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Esk Valley Community
What if we stopped treating social care like a service? A small village community in Yorkshire showed me another way
August 30, 2026
Phone scam.
Police warn of bogus officer and courier fraud scams targeting North Yorkshire
August 29, 2026
Whitby’s historic Grade II* listed Old Town Hall
Whitby traders back in business as £1.3m Old Town Hall restoration completes
August 29, 2026
The Watchers of York
All 12 Watchers of York sculptures reunite for Final Gathering at the Minster
August 29, 2026
Northern Ballet presents Three Short Ballets
Northern Ballet brings Three Short Ballets, including a world premiere, to Leeds
August 29, 2026
69 affordable homes to be built on the former Castleford Swimming Baths site
Castleford’s old swimming baths site to become 69 affordable homes
August 29, 2026
Meaning in the Void Poster Collage by Spike Marshall
Leeds Arts Centre takes theatre into a planetarium dome with Meaning in the Void
August 29, 2026
Charli XCX
Leeds Festival has published its First Timers Guide. We’ve read every word
August 24, 2026
Cllr Lukasz Borcz
Wakefield’s Heritage Open Days return with castles, dungeons and a climb up the Cathedral tower
August 24, 2026
Leeds Festival
Leeds Festival traffic restrictions to be enforced around Bramham Park from 26 to 31 August
August 24, 2026
Esk Valley Community
Posted inFeatured North Yorkshire Wellbeing

What if we stopped treating social care like a service? A small village community in Yorkshire showed me another way

Within an hour of arriving in Botton, a small, picturesque village in the UK’s North Yorkshire moors, I was standing in a farm field shovelling hay. Alongside me were my friend…
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August 30, 2026
Phone scam.
Posted inFeatured North Yorkshire Society

Police warn of bogus officer and courier fraud scams targeting North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire Police is warning residents to stay alert after a rise in fraudsters posing as police officers or bank staff to trick victims into handing over cash, cards and valuables.
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August 29, 2026
Whitby’s historic Grade II* listed Old Town Hall
Posted inBusiness East Yorkshire Featured

Whitby traders back in business as £1.3m Old Town Hall restoration completes

Whitby's market traders have returned to a fully restored Old Town Hall, following a £1.3 million project to repair the Grade II* listed 18th-century landmark.
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August 29, 2026
The Watchers of York
Posted inFeatured History North Yorkshire

All 12 Watchers of York sculptures reunite for Final Gathering at the Minster

The 12 Watchers of York sculptures will be displayed together for the first and only time at a Final Gathering inside York Minster's Chapter House from 3 to 13 September, before moving to their permanent homes.
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August 29, 2026
Northern Ballet presents Three Short Ballets
Posted inArt Featured West Yorkshire

Northern Ballet brings Three Short Ballets, including a world premiere, to Leeds

Northern Ballet's Three Short Ballets comes to the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre from 18 to 26 September, featuring a world premiere from Tiler Peck, the company's first staging of Five Tangos, and the return of Fools, plus a dedicated Under 30s Night.
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August 29, 2026
Charli XCX
Posted inFeatured Music West Yorkshire

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

From arena opening times to which campsite suits your personality, Leeds Festival's official first-timers guide is now live — here's the important stuff, get stuck in.
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August 24, 2026
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Drivers passing horses safely
Posted inMotors Society West Yorkshire

Neigh bother: drivers asked to go wide and slow around horses

West Yorkshire Vision Zero, the region's road safety partnership, has joined with the British Horse Society to encourage drivers to pass horses safely. The campaign follows 2,800 horse-related road incidents reported…
August 3, 2026
Margaret Cavendish
Posted inFeatured History North Yorkshire

University of York helps restore legacy of 17th-century philosopher Margaret Cavendish

The University of York is working with English Heritage on a new two-year research and community project to restore the legacy of Margaret Cavendish, the 17th-century philosopher and scientist who was…
August 3, 2026Tags: York
Computer-generated image showing how part of the housing development proposed for the former Kingsdale Court site in Seacroft
Posted inSociety West Yorkshire

Plans submitted for 79 new council homes at former Kingsdale Court site in Seacroft

Leeds City Council has submitted a planning application for 79 affordable homes on the site of the former Kingsdale Court flats in the Boggart Hill area of Seacroft, after demolishing the…
August 3, 2026Tags: Leeds
Temporary Inspector Joe Addyman
Posted inSociety West Yorkshire

The 100km day: a Leeds inspector’s charity run for police mental health

A Leeds police inspector completed a 100km run between every police station across the Leeds district in a single day last week, in aid of a charity supporting mental health in…
August 3, 2026Tags: Leeds
Barnsley Council's Ambition Arena
Posted inSociety South Yorkshire

Gaming and esports lead Barnsley’s summer of youth-led events

A new esports and gaming programme is under way in Barnsley this summer, as one of four youth-led projects funded through the council's Ambition Arena scheme begins delivering events across the…
August 3, 2026Tags: Barnsley
Rosalind Waugh
Posted inFood & Drink North Yorkshire

Sourdough and sauerkraut masterclass proves a hit at Middlesbrough’s Live Well Centre

Kitchen whizz Rosalind Waugh has turned her talents to the joys of sourdough and sauerkraut, with a new masterclass in the training kitchen at Middlesbrough's Live Well Centre. The master baker…
August 3, 2026Tags: Middlesbrough
Artist Miriam Handid
Posted inArt Featured West Yorkshire

Two silversmiths reveal work inspired by Temple Newsam’s birds and gardens

Two newly commissioned silver artworks, inspired by the history and grounds of Temple Newsam, will go on public display for the first time when Reflections in Silver opens at the house…
August 3, 2026Tags: Leeds
Mayor David Skaith
Posted inNorth Yorkshire Society

York and North Yorkshire gains ‘established status’ to unlock new powers and funding

The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has been confirmed as an Established Mayoral Strategic Authority, becoming the first rural mayoral area to receive the designation. The status gives the Combined…
August 3, 2026Tags: York
Sir David Jason
Posted inFeatured Theatre West Yorkshire

Sir David Jason joins Leeds Grand Theatre’s August line-up

Leeds Heritage Theatres are closed for essential maintenance this August. Somebody forgot to tell the programme, though, which carries on regardless and is headlined by an evening with Sir David Jason.
August 3, 2026Tags: Leeds
Robert Bush
Posted inEast Yorkshire Featured Society

After two years, the full story of Hull’s funeral home investigation can be told

A five-day sentencing hearing at Hull Crown Court ended on Friday 31 July 2026 with Robert Bush jailed for 20 years and disqualified as a company director for 14 years, bringing…
August 2, 2026Tags: Hull

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Latest News

  • Esk Valley Community
    What if we stopped treating social care like a service? A small village community in Yorkshire showed me another wayAugust 30, 2026
  • Phone scam.
    Police warn of bogus officer and courier fraud scams targeting North YorkshireAugust 29, 2026
  • Whitby’s historic Grade II* listed Old Town Hall
    Whitby traders back in business as £1.3m Old Town Hall restoration completesAugust 29, 2026
  • The Watchers of York
    All 12 Watchers of York sculptures reunite for Final Gathering at the MinsterAugust 29, 2026
  • Northern Ballet presents Three Short Ballets
    Northern Ballet brings Three Short Ballets, including a world premiere, to LeedsAugust 29, 2026

In Focus

  • Esk Valley Community
    What if we stopped treating social care like a service? A small village community in Yorkshire showed me another wayAugust 30, 2026
  • Phone scam.
    Police warn of bogus officer and courier fraud scams targeting North YorkshireAugust 29, 2026
  • Whitby’s historic Grade II* listed Old Town Hall
    Whitby traders back in business as £1.3m Old Town Hall restoration completesAugust 29, 2026
  • The Watchers of York
    All 12 Watchers of York sculptures reunite for Final Gathering at the MinsterAugust 29, 2026
  • Northern Ballet presents Three Short Ballets
    Northern Ballet brings Three Short Ballets, including a world premiere, to LeedsAugust 29, 2026

Food & Drink

  • Beer.
    Price of a pint got you wincing? Help us round up Yorkshire’s cheapest cold onesAugust 16, 2026
  • coffee
    Coffee shouldn’t cost a fortune: help us find Yorkshire’s cheapest cupAugust 15, 2026
  • Tea
    The great Yorkshire tea hunt: tell us where to find the cheapest cuppaAugust 14, 2026
  • Slurpfest Leeds
    Leeds coffee scene unites for new Slurpfest festival this SeptemberAugust 11, 2026

Life

  • Light Night Leeds
    Light Night Leeds moves to half term for landmark Leeds 400 editionAugust 17, 2026
  • Weeping Willow, Sandall Park
    Doncaster’s seven Tree of the Year finalists revealed, public vote now openAugust 11, 2026
  • 2026 eclipse
    Watch the skies and your eyes when the Sun disappears (almost) tomorrowAugust 11, 2026
  • PC Kassim and PC Wright presented James with a toy helicopter
    Three-year-old’s 999 call may have saved his mum’s life in DoncasterAugust 10, 2026

Wellbeing

  • Esk Valley Community
    What if we stopped treating social care like a service? A small village community in Yorkshire showed me another wayAugust 30, 2026
  • The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease
    Barnsley grower’s new dahlia variety blooms in honour of Rob BurrowAugust 24, 2026
  • Zehair Ayub
    Bradford man first UK patient treated with pioneering brain technique at Leeds hospitalAugust 20, 2026
  • Eggs.
    Salmonella outbreak: Yorkshire second worst-affected regionAugust 19, 2026

Society

  • Phone scam.
    Police warn of bogus officer and courier fraud scams targeting North YorkshireAugust 29, 2026
  • The Watchers of York
    All 12 Watchers of York sculptures reunite for Final Gathering at the MinsterAugust 29, 2026
  • 69 affordable homes to be built on the former Castleford Swimming Baths site
    Castleford’s old swimming baths site to become 69 affordable homesAugust 29, 2026
  • Cllr Lukasz Borcz
    Wakefield’s Heritage Open Days return with castles, dungeons and a climb up the Cathedral towerAugust 24, 2026
ICYMI
Esk Valley Community

What if we stopped treating social care like a service? A small village community in Yorkshire showed me another way

Phone scam.

Police warn of bogus officer and courier fraud scams targeting North Yorkshire

Whitby’s historic Grade II* listed Old Town Hall

Whitby traders back in business as £1.3m Old Town Hall restoration completes

The Watchers of York

All 12 Watchers of York sculptures reunite for Final Gathering at the Minster

Northern Ballet presents Three Short Ballets

Northern Ballet brings Three Short Ballets, including a world premiere, to Leeds

69 affordable homes to be built on the former Castleford Swimming Baths site

Castleford’s old swimming baths site to become 69 affordable homes

Food & Drink

  • Beer.
    Price of a pint got you wincing? Help us round up Yorkshire’s cheapest cold onesAugust 16, 2026
  • coffee
    Coffee shouldn’t cost a fortune: help us find Yorkshire’s cheapest cupAugust 15, 2026
  • Tea
    The great Yorkshire tea hunt: tell us where to find the cheapest cuppaAugust 14, 2026

Life & Art

  • Northern Ballet presents Three Short Ballets
    Northern Ballet brings Three Short Ballets, including a world premiere, to LeedsAugust 29, 2026
  • Meaning in the Void Poster Collage by Spike Marshall
    Leeds Arts Centre takes theatre into a planetarium dome with Meaning in the VoidAugust 29, 2026
  • Protesters against the construction of the Newbury bypass occupy trees to prevent their destruction, Berkshire, 1996 © Andrew Testa
    Steve McQueen exhibition on a century of British protest opens at Leeds Art Gallery this NovemberAugust 20, 2026

Latest

  • Esk Valley Community
    What if we stopped treating social care like a service? A small village community in Yorkshire showed me another wayAugust 30, 2026
  • Phone scam.
    Police warn of bogus officer and courier fraud scams targeting North YorkshireAugust 29, 2026
  • Whitby’s historic Grade II* listed Old Town Hall
    Whitby traders back in business as £1.3m Old Town Hall restoration completesAugust 29, 2026
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