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Domestic abuse.
Coercive control survivor tells her story so others can spot the signs
October 5, 2026
Traffic management, Rodley to Horsforth A6120.
Firms face charges of up to £2,500 a day for peak-time roadworks in Leeds
October 5, 2026
Sutton Bank
Sutton Bank reopens on schedule after three-week maintenance closure
October 5, 2026
Sleeping rough
Rotherham plans women-only hub for those at risk of rough sleeping
October 4, 2026
meanwhile…
Barnsley’s new gallery opens with work made in an empty town office
October 4, 2026
Firefighters
Morley 10K: firefighters to take on the course in full fire kit
October 3, 2026
Middleham Bridge
Middleham Bridge reopens early after lorry strike shut it for a month
October 3, 2026
York
Finalists named for York tourism awards, now open to North Yorkshire
October 3, 2026
North Yorkshire Council
North Yorkshire asks residents whether they’d pay more council tax
October 3, 2026
Carlos Pons Guerra’s Edward II
Marlowe’s Edward II heads to high school in Leeds dance premiere
October 3, 2026
Domestic abuse.
Posted inCrime Featured North Yorkshire

Coercive control survivor tells her story so others can spot the signs

Mae's ex-partner controlled when she could eat, move and care for her baby. He was jailed after a midwife saw how he treated her and reported him to police.
Read more
October 5, 2026
Traffic management, Rodley to Horsforth A6120.
Posted inFeatured Transport West Yorkshire

Firms face charges of up to £2,500 a day for peak-time roadworks in Leeds

Leeds, Wakefield and Kirklees have launched lane rental schemes to keep roadworks off their busiest routes at the busiest times. The councils will pay too.
Read more
October 5, 2026
Sutton Bank
Posted inFeatured North Yorkshire Transport

Sutton Bank reopens on schedule after three-week maintenance closure

The one-in-four climb on the A170 is open again after rock-face work, a new surface and a drainage rethink to protect the natural springs supplying two homes.
Read more
October 5, 2026
Sleeping rough
Posted inFeatured Life South Yorkshire

Rotherham plans women-only hub for those at risk of rough sleeping

Women found sleeping rough in Rotherham are often placed in hotels or B&Bs with little support. A dedicated hub with on-site help is planned for October 2027.
Read more
October 4, 2026
meanwhile…
Posted inArt Featured South Yorkshire

Barnsley’s new gallery opens with work made in an empty town office

Four local artists spent the summer in a vacant Regent Street office. The results open the new gallery at Barnsley's Digital Media Centre, free, until 2 November.
Read more
October 4, 2026
Firefighters
Posted inFeatured Life West Yorkshire

Morley 10K: firefighters to take on the course in full fire kit

West Yorkshire's emergency services run Morley's volunteer-led 10K on Sunday 4 October for The Fire Fighters Charity, some in full fire kit and breathing apparatus.
Read more
October 3, 2026
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Roundhay
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Yorkshire
Half a millennium in the making: the charity older than Leeds’ own charter
Posted inFeatured History West Yorkshire

Half a millennium in the making: the charity older than Leeds’ own charter

In 1530, Thomas Wade left money in his will to mend roads in Leeds. At the time, this was for the benefit of a market town of fewer than 3,000 people…
August 2, 2026Tags: Leeds
Musinc’s music sessions reach record numbers in Middlesbrough
Posted inMusic North Yorkshire

Musinc’s music sessions reach record numbers in Middlesbrough

Hundreds more people are being given the chance to express their creativity and discover the power of music across Middlesbrough. Musinc brings people of all ages and abilities together through community…
August 1, 2026Tags: Middlesbrough
New signs warn of wildfire risk across North Yorkshire countryside
Posted inNorth Yorkshire Society

New signs warn of wildfire risk across North Yorkshire countryside

People visiting North Yorkshire's countryside are being warned of the extreme risk of further wildfires linked to campfires and disposable barbecues being lit in remote, tinder-dry rural locations across the county.…
August 1, 2026
New bronze arch to replace Whitby’s whale bones
Posted inEast Yorkshire History

New bronze arch to replace Whitby’s whale bones

Whitby's famous whale bone arch is set to enter a new chapter, with a bronze replica replacing the current bones to safeguard one of the town's best-known landmarks for future generations.…
August 1, 2026Tags: Whitby
Final month to see Jim Moir’s Neo Fauna at Cartwright Hall
Posted inArt Featured West Yorkshire

Final month to see Jim Moir’s Neo Fauna at Cartwright Hall

Jim Moir, better known to most as Vic Reeves, closes his exhibition of watercolours, pencils and charcoals on 31 August. There's nowhere else lined up to see it.
August 1, 2026Tags: Bradford
Harewood acquires Lela Harris’s portrait of Miss Lambe
Posted inArt Featured West Yorkshire

Harewood acquires Lela Harris’s portrait of Miss Lambe

Exactly a year after contemporary artist Lela Harris unveiled her portrait of Miss Lambe, Jane Austen's only character of African descent, Harewood House Trust has acquired the work into its permanent…
July 31, 2026
PM’s Sheffield nursery visit came with a devolution announcement attached
Posted inFeatured Society South Yorkshire

PM’s Sheffield nursery visit came with a devolution announcement attached

Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Chancellor John Healey MP and First Secretary of State Louise Haigh MP visited Sheffield Hallam University's nursery and early years research centre, The Meadows, today where they…
July 31, 2026Tags: Leeds
Richard Ayoade heads to Leeds Grand Theatre this December, pistachios and all
Posted inComedy Featured West Yorkshire

Richard Ayoade heads to Leeds Grand Theatre this December, pistachios and all

Richard Ayoade is bringing his new book, and evidently some very strong feelings about stubborn pistachios, to Leeds Grand Theatre this December, as part of a fresh wave of shows announced through to summer 2027.
July 31, 2026Tags: Leeds
Turns out Euro summer doesn’t need a passport anymore
Posted inFood & Drink West Yorkshire

Turns out Euro summer doesn’t need a passport anymore

Long lunches in the sunshine, leisurely afternoons dining outdoors and sharing good food with friends and family have become the defining ingredients of a modern Euro summer, according to new research…
July 30, 2026Tags: Leeds
Leeds marks one year to go until it makes Tour de France history
Posted inFeatured Sport West Yorkshire

Leeds marks one year to go until it makes Tour de France history

Cycling took over Leeds on 30 July as the year-long countdown to the Grand Départ of the 2027 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift got under way, with an eye-catching pop-up…
July 30, 2026Tags: Leeds

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Latest News

  • Domestic abuse.
    Coercive control survivor tells her story so others can spot the signsOctober 5, 2026
  • Traffic management, Rodley to Horsforth A6120.
    Firms face charges of up to £2,500 a day for peak-time roadworks in LeedsOctober 5, 2026
  • Sutton Bank
    Sutton Bank reopens on schedule after three-week maintenance closureOctober 5, 2026
  • Sleeping rough
    Rotherham plans women-only hub for those at risk of rough sleepingOctober 4, 2026
  • meanwhile…
    Barnsley’s new gallery opens with work made in an empty town officeOctober 4, 2026

In Focus

  • Domestic abuse.
    Coercive control survivor tells her story so others can spot the signsOctober 5, 2026
  • Traffic management, Rodley to Horsforth A6120.
    Firms face charges of up to £2,500 a day for peak-time roadworks in LeedsOctober 5, 2026
  • Sutton Bank
    Sutton Bank reopens on schedule after three-week maintenance closureOctober 5, 2026
  • Sleeping rough
    Rotherham plans women-only hub for those at risk of rough sleepingOctober 4, 2026
  • meanwhile…
    Barnsley’s new gallery opens with work made in an empty town officeOctober 4, 2026

Food & Drink

  • BAR Events Leeds
    Former Chow Down site reopens as BAR Events Leeds with month-long OktoberfestSeptember 7, 2026
  • School dinners.
    Yorkshire primary school meals system ‘fragmented’ with no central oversight, study findsSeptember 3, 2026
  • competitive eater Adam Moran
    Leeds YouTuber breaks 10-year rib-eating record on trip to MilanSeptember 2, 2026
  • Beer.
    Price of a pint got you wincing? Help us round up Yorkshire’s cheapest cold onesAugust 16, 2026

Life

  • Sleeping rough
    Rotherham plans women-only hub for those at risk of rough sleepingOctober 4, 2026
  • Firefighters
    Morley 10K: firefighters to take on the course in full fire kitOctober 3, 2026
  • York
    Finalists named for York tourism awards, now open to North YorkshireOctober 3, 2026
  • North Yorkshire Council
    North Yorkshire asks residents whether they’d pay more council taxOctober 3, 2026

Wellbeing

  • Freshers
    Meningitis at university: why students are at higher risk and what to watch forSeptember 29, 2026
  • White Rose Wellbeing Garden
    Leeds hospital’s Wellbeing Garden marks first birthday with mosaic and chaiSeptember 18, 2026
  • Martin House Children's Hospice
    Martin House hosts first children’s palliative care conference for more than 70 professionalsSeptember 18, 2026
  • Seacroft Community Diagnostic Centre
    £20m expansion planned for Seacroft Community Diagnostic CentreSeptember 17, 2026

Society

  • Face mask
    Face-covering powers set for rival protests in SheffieldSeptember 24, 2026
  • Selby Park
    Selby Park’s 30-year-old crazy golf makes way for £353,000 heritage courseSeptember 18, 2026
  • Rob Wilson outside the new home for Angels of Freedom
    Angels of Freedom founder reflects on belonging ahead of new Leeds homeSeptember 17, 2026
  • Carole Bloom
    Volunteer archaeologists uncover lost building’s foundations at Temple NewsamSeptember 15, 2026
ICYMI
Domestic abuse.

Coercive control survivor tells her story so others can spot the signs

Traffic management, Rodley to Horsforth A6120.

Firms face charges of up to £2,500 a day for peak-time roadworks in Leeds

Sutton Bank

Sutton Bank reopens on schedule after three-week maintenance closure

Sleeping rough

Rotherham plans women-only hub for those at risk of rough sleeping

meanwhile…

Barnsley’s new gallery opens with work made in an empty town office

Firefighters

Morley 10K: firefighters to take on the course in full fire kit

Food & Drink

  • BAR Events Leeds
    Former Chow Down site reopens as BAR Events Leeds with month-long OktoberfestSeptember 7, 2026
  • School dinners.
    Yorkshire primary school meals system ‘fragmented’ with no central oversight, study findsSeptember 3, 2026
  • competitive eater Adam Moran
    Leeds YouTuber breaks 10-year rib-eating record on trip to MilanSeptember 2, 2026

Life & Art

  • Sleeping rough
    Rotherham plans women-only hub for those at risk of rough sleepingOctober 4, 2026
  • meanwhile…
    Barnsley’s new gallery opens with work made in an empty town officeOctober 4, 2026
  • Firefighters
    Morley 10K: firefighters to take on the course in full fire kitOctober 3, 2026

Latest

  • Domestic abuse.
    Coercive control survivor tells her story so others can spot the signsOctober 5, 2026
  • Traffic management, Rodley to Horsforth A6120.
    Firms face charges of up to £2,500 a day for peak-time roadworks in LeedsOctober 5, 2026
  • Sutton Bank
    Sutton Bank reopens on schedule after three-week maintenance closureOctober 5, 2026
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