Written by Public health bosses in the UK are expecting a rise in deaths due to cold weather, amid severe weather warnings for snow and ice over the next five days. The UK’s Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued an amber alert for social care in England, saying vulnerable people are at risk as the country braces itself […]
31st December 2024 Author: Aleksandra Cupriak An East Yorkshire pig farmer who suffers with Parkinson’s disease is encouraging people to join him in an ambitious challenge to complete one million press-ups in January. Richard Longthorp takes on a challenge. Richard Longthorp, who farms near Howden, is undertaking the challenge to raise money for Parkinson’s UK […]
Yorkshire pudding is a bread, sort of like a savory baked pancake. The texture is tender and a little bit chewy on the inside, almost custard like, and it has a crispy shell. They also puff up so they almost look like a little soufflé, which makes them feel fancy and special. Traditional Yorkshire puddings […]
A Michelin-starred chef has appealed to thieves who stole his van which had 2,500 pies inside to “do the right thing” and give them to people in need. Tommy Banks, who owns two restaurants and a pub in North Yorkshire, announced on Instagram that his van carrying £25,000 worth of stock had been taken. The […]
Up early? Sunday is the one morning I don’t get out of bed early. I still wake up early, because we’ve got a five-year-old. But she comes into bed with us. Breakfast in bed? Very much so. I don’t drink tea or coffee, but it’s normally me who gets up and makes a cuppa for […]
Gaddings Dam was built as a mill pond in about 1833, when the Industrial Revolution positioned West Yorkshire and the north of England as the centre of the developed world’s cotton-spinning and weaving mills. It sits above the market town of Todmorden, out of sight on the moor of Langfield Common, with a sandy beach […]