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Chris Elliott's latest column looks at the recommendations to come from the Trade and Agriculture Commission's report.

MUSICIANS and gig goers fighting to save Oxford city centre’s last remaining real gig venue from being turned into student flats have launched a bid to preserve the building as a community asset. Owners of The Wheatsheaf, off High Street, have submitted an application to Oxford City Council for permission to close its first floor concert venue and convert it into apartments. The venue has hosted rock, pop, jazz, metal, dance, acoustic and folk shows for 20 years in its current form, and...

Inventions Comp 2021: Entries that will make you smile Farmers Weekly’s Inventions Competition wouldn’t be the same without a batch of wacky entries – some of which save time or money and others built just for fun. This year’s crop includes a hot tub made from a skip, a horsebox-cum-bar and a screw-tank ATV. Colin Furze’s Screw Tank Unsatisfied with conventional modes of off-road transport, off-the-wall inventor Colin Furze came up with the Screw Tank. This bizarre contraption propels...

THOUSANDS of self-employed people are being ‘left to rot’ as they are left excluded from Government support throughout the pandemic. ExcludedUK is a volunteer-led campaign which aims to bring an end to the exclusions brought about by UK Government support grants. Despite the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announcing the UK Government’s Budget for the next 12 months, members of the campaign say this does not go far enough. Julie Anne Allison, in Flintshire, is just one woman who has not be...

GETTING the food supply right means balancing many concerns with the primary one - keeping the public fed CLEAR PRINCIPLES for the future of the UKs import and export of food have been set out by the Trade and Agriculture Commission – the test now will be whether the Government chooses to heed this advisory bodys guidance. Under pressure over fears of slippage in food standards after Brexit, Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss MP established the TAC as an independent body...

Winnipeg Free Press Dauphin resident, 91, forced to drive two hours to get immunized By: Katie May | Posted: 7:10 PM CST Wednesday, Mar. 3, 2021 Last Modified: 7:32 PM CST Wednesday, Mar. 3, 2021 | Updates A two-hour drive stands between John Suderman and his vaccine. The 91-year-old Dauphin resident is currently eligible to be immunized against COVID-19 but he needs to get to a vaccination clinic because he lives o...

Dont Sleep on Canned and Boxed Wines—Here are 5 to Try On 3/4/21 at 4:55 PM EST Fun and unique wines have made staying home in an era of revolving lockdowns and economic change much easier to bear. Popping bottles remained a favorite pastime in 2020, and now were looking for new wines to try in 2021. Weve discovered a few of the best. Staying home only puts a stronger spotlight on our need to socialize and celebrate with each other. Virtual happy hours now connect us with our colleagues. Thro...

Eat Just, maker of JUST Egg, and Beyond Meat joining forces to make a vegan breakfast item sounds like a plant-based power couple. What if you add California’s beloved Peet’s Coffee to the mix? Well, then you get the Everything Plant-Based Sandwich. Were ready to line up. Peet’s Coffee will launch this delicious new breakfast sandwich as part of its 2021 Spring menu. A plant-based take on the classic breakfast, the sandwich will feature a savory Beyond Breakfast Sausage patty season...

Liberal MP Tim Smith says the Victorian Greens are guilty of “massive double standards” after they backed State of Emergency legislation on the condition the right to protest would be upheld by the Andrews government. Mr Smith said it was a “massive contradiction” for the Greens to support a nine-month extension of emergency powers while maintaining the right to protest and suggested it could lead to socially distanced rallies being held in the middle of a third wave. He argued the Green...

East Anglian farmers have welcomed a report by the Trade and Agriculture Commission which says post-Brexit trade deals should only allow tariff-free imports for foods that meet UK production standards.