Stories are Grist to Michael’s mill

12:24pm Thursday 29th May 2008

Yorkshire writers Simon Armitage and Joanne Harris have agreed to judge two writing competitions in a forthcoming annual literary magazine.

Joan’s true life tales are better than fiction

8:26am Monday 12th May 2008

In 2005 I went to a cottage just outside Skipton to interview Mike Lamb, who in the late 1950s ran the popular music venue The Students' Club - now under the tarmac of Prince's Way, near The Odeon.

Tribute to a symbol of war's 'ordinary' soldiers

12:33pm Monday 28th April 2008

Documenting the story of her great uncle, an ordinary Yorkshireman who fought and died in the First World War, has been a decade's work for author Susan Laffey.

It shouldn’t happen to a clergyman!

10:22pm Monday 18th February 2008

When a radically-minded, innovative rector is appointed to a living where the parishioners are set in their traditional ways and suspicious of change, the ride is likely to be a bumpy one for many of those concerned - until they get used to each other and settle down.

Look East for a tasty New Year celebration

8:03am Thursday 7th February 2008

oday marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year, when people across China make what is known as "New Year visits" to family and friends.

Bradford’s killers who were free to murder again

1:17pm Monday 28th January 2008

Capital Punishment in England officially ended on November 8, 1965, with the passing of the Murder Act.

Plausible reasons for panic and paranoia

8:59am Monday 26th November 2007

For nearly 25 years British people have been subjected to anxiety about what they eat, drink, where they live, the security of their money and the future of the planet.

HRT may improve sleep and sexuality

Updated 5:21am Friday 22nd August 2008

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) could result in improvements in sleep, sexuality and joint pain in older women, according to new research.

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