Press release / Dragons’ Den: enter the farmer
South West farmer Andy Fussell entered BBC Dragon’s Den last night, on a quest for financial backing for his consumer food business Fussels Fine Foods
South West farmer Andy Fussell entered BBC Dragon’s Den last night, on a quest for financial backing for his consumer food business Fussels Fine Foods
Andy Fussell produced Somerset’s first premium sunflower oil from his own crop, which has received recognition at the 2009 Taste of the West Awards.
Sash Consultancy in Priston, Somerset has smashed a glazing problem for period property owners and produced a traditional sash window with bespoke double glazing that can be fitted into listed and period property.
Andy Fussell’s fields of sunflowers provided a spectacular backdrop on the A36 last summer; and have been used to make Somerset’s first premium sunflower oil
The handcrafted double glazed sash windows featuring Slenderglaze glazing from Somerset-based Sash Consultancy have been granted listed building consent from local authority conservation officers, where the existing windows were deemed inappropriate.
After years of waiting, dementia care campaigner, Anne Challenor-Wood, has welcomed the government’s announcement of a National Dementia Strategy, but warns that more support is needed for sufferers post-diagnosis