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Ilkley – wheear ast tha bin since ah saw thee?

Ilkley – wheear ast tha bin since ah saw thee?

PHOTO: Ilkley, below the famous 'Cow and Calf' Rocks Besides being the home of the Yorkshire Anthem ‘On Ilkley Moor Bah Tat’, Ilkley has a long and interesting history from its Roman occupation through to becoming a thriving Victorian Spa Town. Local Blue Badge Guide,...

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Woolly Facts – in praise of the Swaledale Sheep

Woolly Facts – in praise of the Swaledale Sheep

PHOTO:  A handsome Swaledale Tup (Ram) at the Masham Sheep Fair in the Yorkshire Dales The wealth of medieval England was built on the export of wool to continental Europe, which is why the Lord Speaker even today sits on a wool-sack in the House of Lords. However,...

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Tour de Yorkshire 2016

Tour de Yorkshire 2016

May Bank Holiday weekend saw the return of Yorkshire’s premier cycling race the Tour de Yorkshire. Stage 1 set off on Friday with a 186km stretch from Beverley in East Yorkshire to the Dales market town of Settle.  Olympic...

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