What do Champagne, Cornish Pasties, Gorgonzola, Shetland Wool and Melton Mowbray pork pies have in common? They all have European protected name status. The good old Comber spuds are among the latest to gain EU Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) in that if they’re not produced in the Comber area, then they can’t be called ‘Comber Earlies’ or ‘New Season Comber Potatoes’.
Due to the area’s light sandy soil which is very well suited to potato growing, Comber crops can usually be harvested earlier than anywhere else in Northern Ireland.
A lorry carrying a huge load of mackerel, overturned on the Derryboy Road outside Crossgar yesterday. The lorry landed on its side spilling the entire contents of the trailer across a field, prompting a large ‘scale’ cleanup operation. It brings a whole new meaning to ‘Fish Farm’.
