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Winchester chef Luke Emmess, Fuller’s Head Chef at The Wykeham Arms, has completed an extraordinary journey to the national final of MasterChef: The Professionals, earning widespread acclaim from the judges and establishing himself as one of the UK’s most exciting culinary talents. Competing in what judges described as “a whole new level” of finalists, Luke consistently impressed with his creativity, technical skill, and fearless innovation throughout the competition. In a th

Popular community pub, the Temple Bar on Shirley Street in Southampton, will officially reopen on Friday 27th March following a transformational combined investment of £123,000 from experienced licensee, Roy Barrett and Admiral Taverns, the UK's leading community pub company. This refurbishment will breathe a new lease of life into the Temple Bar to elevate and modernise the overall look and feel of the pub – whilst still retaining its original, characterful features such as

15th March 2026 Cider makers, orchardists, writers, wassailers and anyone who is anyone with any connection to the world of apples flocked to Taunton, Somerset last week to attend the UK’s only cider making conference, CraftCon. Organised by the Three Counties Cider and Perry Association (TCCPA) and hosted at the Somerset County Cricket Club on 12th–13th March, the sixth instalment of the increasingly popular conference saw the largest number of attendees yet and welcomed nea