The joy of US, Tom Cruise and why I'm turning into my parents – Christa Ackroyd
Despite being lucky enough to travel to many far-flung exotic locations, I can honestly say this week has been the best break I have had in years – and only 70 miles from home.
How Frankie Farrar is shining a light on stammerering with her award winning designs
Frankie Farrar was just 14 when she started turning old silver spoons into unusual rings. “All my friends were getting job in cafe, restaurants and pubs, but I couldn’t do that and having always been creative and interested in finding new uses for old things, I started working with my dad in the garage melting old silver spoons and making jewellery which I could then sell to make a bit of money, although it was really more like a hobby.”
Fashion designer turned 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.
Best aromatherapy oil diffusers UK 2021: what do oil diffusers do, and how do they help with stress?
Essential oil diffusers were one of the top-selling items of late 2020, helping people create a calm atmosphere in their home while also smelling great. We’ve picked our favourites.
Outdoor tables: summer dining table sets for making the most of your backyard
Looking for a dining table set that will withstand the vicissitudes of British summer? These are our favourites
House prices in US: the areas where average prices increased the most in the last year despite Covid crisis
Across the different council areas in Yorkshire, all of them saw an increase in house prices between September 2019 and September 2020, with Richmondshire the only area to see prices fall. The district saw a -0.9 per cent drop in the average house price from £241,731 to £239,592.
Watch the hair-raising moment woman tries to stop her runaway car smashing into her neighbour's house
A young driver’s lucky escape from wrecking her car and her neighbour’s house has been caught on video.
Testament on Orpheus in the Record Shop and being part of the BBC's Lights Up season
The only problem was he had just five weeks from being commissioned until the opening night.His finished piece was to form part of Connecting Voices, a collaboration based around a series of new and existing works fusing classic and contemporary theatre and music, with the themes of isolation and connection, and resilience and reflection at their heart.
Five things for learners to consider before booking a driving test
With the country slowly emerging from lockdown, practical driving tests are beginning to resume.Things are progressing at different paces in different parts of the UK but from 22 April, learners in England and Wales will be able to sit their tests, with those in Northern Ireland starting a day later and learners in Scotland due to follow on 6 May.
Linda and Anne Nolan: We’ve become the ‘chemo sisters’ after family's cancer misfortunes
There has been so much cancer in the lives of the Nolan sisters that they could be forgiven for thinking ‘Why me?’
