including one which only opened in March - Gloucestershire Live

  06-09-2017 08:34 via gloucestershirelive.co.uk
  Gloucestershire Live
  The 16 Gloucestershire restaurants in the Waitrose 2018 Good Food Guide – including one which only opened in March
  Gloucestershire Live
  Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more... Share. Gloucestershire is raising the bar when it comes to eating out with a whopping 16 entries in this year's Waitrose ...
  
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• Fast food worker Googled 'can I get in trouble for texting a minor?' after grooming a child - Manchester Evening News

  06-09-2017 06:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News
  Fast food worker Googled 'can I get in trouble for texting a minor?' after grooming a child
  Manchester Evening News
  Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more... Javaun Simpson (Image: Facebook). Share. Get daily updates directly to your inbox. + Subscribe. Thank you for ...and more »
  
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