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Police renew plea after couple are killedYorkshire Post, UK - Jul 8, 2008Mr Boocock was riding a silver Triumph motorcycle and his wife was a pillion passenger when it was in collision with a heavy goods vehicle travelling in the ...

Yorkshire Terrier - Chocolate Or Brown YorkieBy Marcelo Greca The Chocolate Yorkie Club was formed in 2003 to promote the Choco Yorkie, to promote as a breed unto itself, to set a breed standard for the breed, to establish a foundation registry, to organize dog shows for the Brown Yorkshire Breed, to educate others as to [...]

Appeal: Raod Traffic Collision, Bolling Road, Bradford.West Yorkshire Police (press release), UK - Jun 10, 2008At around 2pm a blue Triumph Trident 900 motorcylce was in collision with a refuse truck as it travelled along Bolling Road towards Croft Street. ...

Come alcuni di voi gia sanno in questi giorni sono stata bloccata a causa della schiena.Una certa fragilita' credo gia' l'avevo per conto mio pero' la situazione e' precipitata da quando ho lavorato come aiutante cuoca e come si suol dire ho fatto veramente la gavetta... Ringrazio per questo Ruben (lo chef) che non mi ha risparmiato neanche quando ritornando a lavorare dopo 15 giorni di immobilita

South Yorkshire Police has recruited a new Expert to support its Firearms Support Group’s, ‘Operation Octave’. A Peugeot Expert to be precise, in 2.0HDi Tepee form with nine seats, has joined the team as it embarks on a tour of secondary schools in South Yorkshire, warning pupils of the dangers connected with carrying guns or [...]

Title: Yorkshire Terriers PersonalitiesAuthor: Susan A BaileyA symbol of elegance and intelligence, Yorkshire Terriers arepopular toy breeds. They are very small in size and weighbetween 5 pounds and 6 pounds. They love to run all through andprefer long walks. The small size of Yorkshire Terriers cannotbe an obstacle for showing their true defensive temperament of aTerrier. Due to their a

Regular readers will recognise this painting from a previous post. Oil painting sea waves & beachAt the beginning of that post I stated that the painting was 'almost' finished... having not looked at it for a number of days more haze was added to lower areas of cliffs (as mentioned in the post), reworked some of the wave form (highlights and mid tones) and adding some gulls. It doesn't really

"Streams on the Beach", Saltwick Bay, North Yorkshire. 24"x24".Oil on canvas. Alistair Butt © 2008.An 'almost' finished oil painting of the superb Saltwick Bay on the North Yorkshire coast just below Whitby. Remaining to be done, when the under paint is tough dry, is some glazing for a soft haze (sea spray) over the lower background cliffs, plus some small work (detailing) of areas like the main wave and sand (small stones etc).It was just one of those days when the light, tide etc all combined to produce a wonderful subject... a falling tide provided some wonderful refection's on the beach and thanks to the flat shelve of rock in the bay the waves were much smaller than those just north at Whitby.As I've mentioned in a previous post about this location, this is by no means an easy one to

As mentioned in our earlier Our News article, we went to the Agar Arms in Warthill, near York for Sunday Lunch.  You can read our earlier reviews by using the search button, but for now we just want to update you on a couple of things.  The management of this nice little pub seem to [...]

Well, we flew back into the UK and arrived home at around 3.30am heading straight off to bed.  Waking early Sunday morning we decided to take the In-Laws who have looked after our cats and home while being away, to the Agar Arms for Sunday Lunch.  The rest of the day will see us catching [...]

There is nothing quite like fresh coastal air to whip up an appetite for freshly cooked and nicely served Fish and Chips.  Unlike its counterpart, Magpie Cafe (read the review), in Whitby , the Khyber Fish Restaurant treats its customers with deference allowing for an un-rushed pleasant meal with plenty of space around you, while looking [...]

After moving to North Yorkshire over one year ago (check the bar to the right for the exact time since), we have finally switched on to Yorkshire TV.  The Aerial Man from York came out today, climbed up a ladder, fitted a new aerial (the last one blew down in the winds) looked puzzled at [...]

"Moving the Sheep in the Afternoon Sunlight", Hubberholme, Upper Whafedale, North Yorkshire 10"x14".Oil on board. Alistair Butt © 2008.This was one of those lovely encounters that happens if you are in the right place at the right time. At the time I'd just finished gathering reference material for what is the usual view of Hubberholme, showing the River Whafe, the stone bridge (to the right) and the George Inn (just to the left) and returning to the car when load shouting was heard coming down the valley. I second guessed what it was and just crossed the bridge in time - it's really one time for the camera to capture the sheep as within no more that a few seconds they had passed me, crossed over the bridge and into the farmyard, I did the colour notes and quick sketches of the road, tree

It is getting hard to keep up with the felons that call themselves the BNP.On March 17th at Leeds Magistrates Court John Powell was found guilty of assault by beating/battery of it is believed his wife.Powell who stood as a BNP candidate in Beeston & Holbeck in 2004,Garforth and Swillington in 2006 and Killingbeck and Seacroft in 2007 received a 12 months community order. It isn't known if the BNP in Leeds intend to stand Powell again in this Mays council elections.Of course Powell isn't the first BNP member to raise his hand to his wife. Brian Turner from Burnley was convicted of attacking his wife and a police officer whilst a councillor yet the BNP refused to disown him. In fact they even defended him by issuing a statement saying: “we are not in the business of per

Having watched these big waves crashing onto the North Yorkshire Coast at Whitby for a while I noticed that some of them created a nice zigzag line into the painting combined with a bright but wonderful hazy morning light and some spindrift from the strong wind. The position was a bit on the hazardous side due to the odd wave coming over the breakwater so one eye needed to be kept of what size of wave was coming in next... exciting if nothing else.Stage One:While the pictures/stages are broken down into four, this oil painting was completed in one sitting.The under painting was completed first with oil paint mixed with turps just to establish the main elements...Stage Two:The background cliffs were painted next, starting with the lightest and working forward. The very distant lump is Saltw

Instead of our usual Saturday lunchtime trip out to a nice restaurant we decided to go out this evening instead. The Rose and Crown on the Main Street in Sutton on the Forest, had a table free from six o’clock through till 8 o’clock. Not liking to dine too late and given we were [...]

We were looking for somewhere different today to have lunch today and while walking up the Shambles in York, came across this small Caffe, Delicatessen and Ristorante at number 33. It looked very small from the outside and we could only see about two dining tables on the ground floor, but ever the adventurists [...]

Named after two unfortunate men hanged in the 17th Century this Pub sits just outside the city walls on Lawrence Street. I’d just returned from London and was ready for a drink when Paul collected me from the train station. We joined some of Paul’s colleagues and students at the Rook and Gaskill and [...]

A mixed day for both subjects and weather. It all started with a small, in world terms, but fairly large for the UK at 1.00am with an earth quake (5.3), not quite the 'right' alarm call and a few hours to early...Arriving before dawn to more cloud cover than hoped but during the morning some breaks gave glimmers of hope, but as time went on the cloud increased over the higher moors and light rain arrived around midday. Thankfully as the afternoon progressed the cloud began to break again.The area is divided between lovely towns and countryside dotted with farms, some of the towns have some stunning old mills and rows of stone buildings lining the valley sides but with the weather being so poor at the time, a return visit is planned. Well worth exploring are all the small winding lanes th

We didn’t quite fancy the fresh Salmon we planned to cook for tea and instead headed out to the Agar Arms in Warthill, just along with A166 from Dunnington in North Yorkshire. This being a favourite pub of ours we knew we could expect a good meal having reviewed it previously (read it here). [...]

"Low Water in the Beck", Staithes, North Yorkshire 10"x14".Oil on canvas covered board. Alistair Butt © 2008.Staithes is favourite location for many artists, situated on the North Yorkshire Coast a few miles north of Whitby. The village and surrounding area has provided material over the years for artists of The Staithes Group and to the more contempary artists that live in the area, like the Fylingdales GroupInfo on the Staithes Group of Artists:Staithes Town WebT.B & R. Jordon Gallery with examples of the artists workStaithes Gallery - art gallery in StaithesUtopia BritannicaImages of Yorkshire - gallery of photos of StaithesThe Fylingdales Group of ArtistsThere's more information groups about both if you do a search...What attracted me to this view, apart from the two wonderful for

"Pettycur Harbour", Pettycur, Fife, Scotland 10"x8".Oil on canvas covered board. Alistair Butt © 2008.The reference material for this painting came from an all to brief trip along the Fife coastline two years ago and unfortunately this was the 'only' period of good sunlight for the trip. Pettycur is located on the north bank of the Forth (on the opposite bank is Edinburgh), a small village with a small sandy harbour/harbor with a few interesting boats."Moorland Stream", nr Woodhead Pass, Yorkshire 10"x14".Oil on canvas covered board. Alistair Butt © 2008.A moorland stream tumbles down the valley very close to the, now closed, Woodhead Tunnel exit (the old railway line) on the infamous Woodhead Pass (1/2 mile looking in the opposite direction of the painting) as it climbs over the Moors b

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty performed live at the IIFA awards in Yorkshire, UK. She was also presented with a special IIFA award for the global impact of her 'Big Brother' victory.Shilpa also has launched her own perfume called 'S2'

Have you ever heard anything like that about Yorkshire terriers A Nope but all breeds it seems do have their own set of potential health problems akc.org says:That of a long haired toy terrier whose blue and tan coat is parted on the face Yorkshire Terrier Links Colors and Markings Did You Know read more ->en.wikipedia.org says:Yorkshire Terriers are a long haired breed with no undercoat which and lack the true terrier self confidence 6 Yorkshire Terriers tend to be more read more ->ytca.org says:Yorkshire Terrier club of America Since 8 8 2000 lt img src cgi bin Count cgi ft 5 dd C frgb 255 255 255 amp df login index dat read more ->dogbreedinfo.com says:The Yorkshire Terrier seems oblivious of its small size as a result of a genetic recessive gene occurrence from 2 Yorkshire Terriers read more ->puppyfind.com says: with Yorkshire Terrier puppies for sale and Yorkshire Terrier dogs Yorkshire Terriers are well suite

Spartipuss Bengals, located in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, UK, have a Snow Marbled Bengal Stud available for sale. He is three and a half years old and is GCCF registered. See breeder ad for further details and contact information.

"The Early Morning Gang", Birk Dale, Birkdale Common, North Yorkshire 8"x14".Oil on board. Alistair Butt © 2007.The sun was trying it's best to break through a thick blanket of fog that had developed over night. It was much thicker in places that had been forecast but this added a wonderful atmosphere/drama to the area. While heading up the lovely road through Birk Dale, this wonderful group of lamps crossed, some playing, some interested in eating, others stopping briefly to have a look, then all disappearing down the bank and into the fog.Birk Dale, in North Yorkshire Dales, runs from near the top end of Swaledale, (above Keld and West Stonesdale) where the Birkdale Beck joins the River Swale before the road climbs over the top of Birkdale Common, across the county border between North Yorkshire and Cumbria and then does a rapid descent into Kirkby Stephen. The views on a clear day are wonderful, either down the Dale or from the top across to the hills of the Lake District.

Title: An Extremely Intelligent Dog, The Yorkshire TerrierAuthor: Randy TaylorAn Extremely Intelligent Dog, The Yorkshire TerrierThe Yorkshire Terrier, (nicknamed Yorkie), is a breed ofsmall dog in the toy category. The long-haired terrier isknown for its playful demeanor and distinctive blue and tancoat. Yorkies can be very small, usually weighing not morethan 7 pounds. The American Kennel Club does not specifythe minimum weight accepted nor does it specify a height.Based on registrations of the American Kennel Club,Yorkshire Terriers became the second most popular dog breedin the United States in 2006, following the LabradorRetriever.Yorkies originated in Yorkshire and Lancaster, England inthe nineteenth century. The Yorkie was bred as a ratter,used to kill mice and rats in small places. They may havebeen used for hunting as well. Terriers specialize inhunting animals (usually vermin) that live in dens orburrows. Animals that are cornered and defending theiryoung wil

Juenrow Bengals, located in  Sheffield, South Yorkshire, have various Bengals for sale on the active register. They have brown spotted females available, a blue eyed snow spotted female and a brown spotted stud. See breeder ad for full details and contact information.

An Extremely Intelligent Dog, The Yorkshire Terrier The Yorkshire Terrier, (nicknamed Yorkie), is a breed of small dog in the toy category. The long-haired terrier is known for its playful demeanor and distinctive blue and tan coat. Yorkies can be very small, usually weighing not more than 7 pounds. The American Kennel Club does not specify the minimum weight accepted nor does it specify a

Visit Britain sortea viajes a la región de Yorkshire, en el corazón de Inglaterra, dentro de su campaña Dispuesto a Pecar. Se trata de una iniciativa para promover el turismo en esta zona, y el gancho son los siete pecados capitales, que se han considerado propios de determinadas ciudades de la región.

"Crashing Wave" Staithes, North Yorkshire Coast 12"x12".Oil on board. Alistair Butt © 2007.Sun rise on the North Yorkshire Coast, it's actually the beach at Sandsend, just north of the town of Whitby which is noted for, amongst others: Captain James Cook of HMS Endeavour, Bram Stoker with his story of Dracula and photographer Frank Meadow Sutcliffe with his stunning record of life not so long ago but what a change.While waiting for the sun to rise,three quarters of an hour was spent watching waves like this one crash onto the beach. The hope had been for 'the best sunrise ever' but all three days had been the same, with a low bank of distant cloud then some broken cloud before clear sky above.The painting was done in three stages:The first stage was a basic under painting, getting the background sky/wave and some of the clouds in place.It was then left to dry for two days before the second stage which was to apply some transparent glazes over the sky/lower clouds in a mix of colour

By Bob Mcguire Yorkshire Terriers as a breed are intelligent dogs and are a long-haired breed with no undercoat, which means that they do not shed as much as their short haired friends. Yorkie puppies are born with a black and tan coat, and normally have black hairs mixed in with the tan until they are [...]

Most people are more concerned about how to properly get rid of their waste and turn them into something useful. Particularly categorized in this are is of course that of the usual garbage and plastic waste we have. For Yorkshire however, feasting on the growing wood waste and turning them into something useful will be something different and a need to which people have overlooked. Speaking to letsrecycle.com on Friday, Mr Howarth said: “We are taking all grades of non-hazardous wood which we will recycle into a number of products including Biomass wood chip, horse bedding, cattle bedding and particle board. “The area was selected due to the lack of wood recycling facilities in the Yorkshire and Humber region and that much of the wood waste travels away from Yorkshire towards the particle manufacturers in the North West and North Wales,” he explained. Source: £750,000 wood recycling plant opens in Yorkshire garbage, Green Business, Green News, plastic waste, produ

"Morning Sunlight" Staithes, North Yorkshire 12"x12".Oil on board. Alistair Butt © 2007.The sun had just risen and it's light was covering the whole village of Staithes in a wonderful golden glow. What attracted me to this scene was a combination of the warm light on both the cliffs and beach contrasting with the cool shadows, the highlight in the sky and this also reflected on the outgoing tide whilst not forgetting the group of boats and the fisherman which added scale to the picture.Stage One:After the drawing (using thinned oil paint) had been completed the basic shapes of the cliffs and sky were painted first. The sky was just simple areas of colour/color blended together so as not to create any hard edges. A lot of different colour/color mixes made up the underlying element of the cliffs and in places, marker (darker or lighter) spots, were places as guides for stage two. The beach and water areas followed using the same methods as the cliffs but more attention was given to mak

"Before the Trip" Staithes, North Yorkshire 8"x8".Oil on board. Alistair Butt © 2007.Stage One:This is a relatively simple oil painting done in two stages. The top picture shows the completed first stage and is concerned mainly in establishing the basic colours/colors, the position of the elements, even though a basic drawing using thinned (with Turps) oil paint was underneath, done as quickly possible but with accuracy. Getting this part right makes the following stage, or stages (if required) much easier. For this painting the paint was applied almost neat out of the tubes, i.e. very little medium was added to thin the paint and the board had three coats of white Gesso primer with texture paste added to the second coating.Stage Two:Having done most of the hard work, the second stage (bottom picture) is mainly going over the whole painting adjusting colours/colors, sharpening or softening edges, defining detail etc. The under painting done in stage one really helps as at times only m

Yorkshire is a county that possesses some beautiful countryside and wide sandy beaches - just the place to travel with your dog. The county starts from the urban sprawl of South Yorks, up to the wild beauty of the North York Moors and the East Riding coastal bays. There are some very good dog friendly country house hotels with free Internet access in all rooms.

Key made an impressive 104 in Kent's victory over Derbyshire Ian Blackwell scored a brilliant 97 off 73 balls for Somerset but it wasn't enough to prevent defeat at the hands of Yorkshire in the Pro40 Division Two.Blackwell's innings included seven sixes and seven fours and looked like it may snatch victory from Yorkshire who had set 261 from their 40 overs.However Richard Pyrah eventually had Blackwell stumped and it was Jacques Rudolph's impressive 127 off 114 balls that in the end won the game for Yorkshire.In the other county games, in Division One, Gloucestershire beat Warwickshire by three runs after Alex Gidman's 88 had helped them post a total of 212.Hampshire beat Essex by two runs with Michael Lumb scoring 62 and Sean Ervine getting 57, helping Hampshire set a total of 224. In reply Essex ended on 222 with Darren Powell finishing on figures of 4-30 for Hampshire.Worcestershire beat Sussex by seven wickets. Vikram Solanki and Graeme Hick both made half-centuries as Worc

"Along the Beck" Staithes, North Yorkshire16"x12". Oil on board. Alistair Butt © 2007An interesting view looking down from the Nab onto the beck and part of the North Yorkshire village of Staithes. Both the road and the series of highlights on the water lead the eye through the picture with lots of visual interest on the way e.g the bridge crossing the beck. The highlights on the water first attracted me to this view, followed by the interesting line of cottages that cling to the hill side and finally the hazy light in the distance.

"Keeping Watch", near Keld, Swaledale, North Yorkshire Dales.8"x8". Oil on board. Alistair Butt © 2007A typical scene to be found all over the North Yorkshire Dales from lambing time onwards. It was a very warm day and the lamb is doing the sensible thing and staying in the shade while mother keeps watch.A simple oil painting done in two stages - under painting followed by the final details. I wanted to get the contrast between the softness of the sheep and the hard stone wall , typical of the North Yorkshire Dales, which still isn't enough to stop them jumping over as posts and wire fencing have been erected.

"Playing in the Beck", Staithes, North Yorkshire.8"x10". Oil on board. Alistair Butt © 2007A warm day in the North Yorkshire village of Staithes. The mid afternoon sun is creating some interesting shadows from both the cottages and cliffs. Two girls play in the beck which being low tide runs all the way through the harbour.

I'm back from Yorkshire! Thank goodness, it was quite chilly up there indeed! I thought i'd start with a photo of a grass for my first post back.I never really took the time to stop and look at grasses. I certainly never considered that they have flowers. Being wind pollinated they don't need to be showy with big petals but their flowers can still be quite beautiful when examined close up. Yorkshire fog is one of my favourite grasses. It's quite easy to spot because its leaves are really soft and hairy and if you look at the base of the stem it usually has purple stripes or veins running vertically. They remind me of stripy pajama bottoms. The flower head also has a rather pleasant purplish tinge. It's definately going on the list of my top ten grasses of all time!

We'd like to send a BIG thank you to Graham, Trena and the family for all their hard work putting this together! We raised another £100 for Rose's Tribute Fund which is fantastic!!We had a great drive out, sat in the car in Wetherby in a thunderstorm (we didn't get the clues there for obvious reasons!), Andi wandered around a golf club car park searching for 2 different colour roses, we brought back something from outer space (dont ask!) and generally had a good laugh :)Oh and....WE WON! :o)Thanks to all those who lent their support, we really appreciated it!All the best,Natalya and AndrewTeam SMARTiesEmail: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.ukWebsite: www.rosemcgill.co.ukDonate at www.justgiving.com/rosemcgill

Cast and crew of 'The Train' walked the green carpets for the premiere at IIFA in yorkshire. Emran Hashmi along with two actress Sayali Bhagal and Geeta Basra talked with media persons and the smile on their face showed the joyness about the premiere.

Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan and Shilpa Shetty having a good time on the day one of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and the proof is the smile on their face. The year 2007 was great and full of achievements for Shilpa.

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Following on from a visit I had yesterday from a couple of Roadster owners, Littlelegs aka Trena and Graham, we've come up with what we hope will be a little fun on a Sunday afteroon!Graham has kindly offered to put a Treasure Hunt together so we can get in a bit of practice before the BritBallRun! The event is open to everyone, not just Roadster owners, so feel free to 'spread the word'!Details....Treasure Hunt in Memory of RoseDate: 1st July 2007Time: 12.30pm for 1pmMeeting Place: Elland road, car park outside Leeds United football shop.Duration: 3 to 4hrsMileage: Approximately 100 miles ending with a light snack in a pub which will be included in the priceCost: £20All money - minus the cost of the pub snacks - will go to Rose's Tribute FundPrizes:First Prize - A case of wine and the 'Winners Trophy'2nd Prize - 4 Bottles of wineAnd an obligatory booby prize! If you're interested feel free to send us an EMAIL or leave a comment on this post so we can get a rough idea of number

The four Yorkshire men is one of my favourite skits from Monty Python. It always makes me laugh so when I saw this I had to post it. They do a great job of the skit, and I thought it was really funny the way that they had to hold back themselves from laughing at each other. According to the description of the video this is "a performance for Amnesty's 40th birthday gala in 2001 at Wembley Arena." Performed by Harry Enfield, Alan Rickman, Eddie Izzard, Vic Reeves.Warning: Might not be great for the kids to watch.Tags: monty python, four yorkshire men, youtube, video, videorambler

The view from Sutton Bank11.5" x 17", pencil and coloured pencil, double page spread in Daler Rowney A4 sketchbookcopyright Katherine Tyrrell"The finest view in Yorkshire" ('James Heriott')This is the view from Sutton Bank which is a very steep escarpment separating the North York Moors from the Vale of York and the Vale of Mowbray which you can see in this sketch. The Pennines can be seen some 40 miles away in the very far distance. I had a lovely sunny day to do the sketch but the seat on which I sat to draw Hood Hill (or "one tree hill") and the vales was so exposed and 'breezy' that I was really glad I'd taken a layered approach to dressing for plein air sketching - all five of them! This sketch was a bit of challenge in terms of how many greens in the landscape and aerial perspective blues I could get with the coloured pencils I had with me.Now if you'd like to hear more about the hill which kills caravans and HGVs which lies just below this, the lake with the odd name,

The view from Sutton Bank11.5" x 17", pencil and coloured pencil, double page spread in Daler Rowney A4 sketchbookcopyright Katherine Tyrrell"The finest view in Yorkshire" ('James Heriott')This is the view from Sutton Bank which is a very steep escarpment separating the North York Moors from the Vale of York and the Vale of Mowbray which you can see in this sketch. The Pennines can be seen some 40 miles away in the very far distance. I had a lovely sunny day to do the sketch but the seat on which I sat to draw Hood Hill (or "one tree hill") and the vales was so exposed and 'breezy' that I was really glad I'd taken a layered approach to dressing for plein air sketching - all five of them! This sketch was a bit of challenge in terms of how many greens in the landscape and aerial perspective blues I could get with the coloured pencils I had with me.A 'killer hill' with a narrow road leads up to this view. There are lots of signs threatening awful things to caravans (which are

The National Union of Journalist's boycott of Israel has caused a stir in the blogosphere, not doubt because of many bloggers' twin aspirations towards and reliance upon journalism. Many have leapt up to defend Israeli democracy and point out the freedoms the press enjoy in other regimes - especially those surrounding Israel. It does not go without note, also, that journalist Alan Johnston was kidnapped by the same Palestinians as the NUJ wishes to promote solidarity with.This is, however, not the crux of the problem with this motion. The problem is the scope of unions and what they should be doing.Journalists, by their very nature, are involved in current affairs and politics. They may feel very strongly about the injustices in Gaza and the West Bank, or decry atrocities by the Israeli Defense Force - that is within their rights. It is also within their rights to report said injustices and atrocities, highlighting them to the world. They may even join causes to aid the Palestinian p

Stone RoomYorkshire sandstone. Quarried by Johnson's Wellfield, Huddersfield. Dry stone construction. Carved holes. 2007.Andy Goldsworthy is a land artist. He uses natural materials to make environmentally responsible and sometimes ephemeral sculptures in the open air. A major retrospective exhibition of work by Andy Goldsworthy opened at Yorkshire Sculpture Park on 31st March and lasts until 6 January 2008. I'm hoping I can get to see this when I travel up to Yorkshire for the Art for UK Youth North exhibition later this month.According to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park this is...The largest and most ambitious project ever curated at YSP, featuring specially commissioned outdoor works, installations and never before seen archive material (YSP website)I think Goldsworthy's work is some of the most intriguing and attractive sculpture I've ever seen. I particularly enjoy the fact that he works with natural materials from the locality in which his sculptures are located, develops or

Have you ever wondered if you unwittingly live next door to the English Courtesan? Do you find yourself lying awake to ponder whether the girl next door who arrives and leaves at unusual hours could be an escort? Well if you're in Yorkshire and you have black or ginger body hair and you tend to slobber a lot and you lactate...then you just might... :-)Meet Olivia's new Yorkshire neighbours! Would anyone like to join me in raising a hearty 'moooooooo!' to welcome the new kids to the neighbourhood? One of the English Courtesan's little known party tricks is mooing like a cow - strange but true and it tends to be a useful ice-breaker in the right company (especially of the bovine variety). You can see from the photo that the new neighbours were suitably impressed (or bemused?) by Olivia's unusual talents!In the meantime, the milkmaid fantasy calls and the English Courtesan must away to find a frilly outfit and a suitable three-legged stool... :-)Technorati Tags: courtesan, courtesan

For those readers who wrote in to complain that they missed the lunar eclipse on account of being too busy reading the English Courtesan’s latest auction post, here is a fuzzy wuzzy picture of it viewed from Yorkshire. Never let it be said that Olivia does not fulfil your every need, my readers... :-)Technorati Tags: courtesan, courtesans, escort, escorts, yorkshireThe English Courtesan...naughty but nice! xxx

Oh No ... The Skies Falling Down ... (Or "the dangers of falling sugar beet!') As Greenhouse Girl was going to work one day, whack! A sugar beet fell from the sky and almost landed on the bonnet of her car. "Goodness gracious me!' said Greenhouse girl, "the sky must have fallen down; I must go and tell the Queen ...' Can you believe it! I know my insurance will cover another car hitting my car, but sugar beet falling from a great height I doubt!! At this time of year, up here in Yorkshire, the roads are strewn with trails of sugar beet down the edge of the roads ... and today I saw the culprit! Massive lorry, no covering on the top, merrily bounding down the road in front of me. Stuck in traffic, when he sets off in front of me "bounce' out falls sugar beet ... just missing the bonnet of the car ... as if getting to work isn't hard enough already! Hey Ho, could be worse, at least I wasn't being followed by Foxy Loxy, like poor old Chicken Licken was ...

We've left Manchester behind and moved up the M62 to Yorkshire, home of the Arctic monkeys and the epicentre of the current English music scene. The wealth and variety of the current scene proves that there is more to Yorkshire than the Arctic Monkeys.First up.......The Last People On EarthStyle: Psychedelic / Rock / PopFrom: Yorkshire, UKBringing new meaning to the word retro The Last People On Earth are a new band from Yorkshire that sound like an old band from California. If Dulux were marketing them they'd probably be "Hint of Super Furry Animal"or "Shades of Buckley"or maybe "Blend of Flaming Lips". They also doff their cap to the Paisley Undergound of the early 80s and could therefore be the Yorkshire antidote to the Arctic Monkeys. The Last People On Earth could well be the houseband of the apocalypse. I can think of worse ways to shuffle off this mortal coil. Try them out before it's too late by downloading their single and video "Spacesuit" from their website (or by clickin

I am delighted to see that I received my Very First Comment today and thank you, A Reader Esquire – your encouragement is much appreciated! Here by way of thanks is a picture of sunset over the moors, taken by my own fair hand. Read on McDuff... On the tail and tale front, things are hotting up slightly and the Courtesan may soon have her first encounter of the lascivious kind. Today I received a call from C****** who wants to book me for next weekend...Ah-hah, yes, one of you clever boys has indeed managed to get hold of that much sought-after-nugget-of-gold known as Livvy’s mobile number! It’s not actually that difficult, as I am still listed on a members-only website as a ‘social and professional only escort’. That was before I realised that there really is no such thing, but after six cancellations and not a single date, I am now a wiser creature.Before C******’s call, I was actually thinking of removing my profile from that particular escort site, due the number of bac

Yorkshire pudding has been a favorite of ours for years. We generally serve it at the Christmas meal with a standing rib roast, green beans, gravy, and mashed potato. Yorkshire-Pudding batter needs to be cold. Make it a day ahead, and refrigerate.Serves: 8 Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon salt6 large eggs2 1/2 cups milk 1. Sift together flour and salt. Place in bowl; make a well, and place eggs in center. Slowly whisk eggs into flour mixture until a paste forms. Gradually whisk in 1/2 cup milk.Gradually whisk in remaining 2 cups milk. Cover with plastic; chill in the refrigeratorat least 4 hours, or overnight. 2. When roast is finished, set oven at 425 degrees. When pan has been deglazed, pour 1/4 cup reserved pan drippings into roasting pan. Heat pan and drippings until very hot, about 5 minutes. Remove batter from refrigerator, and shake or whisk well; quickly pour into hot pan. Cook until crisp and golden, 20 to 30 minutes. 3. Alternate method would be to melt one

I frequently find that the front of woven tops and dresses gape at the centre front. There is often as much as 2 - 3 inches of loose fabric kind of sticking out from my front in the center so you can see straight down my garment. The fold of fabric runs vertically from the neckline edge at CF, and extends, depending on the pattern, to anywhere from the fullest part of the bust to about two or three inches below it. It kind of looks like a dart, in that to get rid of it you pinch out more at the top tapering to nothing at the base. Sometimes this is also accompanied by gaping down the sides of the neckline, but not always. My high bust measurement is 34, my full bust measurement is 34, and my cup size is B. The last bra I had fitted, the fitter said I was a 32B. Since then I have been making patterns for a 32 bust, with more success than before but I still get this annoying fold of fabric at CF and the garments are sometimes too tight on the back, and sometimes are OK. I have a

I must be absolutely barking mad. I have bought a pattern for a jacket which is entirely cut on the bias. :eek: :eek: I didn't mean to, but I did. It is a Marfy with a peplum below the waist, a pocket in the seam/dart and a lapel (luckily not a notched one). I don't think I can make it on the straight grain because of the peplum, which I don't think would work on the straight grain, and also the jacket is very close fitting, presumably to allow for the stretching effect of the bias. I have found plenty of sources that tell me how to make a top or a skirt on the bias, but nothing so far on how to handle an actual tailoring project, complete with lining, stay tapes, shoulder pads, sleeve wraps, interfacing support and the rest of it. A lot of layers and things to go wrong if the bia

Hi I have been struggling with the fit of a vintage dress for the whole of May. After four muslins, I thought I had it fixed and made the dressclick here The result is shown in the photograph here. There are really big wrinkles running down from the mid shoulder to the armhole and if you pinch them out, they want to be kind of fish eye shaped and curvy. If you take out a nice dart from the s

Deepika Sorry to do this on the public board, I just found out the hard way that I only have 150 private messages a month. I didn't know this and now can't send you a private message to ask you this question. I was engaged in sending a message to all the UK PR Members to advertise our upcoming PR UK weekend, when I got a message that I had used my quota. Is it possible for the quota to be