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  • Take a look inside Layton Meadows - on the market for £1.15m

    WHETHER you're looking for room to grow or just like the thought of wide open spaces – both inside and out – Layton Meadows can oblige. Converted by the current owners to a very high standard, Layton Meadows is an extremely spacious property which

  • More than 8,000 visitors enjoy Swaledale Festival

    THE award-winning Swaledale Festival has enjoyed a record-breaking year, with more visitors than ever before. The festival, which has grown significantly over the last decade, attracted in excess of 8,000 ticket buyers. About 90 events took place

  • North Yorkshire cidermaker steps up production due to demand

    A NORTH Yorkshire cidermaker is stepping up production as demand grows. Thornborough Cider, based in the village of that name near West Tanfield, makes cider made entirely of apples grown in Yorkshire. Cider maker Kingsley Ash outlined his expansion

  • North Sheep event is one of best with 5,000 visitors

    NSA North Sheep 2019 was judged one of the best yet with more than 5,000 people attending the event in North Yorkshire. The Frankland family hosted the day at New Hall Farm, near Rathmell, Settle, and Thomas Carrick, NSA North Sheep chairman, was

  • Village celebrating community association's 50th anniversary

    A VILLAGE will celebrate the 50th anniversary of a community association with a festival full of events and entertainment this weekend. The Hurworth Festival will take place on Saturday to mark half a century since the founding of the Hurworth Community

  • Fundraising campaign to support Joshua's independence

    THE family of a boy who often relies on a wheelchair are fundraising to create access to their garden so he can enjoy the space with his siblings. Joshua Jessop, 10, has Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a genetic disorder characterised by progressive

  • The torrent of support for Freddie

    THE sheer torrent of support to raise more than £250,000 for Freddie Thompson has been phenomenal. Extremely young three-year-old Freddie, who is from Ampleforth, has had the trauma of going through treatments to manage his aggressive stage four