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Sir Lenny Henry on sharks, stand-up and his “21st-century” reinvention

As he returns to stand-up for the first time in 15 years with his new tour Still At Large, Sir Lenny Henry talks sharks, Shakespeare, that PhD and knighthood, and the disarmingly personal question a stranger once asked him live on TV.

August 10, 2026Leeds

Rede House Business Space on Corporation Road

Business North Yorkshire

Middlesbrough business centre gets ‘complete makeover’ after £2,000 grant

A £2,000 council grant has funded a full frontage redo at a Corporation Road business centre, part of a wider Middlesbrough scheme helping shops, salons, bars and restaurants smarten up their premises.

August 10, 2026Middlesbrough

Society South Yorkshire

Free Bear Hunt trail heads to Doncaster city centre this month

A free family trail inspired by We're Going on a Bear Hunt comes to Sir Nigel Gresley Square on Saturday 22 August, with storytelling, crafts and a SEND-friendly quiet hour to start the day.

August 10, 2026Doncaster

East Yorkshire Featured History

Hull Maritime Museum reopens after £20m restoration, whale skeleton and all

After six years and a £20.4 million restoration, Hull Maritime Museum has reopened its doors with expanded galleries, around 1,300 objects on display, many for the first time, and free entry for everyone.

August 10, 2026Hull

Former runner-up of BBC’s The Apprentice, Ruth Badger

Business East Yorkshire Featured

Apprentice runner-up relaunches cash-prize challenge for Hull’s young entrepreneurs

Ruth Badger, best known as a runner-up on BBC's The Apprentice, is relaunching her enterprise challenge for young people across Hull, the East Riding and Scarborough — with cash prizes for the best business ideas.

August 10, 2026Hull

Featured Motors West Yorkshire

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

Featured Society West Yorkshire

Toddler found safe after car stolen with them inside in Lofthouse

Police are appealing for witnesses after a car was stolen with a two-year-old child inside in Lofthouse and driven at speed through Carlton, Rothwell and Woodlesford. The toddler was found safe and well, but detectives want to trace the vehicle's exact route — and a second car said to be travelling with it.

August 9, 2026Carlton, Rothwell, Woodlesford

Featured Life Yorkshire

Eclipse, meteor shower and a darkened moon: Yorkshire’s remarkable fortnight in the sky

On 12 August the Moon takes a big bite out of the Sun across Yorkshire, with the Perseids peaking the same night. What to expect, and how to watch safely.

August 9, 2026Science

Army Foundation College (AFC) in Harrogate

Featured North Yorkshire Society

North Yorkshire’s deputy mayor backs calls for independent inquiry into Harrogate Army college

Jo Coles says the "incredibly upsetting" accounts of former recruits, first reported by the BBC, demand wider assurances that young people at the Army Foundation College are being kept safe.

August 8, 2026

Featured Sport West Yorkshire

Leeds United host RB Leipzig at Elland Road

Bundesliga visitors arrive for a pre-season friendly with free worldwide streaming, a full afternoon of Red Bull fan activities and matchday details every supporter will want before kick-off.

August 8, 2026Leeds, LUFC

Leeds Festival has published its First Timers Guide. We’ve read every word

Wakefield’s Heritage Open Days return with castles, dungeons and a climb up the Cathedral tower

Leeds Festival traffic restrictions to be enforced around Bramham Park from 26 to 31 August

Mayor launches Little Big Book Club with 4,000 free books for South Yorkshire children

Barnsley grower’s new dahlia variety blooms in honour of Rob Burrow

Scarborough’s historic Spa Cliff Lift closed with immediate effect after engineers’ report

Second body found at Batley fire site as investigation continues

Wakefield’s historic Old Crown Court to reopen as The Court House

Barnsley to hold its first Gathering of Remembrance for people bereaved by suicide

Overnight roadworks to start on Leeds Inner Ring Road next month

Leeds Festival has published its First Timers Guide. We’ve read every word

Wakefield’s Heritage Open Days return with castles, dungeons and a climb up the Cathedral tower

Leeds Festival traffic restrictions to be enforced around Bramham Park from 26 to 31 August

Barnsley grower’s new dahlia variety blooms in honour of Rob Burrow

Scarborough’s historic Spa Cliff Lift closed with immediate effect after engineers’ report

Wakefield’s historic Old Crown Court to reopen as The Court House

Sir Lenny Henry on sharks, stand-up and his “21st-century” reinvention

Middlesbrough business centre gets ‘complete makeover’ after £2,000 grant

Free Bear Hunt trail heads to Doncaster city centre this month

Hull Maritime Museum reopens after £20m restoration, whale skeleton and all

Apprentice runner-up relaunches cash-prize challenge for Hull’s young entrepreneurs

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

Toddler found safe after car stolen with them inside in Lofthouse

Eclipse, meteor shower and a darkened moon: Yorkshire’s remarkable fortnight in the sky

North Yorkshire’s deputy mayor backs calls for independent inquiry into Harrogate Army college

Leeds United host RB Leipzig at Elland Road

Leeds Festival has published its First Timers Guide. We’ve read every word

Wakefield’s Heritage Open Days return with castles, dungeons and a climb up the Cathedral tower

Leeds Festival traffic restrictions to be enforced around Bramham Park from 26 to 31 August

Mayor launches Little Big Book Club with 4,000 free books for South Yorkshire children

Barnsley grower’s new dahlia variety blooms in honour of Rob Burrow

Scarborough’s historic Spa Cliff Lift closed with immediate effect after engineers’ report