August 2026 – Reader

Wood Lane earmarked for 21 new council flats in Rothwell

A vacant Rothwell site once home to a care home could soon house dozens of families, as Leeds City Council submits plans for affordable rented apartments.

August 7, 2026Leeds

East Yorkshire Motors

Priority chicane to slow traffic on Hull’s Meadowbank Road

Roadworks begin this month to install a give-way chicane and safer crossings, as part of a wider push to cut speeds on residential streets.

August 7, 2026Hull

Featured Society West Yorkshire

Mobile planetarium lands on Millennium Square this September

A portable dome bringing the cosmos to the city centre will screen space and science films throughout September, as part of Leeds's ongoing programme of summer events.

August 7, 2026Leeds

Featured Music North Yorkshire

Middlesbrough Mela marks 36th year with BBC Asian Network return

Albert Park hosts one of the UK's longest-running multicultural festivals this month, with a Michael Jackson tribute act, bhangra star Sona Walia and a free weekend of food, music and family entertainment.

August 7, 2026Middlesbrough

Buddy benches near Roman Road and Cambridge Road

North Yorkshire Society

Rainbow ‘buddy benches’ arrive in Linthorpe to help tackle loneliness

Newly painted buddy benches near Roman Road and Cambridge Road are designed to give Linthorpe residents an easy way to strike up a conversation.

August 6, 2026Linthorpe, Middlesbrough

Business Featured South Yorkshire

Doncaster Sheffield Airport sets out flight path plans for a 2028 reopening

A new public consultation sets out how planes could arrive and depart from Doncaster Sheffield Airport if it reopens as planned in 2028 — including where residents could see more noise, and where the government says thousands of jobs could follow.

August 6, 2026Doncaster

Society South Yorkshire

Doncaster Milk Trail launches to support breastfeeding families

A new trail across seven Doncaster venues offers welcoming spaces for feeding families. It launches this August, during World Breastfeeding Week.

August 6, 2026Doncaster

Featured Life North Yorkshire

York Attractions’ Week brings discounts to over 20 venues this August

Fancy half-price tickets to more than 20 York attractions? The city's first-ever Attractions' Week runs from 17 to 23 August.

August 6, 2026York

East Yorkshire Society

16 Hull residents fined over £7,000 for littering

Sixteen Hull residents have been convicted for littering, after failing to pay fines issued by the council. Between them, they now owe £7,488.

August 6, 2026Hull

North Yorkshire Society

North Yorkshire’s improved recycling service rolls out to former Richmondshire

Eighty-three per cent of Ryedale residents are happy with North Yorkshire's new fortnightly recycling system. It's now rolling out to former Richmondshire households.

August 6, 2026Richmondshire