The Sud de France Festival, celebrating the Mediterranean flavours of Languedoc-Roussillon - the largest wine-producing region of France - returns to the capital for the fourth year in a row, running from 11th - 29th June. Events including wine tastings, cooking classes, masterclasses, a presence at Taste of London and a boules tournament, will take place across the city during the three weeks of festivities, as well as promotions in retailers nationwide.
As the country goes Olympic mad this summer, homeopathy will be called on by those looking for a holistic way to sprint back to good health following minor injuries. Homeopathy Awareness Week, from June 14th to 21st, will be marking the hosting of the prestigious event with a sports theme, highlighting the use of homeopathic medicines (known as remedies) in sports-related ailments such as bruising, sprained joints and muscular strain.
Another great find on our "free from" journey has got to be the fabulous sweets available from Goody Good Stuff. Goody Good Stuff is an all-new natural, meat-free, gummy candy range that is made with a plant derived bio-gum technology, which eliminates the need for animal-based gelatin, which most traditional gummy candies use. Over the last 15 years, Goody Good Stuff have worked to develop a food technology, which allows them to remove the gelatine from Gummy candies while still producing a deliciously smooth and clear consistency. This makes their product range a first and only of its kind in the market.
As our clothing and textiles in general are in contact with our skin on a daily basis there is no doubt that this can have an adverse effect on chronic skin conditions. But now the Skintoskin® clothing range brings you an exciting and new way to treat some of the most chronic skin conditions - by simply getting dressed.
Sixty-four recipes. Fifty-six bakeries. Seven delicious categories. Only one crown... British Baker magazine has announced the names of the bakeries competing to be crowned National Cupcake Champion 2012. This year's competition for professional bakers - home based, retail and manufacturers - attracted double the number of entries compared with previous years.
Consider the humble plastic bottle... it pipped the Queen to the post by celebrating its diamond jubilee five years ago and now - from water to soft drinks, shampoo to bleach and olive oil to garden fertilizer - we use a staggering 15 million of them every day, in the UK alone.
