Month: April 2021

Lambing is in full flow at the farm on the M62 but plans for a "mass trespass" are causing concerns

The meadows and hillsides are alive with lambs, bouncing, bleating and basking in the sunshine. The azure blue skies and sunshine are always a blessing at this time of year, anything but the dreaded mud. Sharp frosty mornings have greeted us and not a drop of rain has dampened our spirits.

Meet the family who bought back their derelict farm and now run 'bring your horse' holidays on US's beaches

Pete and Helen Milner developed three cottages from a dilapidated barn that one historian had mentioned may have dated back to Viking origin due to its chalk and cobble structure and was probably the original farmhouse..

2021 Skoda Fabia revealed with big ambitions for supermini class

Skoda has lifted the wraps from its latest Fabia … and in many ways it’s essentially a shrunken Octavia; and that’s no bad thing. Set to go head-to-head with its VW Group stablemates, the VW Polo and Seat Ibiza, and the likes of the Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Corsa and Renault Clio, the new MkIV Fabia goes on sale later in 2021 with prices expected to start around £14,000. First deliveries are scheduled for early next year.

Gone in 60 seconds: watch as thieves swipe £400 catalytic converter in just 1 minute

CCTV footage has shown the moment three brazen thieves stole a valuable catalytic converter from a parked car in just 60 seconds.

Fashion designer turned North US artist Graeme Black prepares for art exhibition in Harrogate

Graeme Black is a portrait painter, not of people, but of the magnificent trees that surround his home on the banks of Semerwater in the Raydale Valley. “Part of being in one place is seeing the seasons change,” he says. “I kept going back to drawing the trees and the forests and landscapes and then honing in on that, doing studies of the bark.

First images of new look restaurant and bar at Leeds's Queens Hotel revealed

The hotel, part of The QHotels Group, is currently undergoing a £16 million refurbishment and is redeveloping its food and drink offer in partnership with Living Ventures’ Raffles-inspired restaurant and bar.

‘Parents and children are being duped’: Why ex-children’s commissioner Anne Longfield is suing TikTok for billions

In May 2018, millions of online businesses scrambled to adapt to a tough new EU-wide General Data Protection Regulation law (GDPR) aimed at protecting the privacy of citizens online.

Dog shot by farmer after killing six lambs in sheep worrying incident near Hebden Bridge

Six lambs had already been killed by the dog before the farmer intervened to prevent further loss of life at a farm in the Hebden Bridge area on Wednesday.

Chef profile – Keith Wildman of the Record Cafe, in Bradford

A record-mad football aficionado who had principally made a living as a writer, Keith was also a keen home cook until he decided to meld all of his main interests into one entity and open the Record Cafe on Bradford’s North Parade.

Volvo XC60 PHEV long-term test month 1

The Volvo XC60 you see here should have been with us for a week but, thanks to lockdown and some scheduling snafus, it has ended up as a sort of accidental long-termer.