Even the dogs were not spared from Johnny Depp‘s chaotic lifestyle. One day his pampered puppy, Boo, snapped up ‘quite a lot’ of the Hollywood hellraiser’s cannabis, the court heard. And a Yorkshire terrier called Pistol was allegedly held out of the window of a moving car by ‘howling’ Depp after a cocaine and whisky binge. … Read more
Book me in: Exploring the Yorkshire locations in The Secret Garden, a classic that brings the magnificent moors to life Yorkshire’s moors are arguably at their most memorable in The Secret Garden A film version of the book starring Colin Firth and Julie Walters is out next month The 300-acre Duncombe Park is used as the … Read more
Former students at a school in North Yorkshire have claimed that a culture of casual racism, sexism, homophobia and bigotry went unchallenged by some members of staff for years. In an open letter, members of Conscious Raising Ryedale, slammed Lady Lumley’s School in Pickering and issued it with a number of anti-bullying recommendations following their own … Read more
Car chase horror: Driver fleeing police hits and kills pedestrian in his 20s – before ‘oblivious officers arresting him are told about the body that was sent flying into nearby front garden’ A man died after being hit by a car chased by police in Wakefield, West Yorkshire The collision launched the pedestrian, who was … Read more
A ‘Yorkshire only’ portfolio is being pushed to affluent investors keen on supporting regional firms, including a Wetherby-based biotech developing a Covid-19 test. The York office of the Mole Valley fund house has launched the ‘Yorkshire T20’, with annual charges starting at 1.25 per cent – not including dealing and administration fees. The minimum investment … Read more
Angry locals slam revellers for holding ‘Ibiza style’ lockdown party at Yorkshire beauty spot, leaving glass bottles and ‘hippy crack’ canisters Up to 100 youths left glass bottles and ‘hippy crack’ canisters at Richmond Falls People huddled together dancing to music, in flouting of social distancing rules Volunteers said that the huge mess took around … Read more
Do you think this is Ocean Beach? Angry locals slam revellers for holding ‘Ibiza style’ lockdown party at Yorkshire beauty spot and leaving glass bottles and ‘hippy crack’ canisters Up to 100 youths left glass bottles and ‘hippy crack’ canisters at Richmond Falls People huddled together dancing to music, in flouting of social distancing rules … Read more
Fury as British Transport Police chief makes 480-MILE round trip from Glasgow to second home in Yorkshire during lockdown Chief Superintendent Eddie Wylie twice returned to his family home in Yorkshire Travelled between the home and a rented flat in Glasgow, the force confirmed Chief Superintend Wylie travelled between March 21 and May 13 But … Read more
As we gaze out at dozens of gleaming white kittiwakes bobbing and squabbling on the navy waters of the North Sea, my guide, Tim, says: ‘Really it’s a giant speed-dating site for couples who will never, ever split up.’ Looking upwards, I spy half a dozen gannets squatting on a narrow shelf gouged into the … Read more
An MP has led tributes to a ‘popular and respected’ father who died of coronavirus within days of his daughter. MP David Davis paid tribute to former police officer David Whincup, 79, who died after his daughter Joanne Rennison, 52, leaving behind his wife Margaret Whinchup from Cottingham, East Yorkshire. Mr Davis said: ‘David was … Read more