A skirt, a frying pan and most importantly a pancake. The Olney Pancake Race in Buckinghamshire dates back more than five centuries, but why did it start and who can take part? The run itself dates ...

Sublime stackers and terrific tower-makers have been taking part in the UK's first-ever pancake stacking championships. The competition was held on 1 March in Olney, Buckinghamshire - home to what ...

Competitors have taken to the streets in what organisers claim is the world's oldest pancake race. Taking place in Olney in Buckinghamshire, the race can trace its roots back to 1445. It is only ...