Pete Martin

3 days ago | shropshirestar.com | Pete Martin

Shrewsbury Repair Café has become the first repair café in the world to produce an audio description of its services. For those with sight loss access to repair services can be at times difficult, so it has produced an audio description of one of its live repair cafe sessions to help those with sight loss have more confidence in visiting and using repair cafes, not just in Shrewsbury but anywhere.

2 weeks ago | shropshirestar.com | Pete Martin

On Saturday 24th May Wem is holding its first repair café at Wem Library starting between 10am and 1pm, so bring your broken or torn or non-working household items along and see if the team of volunteer repairers can fix your item for you. By contributor Pete MartinWatch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Repair Cafes began in The Netherlands in 2009 and have become more popular throughout Shropshire.

2 months ago | athomeupstate.com | Pete Martin

The wine world is full of buzzwords. Look at the wine bottles in your favorite store, and you’ll likely see more than a few on the labels: biodynamic, sustainable, organic, no added sulfites. Ah, yes, sulfites. Sulfites have been blamed for years—perhaps unfairly—for headaches and other health issues. The perception, however, may not match the reality. First, all wines contain sulfites to some degree, since they occur naturally. The reason winemakers add sulfites is to better preserve their wines.

Jan 21, 2025 | athomeupstate.com | Pete Martin

The holiday season is upon us, and there’s no better time than right now to figure out what wines you’re going to serve with your holiday dinners. Even if you’re a knowledgeable wine drinker, it can be tough to find wines that pair well with the rich foods often served during the holidays. And what about your guests? Let’s face it: Not everyone appreciates super-bold reds or esoteric whites.

Nov 26, 2024 | towncarolina.com | Pete Martin

The holiday season is upon us, and there’s no better time than right now to figure out what wines you’re going to serve with your holiday dinners. Even if you’re a knowledgeable wine drinker, it can be tough to find wines that pair well with the rich foods often served during the holidays. And what about your guests? Let’s face it: Not everyone appreciates super-bold reds or esoteric whites.