September 2026 – Page 2

Selby Park’s 30-year-old crazy golf makes way for £353,000 heritage course

Diggers have moved into Selby Park as North Yorkshire Council begins a £353,000 revamp that will replace the town's much-loved but ageing crazy golf course with a nine-hole adventure trail tracing Selby's history from Viking settlers to the railway age.

September 18, 2026Leeds

Crime Featured West Yorkshire

New Huddersfield police station completes decade-long Kirklees rebuild

A new two-storey police station just off Broadway has opened its doors to Huddersfield residents, marking the final step in a programme running more than ten years to replace ageing police buildings across Kirklees.

September 18, 2026Huddersfield, Kirklees

Featured Wellbeing Yorkshire

Martin House hosts first children’s palliative care conference for more than 70 professionals

Healthcare professionals from across the region gathered at Martin House's newly redeveloped Boston Spa hospice this week for its first dedicated conference on children's palliative care, taking in case studies, hands-on workshops and a tour of the transformed building.

September 18, 2026

Environment Featured South Yorkshire

Friends’ 50-year campaign has made Carlton Marsh one of Yorkshire’s richest nature reserves

What started in 1975 as three wildlife enthusiasts lobbying Barnsley Council to protect a patch of wetland known locally as Carlton Swamps has grown into a reserve with more than 2,000 recorded species, marking its 50th anniversary this year.

September 18, 2026Barnsley

Business Featured Yorkshire

Xscape Yorkshire rolls out abuse-prevention training as retail staff face 1,600 attacks a day nationally

Landsec has expanded its partnership with the Retail Trust to Xscape Yorkshire and 12 other UK sites, offering free de-escalation and resilience training to shop-floor, security and cleaning staff, as new figures show retail workers nationally face more than 1,600 incidents of abuse or violence every day.

September 17, 2026

Featured Wellbeing West Yorkshire

£20m expansion planned for Seacroft Community Diagnostic Centre

A £20 million expansion of Seacroft's Community Diagnostic Centre has been unveiled, adding two MRI scanners and more treatment rooms, with construction starting in 2027 and the upgraded centre opening in spring/summer 2028.

September 17, 2026Leeds

Rob Wilson outside the new home for Angels of Freedom

Featured Society West Yorkshire

Angels of Freedom founder reflects on belonging ahead of new Leeds home

Rob Wilson of LGBTQ+ community organisation Angels of Freedom reflects on what belonging means to him, drawing on his own recovery from alcohol dependency, ahead of the group's move into Woodhouse Community Centre.

September 17, 2026Leeds

Art Featured West Yorkshire

Leeds Arts Centre opens new season with cardboard-built monster spectacle

Leeds Arts Centre opens its 2026/27 season with She Kills Monsters, running 14 to 17 October, featuring ten hand-built cardboard monsters created by the company's "Monster Squad" over just three days.

September 17, 2026Leeds

Environment Featured Yorkshire

Yorkshire Dales reports progress on 21 of 40 National Park objectives

The Yorkshire Dales National Park's first annual progress report shows good progress on 21 of 40 objectives in its 2025-30 Management Plan, including £1.5m in farm grants and peatland restoration across 2,275 hectares.

September 17, 2026

Featured North Yorkshire Transport

Repair plans progress for Middleham Bridge after lorry collision

North Yorkshire Council has set out repair plans for Middleham Bridge, closed since an HGV collision earlier this month, with temporary repairs expected by the end of October and permanent work starting spring 2027.

September 17, 2026