Industry insiders have said that butchers and abattoirs have been in decline in the UK, disappearing from high streets and ...

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A SCOTS butcher shop has been crowned the best in the UK – and it is not far from Glasgow. McCaskie Butchers and Cafe grabbed the national title at the Butcher’s Shop of the Year Awards in Birmingham.

Lishman’s of Ilkley has scooped a prestigious national award for its bacon at this year’s Smithfield Awards, announced at Butchers’ Hall in London. One of twelve artisan butchers from across the UK to ...

Pork giant Pilgrim’s UK has launched a Butchery & Abattoir Academy in a bid to attract new talent into the industry. The supplier said it was creating dedicated training facilities at its sites as ...

Tapping into MacGyver-like instincts, an elderly British butcher managed to free himself from a potentially lethal trap by using a large piece of charcuterie as a mallet. Christopher McCabe, the owner ...

Butchers were the only place shoppers could buy meat until the 1960s, back when high streets were dominated by independent grocers, bakers and clothing shops. While they have remained a staple in many ...