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FOR weeks we have been scouring the countryside – you could say from Bowes to Kolkata – in search of “binks”. A “bink” was a Yorkshire and Durham dialect word for a stone bench, often with a sink attached, directly outside a cottage door on which a milk churn was placed so that the housewife could make butter or cheese. The word “bink” has also been applied to milk stands, which are the stone platforms built at farm gates for churns to be placed on ready for collection. ...

PREMIUM St Osyth Priory, near Clacton in Essex, and St Osythes Farm, near Richmond, are named after the same Anglo Saxon saint AS you venture down the bank north out of Richmond towards Gilling West, you are confronted by an attention-grabbing triumphal arch with huge iron gates dedicated to Voltigeur, the horse which won the 1850 Derby and caused celebrations so all-consuming that a score of men drank themselves to death. The Voltigeur Arch on the road between Richmond and Gilling West We ...

Tastes like Christmas Updated: Updated: December 23, 2020 17:01 IST In India, the lavish spread on Christmas is as diverse and unique as the country. Even within the same State, the feast is influenced by history, seasoned with flavours of the tradewinds that brought diverse communities to India, and made with local ingredients and spices. Join us as we pull up a chair at dining tables across the country Share Article Rich plum cake with fruits   In India, the lavish spread on Christmas is as...