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Third rosette for Leeming House
3:21pm Tuesday 14th October 2008
Ullswater’s Macdonald Leeming House Hotel's Regency Restaurant has been awarded a third AA red Rosette.
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12:10pm Saturday 11th October 2008
Talk about being in the right place at the right time! Yelly de Jong (pronounced Yong) had somehow managed to bypass a ‘no entry’ sign at Levens Hall en route to dropping off some leaflets about her new home-based cookery school which she hoped owners Hal and Susie Bagot would display in the estate shop.
Ready meals need better labels says MP
10:44am Friday 10th October 2008
Local Euro MP and Labour Agriculture spokesman Brian Simpson has supported calls for processed food to be adequately labelled showing the county of origin of the main contents. Speaking in the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee on a Commission proposal to make such labelling only a voluntary scheme, Mr Simpson highlighted the problems facing consumers, especially in the area of ready meals and processed food.
Willy Wonkas go wild in Windermere
9:37am Thursday 9th October 2008
In celebration of National Chocolate Week (October 13 - 19), Linthwaite House, a boutique hotel in the heart of the Lake District, will be offering guests the opportunity to savour their own ‘Water for Chocolate’ experience.
Local heroes at the George & Dragon
5:40pm today Saturday 4th October 2008
AS LOCAL sourcing credentials go, they don’t come more impeccable than those of the lovingly restored George and Dragon at Clifton near Penrith, a new acquisition for the Lowther Estate.
New look for Miller Howe
10:40am Saturday 4th October 2008
One of the Lake District’s most famous hotels is celebrating the official launch of a fabulous new look.
Beer event of the year
10:20am Tuesday 30th September 2008
Kendal Town Hall will open its doors to the South Lakes ‘beer event of the year’ on Wednesday, October 8, when Westmorland CAMRA holds its 15th annual beer festival.
Taste the nation
9:34am Monday 29th September 2008
Are you a talented cook who is looking for that big break? Are you fiercely proud of your county and want to see it go all the way? Do you want to learn from some of the country's finest chefs?
Sharrow in the city
5:12pm Wednesday 24th September 2008
This week during British Food Fortnight, diners at Harvey Nichols Fifth Floor Restaurant will have the opportunity to experience the charm and cuisine of Michelin-starred Sharrow Bay hotel, in the heart of Knightsbridge.
Let the damson feast commence ...
12:00pm Saturday 20th September 2008
THIS year’s damson harvest might be a disaster, but that’s not going to stop the good folk of South Lakeland staging their annual fruit-packed celebration.
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