Bakeries and Pastry

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (290+ words) A Bishop Auckland bakery has been shortlisted for a North East award. The Hedgehog Bakery, on Newgate Street is in the running for The Northern Echo’s Best Bakery award. The bakery offers a wide selection of products, including cookie pizzas,…...

3+ day, 33+ min ago   (533+ words) Sticky Fingers bakery recently opened on the Underbanks in Stockport(Image: Manchester Evening News) Since opening in Stockport four years ago, one bakery has become the talk of the town. It was in 2022 that husband and wife Adrian and Klaudyna…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (128+ words) News & Star Carlisle bakery Whytes makes News & Star competition finals WHYTES: Bakery and Kitchen in Carlisle has secured its place in the final of the News & Star’s Best Bakery competition 2026. Based at 11-13 Carlyle’s Court on Fisher Street, the independent bakery…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (334+ words) Supermarkets could be overlooking a significant opportunity within sweet bakery, according to new research from Nestlé Professional, which found that 63% of consumers are more likely to purchase sweet bakery products featuring brands they recognise. The findings, published in Nestlé Professional’s…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1239+ words) Thanks to our category sponsor Competition is tough in the Bakery Retailer of the Year category with four of the six finalists having lifted the trophy in recent years. So, who will claim the title in 2026? Judges of the category,…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (327+ words) A CARLISLE bakery is celebrating a double milestone after reaching the final of the News & Star's Best Bakery competition while also marking eight years under its current owners. Central Bakery, in Harraby, has been shortlisted in the popular annual competition,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (628+ words) Because we like to talk about those kinder times past, devoid of the scaries of now, I’ll tell you about Keith Twice. Tuesdays, Fridays, he’d purr up at home into the yard by the muck heap, slide open his van…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (726+ words) What began as a hobby shared with friends and neighbors has grown into a neighborhood business for Joanie McLaughlin, the baker behind The Neighbor’s Loaf. The preorder-based microbakery specializes in handmade sourdough, focaccia and other baked goods, with weekly menus…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (361+ words) A Blackburn bakery that sticks to tradition and has one item that people buy inby the bulk has been named as one of the region's best. Woods Craft Bakery, in Whalley New Road, is back amongst the top 10 in the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (474+ words) A WIGTON bakery which makes almost all of its food on site has been named among the finalists in the News & Star’s Best Bakery competition 2026. CJ’s Bakery, owned by Diane Creighton, has been serving customers under Diane's supervision since 2018 and…...