A farmer has hit out at careless walkers having picnics and sunbathing in her fields during lockdown amid fears her vulnerable family could contract coronavirus. Amanda Woolley, who runs Plumbley Lane Farm in Mosborough, Sheffield, says people are ignoring signs telling walkers not to dawdle on their land. The Woolleys, who have owned the farm … Read more
Captain Tom Moore has been invited to open the Nightingale hospital in his native Yorkshire after he raised £25million for the NHS. The Second World War hero will appear via video-link at the hospital next week to praise the efforts of doctors and nurses and say he has been ‘amazed by the kindness and generosity … Read more
Great British Boltholes: The Beverley Arms is a dramatic inn with a long literary tale to tell The Beverley Arms is a smart redbrick coaching inn located in East Yorkshire There’s a glass-roofed restaurant and a sunny terrace with a fire pit Request a room that faces St Mary’s Church for a quintessentially English view … Read more
Savers looking for monthly pocket money have been dealt a blow by the news one of the nation’s largest building societies will no longer pay monthly interest on its fixed-rate bonds. Yorkshire Building Society previously offered monthly interest payments to savers who held its one, two and three-year fixed-rate bonds and Isas, but now only … Read more
Hockney hotspots: Exploring the glorious Yorkshire Wolds in search of the sights that inspired our greatest living artist An exhibition devoted to David Hockney’s drawings opens this week Some of his best-loved works were inspired by the little-known Yorkshire Wolds An online interactive map has been launched to help find his favourite spots By Simon … Read more
The UK’s culinary reputation has soared in recent years – and you don’t have to head to the obvious spots like London to enjoy it. Here we turn the spotlight on six areas that have managed to stay below the radar, but are just perfect for foodie breaks. Abergavenny, Wales Visitors at the Abergavenny Food … Read more