THE cheese makers behind the favourite food of beloved clay-animated duo Wallace and Gromit have taken a leaf straight out of Wallace's invention book with their latest venture.

The Wensleydale Creamery has struck a deal to supply the whey from its Dales-based factory to a nearby bioenergy plant, transforming cheese waste into renewable "green gas".

The innovative move should supply energy to heat 4,000 North Yorkshire homes, as well as cutting carbon emissions for the Creamery.

By Charlotte Bowe, The Northern Echo