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The A19 at Mount Grace Priory, where the gap in the central reservation has now been closed and, inset, Sonia Rose, who died in a crash there in 2016 THE family of a former York teacher who died when a van veered through a space in a dual carriageway barrier and crashed into her car has told of their relief that the gap has finally been closed. Former Fulford School teacher Sonia Rose was killed, aged 83, in the crash on the A19 at Mount Grace Priory, north of Thirsk, in 2016. An inquest ...

The A19 at Mount Grace Priory, where the gap in the central reservation has now been closed and, inset, Sonia Rose, who died in a crash there in 2016 THE family of a former York teacher who died when a van veered through a space in a dual carriageway barrier and crashed into her car has told of their relief that the gap has finally been closed. Former Fulford School teacher Sonia Rose was killed, aged 83, in the crash on the A19 at Mount Grace Priory, north of Thirsk, in 2016. An inquest ...

Calendar: April 7, 2021 Modified: 4/6/2021 1:30:04 PM Share your eventsin this calendar Publicize your meetings and community events in this free calendar, which comes out on Wednesdays in this space. Deadline: The Monday before. Email to: newsroom@atholdailynews.com. April 10: Local organic farmers to host workshop on mushroom growing BARRE — Many Hands Organic Farm will be hosting a workshop regarding Mushroom Growing on April 10 from 10 a.m. to noon at the farm in Barre. Join the cast and...

North-East days out to fill the sunny Easter weekend as lockdown eases WITH lockdown easing as Easter holidays begin, here are some ideas for days out in the North-East and North Yorkshire.  After months of ups, downs and anticipation, our list of daily activities can finally extend beyond going for a walk in the park or essential shopping. As we edge towards normality on the roadmap to recovery, a selection of outdoor attractions reopened their doors on March 29 when the Stay at Hone ...

MONEYWEB app instead? Last-minute domestic bookings give a much-needed boost to the travel industry. 15:58  Open: Open: Open: Open: Sun City is completely full for the long weekend, says Sun International COO of hospitality Graham Wood. Image: Supplied It may not be the traditional Easter holiday bonanza in South Africa, but hoteliers, airlines and other tourism establishments are seeing a surge in bookings for the long weekend. A quick search on the websites of the main domestic airlines ...

Noonday Farm in Winchendon receives donation Staff report For Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust’s 2020 Annual Appeal, supporters were given the option to add $5 to their donation that would go directly toward fighting food insecurity in the Mount Grace region. “The pandemic has had a huge effect on all of us, between the anxiety, social isolation and loss,” said Executive Director Emma Ellsworth. “For some of us, those impacts have been magnified with additional financial devastation....

Calendar: March 17, 2021 Modified: 3/16/2021 1:30:17 PM Share your eventsin this calendar Publicize your meetings and community events in this free calendar, which comes out on Wednesdays in this space. Deadline: The Monday before. Email to: newsroom@atholdailynews.com. Saturday, March 20: Naturalist Walk at Winchendon Community Park The North Quabbin Trails Association will host an “easy, naturalist walk” for veterans and their guests on Saturday, March 20, 9:30 a.m., at Winchendon Comm...

Times Past: Feb. 23, 2021 Published: 2/24/2021 2:42:28 PM Modified: 2/24/2021 2:42:26 PM 1996 Washington’s Birthday is renowned in the area for the hatchet hunt sponsored by the Athol Fire Department and the Athol Area YMCA. More than 350 area youth with many parents ventured into the Bearsden Woods in search of 50 prizes, the most coveted of which were two engraved hatchets. Winners of the hatchets in the 74th hunt were Adam Richard, 13, of Phillipston, who found the Washington Hatchet and ...

Warwick to work with Antioch University to develop summer program, academic curriculum Warwick Community School. Published: 2/19/2021 3:07:46 PM WARWICK — Following an affirmative vote from the Selectboard this week, Warwick will work with faculty and interns at Antioch University in Keene, N.H., to design a curriculum in advance of reopening the town’s elementary school and to develop a place-based summer learning program. The Warwick Education Committee hopes to reopen Warwick Community...

"HE left his mark on Yorkshire" - this is the loving tribute paid to master stonemason Alan Tinsley who has died aged 82. Born in Liverpool, Alan came to York in the 1960s - but never lost his Scouse accent or sense of humour. His daughter Jess Clark, of Alne, said: "He always made us laugh - right up until the last time we saw him just before Christmas." Alan working on the Yorkshire Museum in the mid 80s Alan was married to Joyce and had three children, Jess, Jo and the late Chris, wh...