Arts&Culture

The award-winning Hollicarrs Holiday Park in York Road, Escrick, near York, has announced a “very encouraging” first half of 2023. Hollicarrs is very close to the historic city of York and only an hour’s drive away from Yorkshire’s beautiful coastline. The Wolds, one of the county’s hidden

High-tech modern farming and the latest agricultural innovations will be showcased in a brand-new Innovation Zone at the 164th Great Yorkshire Show. The Innovation Zone will inform visitors about how farmland is carefully managed in new ways for food production. Located near the Pig and Goat Rings, the Innovation Zone

Preparations have been underway at the Great Yorkshire Showground as England’s premier agricultural event gets set to open this morning. The 164th Great Yorkshire Show begins four days of agricultural excellence, spectacular entertainment, the chance to see thousands of animals, and a breathtaking number of businesses selling everything from

The countdown is on to the Great Yorkshire Show in less than a weeks time and already it looks set to be a sell-out. Visitors are encouraged to plan ahead and buy their tickets as organisers have announced that Wednesday of the Show has now sold out. Wednesday has always

Yorkshire Brewery T&R Theakston will again exhibit at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show, marking 20 years of its recent association with show organiser, Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS). The Theakston stand, an attendee favourite, will be in its usual location for another year, with the brewery showcasing once

A huge horse sculpture made of more than 600 horseshoes from across Yorkshire has been carefully lifted into place at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate. The stunning 12ft equine ode has been created by 31-year-old North Yorkshire sculptor Ollie Holman. Weighing about 750 kilograms – three-quarters of a ton – the

An acclaimed Leeds special school has moved into the historic Sunny Bank Mills complex in Farsley. The Post-16 department of the West Leeds Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre (West SILC) is now based in the recently renovated Mending Rooms at Sunny Bank. Rob Lakewood of West SILC explained: “The Post 16