A new fish delivery service, BH Fish, has been set up in Poole, Dorset, to support local fishermen and to encourage the local community to cook freshly caught local fish through the coronavirus crisis…
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Christine’s Puddings
The acclaimed Dorset pudding producer is launching a gluten-free hub and offering a delivery and mail-order service along with other producers offering gluten-free products…
Read moreCotswold Taste
Several members of the Cotswold Taste co-operative have acted quickly to reach more customers online during the coronavirus lockdown, by setting up or expanding their online shops to keep their businesses afloat after pandemic restrictions have wiped out selling at markets and wholesale.,,
Read moreMarshfield Ice Cream
Wiltshire’s Marshfield Ice Cream has launched a new online shop to support its “Deliver Moo” home delivery service. Select from up to 25 flavours in 1 or 4-litre tubs and get them delivered to your house in selected BA, GL, SN and BS postcodes…
Read moreNewquay BID
Lots of independent businesses in the Cornish town are adapting to survive and thrive through the coronavirus crisis. These include Sprout Health Foods, The Jam Jar Café, FreshPoint Local and many more…
Read moreTrevisker’s Restaurant
Henk de Villiers Ferriera’s Trevisker’s restaurant, located at Trevisker’s Garden Centre near Padstow, has become The Chef’s Larder, a fresh produce shop for local residents and chefs. Chef Henk’s ‘Very Nice Chips’ will also be served from the shop along with Newlyn fish and he will be making up to 120 portions a day…
Read moreThe Truckle Cheese Company
The Truckle Cheese Company has donated £5000 worth of cheese to frontline NHS staff, constabulary and a care home in Gloucestershire.
It’s also offering a 20% discount for NHS staff working on the frontline and rolled out donations in Gloucestershire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Surrey and London…
Wickwar Wessex Pub Company
Wickwar Wessex, the independent pub company based in the village of Wickwar in Gloucestershire, has launched a free meal programme to support its local community.
The voluntary initiative sees The Old Badger Pub in Eastington team up with a local coronavirus charity to offer free food to the over-70s and vulnerable people in the village of Eastington and surrounding areas…