Catherine Scott
The Yorkshire Post
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Christmas at Mistletoe Farm: Yorkshire actor Scott Garnham stars in the Netflix festive movie from the people behind the Nativity! films
What is the festive season without a good old cheesy British Christmas movie? Well this year’s offering, from the people behind the hugely successful Nativity franchise, is called Christmas at Mistletoe Farm and stars Malton actor Scott Garnham alongside the likes of Kathryn Drysdale, Celia Imrie and Ashley Jensen. → Read More
How a Bettys' employee ended up designing packaging for their new Christmas chocolates.
For the last ten years Heather Tempest Elliott has been a familiar face at Bettys in York where she is a retail team leader.Now though it is her art work on the new Christmas range of chocolates that is getting her known further afield than her home city of York and seeing her designs sent around the world. → Read More
Michelin-starred owner of The Star Inn at Harome vows to make it the best pub in the world after devastating fire
It is just over a year since Andrew Pern got the devastating call to say the thatched roof of his 14th century Michelin-starred pub was on fire. “It was 10.17pm on November 24 and head chef Steve Smith rang me to say the thatched roof was on fire and I said ‘I’ll be right over,’” recalls Pern, who lives adjacent to the Star Inn at Harome near Helmsley, North Yorkshire that he has owned for 26… → Read More
The celebrities following in the footsteps of Yorkshire's forgotten explorer Isabella Bird
At a time when most explorers were men, Yorkshire born Isabella Bird was a trailblazer. Being prescribed ‘mountain air’ to cure her malaise, in 1873 Isabella from Boroughbridge set off on her travels across the globe to find exactly that. Travelling alone, she crossed the lawless American Wild West, riding 800 miles on horseback through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. She befriended outlaws,… → Read More
James Martin announces new tour dates as he talks about his new cookery book and plans to expand his restaurants
James Martin just loves potatoes. He recalls his grandfather used to grow them on has Yorkshire allotment. “The potato is probably the one ingredient that was the catalyst for me becoming a chef,” says the 50-year-old who hails from Malton, North Yorkshire. → Read More
Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road Trip: Mel B, Emily Atack and Ruby Wax to retrace steps of female Victorian explorer from Yorkshire in new show
A new TV series will see celebrities, Ruby Wax, Melanie Brown – aka ‘Mel B’ – and Emily Atack join forces to retrace the steps of intrepid Victorian Yorkshire explorer Isabella Bird. → Read More
Dragon's Den star and Strictly contestant Sara Davies shares her Christmas crafting tips in her new show
Sara Davies just loves Christmas and the craftier it is the better.“We have the entire family and lots of friends round at our for Christmas Day and in the run up I get my mum to go in the loft and get out all the old decorations I have made over the years.” → Read More
The Beatles: The new book lifting the lid on the songs they gave away
There isn’t much about The Beatles that Colin Hall doesn’t know. → Read More
Ex-Coronation Street Terry Duckworth actor Nigel Pivaro on his return to the stage in Yorkshire with The Commitments
Nigel Pivaro had no intention of returning to acting. The 62 year old, famous for playing Coronation Street bad boy Terry Duckworth off and on for nearly 30 years, had reinvented himself as an investigative reporter. → Read More
Marco Pierre White on why Harrogate is the perfect location for his first Great White Festival and his love of the town where his career began
Marco Pierre White is in a reminiscent mood as he recalls the start of his culinary career in Harrogate ahead of his return to the town for his first Great White food festival. → Read More
Meet the Leeds woman 'too tall for ballet' who ended up dancing with the famous Moulin Rouge
Janet Pharaoh started dancing at the age of five in her home town of Rothwell.Her dream was to be a ballerina but she knew she was too tall and so, with her mum’s encouragement she became a Blue Bell girl before moving to the Moulin Rouge where for more than 20 years she has been artistic director. → Read More
The Yorkshireman whose heart is in Italy and the ovens he's invented
He might be born in Yorkshire but Joe Formisano’s heart is in Italy – and in the clay ovens he has invented.Julian Cole meets him → Read More
New David Hockney exhibition in Yorkshire shows his early works
A new exhibition of one of Yorkshire’s most famous artists David Hockney’s early works has gone on display in his home county. Catherine Scott reports. Main picture by James Hardisty. → Read More
The Yorkshire company making iconic Yorkshire Rose flags for Yorkshire Day
Catherine Scott meets the man who says more people are buying flags and looks at its history. Main pictures by Tony Johnson. → Read More
Why Yorkshire's independent bookshops are making a comeback
Small but perfectly formed, the sheer quirkiness beckons you in. The independent bookshop is seeing a resurgence. Sally Clifford reports. Main pictures by Bruce Rollinson and Simon Hulme. → Read More
Anello, Slaithwaite review: The town library that has been transformed into a stylish pizzeria in fashionable mill village
Slaithwaite Library has been converted into a stylish pizzeria called Anello and wow is it good, writes Amanda Wragg. Pictures by Tony Johnson. → Read More
The sustainable florist who works from an allotment in Leeds
Everything is blooming lovely in Gemma Boardman’s garden, as Sally Clifford found out when she chatted to the Farsley sustainable flower grower. Pictures by James Hardisty. → Read More
A taste of Chatsworth at new dining and shopping experience
She will be the next Duchess of Devonshire, but at the moment Lady Laura Burlington is busy creating a retail experience with a difference close to Chatsworth House. Catherine Scott reports. → Read More
Seoul Food Korean Kitchen, Halifax: Korean food more popular than ever after Squid Game success
My lockdown Netflix shows featured the likes of Mind Hunter, Young Wallander, Ozark and Trapped, which gives you an idea of my viewing habits; darkish and Scandi-ish with bursts of mindless violence. → Read More
Gill Meller's Campfire pork and beans recipe
Gill Meller says this recipe is “set somewhere between a cassoulet and Boston baked beans. It’s absolutely perfect for cooking round the campfire – rich, hearty and warming,” → Read More