Fred A'Court reports on how the recession caused one butcher to turn his busines upsidedown to survivie - with unexpected benefits

Out of adversity came opportunity for Enniskillen butcher Gabriel Stewart, winner of the Northern Ireland regional heat in last year's Butcher's Shop of the Year awards.

Meet George Debman. As borough councillor for the Holywells Ward of Ipswich, he demonstrates real power to the people, finds Adam Baker.

In the genteel Ribble Valley, Chatburn-based Roy Porter Butchers is tempting in customers from across the district with its meat from native breeds, home-smoked bacon, homemade pies and a generous dose of humour, finds Martin Pilkington

MTJ's Young Butcher of the Year Alan Elliott has achieved stunning success - all by the age of 25. Ed Bedington went to find out how a young lad from Northern Ireland has taken the industry by storm

Midlands butchers Lawson Easthope  and Keith Boxley have created a business from scratch. Fred A'Court talks to them about the problems they encountered  in setting up shop

Eastbourne’s J Heath & Sons has just walked off with the Sussex Butcher of the Year title for the second time running. Carina Perkins went to find out what makes this business tick

It might sound like the plot of an unlikely Hollywood film, but the Bexleys boys have bounced back from rock bottom to take the title of Best Butcher’s Shop in the UK. Ed Bedington went to meet them

Competition has been hotting over up the past 13 years in the meat industry in Hampshire. But one man who seems unperturbed by the fact that three farm shops have opened since he arrived to take over as manager of Manydown Farm Shop on Scrapps Hill Farm in Worting is Terry Tarrant.

The folks behind the latest high street newcomer, The Blackfoot Butchers, know a thing or two about selling food. Now they are looking to transfer that know-how to selling quality meats, finds Carina Perkins

Lucianne Fleming only started working full-time for Aubrey Allen this year, having spent 10 years at the bar as a successful barrister. Carina Perkins asks why she swapped the courts for the cold room

Residents of Ballynure in Northern Ireland still talk about how local butcher John Jackson scooped the top prize in last year’s Butcher’s Shop of the Year Awards. With this year’s awards looming, Alyson Magee paid him a visit

From humble beginnings as a farm shop, Lancashire-based Huntley’s has grown to be a major business for locally produced food. Martin Pilkington takes a tour around the premise

Two brothers have taken the farm-to-fork ethos to heart, setting up their own plant and supplying consumers – and the venture is paying dividends, finds Carina Perkins

Andrew Holt has devoted a lot of time to taking on the rest of Europe with his award-winning black puddings. Martin Pilkington crosses the Channel with him as he attempts to come away with yet more silverware from Continental competition