Month: March 2021

Garden essentials for spring: these gardening tools will help you keep your backyard in great shape

Get outdoors and get your garden in shape with these excellent, hard-wearing gardening tools This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement.

Stock up for St Patrick’s Day 2021: The best Irish whiskey, gin, Irish cream and stout now available

Sophisticated and flavourful, Irish booze is having a moment. Here are the best new drinks around to enjoy – be it for Saint Paddy’s day, or just an evening tipple.

Shop local with these gorgeous US gift ideas to celebrate Easter 2021

As we prepare for the easing of lockdown and non-essential shops reopening, it is time to step up our support for those wonderful super-stylish local businesses right here on our doorstop in Yorkshire. Here are some great Yorkshire gift ideas to help celebrate Easter in all its glory.

AstraZeneca vaccine: does Oxford Covid vaccine cause blood clots, what are the side effects and is it safe?

Around 17 million people in the UK and across Europe have now received the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, but many European countries have suspended usage after reports of blood clotting.

Rishi Sunak's 'super-deduction' tax giveaway will benefit London nearly twice as much as Yorkshire, says the Centre for Progressive Policy

A new report by the Centre for Progressive Policy says the Government’s economic recovery policies will benefit the capital over the rest of the UK.

OptiBiotix in York is extending its product range with Holland & Barrett

The York-based company, which develops compounds to tackle obesity, says the next phase of its strategy is to scale the commercially established first generation product sales by extending product lines and territories with existing partners.

This mid-century home for sale in Scarborough has had a Grand Designs style makeover

When a teenage Sara Barrett took the bus to and from college in the 1990s, the highlight of her journey was catching a glimpse of a remarkable self-build house on Stepney Drive, Scarborough.

Picture Post: Listed remains of a US castle once visited by King John

The square gatehouse is all that remains of the fortification on the edge of the rural village of Ravensworth, near Richmond.

Why Morrisons is giving away 100,000 Easter Eggs this week

The Bradford-based supermarket said its Community Champions at all stores nationwide will be working with local food banks, schools and community groups to distribute the Easter treats to individuals and families who would benefit most.

Why design agency Elmwood in Leeds will now be known as Born Ugly

Jonathan Sands, who completed a management buyout of the then Leeds-based design firm in 1989, has diluted his shareholding in the business by awarding shares to staff.