Judge famous for ruling against Boris Johnson will recount how ‘a little girl from North Yorkshire became the most senior judge in the UK’ Lady Hale, who presided over the momentous decision to rule Boris Johnson’s prorogation of parliament unlawful, is set to write her memoirs, of how “a little... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-04-23 14:06:04 UTC ]
A mother and son team is opening an independent bookshop in a 400-year-old property in North Yorkshire. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The shopkeeper dubbed "rude and offensive" is selling his business in North Yorkshire. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Historical author Philippa Gregory is to open a newly launched community library in North Yorkshire later this month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
A secondhand bookshop owner in North Yorkshire who charges customers 50p for entry has received complaints about rudeness after calling a customer a “pain in the arse”, according to a Press Association report. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Egmont has signed a four-book deal with children’s fantasy author Robin Jarvis, author of the bestselling series The Whitby Witches (Wayland) and The Deptford Mice (Hodder Children’s Books). The new series is again set in Whitby, North Yorkshire, and is about two friends who get caught up in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scottish bookshop Mainstreet Trading Company has been highly commended in the Britain's Best Small Shop competition. The shop, based in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, was highly commended by the judges, but lost out on the top accolade to Hunters of Helmsley, a deli in Helmsley, North... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Half of the libraries in North Yorkshire could face closure unless volunteers come forward to keep them open, the county council has warned. The push towards community-run libraries follows an original decision by the council in 2010, which saw nine of the council's 42 libraries run by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 17/10/2011 - 08:20 At least 22 independent bookshops are currently for sale in the UK, with the recession, the climate of the bookselling market and the refusal of banks to lend money all being cited as causes for fewer properties exchanging... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]