CELEBRITY chef Paul Heathcote MBE has been appointed by Lancashire as catering consultant to develop standards at The Point, the new £12 million conference and events facility at Old Trafford due to be completed in July this year.

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Heathcote, born in Farnworth, has been a regular face on television cooking shows. He owns 11 restaurants and is a previous winner of the Egon Ronay Chef of the Year and still the only chef in the North West to be awarded two Michelin Stars. If his influence extends to match-day catering for the mass of spectators, that would only be for the better...