Testing the water – and the restaurants, bars, cafes and shops – in the happy town of Harrogate
Is Harrogate posh? Try popping the town’s name into a popular online search engine and you will find this is one of the top questions asked, closely followed by “Is Harrogate worth visiting?”, “Is Harrogate wealthy?” and “Is Harrogate expensive?” And the answers to these searching questions? Well, there is a lot of money in Harrogate; a short wander around its green and pleasant Porsche-lined boulevards will confirm that. Money comes into the town, too. Before the pandemic, coachloads of shoppers would arrive, seeking out James Street for Jigsaw, Whistles, Mint Velvet, LK Bennett, Space NK and Jo Malone. On West Park, there is Oka, the interiors store founded by Samantha Cameron’s mother, Annabel Astor. In 2017 The Ivy opened its first Yorkshire restaurant there, cannily close to Bettys, where Fat Rascal seekers queue outside its famous windows.
How to change your TV region on Freesat, satellite or online
It was raised again recently by a correspondent to The Yorkshire Post letters page, who wondered whether ITV ought to rethink its coverage. In Northallerton, where he lives, he receives Tyne-Tees, while 10 miles down the road his friends watch the going-on in Yorkshire, on Calendar. Why, he wondered, would people in Hambleton want to know what was happening in Hartlepool?
Ford to end Mondeo production to focus on EVs and SUVs
Ford has confirmed that it will stop producing the Mondeo next year as it turns its focus to SUVs and electric cars.
Anne Lister aka Gentleman Jack has links to this historic US estate now under revival after laying largely untouched for centuries
Anne Lister, aka Gentleman Jack, was a whip smart businesswoman who rarely took no for an answer and negotiated obstacles with skill and determination. It wasn’t easy shouldering the twin burdens of being a woman in business and a lesbian in the early 1800s, but there were moments of respite and of pleasure, including her visits to her friends Henry and Mary Priestley at their Haugh End estate in Sowerby Bridge.
Easter nest cupcakes recipe
Serves 10Ingredients125g Self-raising flour2 tbsp Cocoa powder½ tsp Baking powder¼ tsp Salt115g Caster sugar
This cottage in Beverley was transformed by keen cook Melanie Coates who discovered a hidden talent for DIY
Melanie Coates has always put a huge amount of creative energy into cooking and enjoys sharing her pictures and recipes with other food lovers on Instagram via her account, no.52.Terrace_ to_Table. But when her eagle-eyed followers began noticing and commenting on her cottage home, she turned her Insta offering into a winning combination of interiors and delicious homemade dishes.
US weather forecast: Temperatures hotting up as Easter looks like perfect time to get gardening
The next week should be the perfect time to spend in the garden – especially as the relaxing of lockdown rules means you can now meet up in groups of six outside.
Daughter of Sheffield department store founder steps into some very stylish shoes
Rebecca Dransfield, the 25-year-old daughter of the late Deborah Holmes, founder of boutique independent department store Sandersons, has joined the family business as a buyer.
This Dales farmhouse for sale near Reeth is a rural idyll with spectacular unspoilt views
One of Yorkshire’s most exceptional rural properties is now for sale. Daggerstones in the village of Healaugh in Swaledale is a rural idyll that sits a mile from Reeth. On the market with Robin Jessop at £1.35m, it offers an escape to the country with views so spectacular that it is hard to tear yourself away from them.
BMW confirms XDrive40 and xDrive50 variants for iX electric SUV
BMW has said that its flagship iX electric SUV will be available with two drivetrain options from launch with the lower-spec model’s price putting it on a level with a combustion-engined X5.
