Month: May 2021

Supermoon set to be visible in night sky this week – and US is one of the best places to see it

The full moon in April is also known as the “flower moon” as it appears at the time of blossoming flowers.

Meet the former accountant who quit her job to become a blacksmith in Malham

Annabelle Bradley was living in the Yorkshire Dales beauty spot of Malham and travelling to work as an accountant in Saltaire each day but, by the time her young daughters started primary school, she was beginning to find juggling her career, home life and commute a drag.

Fashion designer to singer – we speak to Huddersfield’s Jade Moss

Jade Moss has always been a bit different.“I remember walking through the streets of Holmfirth and people looking at me because of the clothes I wore and the colour I dyed my hair. I think I’ve always been a bit out there,” says Jade.

Exquisite home for sale on the edge of the Dales near historic Jervaulx Abbey

That the Old Hall at Jervaulx is beautiful both outside and in is clear for all to see. The exterior is historic and unspoilt, the interiors are exquisite and the location on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park is sublime.

Tech entrepreneur David Richards looking to boost number of software developers

EyUp will offer opportunities to people from disadvantaged backgrounds or who are under-represented in the tech sector and will launch innovative partnerships with third sector organisations.

Honda Jazz Crosstar review: rugged makeover for hybrid runaround

Honda has added SUV styling to its ultra-practical supermini the Jazz. The Honda Jazz Crosstar won’t be anyone’s idea of a bug-out vehicle, but the pseudo-SUV styling upgrades are a rare case of automotive designer stubble, a veneer of ruggedness with a positive transformative effect on the car’s appearance. Some genuinely practical additions, meanwhile, ensure the changes are more than just superficial.

This is where York Handmade Brick Company supplied 300,000 bricks

York Handmade, based at Alne, near Easingwold, supplied more than 300,000 bricks for the £17m building at the historic Magdalene College in Cambridge.

Scarborough's North Bay Railway – 90 years old and still going strong

The miniature railway was part of the brand new Pleasure Gardens that would eventually include a water chute, open air theatre and boating lake.

Artist crafts remarkable life-size Swaledale ram for farmer's B&B to celebrate US heritage and make people smile

Not one to mince his words, he declared: “Looks like one. Feet are a bit big”, which was high praise indeed from someone who knows what he’s talking about.

Hundreds of jobs set to be created in famous resort town of Skegness

The plan for Skegness includes around 1,000 new homes, specialist accommodation for older people, a tourism offering, a TEC partnership college and a crematorium, alongside land being set aside for employment and commercial uses.