Catherine Scott

Oct 27, 2023 | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Catherine Scott

Richard Holmes MBE is managing director of cheesemonger Cryer and Stott, which he founded with his wife Clare 25 years ago. The couple live near Castleford and have two children. What’s your first Yorkshire memory? My grandad was a butcher in Castleford and before I started school he’d look after me on a Wednesday afternoon. I used to help him make the pork pies and he’d even take me the abattoir sometimes.

Oct 20, 2023 | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Catherine Scott

When Rob Moore was asked to curate an exhibition of Northern artists at the Old Parcels Office, he had plenty to choose from including old friend and international artist Clive Head. Catherine Scott reports. Curated by the artist and Old Parcels Office Trustee Rob Moore, ‘Obsessions’ brings together work by 15 northern artists who have dedicated their lives to their art. "With so many brilliant artists working in the North it has been quite a challenge to restrict the choice down to just 15.

Oct 13, 2023 | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Catherine Scott

What started out as a plan to create a 3D printed bicycle has turned into a business making bespoke handcrafted door knockers using artisan techniques. Catherine Scott reports. In a family-run foundry on the edge of the North York Moors National Park, a small team skilled of craftsmen are hard at work. They are creating items including Father Christmases, Highland cattle and skulls – all interchangeable door knockers that you can switch depending on the season and even your mood.

Oct 6, 2023 | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Catherine Scott

Acclaimed actor Richard Armitage has starred in many thrillers in his career, but has now written his own. “It’s been a really interesting journey I’ve never had a burning ambition to be an author but then Audible came to me and asked if I wanted to write something,” says Armitage who will be talking about his book on Friday October 13 at Sheffield’s Off The Shelf literature festival.

Sep 23, 2023 | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Catherine Scott

Throwing knitted lightbulbs, bananas and even doughnuts at actors on stage might sound crazy, but at one Yorkshire theatre it has become a pantomime tradition. Catherine Scott reports. Snowballs, bananas, doughnuts and lightbulbs are just some of the knitted items that have been thrown at actors over the years at the Georgian Theatre Royal in Richmond’s pantomime.