Yorkshire Post
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Protest held over factory farm plans near Ripon capable of rearing 2.7 million chickens a year
A protest has been held against controversial plans for a poultry unit capable of rearing 2.7 million chickens a year near Ripon.
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Richmond dog exercise field owners appeal against council decision
The owners of a secure dog exercise field near Richmond have appealed against North Yorkshire Council’s refusal to allow longer opening hours and larger group bookings.
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Appeal after crash involving HGV and unmarked police car in Yorkshire
Police are appealing for information following a crash involving a HGV and an unmarked police car in Yorkshire.
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Man, 20, drove into back of car at 67mph while scrolling through songs on phone, killing driver
A 20-year-old who had been scrolling through songs on his mobile phone ploughed into a car at 67mph, killing the driver.
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'A call I will never forget' - Boy, 3, potentially saves mum's life with 999 call
A three-year-old boy's emergency 999 call helped potentially save his mum's life after she collapsed at her home in Yorkshire.
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Sheffield FC announces new legal partnership with law firm CMS
Sheffield FC has announced a new exclusive legal partnership with CMS, bringing together two organisations with deep roots in Sheffield.
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Tim Peake: 'In five to 10 years we could be printing full-size human organs in space'
History-making astronaut Tim Peake will land in Yorkshire on his latest tour and tells of exciting space tech advances that could help us here on Earth.
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Yorkshire Water apologises after thousands of customers, care homes and holiday park have low or no supplies
Bottled water is being delivered to care homes and vulnerable households after two burst mains affected supplies across south-west Holderness.
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Police recover knife after man dies following stabbing in seaside resort
Police have launched a murder investigation after a man died in hospital following a stabbing in Bridlington.
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Student police officer arrested on suspicion of rape and kidnap after chase on M62
A student police officer has been arrested on suspicion of rape and kidnap.
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Fascinating photos unveil what local life in Yorkshire during summer over 80 years ago
It is interesting to reflect on what local life was like for folk in Yorkshire more than 80 years ago - here are some photos that give us a glimpse into the past.
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Heat health alert for Yorkshire upgraded to amber due to high temperatures
The heat health warning for Yorkshire has been upgraded to amber due to rising temperatures expected later this week.
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We don't need another inquiry to reveal reasons behind NHS maternity care scandal: Letters
James Drife MD FRCOG, Emeritus professor of obstetrics and gynaecology, University of Leeds, Roundhay, Leeds.
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Owners of indoor cats warned against higher risk of falls during hot weather
Animal charities have warned owners of cats kept indoors one-storey high or above to beware of the risk of potentially fatal falls by pets during hot weather.
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How to watch livestream of UK’s most complete solar eclipse in 27 years
A partial solar eclipse - with around 90 to 96% coverage - will be visible from the UK on Wednesday.
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Tributes left at scene of horror crash which killed three people
Three people have died in a horror crash on a rural Yorkshire road, police have said.
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'Predatory shark preying on children' jailed over campaign of abuse
A ‘predatory shark’ who targeted children ‘swimming the dark waters of the internet’ has been jailed following a campaign of abuse against more than 100 victims across the globe.
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Yorkshire Water gives Dales villages ‘boil notice’ after bacteria issue at reservoir
Yorkshire Water said that routine sampling of drinking water at the Starbotton reservoir, in Upper Wharfedale, had “shown it doesn’t meet our usual standards”.
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Mayor Cahal Burke: Former Mayor left note and wanted to be ‘reunited with his mother’
An ex-Kirklees mayor left a note for his family before taking his own life, a written inquest concluded.
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Andy Burnham has ability to reverse the mistakes of privatisation: Yorkshire Post Letters
Justin Enthoven, Pateley Bridge, Harrogate.
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Scissor Sisters in Halifax: 14 photos as glam pop icons turn Halifax's Piece Hall courtyard into a giant dance floor
Disco fever filled Halifax’s Piece Hall last night as Scissor Sisters performed a euphoric sold-out show.
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36C forecast as Met Office considers issuing rare extreme heat warning
Temperatures could reach 36C or higher this week, forecaster have said, with possible impacts to railway lines and power networks as the Met Office considers issuing rare amber or red extreme heat warnings.
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Andy Burnham to visit Yorkshire as part of summer cost of living tour
The Prime Minister intends to spend much of the rest of August travelling the country asking the public how the Government can improve their lives.
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Planned immigration is needed to deal with our social care crisis: Andy Brown
Everyone now seems to agree that it is important to fix social care if we are to improve the NHS and treat our aging population with some dignity. There are, however, a few pesky problems to sort out. We don’t have enough money. We don’t have enough facilities. We don’t have enough staff.
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Defra ‘literally playing with fire’ over wildfire policy-making, says expert
A professor, part of a 20 year study by the University of York into the effects of burning, mowing and leaving peatland unmanaged, said Defra is “literally playing with fire” in its policy-making.
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'They are a reality now' - One year on from worst wildfire in Yorkshire's history
It is now one year after the Langdale Moor fires, in which the stunning landscape of the North York Moors National Park was ablaze in the worst wildfire in the region’s history. Ten square miles were burned to ashes with an estimated damage cost of £26m. Emma Ryan reports.
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‘Over the moon’ - Pub landlord reacts after beer garden project given green light
A pub landlord has welcomed the granting of planning permission to create a new beer garden.
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Lucy Powell is totally wrong to blame Michael Gove for youth unemployment: Jayne Dowle
Dear new Education Secretary Lucy Powell, my children were at school when Michael Gove revolutionised the state school curriculum.
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Court round-up: Kidnapper jailed, revenge gang sentenced and sex offender locked up
A man jailed after tracking and kidnapping a woman, four men sentenced over a planned revenge attack, a child sex offender and a drug dealer caught by a police drone are among the latest cases heard in Yorkshire courts.
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Health minister: experience of Leeds maternity families is 'appalling and shocking'
Dame Diana Johnson said it was “so important that their [bereaved families’] voices are at the heart” of the independent review.
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‘It will take a death before wildfire policy is changed’ warns Moorland Association
MPs are becoming uncomfortable with the government narrative over wildfires and land-management, but it will still take someone to die before policy is changed, warned The Moorland Association.
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'We were sitting ducks' - Campsite owners relive horrifying Yorkshire wildfire
Caroline and Andrew Butterfield watched helplessly as flames moved at speed across the moors towards their family caravan site business and their home.
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Police warning after caller rings 999 to ask about electric bill
West Yorkshire Police has issued a warning about misusing the 999 number after experiencing its busiest ever day last month.
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I used to be Sports Minister - here's why I back Yorkshire CCC demutualisation: Nigel Adams
Yorkshire County Cricket Club is one of the great institutions of English sport. Its history is envied and unmatched, its support unrivalled, and its ambitions should be every bit as bold as its past.
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Council accused of ‘environmental neglect’ as giant weeds take hold in pavement planter
Middlesbrough Council has been accused of “environmental neglect” after a large pavement planter on one of the town’s main thoroughfares was overtaken by giant weeds.
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Treatment of farmers after huge wildfire nothing short of insulting - Emma Ryan
To some degree for most people, life in this part of the North York Moors goes on as normal.
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Trainee auctioneer challenges for national stockman title
A trainee livestock auctioneer is being heralded as an example of career opportunities in the land-based sector ahead of representing Yorkshire in the national Young Stockman of the Year next month.
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17 brilliant photos from milestone The K's show as epic summer of music continues in Halifax
They have been the support act twice but last night The K’s took to The Piece Hall stage in Halifax as the headline performers.
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Two councillors elected as independents are actually members of Reform UK
Coun Mick Saunders, who leads the main opposition on Middlesbrough Council, and Coun Stephen Hill have said they will remain as independents, despite their membership of Nigel Farage’s party.
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Yorkshire fire service warns against non-emergency calls over 'high capacity'
The fire severity index across the whole of Yorkshire remains “very high”, with the Met Office predicting another heatwave next week.
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Hull City halfway to signings target as new boy's dream summer continues
Hull City have completed the signing of Sweden's Elliot Stroud, meaning they are now halfway towards chairman/owner Acun Ilicali's target of 14 additions as they prepare for a return to the Premier League.
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Richard Dyson: The diary note which unlocked an unsolved murder case in Yorkshire
Police have revealed the seemingly forgetable diary note which helped detectives unlock a murder case that had gone unsolved for years.
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'Turn up and go' trial to get passengers cheapest train tickets extended until 2027
Passengers download an app and this uses GPS to calculate their cheapest journey.
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Drone crashes into Yorkshire Belle injuring one passenger and triggering medical emergency
A passenger was injured and another suffered a medical emergency after a drone crashed into the vintage pleasure cruiser Yorkshire Belle as she sailed out of Bridlington Harbour.
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Frank Gardner: 'I was shot by al-Qaeda in 2004 - the pain is still horrific'
Frank Gardner, the BBC’s security correspondent, talks about his regrets at being in the wrong place at the wrong time and the publication of his latest novel. Hannah Stephenson reports.
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Rod Liddle obituary: The Yorkshire-raised journalist who courted controversy throughout his career
The journalist and broadcaster Rod Liddle, who has died at 66, was a former editor of the Today programme on Radio 4 and high-profile columnist on the Sunday Times and The Spectator.
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Concerns over 'contradictions and omissions' in report on 210-home scheme on edge of Wetherby
A decision on controversial plans for up to 210 new homes on the edge of Wetherby is set to be delayed after claims the officer’s report recommending approval contains “contradictions and omissions”.
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Our illegal immigration problem is no different to what happened in Ceuta: Yorkshire Post Letters
Paul Morley, Ribblesdale Estate, Long Preston, Skipton.
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Barmby on the Marsh: Where the great rivers come together
While few of the region’s villages stand at the foot of a dead end lanes, a number of those that do have access to navigable rivers. It’s thought Barmby on the Marsh, at the confluence of two of Yorkshire’s great rivers, the Derwent and the Ouse, was established by a Viking named Bjarni who may well have arrived by ship.
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'She touched countless lives' - Heartbreaking tribute to 88-year-old killed in crash
A much-loved volunteer who died following a road traffic collision outside the church where she helped has been remembered as someone who dedicated years of her life to serving others.