Yorkshire Post
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Only Count Binface is worth voting for in the Clacton byelection - Yorkshire Post Letters
From: Mike Baldwin, Nether Edge, Sheffield.
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Saltburn: Historic ‘at risk’ Valley Gardens now subject to five year management plan
A new five-year management plan has been drawn up for Saltburn’s historic Valley Gardens.
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Bus fare caps are good but no substitute for strategy - Jayne Dowle
It’s early days, but when the history AI robots come to record the reign of Andy Burnham as PM, it’s highly possible the first paragraph will include the word ‘bus’.
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Watch moment drink-driver is arrested as part of crackdown in Yorkshire
This is the moment police in Yorkshire arrested a drink driver - as part of a spate of drivers being held for testing over the legal limit behind the wheel.
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Methodist chapel given community asset status amid sell-off fears
A Methodist chapel has been registered as a community asset amid concerns it could be sold off.
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Wuthering Heights: 500 people gather at Penistone Country Park in Haworth for celebration
Participants gathered at Penistone Country Park in Haworth for Actually the Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever on Sunday - a celebration of all things Wuthering Heights, Kate Bush and Emily Brontë.
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Train service linking Bradford with Hull to be scrapped due to "poor reliability"
A train service linking two Cities of Culture is to be scrapped to tackle “poor reliability.”
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Drug dealer's text messages used to implicate him
A drug dealer has been taken off the streets after police used his text messages to implicate him.
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Rishi Sunak urges Government to axe plans for migrant camp in North Yorkshire village
The Government failed with a similar asylum camp plan at RAF Linton-on-Ouse in 2022, after the site failed to meet the technical specification required.
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Yellow heat alert issued for Yorkshire as fourth heatwave set to hit this week
Emergency services are braced for further wildfires as the UK’s fourth heatwave looms.
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Open water warning after 200 river and lake rescues in four years
Firefighters have been involved in more than 200 river and lake rescues in North Yorkshire since the start of 2022, new figures have revealed, as a campaign is launched in the county on the risks of open water.
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Four people from Yorkshire - including baby girl - die in horror crash in Derby
Four people, including a baby girl, have died in a crash in Derby after their car crashed into some trees, police have said.
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Councillor to ‘brave the shave’ after wife’s devastating cancer diagnosis
A bearded councillor is preparing to shave off his hair for Macmillan Cancer Support following his wife’s devastating cancer diagnosis.
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Dramatic video and photos show extent of huge farm blaze in Yorkshire
Dramatic photos and video show the extent of a huge blaze which ripped through a Yorkshire farm, destroying thousands of pounds worth of machinery and feed.
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Yorkshire funeral director Robert Bush to be sentenced for more than 65 offences
Crooked funeral director Robert Bush will be sentenced this week after pleading guilty to 67 offences spanning 12 years and affecting hundreds of victims.
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Making the Ryedale showground a happy place
Supporting your local agricultural show is as important today as it ever has been. While some of our wonderful county’s forty-plus shows have recently ‘taken a break’ while new people have come forward, Ryedale Show has remained solid and Rievaulx-based farmer and current chairman Richard Fairburn says it’s all down to the number of people who give up their time for the cause.
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Andy Burnham to allow mayors to keep portion of income tax to spend in region
The new Prime Minister has made devolution a major focus, and believes that handing down powers to local and regional governments will help restore faith in politics and drive economic growth.
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Police believe missing girl, 17, is living in Doncaster woodland with wanted man, 39
Rachel, 17, disappeared from Lowestoft, in Suffolk, on 23 July. Detectives are now hunting for Craig Clarkson, 39, who is wanted in connection with her disappearance.
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'Strange or difficult decision': Promoted York City sack boss Stuart Maynard
York City have sacked manager Stuart Maynard, who secured promotion back to the English Football League last season.
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Drivers on A1 warned over billowing smoke from farm fire next to RAF Leeming
Drivers on the A1 have been warned over billowing smoke from a major fire at a farm building in Leeming, North Yorkshire.
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20 brilliant photos as sold-out crowd wowed by music legend Tom Jones in Halifax
A music icon returned to Halifax last night and showed exactly why he is considered such a legend.
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Taking a trip down the Rochdale Canal to celebrate England's deepest lock at Sowerby Bridge
Constructed between the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the Rochdale Canal runs from Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire to Manchester through a variety of landscapes, from post-industrial – disused mills on the hillsides outside Todmorden – to rustic and sublime, like the long green reaches around Stubbing Wharf and Hebble End. Many of its picturesque points fall within Yorkshire – in the Calder Valley, to be precise.
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Dales group's remarkable milestone in conservation of red listed curlews
A group dedicated to highlighting “the positive environmental, conservation, economic and social benefits of managed moorlands” has announced a UK conservation first.
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WATCH: Cyclist fined after own submitted footage showed him at fault
A cyclist who submitted footage of bad driving to West Yorkshire Police has been ordered to pay more than £1,200 in fines and court costs after the very same footage went on to show his poor cycling.
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Urgent warning after 'injectable end of life medication' stolen in Redcar
An urgent warning has been issued by Cleveland Police after potentially lethal medication was stolen from an address in Redcar.
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Borrowby Show: Best pictures and videos from Saturday at agricultural show
Borrowby Show was held in Yorkshire on Saturday with an array of events for all types of prizes.
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Derelict former pub in Yorkshire village could be turned into offices
A derelict former pub site could be redeveloped into offices if plans are agreed with the local authority.
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Watch: £300,000 of illegal cigarettes seized in Bradford raids
Police and Trading Standards seized around £300,000 worth of illegal cigarettes and tobacco and £25,000 in cash during coordinated raids at six properties across Bradford.
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People on streets of York give verdict on Andy Burnham’s first week as Prime Minister
People in York have given their verdict on Andy Burnham and his first week as Prime Minister.
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Fears ammonia pollution has killed willow trees and water life in North Yorkshire
Villagers in Marton-cum-Grafton, North Yorkshire, raised the alarm when they could smell ammonia coming from Goker Beck and noticed the water had gone jet black
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Sir Garry Sobers obituary: Barbados’ favourite son and a brilliant record-breaking batsman
Sir Garry Sobers, whose death at 89 was reported last week, was cricket’s greatest all-rounder and Barbados’ favourite son.
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Hull funeral director Robert Bush faces sentencing on 67 charges
MPs are backing calls to end the 'Wild West' of unregulated funeral care ahead of the sentencing of Hull funeral director Robert Bush on Monday.
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Kevin Keegan obituary: The son of a Yorkshire miner who became one of England's greatest players
Kevin Keegan, who has died at 75 following treatment for stage four cancer, was the son of a Yorkshire miner who became one of the most venerated footballers of his generation.
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Recycling centres seem designed to keep people out, little wonder the rubbish is piling up - David Behrens
Andy Burnham’s prime ministerial honeymoon lasted exactly 24 hours. That’s how long it took one of his rivals to stab him in the back. Darren Jones, a Machiavellian pretender who was Keir Starmer’s Minister for Intergovernmental Relations (seriously?) had fancied himself for a tilt at the party leadership back in May.
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The Yorkshire Vet: Tricky jobs that had happy endings - Julian Norton
Yesterday, at either end of the day, I had two interesting and very satisfying cases. Some days there is a lot of routine work; vaccination boosters, repeat examinations, post operation checks and so on. But it’s never long before something unusual appears. And the fluffy dog called Rudy with red testicles was the first of such. He came in as an emergency, on the list to be seen by the next available vet, which was me.
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Traffic signals among 'worst condition' in York set for £200,000 works
Traffic lights said to be among the worst in York are set for a £200,000 refurbishment.
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The proposal for No. 10 North presents a significant opportunity to tackle health inequality - Dr Kathryn Scott
As Chief Executive at Yorkshire Cancer Research, I’ve seen the impact regional inequalities can have on people affected by cancer. Despite progress made in recent years, where someone lives can still influence their likelihood of getting cancer, their ability to access potentially life-saving health services, the treatment they receive and whether they are offered the opportunity to take part in and benefit from research.
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Jockey Henry Brooke bows out a decade after incredible comeback
A stalwart of the northern jumps weighing room, jockey Henry Brooke has announced his retirement aged 35, a decade after suffering a horror fall that saw him placed in an induced coma while medics worked to save his life.