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Scarborough’s Goldwing Light Parade returns, but minus fireworks finale

Scarborough's Goldwing Light Parade returns on Saturday 12 September, with around 100 illuminated motorcycles processing along the seafront in aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance — though this year's traditional fireworks finale won't go ahead.

September 7, 2026Scarborough

repairs and upgrades to the important Marton Interchange

Motors North Yorkshire

Marton Interchange reopens this weekend after major repair works

A major repair and upgrade programme at Middlesbrough's A172/A174 Marton Interchange is set to finish this week, with the 54-year-old junction fully reopening in the early hours of Saturday 5 September.

September 2, 2026Middlesbrough

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Overnight roadworks to start on Leeds Inner Ring Road next month

Essential overnight repairs to ageing retaining walls on the Leeds Inner Ring Road begin on 1 September, with the 15-week scheme designed to protect one of the city's busiest routes for decades to come.

August 20, 2026Leeds

Motors North Yorkshire

Sutton Bank closure extended for annual maintenance next month

Sutton Bank will close for three weeks from 13 September as this year's annual maintenance programme is extended to cover extra drainage and repair work.

August 18, 2026

North Yorkshire's landmark new A59 Kex Gill route

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Main section of new A59 Kex Gill route set to open within weeks

The main section of North Yorkshire's landmark new A59 Kex Gill route, replacing a stretch of road repeatedly hit by landslips, is set to open to traffic by early September.

August 15, 2026

East Yorkshire Motors

George Street closure begins this month for Hull Heat Network pipework

George Street in Hull city centre closes from 17 August to 6 September for essential pipework installation, part of the wider Hull Heat Network low-carbon heating project.

August 13, 2026Hull

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Dawsons Corner roadworks enter final stage ahead of 2027 completion

The £44m Dawsons Corner and Stanningley Bypass scheme has reached its final surfacing phase, with overnight road closures planned for late August as the project heads toward completion in early 2027.

August 13, 2026Leeds

new Stagecoach East Midlands electric buses

East Yorkshire Featured Motors

Hull’s biggest bus investment in 125 years brings 42 new electric buses

A new fleet of 42 electric buses has started carrying passengers around Hull, part of a £28 million joint investment described as the city's biggest bus order in 125 years.

August 11, 2026Hull

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West Yorkshire’s road safety drive turns two, and the numbers are moving

Two years into the West Yorkshire Vision Zero strategy, serious road casualties are falling even as the national trend rises — though deaths on the region's roads went up last year, a reminder of how much work remains.

August 10, 2026Halifax