The Week Ahead

The Yorkshire Post features writer Laura Reid looks at what's happening in the week ahead.

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00:00Hi, I'm Laura Reid, the Deputy Features Editor at the Yorkshire Post, and here's a look at

00:04what's coming up in the week ahead. Yorkshire runners will be among thousands taken to the

00:09streets of the capital this weekend. Finishers in this year's TCS London Marathon could help

00:15the 45th edition of the event to enter the record books as the largest marathon in the world for

00:21the first time. The event already holds the record for being the most popular marathon after 840,000

00:27people applied through the public ballot for 2025. It's also the world's largest one-day fundraising

00:33event, having raised more than £1.3 billion for charity since the first edition in 1981.

00:40Guinness World Records will also crown it as the world's largest marathon for the first time in its

00:44history if the number of finishers on Sunday, April 27 surpasses the 55,646 who completed the New York

00:53Marathon in November. This week also sees the return of the first major event in the national

00:59gardening calendar. Harrogate Spring Flower Show showcases the best in horticulture with show garden

01:04features, live talks and demonstrations, garden shopping opportunities and the biggest exhibition

01:09by florists and flower arrangers in the country. It's hosted by the North of England Horticultural

01:14Society and this year is taking place from April 24th to the 27th at the Great Yorkshire Showground.

01:20The UK Edible Insect Association is holding a conference in Nottingham this week, bringing

01:27together traditional farmers, insect farmers, vets, chefs and waste disposal experts to promote the

01:32benefits of insect protein. It's named NEST 1.0 and it's badged as an opportunity for those with an

01:38interest in farmed insect protein in the UK to come together to share knowledge and expertise

01:43and develop plans for the sector. The association says it envisages a future where insects are added to

01:48place as a sustainable option for alternative protein. And 100 years ago this week saw the Sheffield

01:57murder of William Plummer. The First World War veteran and former boxer was killed in front of his

02:01young son by gang members on April 27th 1925. A memorial event is taking place to celebrate his life a

02:09century on and descendants and locals will be coming together next to a memorial plaque for him on Saturday.