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The Farmers against Farmwashing campaign, led by Riverford Organic vegetable box company founder Guy Singh-Watson (centre), is urging the big six supermarkets to support more local producers. They have accused the major supermarkets of using fake farm brands and overuse of Union Jack branding to give shoppers the impression that their products come from smaller farms. However, in reality, the group claims that much of the products on supermarkets shelves instead comes 'industrial US-style, mega farms' or from overseas, and masking the decline of Britain's family farms. The campaign comes after a survey of 202 farmers in July who are currently trading with supermarkets, or have done within the last five years, found that 61 per cent are concerned they will have to give up their farms within the next 18 months.

The 2024 AA Hospitality Awards winners were picked by the AA's inspectors, who have spent the past 12 months chewing their way through the UK's restaurant menus and resting their heads in the nation's hotels. The testing was all in a bid to discover the crème de la crème of food, wine and rooms.

His TV series Rick Stein's Food Stories is coming soon to BBC2, and the best of all that Rick found and thought on his travels has been gathered into a book of the same name, which is published this week. Some of the recipes are powerfully nostalgic, with Rick's inventive takes on childhood favourites like fish finger sandwiches, fruit crumbles and prawn cocktails. 'The food you have as a child is really embedded in your whole being,' he says firmly.

One in five Brits are planning a last-minute holiday with fish and chips in one Cornish town looking like the most popular choice. With schools reopening in just a fortnight across the country, many are looking to make the most of what summer has left to offer.  As many as seven in ten Brits had already planned an August staycation this summer, according to new research. It was joined on the list by Devon cream teas (48 per cent), searching for fossils on the Jurassic coast (40 per cent) and enjoying a spa treatment in Bath (29 per cent).

Second homes have never been so popular. Before lockdown, just 3 per cent of Britons had a retreat in the countryside or the coast - somewhere to recharge the batteries. But locals blame the incomers for escalating property prices. The residents of harbour towns get squeezed out to live on the outskirts. And young people who work all year round are unable to get on the housing ladder. We've spoken with locals, estate agents, second homeowners and councillors to reveal the UK's most welcoming and unwelcoming towns and villages.

EXCLUSIVE: A mature student who won a £5m London town house in an Omaze prize draw has put the property on the market just two months after winning it. Oceanne Belle briefly moved into the three-bedroom house in one of the capital's most fashionable neighbourhoods having previously spending weeks sofa-surfing when a rent increase forced her out of her flat. But despite enjoying 'waking up in luxury' she has put the house on the market and hopes the sale proceeds will secure her financial future and help her achieve her dream of becoming a paediatric nurse. The 49-year-old won the Grade II-listed property in Chelsea after paying £10 for a ticket in the most valuable Omaze Million Pound House draw ever held.

There is no such thing as the typical seaside town. Some are millionaires' playgrounds, others centres of simple, olde-worlde charm. Some are loved by surfers, others best enjoyed from a deck chair, and while many are foodies' delights, some traditional towns are all about candy floss and chips. All of the towns and villages below are different. Yet each, in its own way, offers the ultimate coastal living. The Mail talked to property experts across the country who selected their favourite seaside hotspots - taking into account property prices, transport links, schools and amenities.

As the 2024 series of MasterChef came to a dramatic end on Wednesday evening, viewers watched as Veterinary surgeon Brin Pirathapan was crowned the 20th winner. Here, MailOnline reveals what became of the show's previous champions, from working with some of the UK's biggest names to topping the Sunday Times Bestseller list...

TV chef Rick Stein bit off more than he could chew when he launched his latest bid to expand his empire in the Cornish fishing town he has been accused of 'trying to take over'. Stein, 77, was forced to abandon plans to build a rooftop extension on his flagship Seafood Restaurant in Padstow after the proposals left locals gently simmering. The multi-millionaire runs a 16 bedroom hotel from the establishment which has spectacular views over the harbour and the Camel Estuary.

Scores of boy racers descended on the exclusive Sandbanks in Poole Harbour, in their modified BMWs and Mercedes for the sunset meet on Saturday, amid fury that the area is being turned into a Monaco-like racing circuit. Locals accused the petrolheads of parking illegally, blocking in and 'intimidating' some of the well-heeled residents who complained of 'revving' engines and the strong smell of cannabis. In recent years a mile-long loop around the peninsula has been turned into an unofficial race track, with some hot-rod cars reaching speeds of up to 80mph - almost triple the 30mph speed limit. The seafront facing homes can sell for as much as £13.5million and the picturesque location has attracted the likes of celebrity chef Rick Stein and former Premier League manager Harry Redknapp.

Where to live when children come along is one of the biggest decisions facing young couples. A safe local area is all important and equally vital is access to good schools. Here is our guide to some of the most desirable locations in England and Wales.

Stretches of the South Coast of New South Wales extend from Sydney to the state border. However, a small area with a cluster of idyllic seaside towns is on the verge of a property boom. A influx of city buyers looking for a tree change has been seen on the local real estate agents, who have predicted that prices will climb in the next six months. Many people are drawn to the South Coast for the relaxed lifestyle and unmatched pristine beaches, many of which have been lauded as some of the world's best beaches.

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You may have seen it in any number of film or television dramas, from Poldark to Doc Martin (bottom right). You may have seen it in any number of film or television dramas, from Poldark to Jamaica Inn. Given the millions of people who come here every summer, you may have seen it with your own eyes. According to Robert Hardman, the most surprising part of the North Cornish coast, given how much development has occurred over the years, is that the majority of it remains unspoiled. Stand on Doyden Point and look out left and right across the Atlantic, and the landscape will be no different from what a Georgian or Victorian walker would have seen. That could, however, be about to change. Various 'aquaculture' schemes are in hand, and these waters, for all their professed eco-friendliness, will make these waters look very different. And the local reaction has been nothing less than raucous. So what is this grim threat to a much-loved shoreline? Seaweed, actually. More specifically, the issue is linked to hitherto clandestine plans to raise the produce in the open sea near to some of Britain's most popular holiday haunts.

My parents seem to have developed a full-fledge for travel, as so many recently retired boomers. And with every taken-on-a-whim trip to Provence, every luxurious jaunt to Thailand, New York, or Costa Rica, I'm afraid to say I'm getting ever more resentful. Now is the time of year when summer holidays take center stage, and at my parents' house in the West Country, I am keeping an eye on Tuscany's plans. 'We've booked a villa with a pool,' my mother tells me, scrolling through internet photos of a stunning old Italian farmhouse overlooking olive groves. The math comes from my mind. 'For just the two of you?' I ask. 'Or are some friends joining you to … share the cost?' She replies, 'Nope.' 'YOLO,' a narrator says.' YOLO stands for You Only Live Once, and it's one I taught her many years ago, too. It has become my parents' mantra. They may as well put neon lights in the living room, which they so rarely inhabit these days.

Close to nine in ten adults in the United Kingdom shop at Amazon. You can buy everything from balloons to screws to sofas, to mattresses. Despite the fact that millions of people use it out of convenience and the hope it gives bargains, a Money Mail investigation has discovered that it does not always have the highest rates.

He spent decades recovering from the aftermath of his father's suicide when he was 18 years old. Rick Stein has revealed that he now employs people in their 60s and 70s as a result of his father's mental health problems early in life. Since his father Eric'struggled without any of the camaraderie and pressure of work, the celebrity chef, 77, who owns a chain of high-end seafood restaurants, has pleaded with employers not to'push older people out of the workplace.'

Mitchell, a public property developer who aided the Cherries' ascension from the depths of the Football League alongside manager Eddie Howe, has died at the age of 69. The 'loving husband, father, and grandfather' had 'unexpectedly passed away peacefully at home,' according to his family. AFC Bournemouth have also paid tribute, although he had been barred from the ground in recent years after losing out with new owners. Mitchell, who started as a hod carrier aged 16, later became a property owner and is credited with helping turn Sandbanks, the Dorset resort, into the country's most popular - attracting celebrities including Harry Redknapp, Liam Gallagher, Karl Pilkington, and Rick Stein.

He has dined in some of Britain's most luxurious restaurants. Butcher BOWLES, a national journalist, has compiled a list of the country's best bargain eats, from seriously good Sichuan to Mexico and Malaysia, and the country's best bargain eats...

After his health scares, Rick Stein has admitted that he won't be around for much longer.' After suffering with breathlessness, the chef, who was 77, underwent open heart surgery at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London last year. Now 18 months after the operation, he had been describing his future in a manner that could not be true, and he's not worried how little life he's got left.'

A slew of wealthy Europeans is snapping up the area's rustic cottages and elegant Georgian townhouses, but locals are not impressed. Harry Potter and Downton Abbey's film and TV franchises have been credited with filling foreigners' heads with a neopolitan vision of English country life. Among them is the medieval village of Stow-on-the-Wold, perched on an 800-ft hill at the intersection of the main roads in the Cotswolds, including the famous Fosse Way of Roman origins. According to Rightmove, detached homes in the Stow-on-the-Wold sell for an average of £939,500, while flats sell for around £425,757.

Since shredding an overgrown hedgerow in Bournemouth's upmarket Hampshire seaside resort Sandbanks, employees at Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Council have sparked an outraged new backlash. Some locals had complained that overgrown foliage was scratching their expensive cars, but other well-heeled residents accused the local authority of going too far, with reports today that the ground was'set on fire.' By critics, BCP was also accused of "hack jobs," but parents were delighted to see what was seen as 'health and safety" concern hedges be withdrawn, and others were also condemned. Sandbanks-facing homes can sell for up to £13.5 million, and celebrity chef Rick Stein, former football managers Harry Redknapp and Graeme Souness, and computer magnate Sir Peter Ogden have all been attracted attention.

In one of England's most exclusive areas, council staff who pulled back hedges have been accused of 'eyesore.' After locals complained that overgrown vegetation was scratching their expensive vehicles, employees at Bournemouth and Poole Council (BCP) cut back an overgrown hedgerow in Sandbanks. However, several well-heeled locals said the workers went too far and 'devastated the area,' after calling for the hedges to be better maintained.

Valentine's Day is the busiest night of the year for restaurants, but couples can still order their own romantic meals from their doorsteps with the Dispatch App. The meals are supposed to be restaurant quality, but they do require people to prepare them themselves, as well as dealing with the cleanup after. With postage, Rick Stein's heat-and-eat mail delivery box of grilled scallops, steamed lobster, and chocolate pave costs £141, but the cheapest wine is £27 a bottle. It costs £68 per head for the meal, according to controversies.