Random news of the day

[hondo]

"I arrived at the field to find the cow looking confused but surprisingly calm"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-west-14557204

[oldboots]

Jamie at the York Tap has tweeted:

Listed building consent granted today for York Tap. Let's get cracking with the restoration. November mega opening isn't far off!

[hondo]

"if filled with beer, can hold in excess of 300 gallons or 2,400 pints."

http://harrogate-news.co.uk/2011/08/...-sized-barrel/

[hondo]

"Dubbed Saccharomyces eubayanus, the yeast was traced to Patagonian beech forests at the tip of South America."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...irth-lout.html

[hondo]

Jamie at the York Tap has tweeted:
Listed building consent granted today for York Tap. Let's get cracking with the restoration. November mega opening isn't far off!

good new about york tap

sad news
"We can confirm that officers were called to a larger number of incidents than would normally expected."
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9208...k_city_centre/

[oldboots]

An excellent piece of news about The Volunteer in Holgate, York considering how good The Swan and The Slip Inn are;

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9211...rom_the_brink/

[Quinno]

"We can confirm that officers were called to a larger number of incidents than would normally expected."

Always the same with these sort of things, I see it at Henley and Ascot near me me when the regatta/races are on. Weirdly, these posh nob events are a right chav-magnet and that's when the trouble happens.

[hondo]

An excellent piece of news about The Volunteer in Holgate, York considering how good The Swan and The Slip Inn are;

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9211...rom_the_brink/

Always enjoy the swan and the slip inn York keeps getting better

[gillhalfpint]

I always enjoy the Swan and the Slip too as they are my locals when stopping in the nearby caravan park. Looking forward toi a few days there when York beer festival is on in September.

[oldboots]

Otley brewer launches beer-flavoured ice cream