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  • Weekend recipe: Don’t be put off - try delicious scallops

    WE are incredibly lucky that some of the finest varieties of shellfish can be found in British waters and scallops are a great example of this. Noted for their mild, sweet flavour and firm yet delicate texture, scallops are widely available at this

  • Weekend walk: This is a great walk for nature lovers

    The source of the River Douglas is in the springs rising up in the peaty tussocks high on the slopes of Winter Hill. But where does it end up? This walk explores the marshes where the sluggish River Douglas, having flowed through Wigan, merges with

  • Sit back, relax and enjoy Morocco’s best-kept secret

    Flavoured with a squeeze of lime and a touch of vinegar, shell suitably gnarly and its contents glistening under the early winter sun, the oyster I’m about to shuck on a near-empty Moroccan beach is about as straight-from-the-sea as it gets. Barely