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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Malton Food Lovers Festival to return this May bank holiday weekend
More than 100 stalls, a demonstration stage featuring TV chefs, sculptures, artisan crafts, music, and family fun are all planned for Malton's Food Lovers Festival, which will take place over the May bank holiday weekend (May 24 to 26). Mark Brayshaw from Visit Malton CIC said: "Malton is a town of markets and makers, and although food is without doubt the jewel in the festival's crown, this is an incredibly family-friendly event with something to keep people of all ages engaged and entertained." The festival will feature a range of non-food activities, including a blacksmithing workshop where participants can make their own metal rose, a vintage kids' funfair, and the chance to see rescued birds of prey up close. Visitors can also enjoy the Malton Sculpture Trail, featuring more than 20 artworks spread across the town, and musical performances from brass bands, choirs, and buskers. "A couple of musical surprises" are also expected across the weekend, according to a spokesperson. Children's entertainment, including family crafting and storytelling activities, will take place in a specially dedicated tent. Among other activities, it will also be possible to take a puffin selfie with the RSPB. Visitors are encouraged to use the Park & Ride service (signposted from the A64, with a £7.50 parking fee that includes free shuttle buses to and from the festival site), or public transport, as parking in Malton town centre during the Food Lovers Festival is expected to be limited. The full programme of activities is available at
BBC News
09-05-2025
- Science
- BBC News
Breeding hope as rare fossa arrives at Chester Zoo from US
A rare male fossa has arrived at Chester Zoo from America as part of an international breeding programme to protect the species from seven-year-old fossa, named Zaza, has travelled from an enclosure in San Diego after being genetically matched with the zoo's female fossa, to Madagascar, the long-tailed, cat-like mammal is a highly threatened species with fewer than 2,500 estimated to remain in the Zoo's head of mammals Mark Brayshaw said the move was "an important part of the international effort to ensure this wonderful and unique species is safeguarded long into the future". Conservationists in Chester have worked alongside international partners in Madagascar to protect habitats on the island for over 15 Shala, who arrived in Chester in 2018, previously had a litter of pups with former mate Isalo and has also been part of a project to monitor mating mating call was recorded and analysed to help researchers in the rainforests of Madagascar to identify when female fossas are looking for mates in the wild and identify the best environments for breeding. Females only come into season once a year for a two-week period when the usually-silent species become very Jack Cunningham, a member of the Carnivore team at Chester Zoo, said the pair will be introduced Pearson, a keeper at San Diego Zoo, said Zaza was a "very energetic and well-tempered" fossa and "the bravest of the four pups in his litter due to his curious personality".Fellow keeper Candice Dymek said while it was "hard to say goodbye" to Zaza the zoo was "excited at the potential for him to sire pups and grow the European fossa population, and to be a part of such a large collaboration that will continue to further conservation efforts in Madagascar". Read more stories from Cheshire on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC North West on X. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
