Chloé Martin

Reporter

Latest piece26 October 2026, 21:18

Holloway Biscuit Company to expand its Eastmoor factory, creating 220 jobs

The family-owned baker will add two production lines and a new packing hall, in what it says is the largest single investment in its 94-year history.

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26OCT 2026 The city under snow: a white silenceWhen the snow falls the streets slow down; ploughs get to work, bicycles disappear and lights look warmer.
25OCT 2026 Search-and-rescue robot tackles a stepped obstacle courseA tracked robot used its cameras and lights to pick its way across a field of uneven wooden blocks.
24OCT 2026 Coral gardeners regrow 12 hectares of reef off a Pacific atollDivers from the Tavua Reef Institute have planted more than 90,000 coral fragments over six years, and fish numbers on the restored sections are approaching those of healthy reefs nearby.
23OCT 2026 Mediterranean old towns of Calvara and San Telmo close their historic centres to carsThe two hill towns are restricting access to residents, deliveries and emergency vehicles, and visitors will park outside the walls and walk or take an electric shuttle.
22OCT 2026 Harbour Lights Festival opens on the quay with three days of free musicForty-two acts, two stages and no ticket barrier: the city's biggest free music weekend began last night on Old Quay, with organisers expecting more than 40,000 visitors before the final encore.
21OCT 2026 Wrenhaven Film Week brings free open-air screenings to the quaysideAlongside its usual programme in the Asher Arts Centre cinema, this year's Film Week is putting up a giant screen on the Harbourside quay for six free evening shows.