THE highest pub in England has been forced to close its doors until next week due to a stressful week of two potential Covid-19 cases. Tan Hill Inn, set high on the Pennines between North Yorkshire and Cumbria at 1,732 feet, has been open for 500
AN inquiry is set to be launched into finding the most effective measures to stop the launching of sky lanterns after councillors heard of their “horrendous” consequences for livestock and on crops. More than a decade after the National Farmers
THE largest military exercise to be run by the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom for over a decade has begun. Exercise Crimson Warrior will see RAF, Royal Navy, United States Marine Corps and United States Air Force fast jets, multi-engine aircraft
THERE was a real turnaround at Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers' recent virtual AGM, with Duncan Fothergill standing down from the committee after an eventful statutory three years as club chairman, and thanks were expressed to him for his hard work in
IT was a busy weekend of hockey for Thirsk, with under 14 girls, and ladies firsts and thirds among the teams in action. After three wins in three games, it was down to earth with a bump for the first team against Newcastle, an experienced, physically
A ROW over magic mushrooms left one man with a broken jaw and his attacker with an 18-month prison sentence. Ben Peary punched his friend in the face leaving him with a double fracture and missing two teeth. But to add insult to injury Peary
A MILITARY training facility has decamped to a new base and students are already signing up for the free courses it offers. The Military Preparation College at Bishop Auckland has relocated to Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire. With 21
Ryedale in North Yorkshire has been identified as England’s most in-demand countryside market for home buyers looking for a lifestyle change. There has also been a surge in buyers seeking out the good life in Herefordshire, North Devon and the
A DARLINGTON woman aged 80-years-old walked over 1,000 miles during lockdown causing her boots to wear out. Valerie Denny from Darlington started counting the miles she walked back in April and has racked up 1,000 miles so far. Walking 10 to
