Yorkshire Post
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Hepworth sculpture sold for incredible £6m at auction
A SCULPTURE by Dame Barbara Hepworth has broken records to be sold for £6.19m at auction.
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Riders chew over great hay shortage
Concerned about keeping their horses fed, equestrians found themselves searching far and wide earlier this year for hay suppliers and discovering rationing signs on haylage.
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Murder probe launched after man attacked with weapons in Yorkshire
Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was attacked with weapons outside a home in Yorkshire.
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Watch: Ryanair flight lands at Leeds Bradford Airport in Storm Boelo’s strong winds
A Met Office yellow wind warning, which has a medium (25-50%) likelihood and a significant impact, is in force for Leeds until 9pm today (Sunday).
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'Devastated' - Cafe closed and market cancelled after Storm Boelo damages polytunnel
A Yorkshire cafe has said it is ‘absolutely devastated’ after it was forced to close and cancel a craft market due to damage caused by Storm Boelo.
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Government emergency advice – I've tested this £29.99 survival gadget
The Government's new emergency advice recommends keeping a wind-up radio and torch at home in case power, phone and internet services fail. I've tested a compact £29.99 Amazon gadget that combines both, along with several other useful emergency features.
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More than 50 homes approved for Yorkshire village despite concerns over GP surgery
Plans for 52 new homes in a North Yorkshire village have been approved despite warnings that the local GP surgery cannot cope with additional patients and concerns about pressure on infrastructure.
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Awards for trio of innovators exploring fresh fields
Three farmers from the region have been heralded as exemplars after winning national accolades recognising their innovative practices.
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Storm Boelo: The Yorkshire attractions and events affected by high winds
A number of events and attractions in Yorkshire have been affected by the high winds brought to the region by Storm Boelo.
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'Frankly appalling' - Gun fired at Yorkshire family home with woman inside
Police are investigating after a gun was fired at a Sheffield home while a young woman was inside.
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Why we should save our phones for filming that which is truly ours to film - Christa Ackroyd
I cannot get the sight of a poor young man being mauled to death by a tiger at a Yorkshire zoo out of my mind or of the moments leading up to it when he appeared to instruct a wild animal not to come closer while seated on the ground.
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Lost village appears as drought continues at popular Ladybower reservoir
It is now almost 85 years since two villages in the Peak District were flooded to create a new reservoir.
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It’s not just a few bad apples at Reform UK, the whole orchard is rotten - David Behrens
So now we know. It was wrong of us to write off Reform UK as merely a bunch of racists; it’s so much more. It’s also misogynist, amateurish, violent and deeply, disgustingly dishonest. And it’s not just a few bad apples, as its leader tried to kid us – the whole orchard is rotten.
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'Eyesore' - Plans for new café in historic Yorkshire village refused
Plans for a new café with outdoor seating and a milk vending machine have been refused following claims the business would be “an eyesore.”
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‘Strong fish smells’ spark objections to seafood business application in Scarborough
The neighbours of a seafood company in Scarborough have said ‘strong fish smells’ are impacting their quality of life and that plans for retrospective use of the site should be rejected.
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Vacant warehouse will become new padel and pilates centre
A vacant warehouse will become a new padel and pilates centre after plans were approved by Bradford Council.
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Councillors react after Middlesbrough misses out on City of Culture shortlist
A councillor has told her local authority to get the simple things right following the town’s failure to be shortlisted for a prestigious award.
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Whitby Goths are play-acting what medieval Yorkshire folk believed to be real - Michael Carter
Covens of Goths will once again be congregating at Whitby over the Halloween weekend. Since the late 1990s, these twice-yearly weekends have been a mainstay of the town’s tourist season. With their overtones of counterculture, frisson of sensuality and danger, they also give a welcome boost to the local economy.
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Monk Fryston, North Yorkshire: Roadmap of a heritage written in stone
Two miles east of the A1(M) on the Leeds to Selby road, the 21st century trappings of a designated trunk road brush hard up against Monk Fryston’s remarkable heritage and dominate the village.
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Yorkshire village shares £1m in Postcode Lottery win - as one resident scoops £378k
A tiny Yorkshire village has scooped a £1m win in the latest Postcode Lottery draw - with one resident scooping more than £350,000.
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Crack cocaine dealer who hid drugs in his buttocks jailed for six years
A crack cocaine dealer who hid drugs in his buttocks when caught by police has been jailed for six years.
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Man, 57, dies after two-car crash on busy Yorkshire road as police make arrest
A man has died and a woman has been injured following a crash in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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Paedophile sent back to jail after hiding dating apps on his phone
A convicted paedophile who tried to stop police from monitoring his internet use has been sent back to jail.
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Car review: This Chery Tiggo 4 is less than £20,000
So, the UK car market is incredibly conservative. That’s what we have always been told by manufacturers who have tried and usually failed to gain a foothold in one of the world’s most competitive markets. Names such as Daewoo, Saab and, more recently, Infiniti launched with a flourish but eventually withdrew. SEAT, it was announced recently, will soon cease to be.
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Delays, cancellations and diversions at Leeds Bradford Airport as Storm Boelo hits
High winds from Storm Boelo has forced flights from Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) to be delayed, diverted and, in some cases, cancelled.
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Samoan recipes: Baked aubergine with whipped feta, pickled radish and chickpeas
Baked aubergine with whipped feta, pickled radish and chickpeas
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360,000-chicken farm: Opposition grows near Ripon despite new manure plans
Opposition to plans for a massive poultry farm in North Yorkshire continues to grow despite the developer submitting new information aimed at easing concerns over the disposal of thousands of tonnes of chicken manure.
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Fraser Farms, Denby Dale: Pioneering agriculture hub to focus on the lessons of agroecology
Two first generation farmers behind a 450-acre regenerative agriculture project have been selected for an initiative which will see their farm developed as a hub for agroecological learning for food and farm workers in the North.
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Northern Olympics project to get £7 million study in Budget
A £7 million fund will be used to examine the potential for a future Olympics bid by northern England.
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Fears of 'parking wars' in Yorkshire village as decision on restrictions made
A decision has been made on a parking ban in a Yorkshire village amid fears it will ignite a war for spaces.
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No more slogans, no more contradictions, Britain needs a hard-nosed plan on Ukraine - Patrick Mercer
“Despite the huge challenge Ukraine was already facing preparing for winter - Russian jet drones, ballistic missiles, and wholesale economic warfare - the US is looking once again not just to abandon Ukraine, but to actively enter the war on the side of Russia”.
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North of England set for 'widespread travel disruption' due to Storm Boelo
The north of the UK will face strong winds with gusts potentially exceeding 80mph, along with “widespread travel disruption” to ferries and trains, as a new storm hits the country, forecasters have said.
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Dangerous driver sentenced after dog killed in A1(M) crash
A dangerous driver who caused a crash which resulted in the death of a dog has been sentenced at court.
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Yorkshire drug dealer who invested ill-gotten gains into crypto is jailed
A drug dealer has been jailed after police uncovered his illegal activities - and how he was hiding his ill-gotten gains.
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Best autumnal places to enjoy a pastry according to Yorkshire chef Devin Jones
The Cookery School’s head chef at The Grand, York, has shared his favourite places to indulge in bakes this autumn.
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The Chancellor cannot afford to balance the books on the backs of businesses
The Chancellor has an unenviable task ahead of him as he prepares to deliver his upcoming Budget next week. There is very little wriggle room and decisions of his predecessors have only clouded the economic picture further.
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Huge 1,100-home development prompts 'under siege' warning from councillor
Proposals for 1,100 homes on the outskirts of Harrogate have prompted a senior councillor to warn that North Yorkshire is “under siege” from development that is not properly planned.
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Tragedy as Yorkshire girl, 8, loses first pony and foal within weeks of each other
A fundraiser has been launched after a young North Yorkshire girl lost her first pony and its foal within weeks of each other.
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The AMRC is the model of regeneration and reindustrialisation - Andy Haldane & Koen Lamberts
More than 40 years have passed since the Miners’ Strike in 1984. The most visceral event during that strike took place at the Orgreave colliery and coking works in Rotherham on June 18, 1984. The Battle of Orgreave, a violent clash between picketing miners and the police, remains etched in our economic and social history, a historic low-point for industrial relations.
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Defra ignores calls to relax controlled burning rules despite wildfires summit
Andy Burnham held a Wildfire Resilience Summit, but would not change the rules around controlled burning.
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Kirkby Grange, Tadcaster: Going is good for the Easterby family
Kirkby Wharfe, near Tadcaster is where it all started for the Easterby horseracing dynasty and it’s also where the family’s farming journey started when Henry Easterby took on the tenancy of Kirkby Grange in 1935, and where current generation farmer Deborah Easterby, Henry’s great granddaughter has the farm and livery stables today.
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Six-year-old Yorkshire girl helps launch this year's Poppy Appeal
A young girl from Bradford who is one of the Royal British Legion’s youngest fundraisers has helped launch this year’s Poppy Appeal.
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Yorkshire analysis helping to shape future of flood resilience
Financial lead and senior analyst Sally Ashby explains how evidence, investment and partnerships can support flood resilience at catchment scale, drawing on lessons from Ousewem's project at Hauxwell, as Graham Walker found out.
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Aviation expert's warning to Doncaster Sheffield Airport on attracting airlines
John Strickland hails from Ilkley and has worked with several airlines including British Airways and KLM over a 40-year career in aviation.
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Romanian gang use cruel cash machine trick to steal £40,000 from pensioners
This is the moment a Romanian gang used a cruel cash machine trick to steal over £40,000 from unsuspecting pensioners.
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My First Car: Master Cutler Ian Nicholls' Beetle 'struggled on Sheffield hills'
Sheffield’s new Master Cutler Ian Nicholls says his first car was a very memorable Volkswagen Beetle, but it did not seem as cool as it would today.
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Pensioner fatally attacked at Garforth bus stop for challenging bike-riding thug
A pensioner died after being attacked by a thug on a bicycle whom he challenged for riding on the pavement.
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'Important moment' - Dewsbury Market's £18m revamp gets underway
Work getting underway on an £18m revamp to Dewsbury Market is an “important moment’ for the town, a senior councillor has said.
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'I tried ketamine at university aged 18 - it cost me 10 years of my life'
A man who says he lost 10 years of his life due to ketamine addiction has told why he hopes young people will think twice before taking the drug.
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Driver caught using laptop at the wheel in four-day police crackdown
A driver using a laptop at the wheel and another resting their legs on the dashboard were all spotted by officers as part of a four-day police crackdown in Yorkshire.