Presenter Kevin McCloud clashes with couple who convert 17th-century flour mill on Grand Designs

Presenter Kevin McCloud clashed with a couple who transformed a derelict 17th century flour mill into a three-bed home for £300,000 on Grand Designs – as they admitted to not giving a ‘t***’ about what outsiders think.  Leigh and maths teacher husband Richard told the Channel 4 programme last night that they’d sold their home … Read more

Grand Designs: Couple want to transform 17th century flour mill into a three-bed home

A couple who want to transform a derelict 17th-century flour mill into a contemporary, three-bedroom home run into financial issues when the true extent of the damage to the structure is revealed on Grand Designs tonight.  Leigh and Richard, who until recently lived in Derbyshire, where they ran a small plant nursery and Richard was a … Read more

Grand Designs: Couple want to transform 17th century flour mill into a three-bed home

A couple who want to transform a derelict 17th-century flour mill into a contemporary, three-bedroom home run into financial issues when the true extent of the damage to the structure is revealed on Grand Designs tonight.  Leigh and Richard, who until recently lived in Derbyshire, where they ran a small plant nursery and Richard was a … Read more

White bread rolls made with flour from CHICKPEAS slashes blood sugar by 40%

White bread rolls made with flour from CHICKPEAS slashes blood sugar levels by 40% and could stave off type 2 diabetes and obesity, study finds Scientists made a new ingredient called PulseON from chickpeas  This features starch which is much harder for the human body to digest     30 or 60 per cent of wheat flour was … Read more

Supermarkets stock up on flour as Waitrose boss slams panic buyers

Shops have brought in extra stocks of flour to see fans of The Great British Bake Off through potential outbreaks of lockdown panic buying. The return of the popular TV programme is expected to inspire a new wave of enthusiasm for home baking. But fears of further lockdowns have raised the prospect of a shortage … Read more

Amanda Holden covers daughters in flour for TikTok challenge

Amanda Holden covers her daughters Lexi, 14, and Hollie, 8, in FLOUR as she refuses to choose her favourite child in hilarious TikTok challenge By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 18:28 BST, 1 July 2020 | Updated: 20:30 BST, 1 July 2020 She’s been keeping her fans entertained with hilarious social media posts during lockdown. … Read more

Putting folic acid in flour in Britain will save 400 babies each year, scientists say

Putting folic acid in flour in Britain will save 400 babies each year, scientists say after move was introduced in 80 other countries If woman lacks folic acid when she conceives it increases risk of brain deformity The deficiency also hugely raises the risk of a baby being born with spina bifida Leading experts have … Read more

Domesday Book-era water mills crank back to life in meeting demand for flour during Covid crisis

One of Britain’s last water mills which is fighting closure is working around the clock to meet the huge demand for flour as millions turn to baking during the lockdown. Grade II listed Charlecote Mill, in Stratford-upon-Avon, dates back to 1068 and was mentioned in the Domesday Book. It is one of only ten commercial … Read more

White flour is healthier now than it was in the 1800s thanks to genetic modifications

White flour is healthier now than in the 1800s thanks to genetic scientists developing new strains of wheat that are higher in fibre and other vital nutrients Researchers studied varieties of white flour that were grown from 1790 to 2012  They found modern varieties of flour are higher in dietary fibre and nutrients  The team say … Read more

Mum sparks debate revealing she bought gluten-free flour for her banana bread coronavirus shortages

Mum sparks a furious debate online after revealing she bought gluten-free flour for her banana bread recipe – but who is in the right? A mum sparked a furious debate online after saying she used gluten-free flour  She said she did this because she couldn’t find regular flour in the supermarkets  The post triggered a … Read more