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This easy peasy sausage roll recipe is sure to impress guests. Ingredients •1 x 400g pack of Powters Chef’s Pig Sausage Meat•250 g ready-made puff pastry•1 free-range egg•A splash of milk Method Preheat the oven to180ºC/350ºF/gas 4. On a floured work surface,roll the pastry out into a large rectangle roughly as thick as a pound […]

Local vineyard and brewery, Yorkshire Heart at Nun Monkton has launched a whopping four new products in time for Christmas.  The launch, which took place in early November, saw the family-run business put on an evening of tasting and nibbles, with Harrogate Borough Mayor and the Mayor of Ripon in attendance. The new wines include a […]

Local expert, Tony Chalcraft fills us in. It’s been a poor year for pears. Some of my trees have produced next to no fruit, while others have cropped but with many of the pears misshapen or small-sized. Even the usually reliable Conference has carried only a token crop. Interestingly, most of the few trees yielding […]

Make Christmas twinkle  Twinkly Flex | Starting from £80, available from  John Lewis, Festive Lights and Lights.UK. Visit www.twinkly.com   Create your own custom light display by bending the Twinkly Flex lights to shape and setting up custom colours and effects from an app on your phone. The lights can even follow the beat of […]

Alloy Wheel refurbishment gift cards Looking for the perfect gift for the petrol head in your life? Maybe you did the alloys dirty when you borrowed your partner’s car? Local business Raw Wheels in York are offering gift cards for car enthusiasts. They specialise in alloy wheel repair, part painting, hydrographics, media painting and powder […]

Volkswagen has unveiled its latest electric vehicle offering for 2022. The ID.5, which is VW’s first-ever electric SUV coupé, retails at £47,000, has a 323-mile range and will be available to order early next year.  The ID.5 has a sleeker roofline compared to the ID.4 whilst retaining its dual-motor all-wheel drive. Like previous ID. models, […]

Well, Christmas is just around the corner, or so the tv is telling us already. (I swear the adverts get earlier every year!) I’d love to say that the Christmas cheer is spreading around our football club right now, but I can only say that it sadly isn’t the case as I write this column.  […]

For details of private readings phone James on 01423 339770 or email jcp@magepublishing.co.uk. ARIES March 21 – April 19 For your November horoscope, I suggested that you might go a bit OTT, and if you did, well, December is a good chill-out month in which you can gain some equilibrium. Okay, I know you’ve got […]

This short and flat walk includes a stretch by the River Foss, fringes Strensall Common and traverses a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT) nature reserve. Much of the route is on hard-surfaced paths, but the crossing of the nature reserve may be wet. It can be avoided by keeping ahead at Point 8 in the directions […]

By the time you read this, the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow will either be underway or about to start. With this in mind, it seems a good time to consider small scale fruit and vegetable growing in relation to the climate emergency, especially the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions. It’s often taken […]

Things are looking up on the pitch for all of York City’s teams says resident sports writer and York City F. C. fan, Simon Pattinson, but off the pitch, it could be better. So it feels like nothing has changed in terms of York City this month. The Supporters Trust members voted in a motion […]

Menfulness Calling all York men! Are you looking for some company in a light-hearted, friendly environment? Menfulness brings blokes together to socialise, exercise, talk, and let off steam in a supportive environment. Lead by five guys from York who, like most of us, have struggled with mental health, they found strength in opening up with […]

Time 3½ to 4 hours 8 miles This walk links two of the Wolds highest villages through a route that takes in several of the area’s characteristic deep valleys as well as field paths and a quiet stretch of road. Nearly two thirds of the walk follows the Wolds Way long distance footpath so the […]

For details of private readings phone James on 01423 339770 or email jcp@magepublishing.co.uk. ARIES March 21 – April 19 Putting it bluntly, not a lot happening in November – nothing very exciting anyway. This might be a blessing for some, but most Arians are going to feel very claustrophobic, hemmed in by mundanity, and bored […]

It has been a slow start to the National League North season for York City. The pressure is on Steve Watson to succeed this year as the first three games ended in defeat for the Minstermen. It hasn’t been the start fans wanted to see after what was a successful pre-season. The optimism was soon […]