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Category: Columns
Oct
20
GARDENING: GET SET FOR THE BIG FREEZE!
Protecting plants from frost damage As the temperature drops and we edge closer to…
Oct
20
GADGETS OF THE MONTH: Christmas Gift Guide Special
Step aside, socks and scented candles! This year’s gadgets bring together style and…
Oct
20
GARDENING: Gardening for Wildlife in Autumn and Winter
Traditionally, autumn has been a time for gardeners to cut back, tidy, clear, and…
Oct
20
HOROSCOPES: NOVEMBER 2025
Aries (March 21 – April 19) After a fast-paced start to the year, November could…
Oct
20
JOIN A CLUB: NOVEMBER 2025
There are all sorts of clubs on the lookout for new members in and around York. From…
Oct
20
POETRY: NOVEMBER 2025
Walking York City Walls I look across rooftops. How odd I’ve never noticed the cupola…
Oct
20
WE TRIED: The Outside In York
This weekend, my partner and I were kindly invited to take part in a terrarium-making…
Oct
20
GARDENING: A Fruitful Year
By Tony Chalcraft By any measure, 2025 has been an exceptional year meteorologically.…
Oct
20
SHORT STORY: One Night And One Day
Robin Lewis-Light “So, this is our final night together,” Jennifer said, and we looked…
Oct
20
PROPERTY: Happy Herbert Todd & Son Customers
From impeccable service in the showroom and store, to lightning-fast delivery and…
Oct
20
CHIM CHIM CHER-EE! Keeping your chimney swept could save you big bucks
While there’s little more comforting than a roaring fire, demand has decreased…
Oct
03
TRAVEL: HAYLE, CORNWALL
Golden Guernsey Goats were saved from extinction by a brave woman in WWII. A small…
Oct
03
CAR REVIEW: NISSAN QASHQAI N DESIGN E-POWER
When driving to Newquay in the Nissan Qashqai N Design e-POWER, I am fully expecting…
Oct
03
TRAVEL: NEWQUAY
The vanilla plant only flowers for one day, which makes harvesting it challenging. The…
Oct
02
CAR REVIEW: KIA SPORTAGE ‘3’ 1.6 T-GDi 48v FWD
Night driving is an excellent way of putting a car through its paces because the roads…