The fire which all but destroyed the 14th-century Star Inn at Harome in North Yorkshire in November 2021 was an accident, a judge has declared at York Crown Court. Arson charges against 27-year-old Helmsley man Charles Birkitt were dropped last week ahead of a trial scheduled for next year when the prosecution accepted evidence showing […]

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In a welcome piece of good news for Andrew Pern, whose The Star Inn Harome burnt to the ground last month (see picture), York Council has granted planning permission for his latest project, the York Minister Refectory Restaurant on the site of the former Minster School. The chef, who already owns a York gastropub, the […]

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