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Dan Archer, who runs the Sheffield home care company Visiting Angels, said he had taken a different route, though he said he understood the issues facing many providers. “There’s been a dependency for the last few years on overseas workers,” he said. “I took the decision that if we started from a position of paying…
Stephanie Gate and Bell Wood are stamping agents at Honister Slate Mine in Cumbria Joe Willis: Local Democracy Reporting Service A passport has been introduced for walkers to collect unique stamps along one of the UK’s most popular long-distance footpaths. The 190 mile (305km) walk, from St Bees Head in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay…
The estate was owned by Anne Henson before her death in 2023 Rachel RussellBBC News, Yorkshire A historical estate complete with the remains of a medieval priory, which was once visited by the late Queen Elizabeth II and Winston Churchill, has gone on sale for £25m. Located on the edge of the Howardian Hills between…
The pub, on Cambridge Terrace in Scarborough, has been in business since the 1970s A Scarborough pub is set to shut despite a community campaign to save it from closure. Customers at the The Cask Inn, in Cambridge Terrace, had hoped to take over the running of the venue after it was put up for…
Grace Wood BBC News, Yorkshire A heritage steam train has made a special stop to thank a volunteer who has been working on the railway for 16 years. Michael Dunn, from Northallerton, has been in hospital for five weeks as he underwent chemotherapy for cancer of the oesophagus. Mr Dunn said he felt emotional when…
A mayor has backed plans for a men’s mental health “taskforce” after speaking about his struggles following the death of his father. Mayor of York and North Yorkshire David Skaith said he shut himself off after losing his father Bob in 2021, but said speaking about his feelings, sports and socialising helped him come to…
Anttoni James NumminenLocal Democracy Reporting Service The councillor for the Eastfield ward in Scarborough has announced his immediate resignation, meaning a by-election will have to be held. Councillor Tony Randerson from the Social Justice Party (SJP), who has represented the ward for 12 years, said his reasons for stepping down were “very personal and certainly…