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Levi Roots’ St George’s Day Cottage Bake

Reggae Reggae Cottage Bake Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes/n200g lean minced beef or lamb (could also use chicken or turkey mince) 1 Jar Reggae Reggae cooking sauce 1 Stock Cube 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil 2tbsp Natural Yoghurt 1 tin chopped tomatoes Sprig Thyme 1 Carrot – cut into strips 2 Large Baking Potatoes – peeled & diced 1 Sweet Potato – peeled & diced 1 tbsp milk 25g Unsalted butter Salt & pepper to season • Turn on the oven and heat to 200C • Heat the oil in a saucepan and carefully add the minced meat along with the carrots. Fry lightly taking care to break up any lumps of meat. • Sprinkle over the stock cube and add the jar of sauce along with the tinned tomatoes, simmer for approx 25 minutes • Meanwhile bring a pan of water to the boil and add the chopped potatoes, leave to cook. • Place into the casserole dish or dishes, about 2/3 of the way up and leave to one side to cool • Once the potatoes are cooked through, drain and leave for 1 minute to dry out. Add the milk & butter and mash until smooth and creamy. Season to taste • Carefully place spoonfuls of the potato on top of the meat mixture then bake in the oven for 25 – 30 minutes or until golden brown and bubbling. • Remove from the oven with caution and place a spoonful of the bake onto a plate, serve with vegetables of your choice and enjoy!/n

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Giant mural on the M5! The battle against eyesores

16th April 2010 This morning, drivers witnessed the appearance of a new `airport development` alongside the M5 near Bristol. A giant 70 metre-long mural in a field next to the motorway between junctions 14 and 15, is a blueprint of a runway with a PLANNING APPROVED stamp across it. It has been created by recently relaunched magazine, Beautiful Britain to raise awareness of the need for greater local consultation in the planning process. The magazine is concerned that the wishes of local communities are being ignored by central government in an attempt to meet national infrastructure targets. Just one month earlier, the magazine surveyed over 5,000 British people, revealing that eight out of ten feel that not enough is being done to protect the places that they love. In fact, one in seven would like to see more red tape when it comes to planning, to ensure that local voices are heard. Facts about the runway mural: -At over 70 metres long, Bristols new runway mural is larger than Dorsets famous Cerne Abbas Giant -It is made from white biodegradable paint and is expected to last for up to six weeks Rob Yarham, Editor of Beautiful Britain magazine which commissioned the mural, said: Beautiful Britain magazine celebrates the best of Britains rural and urban landscapes. With this mural, we want to highlight the threat to those environments posed by ill-considered and rushed planning decisions. We chose a runway because many of these involve transport infrastructure but there are other types of project putting our landscape at risk, including energy and housing developments. We want planning policy to be at the heart of election debates. Were concerned that the Infrastructure Planning Commission may fast-track large developments without giving local people enough input into projects that will affect them for years to come. Planning policy directly impacts the quality of peoples lives and now, in the run up to the elections, is a great time for people to ask the parties what is their policy. Also to ask their local MP what is their view of planning in their area and of potential large-scale developments in their locality. Now is the time to make your voice heard! As part of its campaign, Beautiful Britain has created an e-petition to ask the government to enhance local democracy in the planning process, along with a simple guide about what to do if anyone is concerned about a particular development. Both can be found at www.beautifulbritain.net

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Arthur Potts Dawson makes organic stuffed red peppers

Ingredients:/n2 large flat mushrooms chopped 2 yellow peppers, deseeded and chopped 4 small courgettes, chopped 2 tbsp light olive oil 4 large ripe tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and chopped 1 medium white onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 tsp sugar 1 tbsp red wine vinegar 350g jar Seeds of Change Cherry Tomato, Basil & Parmesan Sauce 1 small bunch basil finely chopped 1 small bunch mint finely chopped 4 red peppers (for stuffing) halved and deseeded 50g Parmesan cheese finely grated/nOven: 180°C/fan oven 160°C/gas 4./nCredit: This recipe was created by Arthur Potts Dawson in line with the Seeds of Change 'Great Flavours, Well Grown' campaign for more information visit www.seedsofchange.co.uk.

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How to call a moose

Filmed in Quebec, Canada

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