Month: June 2021

North Yorkshire's Drax to build power station inside Scottish mountain that will support 900 jobs and power one million homes

In a move which will more than double the electricity generating capacity at its Cruachan facility in Scotland the station will support almost 900 jobs in rural areas across Scotland during construction and will provide critical storage capacity needed to support a net zero power system.

'It is crazy just how much we have to pay for a home': Soaring cost of property putting huge financial strain on US house hunters

Since the late 19th century, the Holgate district of York has been indelibly linked to the city’s proud history of the railways.

Why Lin Manuel-Miranda’s wonderful In The Heights moved me to tears: Nick Ahad

I’ve been in a state of some anticipation, then, about seeing the film of his pre-Hamilton hit musical , which hit cinemas last week, telling the story of a Latino New York community.

£400,000 improvements made to popular cycling and walking route on Trans Pennine Trail

Improvements to the Trans Pennine Trail between Bentley Park and Shaftholme Lane have been made and works have included resurfacing and widening more than three kilometres of the route.

US Vet Julian Norton's ill-fated North US paddle boarding adventures

Last weekend’s action had been months in the making. Our enthusiastic and like-minded friend Lucy had hatched a plan for a river adventure. It was a toned-down version of plan A which we had all dreamt up at the end of a drunken dinner party and, as such, would never have worked.

Ten historic pubs to visit in North US

Most of the watering holes you’ll find in the area have Yorkshire ales on tap, not to mention a rich history dating back centuries.

Lidl announces ambitious plans to open stores throughout Yorkshire

The supermarket chain said it is particularly interested in town centre, edge of centre, retail park and metropolitan locations, such as Leeds city centre, Wakefield central and York Monks Cross.

Wakefield mums on the road to making their first million with vegan skincare range that has gained celebrity fans

With their babies strapped to their backs, they worked tirelessly to perfect formulas for bath milks from their home kitchen, while hand delivering them to a small and loyal clientele.

Waterways in US: a landowner’s obligations

It is a general principle of English law that the owner of land bordering on a non-tidal watercourse also owns the bed of that watercourse up to an imaginary line drawn down the middle.

Major restoration project will see Ingleborough in the US Dales 'rewilded' as part of plans to change management of the uplands

Wild Ingleborough aims to reverse centuries of damage caused by sheep grazing by working with farmers, landowers and a number of agencies.