73 workers test positive for coronavirus at Herefordshire veg farm with 200 staff forced to isolate

New covid hotspot as 73 workers who live together in trailers test positive for coronavirus at a Herefordshire vegetable farm that supplies Tesco, Aldi, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Asda and M&S – and another 200 staff are forced to isolate on site 200 workers at A S Green And Co are being asked to self-isolate on the site … Read more

MasterChef’s Tessa Boersma fails to impress with her ‘elevated meat and three veg’

MasterChef Top 8 contestant Tessa Boersma fails to impress the show’s judges and fans with her ‘elevated meat and three veg’ By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 16:26 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 16:26 BST, 16 June 2020 MasterChef Australia: Back To Win contestant Tessa Boersma left fans and the show’s judges baffled … Read more

Furloughed British workers could pick fruit and veg suggests Environment Secretary

Minister tells furloughed workers they should get fruit-picking jobs to help farmers who are struggling to fill vacancies George Eustice expects there to be a need to recruit British harvest workers  ‘A third of the migrant labour that normally comes to the UK is here,’ he says Up to 80,000 workers, mostly from Eastern Europe, … Read more

Plane carrying 150 fruit and veg pickers from Romania lands at Stansted

The first plane carrying 150 ‘critically important’ Romanian fruit and vegetable pickers landed at Stansted this afternoon.  The young Romanians, a mix of men and women and all wearing face masks and gloves, filed out of the near empty airport in groups of five to comply with social distancing rules. They were then transported by … Read more

Bolton brothers local heroes after setting up a free fruit and veg stall for elderly neighbours

A neighbourhood in north west England is managing to get through the coronavirus crisis thanks to the kind heart and clever planning of a young family doing their bit to supply the vulnerable. Three young boys and their parents have helped more than 50 isolated and vulnerable neighbours needing food or a friend during the … Read more

Chicken and veg traybake | Daily Mail Online

Chicken and veg traybake   By Dr Michael Mosley Published: 00:03 GMT, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 00:03 GMT, 15 March 2020 An easy, all-in-one, gut-friendly dish. Serve with a crisp green salad. Cook for 15-20 minutes more, or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked and the vegetables lightly browned SERVES 4 530 calories PER … Read more