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‘He's a sharp cookie’: new owner ready to reopen world's oldest sweet shop40m ago ( March 2, 2021 at 2:00 AM ) 24-year-old Ben Howie yet to serve his first customers in Pateley Bridge attraction owing to lockdownA 24-year-old entrepreneur in the Yorkshire Dales is gearing up to reopen the doors of the world’s oldest sweet shop after becoming the new owner.Ben Howie has taken over the Oldest Sweet Shop in the World, a Guinness World Record-holding tourist attraction in Pateley Bridge, but is yet to scoop a single pound of pear drops at the counter because of lockdown restrictions. Continue reading...Tags: Yorkshire, North of England, UK news, Heritage Two adults and child warned after camping on Yorkshire cliff edgeFebruary 28, 2021 at 1:18 PM Rescue teams and police attend site known for landslips after tent spotted on coastlineA couple and a child have been visited by emergency services after pitching a tent on a cliff edge in a stretch of the North York Moors known for landslips.Police officers were alerted as the family’s trip breached Covid-19 regulations, the coastguard said on Saturday, but it is unclear whether they were fined. Continue reading...Tags: Police, UK News, Yorkshire, Coastlines, North York Moors, Coronavirus, COVID 9 people like this. Like Captain Sir Tom Moore’s funeral to get flypast by WWII planeFebruary 27, 2021 at 3:00 AM Family-only service given honour in recognition of veteran who died at 100 after raising £38m for NHSA second world war-era plane will fly over Captain Sir Tom Moore’s funeral service in honour of the war veteran, who raised almost £39m for NHS charities during the first coronavirus lockdown.The C-47 Dakota, part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, which operates from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, will perform the flypast.Moore, who died this month at the age of 100 after testing positive...Tags: UK News, Britain, Military, Charities, Second world war, NHS, British Army, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Moore, Dakota, Tom Moore, RAF Coningsby, NHSA, Coronavirus, Yorkshire Regiment 20 people like this. Like Seeking the west coast of Yorkshire | Brief lettersFebruary 24, 2021 at 1:29 PM Charity coffers | David Cameron | Hard crosswords | Yorkshire | Johnson’s journalism | Vaccine passportsBefore asking for government bailouts (UK charities urgently call on PM to set up emergency fund, 17 February), big charities should spend their own reserves. Cancer Research UK entered the pandemic with over £300m in the bank; the National Trust had £320m. I would urge everybody to be as generous as possible to charities, but choose carefully. You don’t want to see your hard-earned gift being...Tags: Politics, UK, David Cameron, Society, UK News, Poverty, Charities, Voluntary sector, Geology, Cameron, Yorkshire, Boris Johnson, Johnson, Cancer Research UK, National Trust, Cheshire Continue 45 people like this. Like Ambitious Carey becomes brand ambassador for Darwin EscapesFebruary 23, 2021 at 7:36 AM  Tags: UK, Sport, David, Ireland, Italy, Golf, Portugal, Yorkshire, Darwin, Oxfordshire, Carey, Emirates Golf Club, Team Ireland, David Carey, Challenge Tour, Dundonald Links 106 people like this. Like Rock of ages: how chalk made EnglandFebruary 23, 2021 at 1:00 AM Swathes of England’s landscape were shaped by the immense block of chalk that has lain beneath it for 100 million years. For a long time, even geologists paid it little heed – but now its secrets and symbolism are being revealedOn the British Geological Survey’s map, chalk is represented by a swathe of pale, limey green that begins on the east coast of Yorkshire and curves in a sinuous green sweep down the east coast, breaking off where the Wash nibbles inland. In the south, the chalk centres on...Tags: England, London, UK News, Britain, Geology, Yorkshire, Oxford Street, Croydon, West End of London, British Geological Survey, Dorset Downs, North Downs the South Downs 39 people like this. Like Peter Lawrence obituaryFebruary 22, 2021 at 6:33 AM Peter Lawrence, who has died aged 74, was in his early 60s when his youngest daughter, 35-year-old Claudia Lawrence, a chef at the University of York, went missing. Her disappearance in 2009 is a troubling case that remains unsolved. The event thrust Peter into the national spotlight, and in order to keep Claudia’s name alive and in the public consciousness, he led an energetic campaign for the rest of his life.Ably supported by his friend and media spokesman Martin Dales, along with Claudia’s b...Tags: Crime, Yorkshire, Suzy, Peter, Claudia, University of York, North Yorkshire Police, Claudia Lawrence, Peter Lawrence, Martin Dales, Jen Peter 29 people like this. Like Northern encounters: lockdown life in Yorkshire – in picturesFebruary 22, 2021 at 2:00 AM ‘These images are fleeting moments of the everyday,’ says Observer photographer Richard Saker. ‘More than anything I hope they are a testimony to the human spirit and show people getting on with their lives, as best they can in these uncertain times. It has felt more important than ever to take pictures during this particular period. One day soon we will look back and try to make sense of it all and I believe photographs are the best way of remembering’ Continue reading...Tags: UK News, Yorkshire, Observer, Richard Saker 41 people like this. Like 'I ate 40kg of chocolate': Yorkshire teacher, 21, on rowing solo across the AtlanticFebruary 21, 2021 at 1:30 PM Jasmine Harrison, the youngest woman to make the 3,000-mile journey alone, relished the freedom of doing it all by herselfIt was always during the night when things went wrong for Jasmine Harrison, the youngest woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Like the time her boat hurtled into a huge wave at 19.2 knots and capsized, leaving her with a badly injured elbow.“I was basically thrown at a wall at 20-odd miles an hour. That’s going to hurt, especially in the middle of your sleep,” she sai...Tags: Atlantic, Yorkshire, Atlantic Ocean, Jasmine Harrison 36 people like this. Like Pigs proven intelligent enough to play video gamesFebruary 18, 2021 at 12:26 PM  Tags: Gaming, Learning, Animals, Intelligence, Innovation, Yorkshire, Consciousness, Pigs, Hamlet, Purdue University, Panepinto, Purdue Center for Animal Welfare Science, Candace Croney, Croney 60 people like this. Like Music promoter Adrian Skirrow joins Radio CarolineFebruary 17, 2021 at 2:57 PM  Tags: UK, People, Radio, South Africa, Yorkshire, Johannesburg, Kent, Radio Caroline, Adrian, Omd, Caroline, LM Radio, Adrian Skirrow 127 people like this. Like Libby Squire's family still in dark about how she died after murder convictionFebruary 11, 2021 at 2:16 PM Pawel Relowicz disclosed no details during trial and pathologist was unable to determine cause of death More than two years after their daughter’s murder, Libby Squire’s parents are still in the dark. They don’t know how she was killed or whether she was alive when she entered the River Hull. What they do now know, however, is that Pawel Relowicz, a 26-year-old butcher, is the man who killed her.Relowicz, who was convicted of murdering the 21-year-old on Thursday, is still the only person who kn...Tags: Crime, UK News, Home Office, Yorkshire, Squire, Libby Squire, Pawel Relowicz, Matthew Lyall 8 people like this. Like Yorkshire lobster exporter says Brexit costs have forced it to closeFebruary 9, 2021 at 7:48 AM Government has not been straight with fishing industry, says Sam Baron of Baron Shellfish in BridlingtonTags: Yorkshire, Brexit, Sam Baron, Baron Shellfish 5 people like this. Like The 6 best dog brushes, combs, and grooming gloves we tested in 2021February 9, 2021 at 6:42 PM Tags: Reviews, Dogs, Boston, Pets, Trends, Features, Yorkshire, Dog Grooming, Curry, Buying Guides, Jackie Brown, Oster, Edmond, Labrador, Edmonds, Burt 88 people like this. Like Yorkshire lobster exporter says Brexit costs have forced it to closeFebruary 8, 2021 at 12:47 PM Government has not been straight with fishing industry, says Sam Baron of Baron Shellfish in BridlingtonA lobster exporter who is winding up his 60-year-old family business has blamed the government for failing to be honest about Brexit red tape and hidden costs.Sam Baron, who worked alongside his father to set up Baron Shellfish in Bridlington, east Yorkshire, said the government had failed to be straight with the fishing industry. Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Business, Politics, Small Business, European Union, UK News, World news, Foreign Policy, Yorkshire, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Bridlington, Trade Policy, Sam Baron, Fishing Industry, Baron Shellfish 42 people like this. Like Free content available for community radio stationsFebruary 8, 2021 at 9:26 AM  Tags: UK, Radio, House, Yorkshire, Helen Skelton, Joe Wicks, Audio Content Fund, Community Sector, Wellness Workout, Homeschool Helpers, Greater Manchester Midlands 93 people like this. Like Yorkshire floods: Rain leads to road and rail closuresFebruary 6, 2021 at 10:19 AM Flooding across Yorkshire has led to cars being stranded, roads closed and rail services disrupted.Tags: UK, News, Yorkshire 27 people like this. Like Covid: Yorkshire mother on raising a baby during a pandemicFebruary 6, 2021 at 4:05 AM Baby Bonnie was born during the pandemic and has had limited contact with other children.Tags: News, Yorkshire, Baby Bonnie 9 people like this. Like Covid: Lockdown cost Yorkshire economy £8bn, report saysFebruary 4, 2021 at 1:45 PM Business owners count the cost of lockdown as a report shows Yorkshire's economy shrank by 20%.Tags: News, Yorkshire 5 people like this. Like Yorkshire promise life bans for perpetrators as Azeem Rafiq reports 'vile' and 'terrifying' threatsFebruary 2, 2021 at 12:10 PM Former allrounder unnerved after receiving specific threats on social mediaTags: Sport, Cricket, Yorkshire, Azeem Rafiq 21 people like this. Like Snow in northern England – in picturesFebruary 2, 2021 at 8:01 AM An amber weather warning for snow is in force across much of South Yorkshire and parts of Derbyshire, West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester until 1pm on Wednesday. Between 3cm and 8cm of snow is likely, with 10cm to 15cm possible in areas above 200 metres Continue reading...Tags: Photography, England, Snow, UK News, Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, UK Weather, North Of England, Derbyshire West Yorkshire 7 people like this. Like UK snow: Hundreds of schools shut and travel disruptedFebruary 2, 2021 at 7:25 AM People are urged to avoid travelling if possible as most of Yorkshire is blanketed with heavy snow.Tags: UK, News, Yorkshire 20 people like this. Like UK weather: snow may cut off rural areas in north of England, says Met OfficeFebruary 2, 2021 at 5:22 AM Coronavirus vaccine appointments in parts of North Yorkshire to be rescheduled after heavy snowParts of northern England have had heavy snowfall overnight and the Met Office has warned rural communities are at risk of being cut off and widespread travel disruption is likely.Hundreds of schools, open to vulnerable children and those of key workers, have closed across Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Oldham, Greater Manchester. Heavy snow has forced coronavirus vaccine appointments in parts of North York...Tags: UK, England, Snow, UK News, Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, Met Office, North Yorkshire, UK Weather, North Of England, Yorkshire Derbyshire, Oldham Greater Manchester Heavy 26 people like this. Like Yorkshire snow: Hundreds of schools shut and travel disruptedFebruary 2, 2021 at 4:41 AM The Met Office issues an amber weather warning with up to six inches of snow predicted on high ground.Tags: UK, News, Yorkshire 25 people like this. Like UK Covid live: Johnson hints at end of tiers amid fears over community spread of South African variantFebruary 1, 2021 at 10:25 AM Latest updates: PM hints any lockdown easing will be on national basis; mass testing after two people with no history of travel catch variantSouth African variant of Covid found in eight areas of EnglandHalf of care home staff at UK’s largest provider have not had vaccineTwo London clinics mistakenly offer Covid jab to young peopleUK Covid patients dying needlessly over unfounded ventilator fearsGlobal coronavirus updates - live 3.25pm GMT Prof Adam Finn, a member of the Joint Committee on V...Tags: Health, Politics, UK, London, UK News, Infectious Diseases, Social Care, Yorkshire, Boris Johnson, Vaccines and immunisation, Johnson, Care workers, Wuhan, Batley, Coronavirus, Adam Finn 5 people like this. Like How Do Some Dogs Learn Words So Quickly?January 28, 2021 at 10:00 AM  Tags: Science, Dogs, Yorkshire, Wolves, Scavengers, Dog Training, Taxa, Collie, Domesticated Animals, Herding Dogs, Dog Intelligence, Law_crime, Subspecies Of Canis Lupus, Vicky Nina 130 people like this. Like Smart motorways are dangerous, says Yorkshire police chiefJanuary 24, 2021 at 3:00 AM The claim comes after a coroner ruled two deaths on the M1 motorway were avoidable.Tags: UK, News, Yorkshire 41 people like this. Like UK Covid live: £500 payment to anyone testing positive being considered, says ministerJanuary 22, 2021 at 5:20 AM Latest updates: George Eustice says policy has been under review before playing down prospect of a full-blown travel banMinisters could pay £500 to everyone with Covid in EnglandPM raises fears of lockdown in England continuing into summertimeQuarantine: Home Office considered electronic tags for travellersNorth-east and Yorkshire vaccine supply cut to help lagging regionsCoronavirus – latest updates 10.20am GMT The financial misery facing Britain’s pubs has once again been thrown into the s...Tags: Health, Politics, UK, England, UK News, Britain, NHS, Yorkshire, Boris Johnson, Ons, Great Britain, George Eustice, British Beer Pub Association, Coronavirus, Emma McClarkin 37 people like this. Like Reports that Covid vaccine could be diverted from the NorthJanuary 21, 2021 at 3:41 PM Vaccines are reportedly being diverted from the North East and Yorkshire to other parts of England.Tags: UK, News, Yorkshire, North East 10 people like this. Like Covid vaccine: Claims supplies 'diverted from the North' raise concernsJanuary 21, 2021 at 3:41 PM Vaccines are reportedly being diverted from the North East and Yorkshire to other parts of England.Tags: UK, News, Yorkshire, North East 40 people like this. Like |
