Runners mean business

Some of the region’s leading figures are gearing up for one of their biggest challenges yet as they prepare to tackle the London Marathon next month in a bid to raise thousands for charity.

Pictured, from left, sailing past Bolton Castle, near Leyburn, in North Yorkshire, are Lynn Peacock, Annette Lambert, Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive Gary Verity, and Bruce Tunstall and Andrew Palmer, from the CBI, Yorkshire and Humber region.

The runners, who are members of the Marie Curie Yorkshire Running Team, are in the final stages of training for the Virgin London Marathon, which will take place on April 22.