IT’S not a bad way to arrive at an event and be greeted by a flypast by a Lancaster bomber and a Spitfire. Modern technology makes these relics of World War Two look positively antediluviun but I defy anyone to not look up and be impressed when the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial […]
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IF there’s one phrase that has entered modern parlance that I don’t understand it is: “Living my best life”. Often accompanied by a hashtag, what I’ve noticed is that the people who use it – mainly on social media posts – are rather needy individuals and my automatic thought tends to be: “That’s really lovely
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I THOUGHT I’d been to events in most parts of Rudding Park Hotel at Harrogate. The only one I definitely haven’t been to is its luxury spa. And that’s not for want of trying. When I last visited I forgot my cossy and they didn’t deem a pair of off-white Y-fronts as acceptable swimwear. I’ve
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ROYALTY, Prime Ministers, celebrities and sports stars have all been the “victims” of award-winning cartoonist Graeme Bandeira. During a 23-year career at the Yorkshire Post, his cartoons made readers laugh and cry and his images held those in power to account. There’s also a big, likeable personality behind the pens, pencils and crayons and he
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