A VET made famous by the popular Channel 5 series The Yorkshire Vet will be signing copies of his new book in Thirsk this Saturday.

Julian Norton will be at the White Rose BookCafe in Thirsk from 2pm on October 23 to meet fans and sign copies of his new paperback book, ‘All Creatures, Heart-warming Tales From a Yorkshire Vet’.

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The book is a celebration of the different creatures - great and small - thatMr Norton has come to know and love during his time working as a mixed practice vet across the Yorkshire Dales.

He tells the stories of each of the eight species he has the good fortune to care for every day and shares the heart-warming and life-affirming characteristics of animal happiness while reminding us of the power they have to bring joy to us all.

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