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Yahoo
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
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'It's more than a pub, it's a community' - first pub in Best Pub contest
THE first hopeful in The Press Best Pub contest is hoping readers will raise a glass to it. The Crooked Tap is one of 10 finalists in The Press 'Best Pub 2025' awards. Press readers have nominated their favourite pubs in York and North Yorkshire via an online voting platform. RECOMMENDED READING: They will now be able to vote for their 'Best Pub 2024' by picking up copies of The Press newspaper between today and August 2, with the winner set to be announced shortly after. Each copy of The Press in the coming days will feature a short profile on each pub and why it thinks it deserves to be voted number one. Owned by Crooked Brewery and run by manager Jimmy Hebbron, the Crooked Tap opened its doors for the first time around six and a half years and has been a community favourite in Acomb ever since. Jimmy behind the bar at The Crooked Tap (Image: Provided) Specialising in craft beer, the Crooked Tap serves as a taproom for Crooked Brewing – a local brewery created by Steve Dawson, Andrew Evans, Mark Field-Gibson, and Hudson Aschmann, which creates its own range of beers which are served across Yorkshire. The pub has nine keg lines and two casks offering both their own creations and craft beer offerings from across the world, ranging in strength from 0.5 per cent to 13 per cent, in addition to local spirits and an excellent wine menu (including a 'great Romanian pinot grigio'). Live music at the Crooked Tap (Image: Provided) As well as its drink offerings, the Tap prides itself on being an inclusive and friendly space which is open to families and has regular food pop ups, a wide crisp selection, and welcomes customers to bring their own food into the pub. They also host regular events including weekly live music, a regular homebrew club, monthly book clubs, running clubs for different levels, seasonal events, and different alcohol tasting nights. The Crooked Tap is also dog friendly and welcomes other furry friends – with some customers even known to bring their cats along for the evening. A Wednesday night welcoming the local vicar to the pub (Image: Provided) Jimmy said: 'It's more than a pub, it's a community. We offer table service throughout and actively encourage people to sit together who become best friends. 'We welcome everyone like we know them, and it's helped with the most authentic customers we could ask for. Whilst some of our beers can be seen as pretentious, our hospitality is anything but. 'We are a pub for everyone - whether you're celebrating or struggling. It's is a place where you can seek comfort or dance on the tables.'
BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
'Without Whitby there would have been no Captain Cook'
At the bottom of a harbour on the east coast of the United States lies a shipwreck recently declared by researchers to be one of the most famous vessels in history. Captain Cook's HMS Endeavour saw the shores of Tahiti and Australia before its final Rhode Island resting place - but its nautical story started in North Yorkshire. "Without Whitby there would have been no Captain Cook as we know him," says Clair Stones, from the town's Captain Cook Museum. "He arrived as a 17-year-old apprentice and left as a fully-trained navigator, sailor and master mariner."The streets James Cook walked, the harbour he knew and the house where he lodged are all still there. "Whitby offers something no replica or distant memorial can – authenticity," Ms Stones adds. "It's a real connection to the man behind the myth."The Endeavour was created in the seaside town, built in Thomas Fishburn's yard in 1764 as the coal carrying Earl of purchased by the British Royal Navy, the vessel was sunk by British troops during the American War of Independence in 1778. Approaching 250 years after the ship was lost, wreckage in Newport Harbor has been confirmed as the Endeavour in a new report by the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM), making global headlines. Archaeologists and divers have spent more than two decades examining the seabed in the harbour, with the ANMM's latest research backing its initial findings in 2022."For Whitby, the discovery reinforces the town's irreplaceable role in maritime history," Ms Stones says. "It underlines that the global journeys which began under Cook's command trace back to a Whitby-built collier". She continues: "This connection enriches our maritime narrative, celebrating Whitby as the birthplace of Cook's seamanship and the birthplace of the ship that charted the Pacific." At the end of its life, HMS Endeavour, then known as Lord Sandwich, was used as a prison hub in Newport after it fell into poor condition. When American and French forces besieged the British-held town, the ship was one of 13 vessels scuttled to act as a submerged evidence revealed five vessels were deliberately sunk by the British in 1778, just north of Goat Island in Newport Harbour, one of which was Lord examining four shipwreck sites in the small area, the ANMM determined one site to be almost identical to the ship formerly known as the future of the wreckage is currently unknown. "Whether the wreck should be lifted is a matter for conservation experts as it involves delicate environmental, ethical and international considerations," says Ms Stones."However, should parts of the ship be raised, we sincerely hope that Whitby will be recognised in any decision about the distribution of artefacts. "A small section of the original vessel returning to Whitby would be a powerful and symbolic moment, connecting the ship's global story with its true home." The Captain Cook Museum is gearing up for the "Cook 300" event in 2028, to celebrate the anniversary of the explorer's birth. The overseas discovery would "naturally enrich" the museum's ongoing work, according to Ms Stones. "This latest development brings renewed energy and focus to Cook's story," she says. "It's a powerful reminder that history is not static – it continues to unfold beneath our feet and under the waves."The museum also hopes a replica of the Endeavour will return to Whitby for the celebration. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
The Independent
4 days ago
- The Independent
Man killed after car crashes onto train tracks
A motorist in his 70s died after his car crashed onto railway tracks in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Police responded to reports at 3:19 PM on Friday, locating a silver VW Golf on the line near Stray Rein. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene after his vehicle left York Place and went down a railway embankment. Superintendent Andy Nunns extended condolences to the man's family and thanked the public for their patience. Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage from the area to come forward urgently on 101 and quote reference 12250132761. Motorist dies after car crashes on to railway track
The Independent
4 days ago
- The Independent
Driver in his 70s dies after car crashes on to railway track
A driver in his 70s has died after his car crashed on to railway tracks, police said. North Yorkshire Police received reports at 3.19pm on Friday that a car was on the line near Stray Rein in Harrogate. Officers found a silver VW Golf on the tracks with one person inside. The driver, a man in his 70s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the vehicle was travelling in York Place before it left the road and went down the railway embankment. Officers are 'appealing for any witnesses, or anyone with dashcam footage taken in the area, to come forward as a matter of urgency'. They asked anyone with information to email mcit@ or call North Yorkshire Police on 101, quoting reference 12250132761. Superintendent Andy Nunns said: 'We will continue to work with Network Rail and the British Transport Police to minimise disruption. 'My thoughts at this time remain very much with the man's family and I would like to thank the public for their patience.'
BBC News
12-07-2025
- BBC News
Whitby cliff lift replacement bus service reviewed
The future of the bus service that replaced Whitby's cliff lift is set to be reviewed due to low passenger uptake and high running free service has been in operation since 2022, when the discovery of structural corrosion closed the cliff lift with operating costs of more than £50,000 per season and with an average of only 630 single journeys per month, North Yorkshire Council has launched a public consultation on the bus's leader Carl Les said a decision would then be reached based on "accessibility, demand and financial responsibility". "We understand how important the seafront in Whitby is for residents and visitors alike," he said."However, with the cliff lift currently closed and the use of the replacement bus service low and of great cost to the taxpayer, it's only right that we review the future of the service."According to the council, while it would be possible to restore the lift to working order, this would come at a significant 2024, this was estimated at over £1m, according to the Local Democracy Reporting caused by water seeping into the lift's structure and ventilation issues could also continue to pose challenges in the future, as would the cost of operation and the consultation, a report will be presented to the council's executive members to determine the future of the replacement bus service. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
