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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.

Chloé Martin · 6 days ago

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Wrenhaven Credit Union opens counters inside branch libraries

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Fishing boats in harbour: bright hulls and patient nets

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Asher Valley dairy cooperative builds its own cheese plant

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Cruise calls to Wrenhaven double, but residents ask for limits

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Harvest season: rice pours into a waiting trailer

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Forestry harvester at work in a winter woodland

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Combines side by side in a wheat field: the harvest from above

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25 October 2026, Sunday

09:21 Business Saltings shipyard wins order for three electric harbour ferries The contract, worth around €27m, will keep the yard's slipways busy until 2029 and replace the diesel boats that cross between Old Quay and the Saltings. Owen Pryce

24 October 2026, Saturday

13:14 10 photosBusiness Tea gardens: green terraces on the hillsides From Sri Lanka to Vietnam, Rwanda to Japan, the rhythmic green patterns of tea plantations. Isabel Duarte

09:32 Business Pop-up shops push Wrenhaven high-street vacancy rate to a six-year low A scheme offering empty units to start-up traders on short, cheap leases has filled 37 shopfronts, and a third of the tenants have now signed longer contracts. Callum Reid

23 October 2026, Friday

07:55 Business Greyling Hills sawmill switches to engineered timber for apartment blocks Hartshorn Timber has invested in a press that glues layers of local spruce into large structural panels, and has won its first order for a six-storey housing scheme. Marcus Feld

22 October 2026, Thursday

23:14 11 photosBusiness Harvest time in the vineyards: from grapes to landscapes Frames showing the season's work and scenery in Europe's vineyards. Grace Mwangi

17:43 Business Port of Wrenhaven handles record container volumes as Asher Point deep-water berth opens The port moved more boxes in the past quarter than in any three months on record, helped by a new 400-metre berth that can take the largest ships now calling in the region. Marcus Feld

08:21 Business Old Quay market traders adopt card payments as cash use falls Almost every stall at the weekend market now takes cards after a group deal cut fees, though traders say they will keep accepting coins for regulars who prefer them. Leo Novak

06:18 Business Asher Valley villagers club together to buy their own wind turbine More than 600 residents of Holloway and two neighbouring villages have bought shares in a single community-owned turbine, with stakes starting at €250 and profits promised to stay in the valley. Elena Sokolova

21 October 2026, Wednesday

23:14 10 photosBusiness Beekeeping: honey season at the hives From mountain slopes to woodland edges, beekeepers' colourful hives and combs full of work. Callum Reid

08:30 Business Old Quay fish auction goes online as inland restaurants join the bidding Buyers can now bid for the morning catch from a phone or laptop, and fishers say prices at Wrenhaven's oldest market have become noticeably less volatile since the switch. Tom Ashworth

06:20 Business Empty Harbourside office blocks to become 600 flats as remote work reshapes the docks Three office buildings that have stood largely vacant since staff began working from home are being converted into homes, the biggest scheme of its kind the city has approved. Nadia Karim

02:22 Business Coastal guesthouses fill quiet months by bundling walks and food breaks Small hotels and guesthouses around Greyling Bay report a rise in out-of-season bookings after joining forces to sell guided walks, cookery sessions and harbour suppers as short-break packages. Marcus Feld