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How to cook your Turkey safely this Xmas

Peter Bradley — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:54:31 +0000

One of the key fears when cooking the turkey this Xmas is how long should I cook it for? The fears of salmonella are real and no cook wants to end up poisoning their family through a badly cooked bird at Xmas. Food poisoning can be avoided by following the rules of hygiene and safety by taking the appropriate precautions. One website which covers these areas in details for all seasonal chefs is the National Health Service site http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Healthychristmas/Pages/cooking-turkey.aspx

Have a happy and healthy Xmas!

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Senior Lecturer Environmental Health, Manchester Metropolitan University

Peter Bradley — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 09:21:46 +0000

Manchester Environmental Health Lecturer wanted.

The Department of Food and Tourism Management is seeking to recruit a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Health. The candidate will teach on the undergraduate and post-graduate programmes in Environmental Health and related fields of study. The person appointed will have a relevant experience in the field of environmental health, a first degree, a higher level qualification and be a member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. Relevant teaching experience would be highly desirable.

Hollings Faculty at Manchester Metropolitan University are seeking a senior lecturer and are offering £39-44k pa for this position.

The closing date for this position is the 16th September 2011 for more information see http://goo.gl/o3bjM

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Knutsford Cafe Bar owners receive their food safety certificates

Peter Bradley — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:17:35 +0000

Marco Ellingham and Nigel Tindall with their Food Safety Certificates

Marco Ellingham (left) Head of Operations and Nigel Tindall owner of the Café Tuscano in Knutsford received their Food Safety certificates prior to the opening of their new venture in the town centre. Café Tuscano aims to provide a unique experience with the finest roasted coffees served in modern relaxed surroundings with a continental cafe atmosphere. In the evening the cafe will transition into a bar with two outdoor gathering spaces to escape the summer heat. The Cafe opened in August and will provide a new relaxing destination for the people of the town. Café Tuscano is located at the top end of Regent Street is awaiting your visit.

Marco with a background in marketing management with the leading coffee company Illy and Nigel with his national experience in restaurant and bar design are making this their first joint venture. With the aim of getting it right first time they attended the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) Level 2 Course in Food Safety with 1st Food Safety Training in June and passed with flying colours. Lecturer, Peter Bradley, said “I wish them every success with Café Tuscano and I’m sure that with their attention to detail in every matter it will soon be the venue of choice in Knutsford.”

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Great butchers in Newton-le-Willows

Peter Bradley — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:09:00 +0000

Great butchers and farm shop in Newton-le-Willows

Red Bank Farm Shop, Newton-le-Willows

We are often urged by the media to ‘Buy Local’ but often it is difficult to buy local as many small shops have closed down. Well the good news is that there is a Farm Shop on the border of Winwick in Warrington and Newton-le-Willows where it is possible to not only buy local but buy a range of locally grown produce. The Red Bank Farm Shop opened in Christmas 2009 and since then it has built up a loyal following from those in the know of supplying tasty meat. It specialises is 28 day matured beef grown on the farm as well as pork reared on-site. The modern butchery shop is combined with a range of fresh vegetables and also luxury local goods ranging from pasta to sauces and biscuits. Warrington’s bees produce the Cheshire honey which is a favourite amongst visitors.

If you think that Farm Shops are all the same then you are in for a surprise as they also have a range of exotic Owls on display outside including an African Eagle Owl and a talking Raven, well it says “hello”.

The address of the shop is

Red Bank Farm Shop, Winwick Rd, Newton-le-Willows WA12 8DU

Their website is http://farmshopnorthwest.co.uk

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Food Safety Training Course available in Warrington on Thursday 4th August 2011

Peter Bradley — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:37:17 +0000

A special Food Safety Training course will be delivered on Thursday 4th August at the Warrington Training Centre. This one-day course is intended for workers engaged in the handling and preparation of food in the catering industry. It is to be taught by Peter Bradley who is an experienced inspector and lecturer having worked for three years in Environmental Health and also has given lectures for colleges in Warrington, Bolton and Barnsley. Previous attendees of this course have set-up their own businesses in the catering and hospitality sector.

This course will commence at 9.30 a.m. and is expected to end at 4.30 p.m.

For more details contact Peter Bradley on 07901 726419 or email info@1stfoodsafetytraining.co.uk

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New Comedy about Health and Safety

Peter Bradley — Thu, 19 May 2011 07:37:53 +0000

After years of being the butt of the newspapers the topic of “elf and safety” finally gets its own comedy show. Filming starts this month with Vic Reeves for Channel 4′s The Fun Police a new show that follows the “trials and tribulations of a small town health and safety team”. The show is due to be aired on screen this Autumn on Channel 4 as part of its 2011 Comedy Showcase Season. The Comedy Showcase season will be overseen by Ash Atalla the producer of The Office and executive producer of The IT Crowd. It is named after The Fun Police a documentary which was critical about health and safety inspectors originally shown on Channel 4 in December 2008.

Tickets are available for the live recording in front of a studio audience on Saturday 28 May 2011 at the BBC TV Centre in London. If you would like to be in the audience you can apply on the BBC Ticket Line.

For many people the funniest comedy sketch about health and safety ever produced was by comic genius Steve Coogan as Ernest Moss, the Principal Assistant of the Fire, Licensing and Safety Authority.

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Warrington Food Festival – Saturday 14th May 2011

Peter Bradley — Wed, 11 May 2011 19:08:49 +0000

Spring Food Festival fever hits Warrington this weekend with celebrity TV chef Brian Mellor giving demonstrations of his culinary arts between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Warrington Market. In addition there will be over 50 top quality food stalls and lots of free tasters.

For more information on Master Chef Brian Mellor visit his website http://www.brianmellor.co.uk/

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Fabulous Food Festivals in the North-West of England 2011

Peter Bradley — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:43:07 +0000

The sun is shining and it’s a time when we look forward to the events in the fresh air and have a look at the exciting events taking place this year in the North-West of England.

This list below will be updated when new information becomes available. If you would like me to list your event please let me know via the contact page.

May 2011

Knutsford – Tatton Park Foodies Festival – http://www.foodiesfestival.com/manchester/ May 20th-22nd

June 2011

Cheshire County Show www.cheshirecountyshow.org.uk 21-22 June

Manchester Foodies Festival www.foodiesfestival.com 24-26 June

July 2011

Nantwich International Cheese Awards http://www.internationalcheeseawards.co.uk/ Wednesday 27th July

September

Liverpool Food and Drink Festival www.liverpoolfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk 3rd & 4th September.

Taste Cumbria Food Festival – Cockermouth http://www.golakes.co.uk/do/food-and-drink/Cockermouth-Taste-Cumbria-Food-Festival-2011/details/?dms=13&z=9&feature=1001&GroupId=1&venue=5051850&easi=true 24th & 25th September 2011

October 2011

Manchester Food and Drink Festival www.foodanddrinkfestival.com date T.B.C.

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Easter Cupcakes are the order of the day in Rochdale

Peter Bradley — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:11:16 +0000

Alison Seagrave with the Easter Cupcake

Former award winning Head Chef at the prestigious Harvey Nichols Second Floor Restaurant in Manchester is now enjoying the sweeter things in life since opening her own patisserie cafe in Rochdale in 2009. In the photograph she shows her latest speciality – the Easter Cupcake which is on offer this week. The successful chef has established a thriving business that not only gives her the opportunity to produce her speciality macaroons but also enables a more sensible work/life balance and maintain a happy family life.

Alison enjoyed managing the conversion of the former Rochdale Post Office into a spotless modern bakery with white tiled walls and new ovens for producing celebration cakes for weddings and christenings, cheesecakes and probably the widest range of macaroons this side of London.

If you thinking of visiting the Macaroon in the Easter holidays please be aware that it is best to phone ahead and reserve a table on 01706 558565 (as yes, it is that popular!) opening times are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and the address is 569 Bury Road, Rochdale OL11 4DQ www.macaroonbyalisonseagrave.co.uk

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Help make Warrington the North West’s Greenest Town!

Peter Bradley — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:19:08 +0000

Warrington’s Golden Square Shopping Centre in co-operation with Warrington Borough Council and the Energy Saving Trust have set up a campaign this April to make Warrington the North West’s Greenest town. They are encouraging as many residents and businesses to join in and they are seeking pledges of support and asking people to turn down their heating. As an incentive they are offering Shopping Vouchers in a free prize draw and schools in Warrington are participating in a “Growing Up Green” art campaign to win £500.

Golden Square have realised that over the last couple of years they have made improvements in the areas of Electricity and Water usage and by reducing waste and they now have ambitious plans for for 100% recycling.

For more information call Gemma or Emma on 01244 320677 or visit the Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/growingupgreeninwarrington

If you would like information on Environmental training courses in Warrington visit http://1stfoodsafetytraining.co.uk/environment

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