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Last night I heard the BBC weather warning about lots of snow. However, it was only for Scotland, so I went on the jolly BBC website and typed in my location. Apparently sleet showers and then lots of sunshine this afternoon. Well, I woke up this morning to complete whiteout. There was a tree bough [...]

William Hague has been making waves in the news in his position as Shadow Foreign Secretary for the Conservatives. With a victory for the Tories in the next election looking ever more likely, Linda Haywood probed the views of the former party leader. Read the fifth in the set of serialised articles here: Matthew Taylor’s [...]

Wednesday 11th June was the annual North Riding Dales LVA Charity Bike Ride through Wensleydale which took place in characteristic spirit. The idea is to cycle between Leyburn and Hawes in order to raise money for good causes. The participants cycle updale and downdale on alternate years. This year was the more difficult uphill struggle [...]

Here’s the view from the bottom of Wensleydale – Canada geese in the warm green fields along with sheep, against a backdrop of snowy hills. This was taken whilst on a run from West Witton to Wensley through the Bolton Estate over Lord’s Bridge. The beauty of this route is that it almost entirely off-road [...]

I’m glad I never had to swear an oath of allegiance to the Queen and country at school. I’m a republican and don’t think it’s in the interests of the country or democracy to uphold the aristocracy. Also, I’m not patriotic or even that proud of my country. I will probably live abroad again sometime [...]

Since moving into “the Dale” there have been a few adjustments -not least because we have just moved back from Australia, but also because I hail from a slightly more urban area of Yorkshire. I was slightly confused when the local bus arrived with a Royal Mail emblem on the side only to recall an [...]

This is Bridgewater, a small town in the Adelaide Hills and approximately 25 minutes by car from Adelaide. Until we leave for England, this is our new home. The whole area is reminiscent of the Yorkshire Dales except for the lack of oppressive weather. It has rained occasionally, but to the joy of locals who [...]

Whilst visiting our new abode in the Adelaide Hills, we took a detour to a small German settlement along the A1 from Adelaide. The whole area is reminiscent of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales in springtime. Hanndorf, however, is a law unto itself. Founded by German Lutherans in the 19th Century, Hanndorf boasts a [...]

The Dalesman’s Club, is a wonderful place which exists in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, UK, in a town near where I grew up. It is a social club, complete with snooker tables, cheap drinks, jackpot machines and a large screen beaming out Sky Sports. Being, as I am, in Australia, I can’t get there. And also, [...]

As mentioned above, Rob will not be venturing alone into the wilderness on his odyssey. To protect him from storms and sirens, the Gods have sent me, Linda, to guide and protect. However, there is a clause under which Rob will be required to fend off spiders, snakes and creepy crawlies during states of emergency. [...]