Whilst the wealthy had cooks to bake elaborate sweet treats for them, the middle classes turned instead to fancy biscuits as ...

A "forgotten" relic that casts light on part of a city's social history is to be restored. The Star of David window at the disused Carr's biscuit factory in Carlisle was created circa 1909 when ...

Mark Greenwell, team manager at United Biscuits' factory in Carlisle, responsible for producing iconic McVitie's and Carr's water biscuits, once explained the phenomenon during an episode of Food ...

In 1861, Jonathan Dodgson Carr invented a biscuit for Peek Freans consisting of currants sandwiched between a pair of crispy layers, one we know today as the Garibaldi. It is a little unclear what ...

The boss of the company behind biscuit giants McVitie’s, Jacobs and Carr’s has warned that the UK has become a less attractive place to invest. Speaking at the Confederation of British ...

The Star of David window at the old Carr's biscuit factory in Carlisle was created in about 1909 when the firm began making unleavened Matzo crackers for Passover. Former Carlisle MP Eric Martlew ...

Christmas is a time to see family and share special memories, but also a time to enjoy delicious foods and copious amounts of chocolate guilt-free.