Month: May 2021

Meet the Thirsk farmer who keeps a Victorian tradition alive by training Clydesdale horses

Heath Darley of Amber Field, Birdforth, near Thirsk, knows all about dealing with things that are broken in his full-time occupation of agricultural and commercial vehicle repairs, but the art of breaking horses is far different and was completely new to him. Over the past eighteen months he has gone through it all again with his latest gentle giant.

Yorkshire-based Deep Sea Electronics is sold to New York listed Generac Holdings

Global investment bank GCA Altium has advised Caledonia Quint Topco Limited, which trades as Deep Sea Electronics Limited (DSE) on its sale to Generac Holdings Inc, a New York listed designer and manufacturer of energy technology services.

Bicycles, boots, dogs, fish & chips and a castle – discovering everything Scarborough has to offer

And after deciding to travel to the North Yorkshire coast for a spontaneous break, that is exactly what we did with our four-legged friend Snoopy.

Why a return to the office is light at end of tunnel – Andy Shatwell

Some have thrived, some barely survived and some sadly are no longer around due to hugely unprecedented factors. One conversation that has been asked repeatedly amongst a world working from home is: is the office dead?

Morrisons launches 'Best of Europe' pizza to mark Euro 2020

The 14” pizza combines flavours from Germany, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Divided into quarters, Morrisons ‘Best of Europe Pizza’ is topped with frankfurters and red onion, chorizo and chargrilled peppers, mozzarella and pesto, and spicy peri peri chicken.

Why labour statistics represent promise for Yorkshire businesses

There were an estimated 657,000 job vacancies advertised between February and April, which represents a growth of 8 per cent, 48,400, compared with the last quarter.

145-year-old bakery brand Warburtons to expand into cakes for the first time by trialling pop-up shops in Skipton and Harrogate

The 146-year-old bakery has always specialised in bread, but the new Ellie Warburtons cakes range will include cookie dough and brownies.

USman and architect John Pawson has written a new cookbook with his wife Catherine which also features their latest home

Bibliophiles, cooks and architecture enthusiasts pay anything from £100 to £1,000 for a second-hand copy of Living & Eating, by Yorkshire-born architectural designer and high priest of minimalism John Pawson and the food writer Annie Bell. The 2001 book, which has been out of print for years, is now a collectable classic that combines her recipes with his perfect, pared-back home in London.

Toyota announces free 10-year warranty offer on new and used cars

Toyota is to offer up to a 10-year warranty on all its cars, vans and pick-up trucks as part of a new programme to support owners and its dealerships.

Shepherd's huts could be used as holiday lets at rural Brontë Country site

The structures, planned for Far Deanfield Cottage in Stanbury, would be used as holiday accommodation if the application, submitted by Ian Hillis, is approved.