Kate Smithson News Today

There was success for Bradford district entrants to this year’s Harrogate Flower Show.

PUPILS at one York primary school need your help to create their very own fairytale library. It might look like something from The Hobbit, but the youngsters at Carr Junior School are hoping they can make Bookend Cottage, as it will be called, a reality. The Acomb school is aiming to create an “extraordinary” library looking something like a Hobbit house, separate from the main school building. With capacity for up to 30 children, the area will host full class lessons, as well as pr...

YOUNGSTERS at a York primary school were given a special panto Christmas present this year. Children from Carr Junior School in Acomb were treated to a performance of York Theatre Royal’s Travelling Pantomime on Wednesday. As part of the theatre’s plan to bring their pantomime to every part of the city, Carr Junior was chosen as the venue for the Acomb ward, with an evening performance for the community and the school also hosted a special show during the afternoon especially for the ...