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Some good news for the cheese crowd, and a sad story about that shed made out of wool

Britain is big cheese

British cheese is outselling its continental rivals according to latest figures from market analysts Mintel. Sales of regional cheese such as Red Leicester and Cheshire increased by 16 per cent in the past two years and their market is now worth £220 million. Cheddar accounts for 52 per cent of all cheese sales.

Wool house ‘fire risk’

Fire officers have ordered a knitted house to be taken down after declaring it a fire hazard. The 10ft-by-14ft house was knitted by 500 women from all over the world and was on show at Atlantic Village at Bideford, North Devon, where it has raised £10,000 for charity. Ann Tattersall, who helped to create the house, said: “This is absolutely outrageous and is health and safety gone mad.



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