As regular readers will know, I work at the Derby Telegraph, Derbyshire's daily newspaper and one of the best local papers in the land. Yes I know I'm biased, but really we are very very good and we pride ourselves in supporting our local community.
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| Shopping local makes the front page |
Recently we've noticed that as a result of the horsemeat scandal, there's been a shift in the shopping habits of our readers. Local butchers are reporting a big rise in sales as shoppers seek out meat producers who they can trust. And we've also seen a rise in the number of independent food shops who want to advertise with us.
As a result of all this we've launched a new weekly feature, which we hope to run every Friday, giving a platform to small local food businesses, butchers, markets, farm shops, delis and grocery stores. And it centres around a feature written by me, based on my drive to shop local this year, looking at why it's so important to support our local shops and what consumers can get out of it - not least in terms of having more faith in your food and finding out where things come from.
So if you live in the Derbyshire area look out for today's Telegraph - in which you'll find the first instalment of the feature as well as loads of adverts for brilliant local food retailers.
And if you're a Derbyshire food producer or retailer, and you're interested in featuring in the Derby Telegraph, give me a shout and we'll try to make it happen for you.
Finally, I must add that this blog is separate and independent to the Derby Telegraph, and the views expressed on this site are entirely my own!
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| Today's feature in the Derby Telegraph on food you can trust |
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