Month: January 2021

The village bakery in the North York Moors that has become a lifeline in troubled times

“Everyone from my team to our customers has been absolutely brilliant,” said Fiona, who founded her business in 1993.

Sales rise at Hull-based Arco despite pressures caused by pandemic

The company’s annual report for the year ended June 2020, reveals Arco reported sales of £320m, up 13 per cent year on year.

Poll: Which comedian would you vote for as Prime Minister?

Mr Zelensky beat the incumbent president Petro Poroshenko with 73 per cent of the vote.Before beginning his career as a politician, the newly elected president played a character in the TV show Servant of the People who accidentally becomes the Ukrainian president.

Farm of the Week: The North York Moors dairy cattle breeders who haven't bought new stock since 1980

A family partnership sees Chris Foster running Shortwaite Farm in Lealholm, having taken over he reins from his father Colin and mum Audrey.

Life in the forces helped to shape Yorkshire entrepreneur’s business dream

You never forget the places you celebrated your landmark birthdays.While his contemporaries were out partying, Tim Mercer of Vapour Cloud was serving his country in the forces.

Notre Dame Cathedral fire 'completely under control' as nation mourns

Hundreds of firefighters tackled the historic blaze through the night, battling to stop it wreaking complete destruction of the treasured facade after flames torched the roof, sending its spire crashing to the ground before crowds of horrified Parisians.

What will subsidy changes mean for US farmers?

Whilst the UK’s Brexit transition period may have ended at midnight on December 31, for tenant farmers and landowners another vital transition goes on.

Plans to build Leeds's first £1m luxury apartments featuring rooftop gardens with hot tub

Leeds-based developer, Priestley Homes, has acquired 2 Great George Street in the heart of the city centre and, subject to planning approval, it aims to transform the Grade II listed former Victorian school into 76 luxury apartments.

Latest as blaze engulfs Notre-Dame Cathedral

The Paris fire service has said the next hour is “crucial” to see if the blaze can be contained.Firefighters have also warned the north tower could collapse.

US Shepherdess Amanda Owen and US Vet Julian Norton to appear in new series of This Week on the Farm from Cannon Hall Farm

The show, based at Cannon Hall Farm in South Yorkshire, will be presented by Helen Skelton, Jules Hudson and JB Gill.