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Potent And Intoxicating: Skyfall Minus Bond
The allure of James Bond films with their sensational global backdrops, smouldering stars and dastardly villains never ceases to diminish. Surrounded by towering mountains and swirling mists, our Time for Life correspondent, Sharon Cain, has been exploring the location of Skyfall’s dramatic climax in Glen Coe with its compulsive cocktail of…
Dramatic Skyfall climax: Glen Coe in the Scottish Highlands
The British Heart Foundation Needs Your Support
Dear Editor, The UK’s leading heart charity, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) needs the support of the local community now more than ever. Following the Government’s announcement of a second lockdown, we were forced to close our shops until Thursday 3rd December. We expect the current shop closures across England to cost…
3:59 PM 25th November 2020
Christmas Arrives At The Ivy, Victoria Quarter, Leeds
Graham Clark
Features Writer
This Christmas, The Ivy Victoria Quarter celebrates with a joyful, festive installation, in the heart of the city, for guests and passers-by to enjoy; as well as a limited-edition cocktail menu created in collaboration with Plymouth Gin, available from Wednesday, 2 December. On arrival, diners will be met with a beautiful…
10:45 AM 25th November 2020
The Kirkwood Receives Funding For Community Nursing
Victoria Robinson
The Kirkwood have been awarded a grant from the Haley Family Charitable Trust to provide additional care and support to those in Cleckheaton facing a life limiting illness. The three-year grant will provide funding for a second Kirkwood Nurse in the Cleckheaton area, ensuring patients and families can receive the…
11:47 AM 27th November 2020
Raisthorpe Opens Its ‘Secret Garden’ To Gin Lovers
Julia Medforth and the trio of Secret Garden Gins
Artisan drinks producer Raisthorpe Distillery has launched three new ‘Secret Garden’ gins, featuring fruits and flavours perfect for this time of year. Award-winning Raisthorpe has handcrafted the small batch gins using traditional methods at its distillery in Thixendale on the Yorkshire Wolds. Production of the Secret Garden branded gins started as the…
12:47 PM 26th November 2020
Cheesecake Voted Britain’s Favourite Cake
Cheesecake has been voted Britain’s favourite cake, according to new research revealed to celebrate National Cake Day (November 26th). Cheesecake scooped 42% of the vote in a national poll conducted by food delivery app Foodhub, narrowly beating Chocolate cake (41%) Victoria sponge (32%) and the Brownie (31%). Bakewell Tart (27%) and Christmas…
11:14 AM 26th November 2020
Skipton Landlord Brings Festive Cheer This Christmas
A Skipton landlord is helping to bring a little festive cheer to the high-street and High Corn Mill this Christmas. After hearing there would be no music on the high street during market days, Andrew Mear stepped in to help. He will use the iconic1978 VW camper van he transformed to…
4:17 PM 25th November 2020
Have Yourself A Very Merry Christmas
'This year has been a strange one' - how many times have we heard that? COVID-19 has impacted our lives in many ways, and Christmas particularly. We look forward to Christmas every year as a time that will make us feel better compared to the rest of the year. With Christmas…
6:54 PM 24th November 2020
Yorkshire Mum Realises Childhood Ambition To Help Injured Animals
An East Yorkshire mum has realised her childhood ambition by launching her own business helping injured animals. Gemma Coates gave up her job as Park Manager at her family’s holiday park business to go back to college to re-train as an animal physiotherapist. Now the mother-of-two is fulfilling her dreams by dedicating…
5:10 PM 24th November 2020
Line-up Announced For City’s First Ever Virtual Christmas Lights Switch-on
Stars of stage, sport and screen will join residents from all across Leeds for the city’s first ever virtual Christmas lights switch-on which will premiere on December 2. The exciting line-up for the online seasonal showpiece has been revealed today and features a vibrant mix of chart-topping musical artists, talented local…
4:57 PM 24th November 2020
Local Cheese Shop And Creperie Team Up
Andy Swinscoe
Cheese Correspondent
Skipton’s ‘The Flip Side’ crêperie to ‘pop up’ at The Courtyard Dairy this Christmas. The Courtyard Dairy on the A65 near Settle has teamed up with Skipton crêperie ‘The Flip Side’ to encourage people to continue to support their local shops during the Covid restrictions this Christmas. Andy Swinscoe, owner of The…
5:01 PM 23rd November 2020
Jules Gray’s Hop Hideout In The Open
Andrew Liddle
Features Writer
It’s not a good time to be involved with making or selling beer. According to the leading trade association, UK Hospitality, more than 90 per cent of fully Covid-secure hospitality and pub businesses are operating at a loss - and thousands of otherwise viable businesses in Tier 3 and Tier…
11:01 AM 23rd November 2020
Black Friday 2020 Is Not Cancelled!
Jan Harris
Assistant Editor
Why all the fuss surrounding Black Friday which is supposed to be the biggest shopping day of the year and is nearly upon us? Like everything else in 2020 with the coronavirus pandemic wrecking havoc, Black Friday will look different and shoppers will not be turning out in their hundreds this…
4:44 PM 22nd November 2020
Vegetarian Specials: Tofu Two!
Telling the Tale of Tofu with Two Simple Recipes Originating in the Shouxian County of China, tofu, or ‘okabe’ as it was known until 1960, is thought to have been introduced into the culinary world by Prince Liu An of the Chinese Han dynasty (206 B.C. – 220 A.D.). Whilst its…
12:15 PM 22nd November 2020
Strictly Self-Isolating
Week four of Strictly was the most enjoyable so far, with some of the best dancing to date. But sadly, it also saw the withdrawal of Nicola Adams from the competition when her pro partner, Katya Jones, tested positive for COVID-19. Also isolating is the popular It Takes Two presenter,…
11:04 AM 20th November 2020
We Dish You A Free-From Christmas!
Are you planning on an alternative Christmas? Alternatives to meat and dairy are seen more frequently on the shelves as the years go on, as well as more and more businesses appearing, and producing the next best brownies or pies that have no dairy, no gluten or are completely vegan. My…
3:14 AM 20th November 2020
Heart Research UK Healthy Tip - Snacking
Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Tip, written by Dr Helen Flaherty, Head of Health Promotion at Heart Research UK Healthy Snacking at home With more people staying at home during the working day, due to COVID-19, the temptation to reach into the snack cupboard and graze on less healthy food, such…
4:22 PM 19th November 2020
Heart Research UK Smashes Fundraising Record With Over £53,000 Raised With Art-inspired Fundraiser
1. Lot no 436 - I will kiss you forever… - Robert Smith, £5,100
Leeds-based national charity national charity Heart Research UK has raised £53,000 with their 'anonymous heART project', auctioning unique anonymous artworks by a host of internationally acclaimed artists and celebs Almost 500 pieces of original A5 artwork, created by huge names including Robert Smith (The Cure), Ralph Steadman, Pejac, Joe Lycett and…
3:01 PM 18th November 2020
Teahouse Celebrating 9 Years Of Business!
Despite being closed The Little Teahouse is not going to let that stop them offering their customers a Celebratory home-cooked 3 Course Meal. On Saturday 28 November, Claire Hundsdoerfer, Proprietor of The Little Teahouse, will be celebrating 9 years running The Little Teahouse in Ilkley. Usually around this time of year,…
4:02 PM 16th November 2020
Yorkshire Wolds Brewery Launches Cask Conditioned Beers To Enjoy At Home
Susie Freeman with a range of Wold Top's new mini casks
The team at a Yorkshire Wolds brewery has launched a range of cask conditioned beers for people to enjoy at home during lockdown. A range of Wold Top Brewery beers, including gluten free options and a monthly seasonal special beer that is normally reserved for pubs, are now available in 5…
12:43 PM 16th November 2020
Yorkshire Churches Windfall
St Margaret's Church, Long Riston, received £3,500
Sixteen churches from across Yorkshire are celebrating this month after being awarded over £47,000 from Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust (YHCT) for essential repairs, conservation and maintenance works. The future of many churches is under threat due to crumbling roofs, windows and stonework. The YHCT works to ensure these places of…
12:04 PM 16th November 2020
Dinnington Pub Donates Surplus Food To Local Organisation Ahead Of Lockdown
A Dinnington pub has donated all its surplus perishable food stock to a local charitable organisation, following the closure of pubs and restaurants nationwide on November 5th. As the announcement was made that pubs were due to close for the four-week lockdown, team members at Monk’s Bridge Farm in Dinnington near…
4:42 AM 16th November 2020
Submit Ideas For New Sheffield Low-sugar Cook Book
People in Sheffield are invited to send in ideas and homemade recipes for a new low-sugar food book as part of a citywide initiative to reduce sugar levels in our diets. Let’s help ourselves, our children, our families and our city eat less sugar – we’re all sweet enough. That is…
1:40 AM 16th November 2020
Prestigious Accolade for Nautical Charity's Chief Volunteer Officer
The Maritime Volunteer Service (MVS) is delighted to announce that the dedication and passion of their Chief Volunteer Officer, Captain Nicholas Spencer, has been recognised at the highest level with the award of the Merchant Navy Medal. The medal is awarded to those who are serving or have served in the…
3:20 PM 15th November 2020
Who Is Your Community Hero Of 2021?
The popular pizza restaurant chain PizzaExpress is asking the nation to ‘share a smile’ this Christmas, by nominating members of their community who have gone above and beyond in 2020. Twelve winners of the Share a Smile initiative will be rewarded with a prize worth £1,000 – a year’s worth…
3:02 AM 15th November 2020
Countdown To Christmas Starts With Sheffield Illuminations
Christmas bauble in the Peace Gardens
This Friday Sheffielders can start the countdown to Christmas by joining the light switch on online, with Heart Yorkshire’s Dixie and Emma, Lord Mayor of Sheffield and the big man himself Father Christmas. Lord Mayor, Councillor Tony Downing, will be joined by Heart’s popular duo to bring festive cheer right into…
11:48 AM 13th November 2020
Launch Of York’s First Virtual Christmas Market As Winter Lights Go Up In City
For the first time ever, York’s Christmas Market has gone virtual, with over fifty traders, craftspeople and local businesses getting involved to be a part of the online experience. From festive foods and Christmas decorations, to handmade jewellery and candles, the virtual market has a wide variety of gift ideas,…
9:22 PM 12th November 2020
Heart Research UK Healthy Tip - Reduce Sugary Drinks
Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Tip, written by Dr Helen Flaherty, Head of Health Promotion at Heart Research UK Cut down on sugar in your drinks 14th November is World Diabetes Day. Consuming too much sugar in your diet can lead to weight-gain as well as increasing your risk of type 2…
11:45 AM 12th November 2020
Beer Of The Month: A Wishbone For November
Andrew Liddle
Features Writer
Adrian Chapman, the owner of Wishbone Brewery, has a dream. Firmly believing Keighley needs a good kick up the pants when it comes to marketing itself, he is certain it could become the Real Ale capital of the West Riding. "We’ve got the pubs, the breweries, the Worth Valley Railway,…
11:10 AM 11th November 2020
Yorkshire's First Single Malt Whisky Distillery To Host Christmas Virtual Tasting Session
As the country settles into the second lockdown, the team at Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery has announced plans for a virtual whisky tasting event. Between 7 and 9pm on Thursday, 10th December, the team at the Hunmanby-based distillery will take to the cloud based communications app, Zoom to deliver a tutored…
2:26 AM 11th November 2020
How To Christmas Shop In Two Days - Locally!
I managed to finish my Christmas shopping in only two days. A bold statement I know - and we’re not even in December yet. It wasn’t necessarily intentional either, but I found myself getting it all done because of how easy it was. And, I did all my shopping through…
2:16 AM 11th November 2020
Pour A Cup Of Kindness For British Red Cross This November
The British Red Cross is inviting friends, neighbours and colleagues to come together this November to pour a cup of kindness and support their work across the UK. The ‘Cup of Kindness’ tea party campaign encourages people to come together safely and host a virtual tea party, as a way…
3:58 AM 10th November 2020
Charities Come Together To Unite York For A Santa Run With A Difference
Residents of York are being urged to don their best Christmas themed fancy dress and take part in a charity fun run with a difference. York Rotary, Wilberforce Trust and British Heart Foundation (BHF) have all joined forces to launch a Santa Run. But with the Covid-19 pandemic resulting in the cancellation…
5:44 PM 9th November 2020
Yorkshire Food Retailer Helps Feed Homeless And Vulnerable This Winter
Approved Food’s charity volunteer Neil Waine supervises another donation to street kitchen volunteers
More than 30,000 items given to good causes this year alone Animal shelters and children’s charities also benefit from retailer’s generosity As more families look set to be plunged into poverty this winter with the introduction of a second national lockdown, Approved Food is…
3:51 PM 9th November 2020
Strictly: The Lockdown
Elaine Annable
Features Writer
This year’s Strictly has never been more needed to raise the nations’ spirits in the run-up to Christmas and a second lockdown. However, the launch show - when celebrities are introduced to their professional partners in pre-recorded segments - had me reaching for a second bottle of vino: it was…
4:57 AM 9th November 2020
Lockdown 2 - What This Time?
Maia Flora
Features Writer
by Lee Vue
Lockdown 2.0 is here and this time around we know, somewhat, what to expect. This time it may seem harder because we know how it felt last time and we don’t want to feel those feelings again; on the other hand, it could be easier because we have time to…
11:46 AM 8th November 2020
Respect And Reflection In Extraordinary Times
Sharon Cain
Time for Life Correspondent
Lest we forget: Pegasus Bridge Museum in Normandy
This weekend millions of people will shift the focus from their personal challenges in our extraordinary times to pay tribute to the sacrifices made for future generations. Our Time for Life correspondent, Sharon Cain, reports from Normandy where around 10,500 allied forces were believed to have been killed, missing or wounded…
11:18 AM 7th November 2020
Samaritans Volunteer Appeal And New Regional Director Appointment
This year has seen its most challenging times with COVID-19. The pandemic has really highlighted the need for the Samaritans service which was recognised as being an essential service by the Government from the outset. Samaritans has continued to receive a high volume of calls and each caller needs to…
11:06 AM 7th November 2020
Oven Ready Pizza At Il Forno, Horsforth
It seemed that everyone had the same idea when we visited il Forno Trattoria in Horsforth: have a meal out on the night before the Lockdown kicks in. il Forno is a cosy, warm and welcoming place. Family run, it has a reputation for making the best pizzas in Leeds. That’s…
8:24 AM 7th November 2020
Short Stories: Passing Ships
Mrs. Kennedy first encountered Mrs. Firth at the Parents’ Evening. She had heard Joan talk about her new friend Daphne who had come to live here from ‘down south’, and who was everything that was wonderful. Every other sentence began, “Daphne says …..” So now, as she and Mr. Kennedy…
1:06 AM 7th November 2020
7.5M Pints Of Beer May End Up Down The Drain Due To Lockdown
Tens of thousands of pubs and restaurants across England have been rushing to sell food and drink, before the National Lockdown renders them fit only for the bin. With a depressing sense of déjà vu, many pubs have been practically giving their products away, with premier hand-pulled beer trading at…
9:22 AM 6th November 2020
Banyan, A Treemendous Experience In Harrogate
Graham Clark
Features Writer
Apparently the Banyan tree spreads out its branches and is well grounded. That description could easily apply to the Banyan eating and drinking chain. It has several locations throughout Yorkshire, and if our visit to the Harrogate branch is anything to go by, the popularity of the place also seems…
8:18 AM 3rd November 2020
Harrogate Flower Show Plans Spring Return
Graham Clark
Features Writer
Harrogate Flower Show is sowing the seeds of hope for the UK gardening calendar with plans for a special Spring Essentials event in April. Featuring flower show favourites like show gardens, plant nurseries and live theatres, the outdoor Covid-safe event will be the first major date in the 2021 gardening…
4:04 AM 3rd November 2020
The Courtyard Dairy Wins A Prestigious Golden Fork For Contribution To Fine Food
As Great Taste, the world’s most trusted food and drink awards, reached its grand finale for 2020, the Guild of Fine Food presented its annual Contribution to Fine Food award to Andy and Kathy Swinscoe from The Courtyard Dairy, on the A65 near Settle, North Yorkshire. Having been champions of British…
10:17 AM 2nd November 2020
Let's Talk About Sexual Health Baby!
Maia Flora
Features Writer
by linkedin sales navigator
@ The group chat: “Let’s talk about sexual health baby!” I was talking to my girlfriends on our little group chat about an intimate issue, something we don’t often do but I didn’t think much of it. We talk about family, relationships, health, both mental and physical, so I thought that…
6:33 AM 1st November 2020
North Yorkshire Distillery Launches Flagship Single Malt Whisky
Hunmanby-based Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery has launched Filey Bay Flagship - a single malt whisky. Characterised by flavours of citrus, caramel, honey and vanilla, the distillery's latest release is the cornerstone of its future core range. "Just over a year on from our First Release, our Flagship whisky doesn't just represent…
9:23 AM 31st October 2020
Around the Howgills
Where to ride in autumn and winter? It is a difficult choice, as the cold and damp can make riding simply not much fun. We need to find places that have amazing scenery to inspire us to get out and to explore. A great place to start is the Howgills!…
3:57 AM 31st October 2020
Yorkshire Tonics Awarded Vegan Accreditation
Award winning Raisthorpe Distillery is celebrating four of its Yorkshire Tonics being awarded vegan accreditation. The citrus, apple and elderflower, skinny, and premium tonics have all won the certified vegan status from BeVeg, the leading vegan certification network widely recognised as providing the independent gold standard for global vegan certification.…
3:42 AM 31st October 2020
Raisthorpe Wins Great British Food Award
Artisan drinks producer Raisthorpe Distillery has won a Great British Food Award for one of its premium Yorkshire Tonics. Its Pink Grapefruit tonic triumphed in the fruit juice and mixers category of the prestigious awards for 2020. The category was judged by critic and food writer William Sitwell who said: “This…
5:02 PM 30th October 2020
German Doner Kebab Arrives In Bradford
Graham Clark
Features Writer
Over the years several meat based restaurant chains have opened in Bradford only to close up because they did not serve Halal meat. The German Doner Kebab chain though is well positioned to be a huge success in the city. There might be dozens of places on the outskirts of…
3:56 PM 30th October 2020
126,000 Tonnes Of Pumpkin Waste Are Heading To Landfill This Year
With parents tearing their hair out this half term, many have turned to Halloween pumpkin carving to entertain the little ones – however next week the discarded pumpkin carcasses will be heading for landfill, all 12.6 million of them. “The waste produced at Halloween is incredible, and many people will want…
4:45 AM 30th October 2020
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