Catherine Scott

England, North Yorkshire

Magazine Editor at The Yorkshire Post

Magazine Editor The Yorkshire Post

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We bought a house to turn into a family home and ended up creating a luxury boutique hotel in East Yorkshire

1 week ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Catherine Scott

The plan had been to find a house to renovate to live in –what they ended up with was an award winning boutique hotel set within eight acres of woodland, kitchen gardens, and gently rolling Yorkshire countryside. "When Andy saw The Highfield House he just fell in love with,” says Lindsey.
Felicity Aylieff: How I made massive porcelain towers in China and shipped them to Yorkshire Sculpture Park

1 week ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Catherine Scott

Ayleiff’s relationship with China started more than 20 years ago and she now divides her time equally between her workshop in Jingdezhen and the UK where she still does some lecturing. "The project was about making some large scale piece initially for Kew Gardens both for in the landscape and for in the gallery,” explains Ayleiff from her workshop in China.
Thornborough Cider: 'I gave up a career in music to make cider - now I supply Michelin-starred restaurants'

2 weeks ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Catherine Scott

He still lectures at Leeds University one day a week, but spends most of his time looking after his 600 apple trees and then making them into cider in a converted barn in his garden in Thornborough. Thornborough Cider began as a labour of love with the simple idea of turning surplus apples from local gardens and neglected orchards into craft cider.
I gave up a career in the music industry in London to make make cider in Yorkshire

2 weeks ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Catherine Scott

Thornborough Cider began as a labour of love with the simple idea of turning surplus apples from local gardens and neglected orchards into craft cider. What began as a weekend hobby quickly evolved into a full-fledged business, and Thornborough Cider is now recognised as one of the top small-scale cider producers in the UK. With a commitment to craftsmanship and authenticity, Thornborough Cider produces a small range of artisanal ciders, including champagne-style and rare single variety bottlings.
"I opened an Indian restaurant and told customers they couldn't have poppadoms or curry,"

2 weeks ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Catherine Scott

Now Singh chef has brought his Cinnamon Kitchen to the Queen’s Hotel in Leeds – the only one outside of London.
Michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks to reopen much-loved Yorkshire pub in first of many in a new venture

2 weeks ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Catherine Scott

The new venture Jeopardy Hospitality, will see Tommy join forces with business partner Matthew Lockwood, brother James Banks and businessman, Neil Armstrong with the aim of saving some of Britain’s empty pubs. The group’s first project under the brand will be the restoration and reopening later this summer of The General Tarleton at Ferrensby near Knaresborough which closed last year.
'I was asked so many times about good walks in Yorkshire - so I decided to write a book myself'

2 weeks ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Catherine Scott

“Friends and family would visit Yorkshire and would ask me for a good walk and instead of me writing it out I’d always draw a sketch and so I ended up with all these sketches and so I thought I’d archive them for the family and then I thought maybe it would make a book, but I wasn’t sure it would be good enough,” explains Julie. “During Covid I had a friend in business who wanted to try a ‘proper Yorkshire Dales walk’.
I talked to Sir Tim Rice about working with Elton John, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Benny and Bjorn

4 weeks ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Catherine Scott

His work has not been limited to musical theatre with Evita transferring to the big screen and All Time High, the theme music for the James Bond movie Octopussy with music by John Barry. Now he is entertaining audiences across the country with stories of how some of our favourite songs from the musicals came about and his collaborations with some of the world’s top composers including Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Elton John, Alan Menken, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson.
Markington Hall: 'I didn't feel worthy to hold the name William Wilberforce but you've got to be yourself' says descendant

4 weeks ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Catherine Scott

A portrait of the anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce hangs in pride of place in Markington Hall, his ancestral home that is now home to his great great great grandson also named William who is now an ambassador for the trust that holds his family’s name. Not only is there the portrait painted the portrait, the family still has a cameo containing a lock of his hair and an iron tobacco box made from a slave’s manacles given to him in thanks.
Markington Hall: 'I didn't feel worthy to old the name William Wilberforce but you've got to be yourself' says descendant

4 weeks ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Catherine Scott

A portrait of the anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce hangs in pride of place in Markington Hall, his ancestral home that is now home to his great great great grandson also named William who is now an ambassador for the trust that holds his family’s name. Not only is there the portrait painted the portrait, the family still has a cameo containing a lock of his hair and an iron tobacco box made from a slave’s manacles given to him in thanks.

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Articles

We bought a house to turn into a family home and ended up creating a luxury boutique hotel in East Yorkshire

Felicity Aylieff: How I made massive porcelain towers in China and shipped them to Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Thornborough Cider: 'I gave up a career in music to make cider - now I supply Michelin-starred restaurants'

I gave up a career in the music industry in London to make make cider in Yorkshire

"I opened an Indian restaurant and told customers they couldn't have poppadoms or curry,"

Michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks to reopen much-loved Yorkshire pub in first of many in a new venture

'I was asked so many times about good walks in Yorkshire - so I decided to write a book myself'

I talked to Sir Tim Rice about working with Elton John, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Benny and Bjorn

Markington Hall: 'I didn't feel worthy to hold the name William Wilberforce but you've got to be yourself' says descendant

Markington Hall: 'I didn't feel worthy to old the name William Wilberforce but you've got to be yourself' says descendant

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