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65-year-old North Yorkshire man stuck in Greece after losing job to CovidA 65-year-old North Yorkshire man spoke about his time being stuck in Greece after suffering a mental breakdown and losing his job to Covid, leaving him thousands of euros in debt.Mark Winspear, originally from Northallerton, said how he even attempted to get arrested on purpose as he was “scared witless”.
Bee aware: do you know what is in that cheap jar of honey?British beekeepers are calling for a requirement on supermarkets and other retailers to label cheap honey imports from China and other nations with the country of origin after claims that part of the global supply is bulked out with sugar syrup.The UK is the world’s biggest importer of Chinese honey, which can be one sixth of the price of the honey produced by bees in Britain. Supermarket own-label honey from China can be bought for as little as 69p a jar. Supermarkets say every jar of honey is “100% pure” and can be traced back to the beekeeper, but there is no requirement to identify the countries of origin of honey blended from more than one country. The European Union is now considering new rules to improve consumer information for honey and ensure the country of origin is clearly identified on the jar.The UK also imports significant amounts of cheap honey from India, Ukraine and Vietnam.
Hope ‘rabbit hotels’ can help Britain’s decimated population bounce backSymbol of Easter and scourge of Mr McGregor, the rabbit may be the cute hero of children’s books but its rapid reproduction has traditionally made it a pest for farmers and gardeners.Now, however, with British rabbit populations are being decimated by disease, the humble bunny is being hailed as an “ecosystem engineer” and landowners encouraged to create innovative “rabbit hotels” to revive its numbers.
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Storm Arwen: Customers set to spend third night at Britain's highest pubDozens of customers at Britain's highest pub are set to spend a third night trapped by heavy snowfall brought by Storm Arwen.Guests became stranded at the Tan Hill Inn, in the Yorkshire Dales, on Friday after going to watch an Oasis tribute band.They have been unable to leave because of a fallen power line and snow blocking the main routes out.Manager Nicola Townsend said everyone had remained in good spirits.
QuoteStorm Arwen: Customers set to spend third night at Britain's highest pubDozens of customers at Britain's highest pub are set to spend a third night trapped by heavy snowfall brought by Storm Arwen.Guests became stranded at the Tan Hill Inn, in the Yorkshire Dales, on Friday after going to watch an Oasis tribute band.They have been unable to leave because of a fallen power line and snow blocking the main routes out.Manager Nicola Townsend said everyone had remained in good spirits.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-59446663
I can think of worse pubs to be holed up in for a few days, with pints and hot soup...
Quote from: Bryan-in-Kilkis on Monday, 29 November, 2021 @ 15:21:59I can think of worse pubs to be holed up in for a few days, with pints and hot soup...I'm sure it's a great pub but... really not sure I could do three days holed up with an Oasis tribute band!