Sian McGuinness

Kellogg’s has teamed up with Salford-based brewery Seven Bro7hers  once again  to create t wo new  beers  using cereal which would otherwise go to waste.   The launch comes after the pair initially released the ‘Throwaway IPA’ last year making use of rejected cornflakes in a bid to tackle food waste.    Speaking to BBC Radio Manchester this morning, Seven Bro7hers’ Keith McAvoy told of how the idea initially came about after they created the ‘ Cornshake ’ beer with  BrewDog  Manchester using regular cornflakes.    The cereal giant  then  approached  the brewery   about making an IPA using ‘upcycled’ cereal.   Addressing the is sue  of sustainability,  Keith  said  the project is something the brewery is proud to be a part of.   The collaboration was also a charitable effort, with 10p from every can going to food poverty  charity   FareShare...

Flowers have  appeared  in Sackville Gardens to celebrate Alan Turing’s birthday .   The mathematician and computer scientist who pioneered codebreaking technology during WWII was born on 23 rd  June 1912 and would have turned 107 on Sunday.   This is the seventh year that flowers have been left at the site by those who have been inspired by Turing.   As well as leaving flowers, people have also been making donations to the Special Effects charity which works to help people with disabilities to play video games.   This year,  over 50 bunches of flowers were left and  people from across the globe raised over £2,300, the highest figure seen since the  idea (now known as Flowers for Turing)  began.   In the past, donations have made by people from Singapore, Mexico and Australia, to name a few.   The tradition was started by Joe Reddington, an intervention designer, who thought  of ...