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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

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

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

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

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

Society South Yorkshire

More powers proposed for Doncaster city centre’s anti-social behaviour order

With 1,333 breaches enforced since November 2023, Doncaster is now considering extending its city centre order to cover amplified equipment too.

August 6, 2026Doncaster

The Veterans & Armed Forces Community Club

North Yorkshire Society

Veterans’ breakfast club meets again this Friday in Middlesbrough

Armed forces veterans and services personnel in Middlesbrough are invited to the latest breakfast get-together of the Veterans & Armed Forces Community Club this Friday, 7 August. The club launched in…

August 5, 2026Middlesbrough

East Yorkshire Society Sport

New cycle map launched to help people explore Hull

Hull City Council has launched a new cycle map to promote the benefits of cycling and help residents plan a journey by bike, whether for leisure, commuting to school or work,…

August 5, 2026Hull

Back row, from left, Wykeland Community Engagement Consultant Elaine Burke, artist Louis Dorton, Wykeland Project Manager Tom Cannon and Wykeland Head of Marketing Natalia Rudd, with staff and pupils from All Saints CE Junior Academy.

Business East Yorkshire Society

Students bring new artworks to Bridgehead business park’s nature trail

An immersive art trail at Bridgehead business park in Hessle, East Yorkshire, continues to evolve through an ongoing community initiative funded and delivered by Wykeland Group, the park's owner and developer.…

August 5, 2026Hessle