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New £1bn trains signal bigger plans ahead for TransPennine rail network

A £1 billion order for 29 new battery-electric trains has been announced for the TransPennine Express network, with Hull and East Yorkshire's mayor hailing the region's inclusion in the investment.

September 14, 2026Hull, Leeds, Scarborough, York

Crime Featured West Yorkshire

Leeds man jailed for 37 years following sexual and physical assault offences

Paul Benstock, 62, of East Ardsley, has been jailed for 37 years after being convicted of more than 40 sexual and physical assault offences against five victims, including 14 counts of rape, following a Leeds Safeguarding Unit investigation.

September 14, 2026Leeds

Business Featured Society

If you don’t choose AI regulation, we’ll kill this dog

Humanity is useless at processing doom on a global scale. Which is why we need Mr Cheeseface.

September 12, 2026

Featured North Yorkshire Transport

North Yorkshire school travel review recommends 24 improvements for families

A review of North Yorkshire's 2024 school travel policy change has found it broadly working as intended, but recommends 24 improvements including removing five unsuitable routes and strengthening the appeals process.

September 11, 2026

Business Featured South Yorkshire

Barnsley businesses invited to help shape digital careers event for schools

Barnsley businesses are invited to take part in Ctrl + Alt + Learn: Digital Careers, a new event on Thursday 1 October connecting local schools with the borough's digital and technology sector.

September 11, 2026Barnsley

A festive tipi is coming to The Glass Works Square

Featured Life South Yorkshire

Festive tipi returns to Barnsley’s Glass Works Square this December

A festive tipi run by True North Brew Co returns to The Glass Works Square from 4 December to New Year's Eve, as part of Barnsley's Christmas on The Square programme alongside the Artisan Street Fayre and Young Trader Market.

September 11, 2026Barnsley

Featured Life West Yorkshire

Watch the skies: could Leeds get to see the Northern Lights again?

Aurora specialist José Jiménez gives a free talk on the science of the Northern Lights at The Attic in Leeds this Friday, exploring the rare conditions under which the aurora can be seen as far south as the city.

September 11, 2026Leeds

Featured History South Yorkshire

Elsecar Heritage Centre joins Heritage Open Days with free talks and exhibition

Elsecar Heritage Centre is taking part in Heritage Open Days with a programme of free talks and performances, plus an RSPB Old Moor exhibition tracing the Dearne Valley's shift from industry to wildlife conservation.

September 11, 2026Barnsley

Featured Wellbeing West Yorkshire

Leeds children’s health research body CHORAL appoints first professor

CHORAL, Leeds' child health research organisation, has appointed Professor Niina Kolehmainen as its first clinical academic health and care professions' chair, bringing two decades of clinical and research experience from Newcastle University.

September 11, 2026Leeds

Featured Society South Yorkshire

9/11 transformed our relationship with news – and laid the groundwork for today’s crisis of trust

Following the 9/11 attacks, many US journalists set aside traditional ideals of objectivity and impartiality, embracing patriotic coverage that reflected widespread public support for the state. That changed the global news industry.

September 11, 2026Sheffield