Presenter Kevin McCloud clashes with couple who convert 17th-century flour mill on Grand Designs

Presenter Kevin McCloud clashed with a couple who transformed a derelict 17th century flour mill into a three-bed home for £300,000 on Grand Designs – as they admitted to not giving a ‘t***’ about what outsiders think.  Leigh and Richard, who until recently lived in Derbyshire, where they ran a small plant nursery and Richard was … Read more

Grand Designs: Couple want to transform 17th century flour mill into a three-bed home

A couple who want to transform a derelict 17th-century flour mill into a contemporary, three-bedroom home run into financial issues when the true extent of the damage to the structure is revealed on Grand Designs tonight.  Leigh and Richard, who until recently lived in Derbyshire, where they ran a small plant nursery and Richard was a … Read more

From flour to bananas and potato chips: Home cooks list the items you didn’t know you could freeze

From flour to bananas and even potato chips: Home cooks list the items you didn’t know you could freeze Parents around Australia have shared the unlikely items they tend to freeze  Commenting on Facebook, mums admitted to freezing flour, avocado and herbs Other food buys included cookie dough, lemon juice, nuts, corn and garlic   By … Read more

White bread rolls made with flour from CHICKPEAS slashes blood sugar by 40%

White bread rolls made with flour from CHICKPEAS slashes blood sugar levels by 40% and could stave off type 2 diabetes and obesity, study finds Scientists made a new ingredient called PulseON from chickpeas  This features starch which is much harder for the human body to digest     30 or 60 per cent of wheat flour was … Read more

Britons baked a BILLION loaves of bread during lockdown amid soaring sales of flour and yeast

Le pain-demic! Britons baked a BILLION loaves of bread during lockdown amid soaring sales of flour and yeast Almost a billion loaves of homemade bread were made during covid lockdown  More than one in three adults said they started baking their own bread this year  Poll of cakes found Victoria sponge was most popular, overtaking … Read more

Supermarkets stock up on flour as Waitrose boss slams panic buyers

Shops have brought in extra stocks of flour to see fans of The Great British Bake Off through potential outbreaks of lockdown panic buying. The return of the popular TV programme is expected to inspire a new wave of enthusiasm for home baking. But fears of further lockdowns have raised the prospect of a shortage … Read more

Amanda Holden covers daughters Lexi, 14, and Hollie, 8, in flour for hilarious TikTok challenge

Amanda Holden covers her daughters Lexi, 14, and Hollie, 8, in FLOUR as she refuses to choose her favourite child in hilarious TikTok challenge By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 18:28 BST, 1 July 2020 | Updated: 18:36 BST, 1 July 2020 She’s been keeping her fans entertained with hilarious social media posts during lockdown. … Read more

Teri Hatcher jokes she was ‘sweating’ when she flew with 30lbs of FLOUR for Great British Bake Off

Teri Hatcher jokes she was ‘sweating’ when she flew with 30lbs of FLOUR for Great British Bake Off as she was worried it would be mistaken for drugs By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 00:50 BST, 18 June 2020 | Updated: 00:50 BST, 18 June 2020 She was crowned Star Baker during her appearance on … Read more

EastEnders SPOILER: Billy Mitchell is left covered in flour after sneaky prank

EastEnders SPOILER: Billy Mitchell is left covered in flour after Karen’s old flame Mitch plays sneaky prank on him By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 01:55 BST, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 01:55 BST, 8 June 2020 He has been jealous of Mitch Baker’s new romance with his old lover Karen Taylor.  And EastEnders’s Billy … Read more

Domesday Book-era water mills crank back to life in meeting demand for flour during Covid crisis

One of Britain’s last water mills which is fighting closure is working around the clock to meet the huge demand for flour as millions turn to baking during the lockdown. Grade II listed Charlecote Mill, in Stratford-upon-Avon, dates back to 1068 and was mentioned in the Domesday Book. It is one of only ten commercial … Read more