In August 2011, Alison Coombs saw an advert in a weight watchers magazine for Women V Cancer Cycle Challenges - India . Having just lost 5 stone herself and with cancer having touched her family, Alison signed up. An incredibly emotional journey, lots of tears, lots of laughs and very sore bottoms ensued, as 88 women cycled through India - camping and pulling together to raise money to help other women.
Wallace & Gromit are calling on people across the UK to join The BIG Breakfast from the 22nd - 28th April 2013, to raise thousands of pounds for sick children in hospitals and hospices, by enjoying their BIG Breakfast. People from all walks of life are being invited to take part and host a 'Wallace & Gromit BIG Breakfast' for the week in April and the event, sponsored by Foresters, is being launched with a special Wallace & Gromit Breakfast at Garfunkel's restaurants for children from local hospitals and hospices.
The concerns of veterinary associations about dog welfare and control have been echoed by a cross-party committee of MPs, which has criticised the Government's inaction over these important issues. Vets have welcomed the report, which calls for consolidated legislation and preventive measures to tackle dog control problems and further action to address the welfare issues of dog breeding.
In the current economic climate, when profit margins are tight and businesses need to be as competitive as possible, it's more important than ever to trim down your costs. But while you're chasing sales, negotiating deals and counting every penny, you're probably also spending money on energy you don't need. If you think reducing your carbon footprint will take too much time and money, think again.
The horsemeat scandal has exposed two major flaws in our food system: too little traceability and too much processed food. Too few of us now know where our food comes from, and when it comes to food in our schools and hospitals, we cannot even check the label. This is why the Soil Association has taken up the challenge of transforming catering across the UK.
Research commissioned by Food Tourism Connect, the campaign to promote food in the Liverpool City Region has found that many people still aren't aware of the many local food producers in the region. Similarly, purchasing local food appeared relatively unimportant for most of those surveyed, with just seven per cent saying that they felt that buying locally sourced food was very important to them. Despite this, many respondents could identify several reasons for eating locally sourced food.
