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Daily Mail
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
I broke every bone in my face and had a metal bar driven through my stomach on funfair ride from hell after being lured on with a free ticket
A funfair-goer had no idea that taking a free ticket off someone for a ride was going to result in him being rushed to hospital with multiple serious injuries. Gardener Nick Field broke every bone in his face and had a metal bar driven through his stomach when a funfair ride malfunctioned while he was on it. The This Morning guest and his partner Alison Collins appeared on Thursday's episode of the ITV show open up about the terrifying ordeal that happened when they went on the The Froggit at the Lambeth Country Show in Brockwell Park last year. The pair, who were at the fair with Alison's sister and her 12-year-old niece, were waiting for her niece's friends to finish the ride, when a man offered three tickets to go on because he had to rush off. They decided to take up the offer and luckily their niece declined because she was waiting for her pals - which meant that she managed to escape some serious injuries. Host Alison Hammond, 50, pointed out: 'The ride malfunctioned, we don't really know what happened, but it malfunctioned. It was quite disastrous actually. Nick... you broke every bone in your face.' Nick replied: 'Yes, that's right.' To which Alison added that he had also neck and head injury too and Nick continued: 'Yes, I broke a couple of ribs and the metal arm went through my stomach muscle.' Host Alison then pointed out that Alison had broken her ribs and punctured a lung. 'I had a fractured skull, a brain injury, a broken arm, finger, clavicle and pretty much every rib,' Alison revealed. Nick's memory of the accident is very hazy, while Alison remembers a little bit more from the day. She said: 'I remember being strapped in. I don't think Nick remembers anything from before the ride. 'I was in the middle, n=Nick was on the outside, there's three space son the car, there was a space beside us. 'It was just us two. and that's it, net thing we know, we're waking up a few days later a few weeks later...' Presenter Dermot, 52, was keen to find out about Nick's timeline between his last memory and him waking up. 'Mine was half an hour before, and then probably a good few weeks afterwards,' Nick - who spent two months in hospital recovering after being in a coma - confessed. There was a first responder on site, help arrived and Nick was rushed to St Georges Hospital, while Alison was sent to Kings College Hospital. At the time streaming service Netflix were filming for a new show - named Critical - based on the four trauma centres in the UK. This meant that they captured what had happened and the pair will appear on the first episode. But Alison had no idea about it until her sister told her when she was back home recovering. 'The filming stopped once we went off to ICU. We have no memory of that. 'Then when Nick was in St Georges, the producer came into see him, I happened to be there, they wanted to do a follow up, because we were recovering it was okay to join in with the show,' Alison said. Dermot asked: 'Where you quite hesitant at all when they asked your permission? Did you sign up quite quickly?' 'I think Alison and her sister were a little hesitant, but I really wanted to give something back to the NHS, this was simply the easiest way of doing that. 'I persuaded them to be in it!' Nick said. Critical: Between Life and Death has six episodes available to watch on Netflix. The programme's synopsis reads: 'From critical emergencies to the operating room, this documentary series follows London's trauma centres as they treat the most severely injured.' This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The Compleat Food Group snaps up Freshpak
UK-based The Compleat Food Group has made another acquisition, snapping up local sandwich-filling manufacturer Freshpak for an undisclosed sum. Freshpak, owned by Sun European Partners since 2016, supplies private-label food-to-go products, deli fillers and poached eggs, in addition to providing egg processing services. The business operates out of a 40,000m² production facility in Barnsley, South Yorkshire and employs approximately 500 people. In 2024, it recorded revenues of £93m ($125m). Its products are sold by major UK supermarket chains including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons and The Co-op. The company also supplies the foodservice sector. In a statement, The Compleat Food Group described the deal as a 'strategic' step towards becoming the UK's 'number one' producer of chilled prepared foods. Acquiring Freshpak will add 'new capabilities' in egg processing, helping it respond to what it described as a 'growing' demand for protein-rich and health-focused food options, The Compleat Food Group added. CEO Nick Field said: 'Its [Freshpak] market-leading position in added-value egg products, deli fillers and chilled food-to-go is a perfect complement to our existing portfolio, allowing us to extend our capability and category leadership role to deliver further value and category growth with our existing partners, whilst also opening up new opportunities in both retail and foodservice.' The acquisition is expected to increase The Compleat Food Group's annual turnover to more than £1.3bn and boost its workforce to over 6,000 employees. In March, the company purchased The Real Yorkshire Pudding Co., which supplies both own-label and branded chilled Yorkshire puddings. Last year also saw The Compleat Food Group take over SK Foods and Zorba Foods – businesses involved in private-label chilled party foods, dips, and deli fillings – along with Harvey & Brockless, a producer and distributor of food products. The Compleat Food Group was formed in 2021 when private-equity owner – Paris-headquartered PAI Partners – merged its UK portfolio companies Winterbotham Darby and Addo Food Group, which it had bought the year before. The group's operations span categories including baked goods such as pies and quiches, sausages, plus deli items like olives, antipasti and pickles. Its brand portfolio includes Pork Farms, Wall's Pastry, Squeaky Bean, Unearthed and Vadasz. In January, it was announced The Compleat Food Group had drawn up plans to reduce the number of jobs at a pie-making facility in Nottingham in England's east Midlands. A company spokesperson said the move was the result of a 'comprehensive review of cold pie volume' at the site. "The Compleat Food Group snaps up Freshpak" was originally created and published by Just Food, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Sign in to access your portfolio
