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South Wales Argus
13 hours ago
- Business
- South Wales Argus
The Corn Exchange pub in Newport awarded five stars
The Corn Exchange, located on High Street, was inspected on May 6, 2025, and received the top marks in all areas. The standards found at the time of inspection were very good in hygienic food handling, cleanliness and condition of facilities and building, and management of food safety. Food safety officers found that the food was handled hygienically and prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled, and stored correctly. The cleanliness and condition of the facilities and building, including the layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities, and pest control, were all found to be very good. The pub also scored very well in the management of food safety, meaning there were systems and checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat. There was also evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer had confidence that standards will be maintained in the future. The Food Hygiene Rating Act 2013 became law in Wales on March 4, 2013, requiring all businesses selling food in Wales - including pubs, cafes, restaurants, hotels, takeaways, schools, hospitals, canteens, care homes, and corner shops - to display hygiene ratings in a prominent place, and to provide the information verbally if requested over the phone. Inspections are carried out by the local authority officers, and ratings - from zero, meaning urgent improvement is necessary or they may risk closure; to five, meaning standards are excellent - are updated on the FSA website. Businesses have the right to appeal against ratings. Each inspection is carried out under three categories - hygienic food handling; cleanliness and condition of facilities and building; and the management of food safety, which is defined as the system or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat.
Scottish Sun
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Major rock legends stun fans by announcing Scottish gig in just a few weeks
Find out when tickets go on sale for the highly-anticipated event RAISE THE ROOF Major rock legends stun fans by announcing Scottish gig in just a few weeks A MAJOR rock band stunned fans after announcing a Scottish gig taking place within weeks. Kasabian will take to the stage at Edinburgh's Corn Exchange this summer. Advertisement 1 Kasabian will take to the stage at Edinburgh's Corn Exchange Credit: Getty The group, comprising lead singer Serge Pizzorno, bassist Chris Edwards, drummer Ian Matthews and guitarist Tim Carter, rocketed to fame with their albums Kasabian and Empire in the 2000s. They have won a BRIT Award, seven NME Awards, four Q Awards and have headlined Glastonbury Festival, as well as Reading & Leeds and T in the Park. Fans flocked to the comments to react to the exciting announcement today. One wrote: "Not missing out this time!" Advertisement Another said: "Who's coming?!" A third put: "Oh, brilliant!" A fourth added: "I need tickets!" A fifth weighed in: "Look who's back." Advertisement Kasabian will take to the stage at Edinburgh's Corn Exchange on Wednesday, July 23 2025. Tickets go on general sale this Friday, June 6, at 9.30am. Olly Murs dramatically scraps Scots show after just 20 MINUTES amid health fears The four-piece previously visited the capital in July 2024.
Powys County Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Powys County Times
Natural Weigh, Wales' first zero waste shop, on the move
WALES' first zero waste shop is expanding into new premises after eight years. Natural Weigh first opened its doors in the Corn Exchange on Crickhowell 's High Street in 2018, with the historic former pub bought by the community to prevent it being turned into a national-chain supermarket. The community-owned building provided a secure and supportive site for the shop to get established. Despite a turbulent few years through Covid, the Ukraine war affecting the price of products and Brexit, Natural Weigh has found a home in the Powys town and managed to thrive. Natural Weigh led the way for zero waste shopping in Wales as the first of its kind in the country. The shop focusses on organic wholefoods and refillable cleaning products and tries to support as many local producers as possible in the area. All products are sold entirely free from single use plastic. Customers are encouraged to bring their own, reusable containers to refill with anything from porridge oats to walnuts, all sold by weight. Natural Weigh is now moving across the road, into a larger premises which used to be the town's bakery. The remarkable story of the local community coming together to buy the old Corn Exchange is one of the reasons Natural Weigh owners Robin and Chloe Masefield chose to open in Crickhowell. 'It was really important for us to remain in Crickhowell, ' said co-owner Robin. 'We have built up such a strong customer base here and the community have been so welcoming, that we couldn't leave.' Chloe added: 'One of our favourite things about Crickhowell, and possibly the reason we have done so well, is that there is a complete offering on the high street for all your shopping needs. 'With the bakery closing we were concerned that this would change the whole feel of the town. 'While we recognise that Natural Weigh is not a bakery, we will continue to sell products from The Angel Bakery in Abergavenny, and we are determined that local bread is still available on the High Street. 'We will also be bringing in a local cook to bake some products on site.' With the extra space in the new shop, Natural Weigh will also be adding to their range, with organic wine on tap, frozen British berries by the scoop, sweet and savoury treats baked on site and sourdough and focaccia sandwiches to go. The new premises will be open from this Wednesday, June 4. The shop will be closed Monday and Tuesday this week, while the move is being completed.
BBC News
6 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
First shop opens in old Debenhams store building in Bedford
A former Debenham's store has been given a new lease of life as a cultural ground floor of the store in Bedford, which closed in May 2021, is now is visitor information centre, gift shop and box office for the town's Corn Exchange, marking the first phase of the site's Borough Council bought the space last year and Conservative mayor Tom Wootton said it was "vital that Bedford had something at the heart of it" after it had "sat empty for so long".He added that he hoped that the authority would have a developer on board for the rest of the site by the autumn, and that plans for it would be seen by the New Year. The authority was the preferred bidder for the site - known as Mayes Yard - spending about £1.8m to purchase it in said the move marked "another positive step in Bedford's town centre renewal, following the recent openings of other new stores, restaurants, and community spaces".The venue also provides an opportunity for people to buy Bedford gifts previously available in the Higgins Art Gallery and Museum, and displays from the Bedfordshire Art Loan Collection can be viewed in its ground floor windows along Silver Street and the High Street. In terms of the rest of the building, Wootton told the BBC the "eventual plan was to have shops on the ground floor and flats and houses and actually have people living in the town centre".He added that "timescales for things are always problematic for councils and things always slip" - but he hoped that "over the next couple of years you will see plans coming forward and things developing".Wootton pointed to the future arrival of Universal studios in the town as one of the motivations for developing the said: "We want to be ready in four or five years' time when millions of people start coming here, so they have got somewhere to go."The town is changing and we are doing all this cleaning and litter picking which is endless, but we are determined that Bedford is gonna be the place to be and I am really excited about that." Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
South Wales Argus
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
Newport's jam-packed bank holiday weekend of events
The city will host its first vegan market of the year on Sunday, May 25. (Image: Supplied) The event will take place at Friars Walk Shopping Centre from 10am to 3pm. Attendees will be able to browse a range of products from local and national businesses, including street food, deli items, arts and crafts, and much more. The organisers have said that the event is not just for vegans, with everyone guaranteed to find something they enjoy. The event is free and attendees do not need to register. On Saturday, May 24, Spirit of Wales Distillery is giving people the chance to craft their own spirit. (Image: Supplied) The event will take place from 1.30pm to 4pm and will allow people to make their own unique bottle of Welsh gin or rum from scratch. Attendees will be given a welcome drink, a guided tour with tasters, and the chance to create their own gin or rum from botanicals, which they can then distil, filter, and bottle with a wax stamp and label. They will also be given a drink made from their creation to sample before bottling. Also on Saturday, Welsh punk band Panic Shack will perform at the Corn Exchange, The Old Post Office on High Street from 7pm. (Image: Supplied) The band, which was formed in defiance, have said they hope to show people that music doesn't have to feel like a "members-only club" and that "if we can do it, literally anyone can". They said: "We started the band because we'd spent years going to gigs supporting our indie boy bandmates. "One day we thought, 'Why aren't we doing this ourselves, surely it can't be that hard?'. "In the beginning, we just wanted to give it a go and have a bit of a laugh, but now we can hopefully show people that music doesn't have to feel like a 'members-only club' or as something that is out of reach. "If we can do it, literally anyone can." The band's live performances have attracted a devoted legion of fans on the Cardiff music scene, despite the band having little music available online. Their debut EP, Baby Shack, was released in 2022 and sold out its vinyl. On Saturday, the Sharon Higgins Musical Theatre Group will bring Grease to the Dolman Theatre. (Image: Supplied) The musical, which has remained one of the world's most popular and enduring musicals since its Broadway and West End debut in the early 1970s, is based on the journey of Danny and Sandy, alongside the Burger Palace Boys and the Pink Ladies, as they navigate high school to the unforgettable rock 'n' roll soundtrack that defined generations. The show will start at 7.15pm. With such a diverse range of activities planned, Newport is set to be buzzing with activity this weekend.
