First, a question for all you, who live in and around these Northern Yorkshire Dales, “When was the last time you saw a bear or perhaps a beaver from your back door step? Or what about a wildcat, or a golden eagle?” ‘Rewilding’ is a word that first appeared in the dictionary not much more…

Isn’t it amazing what you can see through an image formed in an artist’s imagination and the graphic crafted by the skill of their hands? My thanks go to Chris Bambrough for his skill and for allowing me to share the picture he created. The Jerusalem temple was certainly one of the ancient world’s most…

If asked what substance is of greatest value in this world most of us would come up with a list of rare gemstones and precious metals, valued because of their beauty, purity, and scarcity. Today we might think of lithium for batteries or plutonium for reactors alongside gold and diamonds. But I would imagine that…

Have you ever dreamed of winning the lottery or inheriting a fortune? Well, this may be your lucky day! Perhaps this is what you think about when you see something you cannot afford but would love to have; a new home, a smart car, or even a luxury holiday in the sun. But the odds…

Apple Scrumping used to be a ‘thing’. Actually it is theft, dressed up to sound ‘traditional’.
As a society the ‘fruit’ we value the most are, freedom, prosperity and happiness. But the truth is the tree that produces these fruit grows slowly and it does not produce fruit very often…