Reading's ice rink welcomed 10,000 people during the Christmas period to Forbury Gardens. Figures released by Reading UK CIC claimed more than 100,000 people visited the Gardens while the open-air ice rink was in place - with one in ten choosing to take to the ice. Business leaders are hailing the town's Christmas events a success. Number of individual Christmas lights in Reading 400,000 Christmas lights Reading UK CIC   Bobby Lonergan, Reading Business Improvement District manager, said: Read more [...]

With reasonable single qualification standards, emphasis is on success at the trials which for many events takes place seven weeks before the World Championships British Athletics has published its selection policy and qualification standards for the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China, and with reasonable single qualification standards there will be even more emphasis on Read more [...]

VIEW GALLERY  Manchester has secured a huge coup by being named one of the world’s top tourism destinations.It is the only British city to have been named on the New York Times list of ‘places to visit in 2015’ with neither London or Birmingham featuring.Ranked 26th out of 52, it has soared above renowned destinations such as the Italian capital Rome and idyllic spots such as Miami Beach in Florida.The newspaper says the “flurry of cultural openings” penned in for this year make Read more [...]

Temporary shops and restaurants are appearing in unexpected places across Yorkshire. But could the ‘pop-up’ help rejuvenate our ailing high streets? Rob Parsons reports. Deep in the heart of post-industrial Leeds, a team of chefs are hard at work plating up delicate morsels of fresh mackerel, roast pumpkin brulee and miniature crab burgers.The scene wouldn’t look out of place in one of Yorkshire’s fine dining restaurants, except for the fact the temperature Read more [...]