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
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 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
Le pain-demic! Britons baked a BILLION loaves of bread during lockdown amid soaring sales of flour and yeast Almost a billion loaves of homemade bread were made during covid lockdown More than one in three adults said they started baking their own bread this year Poll of cakes found Victoria sponge was most popular, overtaking … Read more
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
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
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 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 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
Miss World 1970: Beauty Queens And Bedlam Rating: Age Of The Image Rating: To his great credit, Michael Aspel did not try to excuse his 14-year stint as compere of the Miss World contest with the phrase: ‘Things were different in those days.’ That pretext is becoming as hackneyed as the plea: ‘I was only … Read more