Local schoolchildren trace food from farm to fork

Year 3 pupils from North Lakes School, Penrith, visited Cranstons Cumbrian Food Hall on Thursday 21st February to learn about their food’s journey from farm to fork. The visit was part of a wider project aimed at educating the children on all aspects of the food chain,...

"Rural Oscar" finalists get "good luck" message from local...
Rory Stewart MP wishes constituency finalists 'good luck' in Countryside Alliance Awards Local MP for Penrith and the Border, Rory Stewart, has wished...
Cumbrian producers in regional heats of national food "Oscars"
Cumbrian businesses, Hawkshead Relish and Mansergh Hall Farm have got through to the North West finals of the 'Rural Oscars'. The Rural Oscars were b...
MP supports community shares event
Rory Stewart MP is highlighting the importance of a free event aimed at encouraging Cumbrian social enterprises and co-operatives to raise money using...
Rory's support for rural pubs - scrap beer duty escalator
Penrith and the Border MP Rory Stewart is renewing efforts to supportrural pubs in Penrith and the Border by supporting the British Beerand Pub Association’s calls to the Chancellor George Osborne to...
Rory congratulates Butchers Arms regulars and other countryside award winners
 MP Rory Stewart will be celebrating the success of community-owned pub the Butcher's Arms of Crosby Ravensworth and Milburn butchers NB Taylor and Sons in Parliament next Wednesday (March 7th...
Rob McManus, Butchery Manager at Cranstons Cumbrian Food Hall in Penrith, with a tray of their award-winning Traditional Thick Cumberland Sausage
Celebrating the Cumberland Sausage
Cranstons Quality Butchers are holding a six week festival celebrating the Cumberland Sausage. The festival runs from Sunday 19th February to Saturday 31st March and will feature cookery...
Cumbrian Butchers Cranstons triumph at Q Guild Butcher Awards
Cranstons Quality Butchers, based in Penrith, have won four product awards at the prestigious 2011 Q Guild Smithfield Awards, which seek to identify the best products made using traditional butchery...