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"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...

THIRSK and Richmonds MPs have stepped up their campaign to secure safety improvements to the A19 in North Yorkshire. Kevin Hollinrake, MP for Thirsk and Malton, and Rishi Sunak, MP for Richmond, are continuing to press for junction improvements to the A19 dual carriageway between Thirsk and Teesside. They recently held a virtual meeting with officials at Highways England (HE) to review progress on the programme of improvements designed to reduce the number of accidents caused by the many ...

Calendar: Jan. 20, 2021 Modified: 1/19/2021 3:23:25 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. Thursdays and Saturdays: Book and media sale WINCHENDON — The Friends of the Beals Memorial Library in Winchendon are holding their used book and media sale, now on Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noo...

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Calendar: Jan. 13, 2021 Modified: 1/12/2021 2:54:25 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. Thursdays and Saturdays: Book and media sale WINCHENDON — The Friends of the Beals Memorial Library in Winchendon are holding their used book and media sale, now on Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noo...

Mount Grace is testing those attending school for Coronavirus. - Credit: Mount Grace A Potters Bar Secondary School began weekly COVID-19 testing of staff and keyworker students last week. Mount Grace is using one of the science laboratories as its testing centre, while several members of staff have been trained in how to assist students to use the lateral-flow tests. Nancy Simpson, headteacher at Mount Grace, said: "This is another useful tool for reducing the risk of infection amongst staf...

Times Past: Dec. 22, 2020 Published: 12/21/2020 4:15:08 PM Modified: 12/21/2020 4:15:04 PM 1995 A holiday tradition for many years, mitten trees in local banks is likely to end this year with the disbanding of the Athol Quota Club. The club, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in February, voted to disband as of June 30. “We had no new members and many of our people are getting older and are unable to continue,” Doris Blanchard explained. “We’d like to keep the mitten tree going, but...

Photo by Bobby Curley for North Quabbin Trails Assn. By Allen Young | ATHOL, Massachusetts — Do you consider yourself an environmentalist? Dictionary.com has this definition: “A person who is concerned with or advocates the protection of the environment.” That definition suits me, and I assume it’s valid for all or most Rag Blog readers. I belong to some local and national environmental groups, and I’ve attended demonstrations over many years related to the dangers of nuclear power ...