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Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Taste Cumbria is back - Check out the 2025 events calendar
Taste Cumbria is back for 2025 with a line-up of food festivals, family fun, and live music. The first event of the year is set to take place in Wigton on Saturday, April 26, with a range of free entertainment. The centrepiece of the Wigton event will be on Water Street car park, featuring a producers' market, hot food court, music stage, climbing wall, and children's rides. Market stall traders at a previous Taste Cumbria event (Image: Supplied) In the neighbouring Market Hall, there will be a range of activities, including a silent disco for the first time. Liam Moorhouse, an entertainer, will be hosting activities, while NADT Youth will stage art and crafts. A new addition this year is a competition to create a celebratory flag for Wigton, with details to be announced soon. Taste Cumbria Wigton will be followed by the Taste of the Sea festival in Maryport on Saturday, August 9, and Sunday, August 10. The flagship Taste Cumbria festival will be in Cockermouth on Saturday, September 27, and Sunday, September 28, followed by the second Taste Cumbria Carlisle event on Saturday, November 1, and Sunday, November 2. Taste Cumbria Christmas on Saturday, December 6, and Sunday, December 7, also in Cockermouth, will end the year. Trader pitches are now available for the Producers' Markets. Visit to get an application form. According to organisers, priority will be given to Cumbrian producers, but enquiries are welcome from other areas. The Taste Cumbria food festivals are organised by Cumberland Council. Councillor Anne Quilter, the council's executive member for vibrant and healthy places, said: "The Taste Cumbria festivals not only enliven our town and city centres, they bring tens of thousands of visitors and put millions of pounds into the county's economy. "They also showcase some of the best artisan producers in Cumbria, demonstrating the wealth of talent we have in creating amazing food and drink, arts and crafts, and lively entertainment. "I am looking forward to seeing another fabulous year of events.'
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Yahoo
Chef at Rick Stein restaurant found dead in staff accommodation
A 'much-loved' chef who worked at Rick Stein's restaurant The Cornish Arms has been found dead. Police were called to a house of multiple occupancy at Grenville Road in Padstow around 8pm last Thursday out of concern for the welfare of a man inside. The young man, in his 30s, was declared dead at the scene. A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police told The Independent that his death was not being treated as suspicious and his next of kin had been informed. Cornwall Live reported that the chef was found dead in the staff accommodation. Ian Fitzgerald, managing director of The Rick Stein Group said in a statement: "We are deeply saddened to confirm the passing of one of our chefs on Thursday, February 13. "There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, but out of respect for the family's wishes for privacy during this difficult time, we will not be sharing further details. "Our heartfelt condolences are with his family, friends and all who knew him. He was a valued and much-loved member of our team and will be greatly missed.' Stein purchased the Cornish Arms in St Merryn, a village near Padstow, in 2009 with his then-wife and business partner, Jill Stein. He has four businesses in Padstow, one in St Merryn and one in Newquay, as well as a number of establishments in Marlborough, Sandbanks and London. This year will mark 50 years since Stein and his ex-wife started their family business. The Rick Stein Group, which started with the flagship Seafood Restaurant in Padstow, now employs over 600 people and includes restaurants, a cookery school, shops and accommodation. Stein has gone on to become a familiar face on television as he has fronted a number of food shows, such as Rick Stein's Long Weekends and Rick Stein's Cornwall and Rick Stein's Taste of the Sea.
The Independent
20-02-2025
- The Independent
Chef at Rick Stein restaurant found dead in staff accommodation
A 'much-loved' chef who worked at Rick Stein 's restaurant The Cornish Arms has been found dead. Police were called to a house of multiple occupancy at Grenville Road in Padstow around 8pm last Thursday out of concern for the welfare of a man inside. The young man, in his 30s, was declared dead at the scene. A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police told The Independent that his death was not being treated as suspicious and his next of kin had been informed. Cornwall Live reported that the chef was found dead in the staff accommodation. Ian Fitzgerald, managing director of The Rick Stein Group said in a statement: "We are deeply saddened to confirm the passing of one of our chefs on Thursday, February 13. "There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, but out of respect for the family's wishes for privacy during this difficult time, we will not be sharing further details. "Our heartfelt condolences are with his family, friends and all who knew him. He was a valued and much-loved member of our team and will be greatly missed.' Stein purchased the Cornish Arms in St Merryn, a village near Padstow, in 2009 with his then-wife and business partner, Jill Stein. He has four businesses in Padstow, one in St Merryn and one in Newquay, as well as a number of establishments in Marlborough, Sandbanks and London. This year will mark 50 years since Stein and his ex-wife started their family business. The Rick Stein Group, which started with the flagship Seafood Restaurant in Padstow, now employs over 600 people and includes restaurants, a cookery school, shops and accommodation. Stein has gone on to become a familiar face on television as he has fronted a number of food shows, such as Rick Stein's Long Weekends and Rick Stein's Cornwall and Rick Stein's Taste of the Sea.
