After 25 years of working for Rick Stein and Jill Stein, Stephane Delourme is embarking on his own culinary journey bringing the popular seafood chef’s cooking closer to people.
Stephane worked as the Head Chef and Group Chef at Rick’s flagship Padstow restaurant, The Seafood Restaurant and has left to start up ‘Stephane Delourme’s Gastronomic Adventure’.
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Money expert Peter McGahan has been listed as one of the 50 Leading Lights in the UK for his kindness and leadership, an accolade aptly announced today which is World Kindness Day 2022.
Peter McGahan, who leads a team of independent financial advisers and administrators was listed in the campaign which seeks to shine a spotlight on leaders who are impacting others through kindness.
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The CEO Sleepout is a huge effort across cities in the UK where CEOs come together to raise awareness and money to combat homelessness.
Peter McGahan, the CEO of Worldwide Financial Planning, will join several other CEOs in the huge campaign to try make a difference in the lives of the 260,000 people in the UK who face the nightmare of being homeless every day.
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IT’S not quite the romantic occasion we all might have been planning on this year but one distillery has come up with a fabulous way to lift everyone’s spirits this Valentine’s Day.
The Woodlab Distillery, based in Moy, is inviting couples to join an online virtual ‘tour and tasting’ event to celebrate Valentine’s and to give couples something to look forward to. Enjoy!
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EMERSON’S Supermarket boss, Gavin Emerson, has announced a new home delivery service to ensure basic necessities get to local elderly and vulnerable customers during lockdown.
The supermarket has been inundated with calls from concerned relatives living as far away as Belfast who wanted reassurance there’s something locally in place to support elderly relatives living in the Armagh area.
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A LEADING Armagh retailer and restaurateur says he and his team remain dedicated and committed to serving the community of Armagh in what he describes as ‘extremely challenging trading conditions’.
Gavin Emerson, owner of Emerson’s Supermarket, has had to shut his restaurant Uluru Bar & Grill, but has commended his team for their huge efforts in spite of three weeks of enforced lockdown.
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THE Minister for Education got a round of applause and a standing ovation at the Northern Conference of the Irish National Teachers’ Organsisation when he stated a “radical change” is needed in the way inspections are carried out.
Northern Conference delegates applaud the minister’s commitment to overhaul the inspections system.
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THE Irish National Teachers’ Organisation says there’s an increasing need to deal with teachers’ mental health needs in schools across Northern Ireland due to a sharp rise in serious mental health problems in young people.F
Figures published recently revealed that almost 800 post primary school pupils in Northern Ireland are on a waiting list to receive counselling.
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Principals across Northern Ireland will be urged today to make schools and classrooms more menopause friendly in order to support teachers and help prevent them leaving their professions.
A motion will call on the INTO at the 152nd Northern Conference to negotiate with employers on a range of measures including putting in place an agreed policy on supporting menopause in classrooms.
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HUNDREDS of delegates will gather at the Canal Court Hotel in Newry this weekend (March 6&7) for the Northern Conference of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation.
Senior officials will address issues such as mental health and menopause which are key issues affecting staff and pupils in every school in Northern Ireland. Also on the agenda will be equality, budget cuts, special educational needs and much more.
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The place to be this weekend is Birmingham’s NEC where Symphonia Gin will be well placed among 450 exhibitors for the BBC Good Food Show Winter.
The event will see chefs, cooks and bakers including Tom Kerridge, Mary Berry, The Hairy Bikers, Michel Roux Jnr and James Martin cooking up a storm. Check out the ticket giveaway on Symphonia Gin’s Facebook Page
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THE Emerson’s Foundation is collaborating with Armagh Foodbank to help with a surge in demand from families living in the community who are facing financial struggles this Christmas.
The foundation, launched last year by Emerson’s Supermarket staff with the aim of helping transform the local community, has announced its support for the foodbank in its fight against hunger this Christmas.
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Markethill High School is to become the first school in Northern Ireland to join forces with the Teacher Development Trust – a UK-wide organisation which raises the awareness of effective professional development in schools and colleges across the UK.
Principal James Maxwell announced the partnership at this week’s prize giving where he told a packed hall that the aim for Markethill High School is to become a regional hub of excellence for professional development and educational research.
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A team from Co Tyrone based Bluegrass Horse Feeds will travel to Kentucky this week to attend a global conference which focuses on 30 years of progress in equine health and nutrition.
KER President and Founder, Dr Joe Pagan, will welcome guests from around the globe on day one, where conference will focus on Medicine, while day two of the conference will focus on nutrition with Dr Pagan exploring 30 years of trends and changes in the global feed industry.
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A 67-YEAR-old landowner from Co Armagh is preparing to run his first ever marathon this year after being inspired by a woodland which was planted on his land three years ago. Trevor Knipe, of Ballymartrim Wood, planted over five hectares of native Irish trees, which he has since opened up to the public for walking and fundraising events.
The Forest Expansion Scheme grant is up to 100 per cent funded and attracts an annual income of up to £425 for 10 years and can be in addition to Single Farm Payments.
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