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"The event was a roaring success"
10,000 children try taste of venison at educational shows

BASC has introduced venison to more than 10,000 children at food and farming days in Essex, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire over the past month. The BASC Eastern team attended three events where they cooked venison tasters and gave talks about the health benefits of eating this delicious source of protein.

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ONS figures shows cost of living at ten-year high
Inflation rises to ten-year high

The cost of living has risen by three per cent, the highest level since records began ten years ago, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. The increase in consumer price index (CPI) inflation has been largely driven by higher fuel costs, partly due to the chancellor’s fuel duty hike on December… Read more »

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Gordon Brown calls for public sector pay restraint to keep inflation down
Brown praises Labour’s fiscal prudence

Gordon Brown today issued a strong defence of his handling of the economy, and underlined his tough line by calling yet again for restraint in public sector pay rises. In his first public statement since the birth of his child in July, the chancellor praised the UK economy for withstanding “turbulent months” in which rising… Read more »