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  • Wensleydale castle plays leading role in TV drama Anne Boleyn

    BOLTON Castle, one of the best preserved medieval castles in the country, has had a leading role in a new historical drama. Several scenes within the forthcoming Fable Pictures, Channel 5 and Sony Pictures Television three-part psychological thriller

  • The Old Vicarage: Period charm with a modern twist

    IF THE pandemic has engendered in you a passion for nature and the great outdoors, The Old Vicarage might prove to be just the home to indulge it in. Thought to have been constructed in 1865, The Old Vicarage is not only nestled on the edge of

  • Ann on a mission to help gorillas

    A RETIRED forensic psychologist who really wants to do a bit of gardening and walk the dog is undertaking training for a triathlon equivalent so she can achieve a lifelong dream of seeing gorillas in the wild – and raise money to help them. After

  • Children create heartfelt books of condolence for the Queen

    YOUNGSTERS have presented the Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire with books of condolence to pass on to the Queen following the death of HRH Prince Philip. On Friday, May 7, Lord Lieutenant Johanna Ropner visited Bolton-on-Swale St Mary's Church

  • Report of village's death was very much an exaggeration

    “THE tiny village of Langthorne, near Bedale, is dying,” announced The Northern Echo, the D&S Times’ sister paper, in 1964. “Year by year, more of the 21 houses in the village are condemned and families move out. Already, 10 houses are under closing