Reader – Page 5 – Leeds & Yorkshire

Bingley planning blueprint formally adopted after referendum backing

The Bingley Neighbourhood Development Plan has been formally adopted by Bradford Council, following a referendum in which more than 85% of voters backed the plan shaping the town's development up to 2038.

August 15, 2026Bingley, Bradford

Featured North Yorkshire

Selby fire station open day cancelled amid hot weather and busy crews

Selby fire station's open day, due to take place this Sunday, has been cancelled due to the ongoing hot weather and a high number of operational incidents keeping crews busy.

August 15, 2026Selby

North Yorkshire's landmark new A59 Kex Gill route

Featured Motors North Yorkshire

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

Art Featured North Yorkshire

Last chance to see the Watchers of York before the trail ends this month

York's Watchers of York sculpture trail comes to a close on 31 August, with a final chance to see all 12 guardians reunited at York Minster in September before they move to their permanent homes.

August 15, 2026York

North Yorkshire Society

North York Moors National Park Authority begins work on new Local Plan

The North York Moors National Park Authority is inviting residents, businesses and landowners to help shape a new Local Plan, with a consultation on the National Park's future direction open until 31 August.

August 15, 2026

Simeon Barclay has been nominated for his performance The Ruin.

Art Featured Yorkshire

Turner Prize heads to Middlesbrough, with Yorkshire’s Simeon Barclay in the running

Mima will host the Turner Prize exhibition from 26 September 2026, bringing the award to historic North Yorkshire for the first time — with Huddersfield-born Simeon Barclay the only artist on this year's shortlist with direct Yorkshire roots, and a Yorkshire Sculpture Park director on the judging panel.

August 15, 2026Huddersfield, Middlesbrough

Food & Drink Yorkshire

Coffee shouldn’t cost a fortune: help us find Yorkshire’s cheapest cup

Paying more for a flat white than you did for lunch? Let's fix that -- tell us where you've found a proper bargain cup of coffee in Yorkshire.

August 15, 2026

Featured Society Yorkshire

Emergency Alert sounds across Yorkshire as Government issues nationwide wildfire warning

Phones across Yorkshire sounded the UK's Emergency Alert siren this evening, as the Government issued its most extensive use yet of the national alert system over the ongoing wildfire risk.

August 14, 2026

Members of the Royal Yorkshire Regiment and the Mayor of Barnsley Cllr Liam Hardcastle.

History West Yorkshire

Silver salver marks Royal Yorkshire Regiment’s 20th anniversary in Barnsley

The Royal Yorkshire Regiment has presented a commemorative silver salver to the Mayor of Barnsley, marking 20 years since the regiment's formation and its long-standing connection to the borough.

August 14, 2026Barnsley

Featured Yorkshire

Wildfires have destroyed tropical forest twice the size of Wales since 2001

More than four million hectares of protected tropical forest, twice the size of Wales, has been lost to wildfires since 2001, according to a new University of Sheffield study — with destruction accelerating sharply since 2016.

August 14, 2026Sheffield

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

Bingley planning blueprint formally adopted after referendum backing

Selby fire station open day cancelled amid hot weather and busy crews

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

Last chance to see the Watchers of York before the trail ends this month

North York Moors National Park Authority begins work on new Local Plan

Turner Prize heads to Middlesbrough, with Yorkshire’s Simeon Barclay in the running

Coffee shouldn’t cost a fortune: help us find Yorkshire’s cheapest cup

Emergency Alert sounds across Yorkshire as Government issues nationwide wildfire warning

Silver salver marks Royal Yorkshire Regiment’s 20th anniversary in Barnsley

Wildfires have destroyed tropical forest twice the size of Wales since 2001

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