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Between January and March, if you browse the fresh produce aisles of the UK’s biggest food retailers, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Aldi and Lidl, you’re likely to see spring onions, radishes, green beans, chillis, butternut squash, and cobs of corn, all labelled Produce of Senegal.
Portsmouth Water installs huge wall at Havant Thicket reservoir
A major engineering milestone has been reached on what is set to become the UK’s first new reservoir in more than three decades. Portsmouth Water said teams at Havant Thicket Reservoir installed a 20‑tonne steel cut‑off wall during a continuous 72‑hour operation at the start of the year. The wall, which is 13m (43ft) high…
Redcar Area Foodbank running reverse advent calendar
Redcar Area Foodbank Every day the foodbank reveals an item it wants people to donate A foodbank is asking for donations ahead of Christmas through a reverse advent calendar. Tracy Gibson from the Redcar Area Foodbank said it was “always busy at this time of year” and the advent calendar allowed people to give something…
Pubs to get support package after business rates backlash
Pubs and music venues in England will be given a 15% discount on their business rates bills from April and will not see increases for two years, the government announced. Treasury Minister Dan Tomlinson said the three-year package was worth £1,650 for the average pub. It comes after a backlash against November’s Budget, which left…
Energy price cap to change as winter beds in
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent Getty Images Regulator Ofgem will announce the next energy price cap later on Friday, with prices for millions of households expected to fall slightly at the height of winter. Gas and electricity bills remain relatively high, and the sudden drop in temperature has brought the costs to the forefront of…
