Category Archives: Food

Food makers, sellers, growers and the like related to the region around Preston.

Preston’s New Market

Posted on 22 February 2018 by Pete of MIP

The Victorian Covered Market has been updated with a stylish structure creating an internal market space under the canopy.   On entering from Orchard Street there are 3 smart stalls, as it’s just opened there are a few stalls still being … Continue reading →

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Booths Supermarket Deal or No Deal

Posted on 29 November 2017 by Pete of MIP

Big surprise that Booths Supermarket, headquartered in Preston, is said to be up for sale.  After last year’s loss some have speculated that a buy out, perhaps by Waitrose, could be on the cards.   The company says it’s one option … Continue reading →

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Lancashire Cheesemaking display

Posted on 25 October 2013 by Pete of MIP

I had a cheesy grin.  It was a visit to cheesemakers Dewlay just 8 miles north of Preston on the A6. Their cheesemaking site has a viewing gallery, exhibition, meeting room and a shop.  So we decided to pop in … Continue reading →

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Preston Guild 2012 – I was there – Saturday 1st September 2012

Posted on 2 September 2012 by Pete of MIP

Preston Guild is once every 20 years so we weren’t going to miss this one.  We loved the Royal Jubilee, the Olympic Games and we were sure we’d enjoy Preston Guild. It seemed everyone was in a great mood, the … Continue reading →

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Preston Guild 2012 turns up the heat

Posted on 11 August 2012 by Pete of MIP

Preston comes together as events are announced for the 2012 Guild.  Here are four unmissables: The new multi-million pound ‘Discover Preston’ display in the Harris Museum, opened on 28th July, is something I’ve been burning to see.  On Friday 17th … Continue reading →

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Dewlay Wind Turbine at Garstang

Posted on 17 November 2010 by Pete of MIP

The very large wind turbine built at the Dewlay Cheesemaker site at Garstang is now operating.  Driving past it is very impressive and creates quite a landmark.  Yesterday was a very light wind but the turbine was turning and seemed to … Continue reading →

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Southport Flower Show 2010

Posted on 19 August 2010 by Pete of MIP

Visited the Southport Flower Show today, Thursday, only 16 miles from Preston along the A59.  Enroute was impressed by the large flat fields that are now on the Ribble Estuary.  Don’t recall fields being that far out before. Would it … Continue reading →

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Garstang Agricultural Show

Posted on 7 August 2010 by Pete of MIP

Went to the Garstang Show today. Bit worried the car would be stuck in the field but it was pretty dry.  The bulls are creatures of awe bellowing at the cows, not sure what it was about but imagined. Horses, … Continue reading →

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Firing Squad

Posted on 19 January 2010 by Pete of MIP

Went to visit Mr Growing With Nature at Pilling last Saturday as he was to tell us how to grow our organic vegetables better, which seemed a bit of a contradiction as he sells them to us.  A murky and … Continue reading →

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Royal Lancashire Show to end. Perhaps?

Posted on 26 October 2009 by Pete of MIP

The show has had empty years before but today the Royal Lancashire Show committee put into place actions to put it on ice saying the costs of 2 flooded years have been too much. The Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society also say … Continue reading →

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Organic Food investigation report

Posted on 30 July 2009 by Pete of MIP

Shock, horror, the newspapers are carrying headlines that say organic food is no more nutritional than non-organic food. The reputable Food Standards Agency with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine have conducted a study with 162 analyses and made … Continue reading →

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Pizza makers in Leyland

Posted on 18 March 2009 by Pete of MIP

Schwan the American Pizza maker in Leyland has sold out to the German Pizza maker Dr Oetker. Reading newspaper reports this gives Dr Oetker 43% of the UK frozen pizza market and this might be too much. Dr Oetker previously had 12% so … Continue reading →

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