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Ilkley Moor – Part One

Features, Footprints In The Sands Of Time
Close to Leeds is Ilkley Moor, part of the larger Rombalds Moor, and popular with the people of our city for exploring the outdoors, enjoying walks and browsing the shops of the spa town Ilkley. As well as being a beautiful part of the world, the moor is full of…

THE MAN WHO BROKE THE BANK AT MONTE CARLO

Features, In Bygone Years
Yorkshire holidaymakers who head off to the sunnier climes of the French Riviera every year will no doubt partake of the delights of the world-famous Casino in Monte Carlo. Maybe some of them will be singing to themselves that famous song, ‘The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo’…

JANUARY 2019

Diary Of A Pawnbroker, Features
Not many things are a certainty at present. The country’s economic future, Brexit, and who will be PM in 6 months’ time but one thing is certain, Christmas has passed and for those feeling the pinch Brown & Gold are a good option for a quick cash fix. January and…

JANUARY 2019

Antiques With Gary Don, Features
Hi Gary, I have two lady figures and wondered what they were. Can you help? Thanks, Anne Hi Anne, Thank you for your email. The reclining figure is made of Bisque and is known as a piano doll. It would have adorned the top of a piano. The other one…

Top Bike Rides In Yorkshire To Blow Away The Cobwebs

Fitness & Nutrition, Health
Cycling – there can’t be many better ways to recover from the excesses of the festive period and blow away the cobwebs. In need of some inspiration? Here are some of the region’s top bike rides as chosen by the team behind West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s £60m CityConnect programme aimed…

WEST YORKSHIRE CHILDREN TAKE PART IN BIGGEST WILDLIFE SURVEY IN SCHOOLS

Local News
School children across West Yorkshire will be filling up bird feeders, turning classrooms into bird hides and creating wildlife friendly bakes in preparation for watching and counting the birds in their school grounds for the 2019 RSPB Big Schools’ Birdwatch. The Birdwatch – which takes place during the first half…

Teach Yourself Birdsong

Features, The World Of Birds
−−− BY LINDA JENKINSON −−− Winter is the perfect time to begin learning birdsong as there are very few birds actually singing. Birds sing when they are holding a territory and most birds only do this as spring approaches. However, robin and wren hold a territory throughout the winter months.…
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