Articles & stories

  1. Keep Warm, Keep Well

    Winter is here, the nights are drawing in and the heaters are on! Although it is comforting to settle down in front of the TV with a blanket and a cup of warming cocoa it is still important to keep fit and well in the winter months. Eating healthy will keep you alert, energised and help protect
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  2. Hearty Soups

    Winter is fast approaching and we are starting to look forward to open fires, thick socks and a warming bowl of soup! This month we will be discussing our lovely range of hearty soups and why soup is such a fantastic meal on those cold days! Why soup is more than just a great meal? Whet
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  3. New Brochure Launch

      We are delighted and proud to share our latest autumn winter brochure, with 27 great new dishes on the menu. This season we have some fantastic comforting dishes for when the evenings start drawing in. We have all your favourites and have added a fantastic range of pies perfect for sharing as well as an exciting range of desserts
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  4. Extra Mile Award

    The Oakhouse - Extra Mile Award During the month of September on the back of your delivery notes we are asking you to nominate one of our lovely drivers for the 'Extra Mile Award'! There is a small slip on the back of the delivery note to send back to Head Office as well as an online en
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  5. Our Ice Cream Parlour & Summer Desserts

    Ice Cream Parlour and Summer Desserts Everybody loves a little treat after dinner or an ice cream to cool you down on a hot summers day! We have a fantastic mixture of desserts including our favoured Strawberry Tart which takes pride of place on the front of our Spring Summer brochure. Our collection of luxurious ic
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  6. A deserving carer wins a break

    Huge congratulations to Chantelle Speirs from Coventry, a truly deserving winner in our recent Carers Week competition. A mum to three young boys, Chantelle is a dedicated carer for her ill son who has been in and out of hospital since he was 4 months old, having suffered with Meningitis, Leukemia, bone marrow transplants and a recent diagnosis of di
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  7. A day in the life... Colin from Oakhouse Wrexham

    Our drivers across the country work hard to make sure our customers are well looked after, often going above and beyond the call of duty. We spoke to one of our Wrexham drivers to find out more about the day to day life of an Oakhouse driver. Colin has worked at Oakhouse for over 2 years and delivers to Chester, Anglesey, Stoke, Oswestry and surrounding areas. What do you enjoy most about your job? I like being out and about, meeting all different types of people. I have done driving jobs before but at Oakhouse we take time to get to know our customers and have a chat.  It’s funny that my customers in Anglesey tell me I sound English and in Stoke they say I sound Welsh!
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  8. Our Carers Week winners

    We are delighted to announce that Chantelle Speirs and Margaret Gallagher have been selected as the winners of our Carers Week pamper day giveaway. We had lots of nominations from thoughtful family and friends wanting to give something back to the many people who care for loved ones. Chantelle and Margaret will each have the chance to choose from ove
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  9. Treat a carer this Carers Week

    There are over 6.5 million people in the UK caring unpaid for an ill, frail or disabled family member or friend. Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. If you know a hard working c
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  10. Caring: taking the worry out of mealtimes

    It’s Carers Week, and we’re sharing our top tips for making sure you and the person you care for enjoy a balanced diet. Being a carer for a loved one comes with a whole host of challenges – particularly when it comes to mealtimes. Whether because of illness, disability or becoming less active, many people can find it difficult to eat or find that their dietary needs or appetite have changed. Here a few ways to make mealtimes easier, and help the person you care for get the nutrients they need:
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