North Yorkshire

Hospital renovation work to begin

BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Renovation work costing £1m at Whitby Community Hospital in North Yorkshire is to begin on Monday.

Top Anglican author converts to Rome

The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday

Former priest announces move to Catholic church A bestselling author and Anglican priest has launched an outspoken attack on the Church of England and revealed that he is converting to Catholicism. GP Taylor, whose children's book Shadowmancer became an international bestseller and is being turned into a film, accused the church of sinking "into a liberal pit that was no earthly use and offered...

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MoD names British soldier killed in Afghanistan

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

Sergeant Phillip Scott of 3rd Battalion the Rifles died in Helmand province explosion A British soldier killed in southern Afghanistan yesterday was named by the Ministry of Defence tonight as Sergeant Phillip Scott of 3rd Battalion the Rifles. Scott, a married father of two who lived with his family in Edinburgh, deployed to Afghanistan in September alongside his brother Robin, also a sergeant in...

Serjeant Phillip Scott killed in Afghanistan

Helmand Blog - Afghanistan (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Serjeant Phillip Scott of 3rd Battalion The Rifles was killed in Afghanistan yesterday, Thursday 5 November 2009. Serjeant* Phillip Scott died following an improvised explosive device explosion in northern Helmand province. His platoon was attached to B Company during a deliberate clearance operation in the town of Sangin aimed at...

'Strictly' stars visit army troops

Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

Strictly Come Dancing's stars visit the troops at the Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire.

Scrap Fever 5

Willow Tree Crafts Blog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

Our Instructors are: Dyan Reavely Hi I’m Dyan, I am the owner of Art from the Heart, a large teaching and design studio in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, where I can be found teaching a large variety of eclectic classes. I am the Senior Educator in Europe for Ranger Industries and I am well known for my innovative and [...]

North Yorkshire

Tandleman's Beer Blog (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

I spent the weekend there with my CAMRA chums and of course, Eileen. A quick run down of impressions will suffice I think. The pub scene is relatively thriving. The usual rule applies in that good pubs were really busy and crap ones weren't - not that we spent any time in crap ones - but we did look see a few times. The cafe bar scene is big there, with modern IKEA furnished places abounding, but as...

Yet another BNP Success in Catterick Garrison

British National Party (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009

Andrew Brons MEP held an open air surgery on Saturday 31st October 2009 as part of the day of action in Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, reports our North East correspondent.

Scarborough Break from 1st to 3rd September 2009

Pegler Birding (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009

In need of a break after our son's wedding, my wife and I decided to get away to Scarborough to pamper ourselves a little. We managed a bit of birdwatching, stopping off at Blacktoft Sands on the way up there, and making quick visits to the fantastic Bempton Cliffs and Flamborough Head. . Green Sandpiper - Blacktoft Sands . Black-tailed Godwit - Blacktoft Sands . Tree Sparrow - Bempton cliffs . Spotted...

Howsham Hall, Estate of the Day

Luxist (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

Howsham Hall is gorgeous but is it cursed? In September, Country Life ran a story that says that the stately and fabulously restored 17th century mansion near the Malton area of North Yorkshire, England comes with a curse. The Curse of Kirkham apparently reaches way back to 1610 when Sir William Bamburgh built the hall by taking stone and timber from the nearby Kirkham Priory, a former religion community...

You Know It's Serious For Labour…

John Ward in Medway (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

…when even in the traditionally Labour heartland of North Yorkshire an effigy of Gordon Brown is to be torched on a Bonfire Night event to be held in Ripon next week.This is being done in response to asking the public whose face they'd like to see as the Guy to be burned. They chose Gordon.As a member of the free event's organising committee put it: "Gordon Brown was the perfect choice."...

Spooky goings-on at Mixd…

Mixd» Creative Design Agency (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

Mark Graham, whose company Original Ghost Walks of York says he found things going bump in the night at the former Mixd offices in Northallerton, North Yorkshire.

In praise of Whitby: Britain's spookiest town

The Guardian Books Blog (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

It was a powefully atmospheric spot long before Dracula arrived – that's why he came If any place in Britain deserves the as-yet-uncreated accolade of Unesco Halloween Town, I would argue that the honour should go to Whitby . This pretty former fishing village on the North Yorkshire coast nestles in some of the most dramatic coastline to be found anywhere in these isles, and has earned a permanent...

Soldiers honoured for Afghan service

Helmand Blog - Afghanistan (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

A medals parade has been held in Northern Ireland for soldiers who lost two colleagues during fighting in Afghanistan. It was staged at the Lisburn base of 40th Regiment Royal Artillery on Thursday. Bombardier Craig Hopson and Lance Bombardier Matthew Hatton from Yorkshire were killed this summer in Helmand province. Commanding Officer Lt Colonel Owen Adams said: "We have all been devastated by...

The Watch and Work Point

Birdbrain (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009

29/10/2009 Just some views of where I get my bit of pleasure vis migging whilst at work. Until houses were built on the old mill dam I could see over Otley mast and the North Yorkshire White Horse but its getting a bit hemmed in now but it serves its purpose. This mornings birds :- c 200 Woodpigeons > S 4 Alba Wagtails > S 11 Chaffinch > S Despite early warnings from the Oxenhope boys I failed...