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Dawsons Corner roadworks enter final stage ahead of 2027 completion

The £44m Dawsons Corner and Stanningley Bypass scheme has reached its final surfacing phase, with overnight road closures planned for late August as the project heads toward completion in early 2027.

August 13, 2026Leeds

Tobacco remains the world's leading cause of preventable death

Wellbeing Yorkshire

Only 13 poorer nations offer full smoking support, new study finds

A new study by researchers at York, New York University and Harvard finds just 13 low- and middle-income countries offer the WHO's full recommended support for smokers trying to quit, leaving 1.3 billion people underserved.

August 13, 2026York

surrender bins being installed across South Yorkshire

Featured Society South Yorkshire

New knife surrender bins launched across South Yorkshire

New no-questions-asked knife surrender bins have opened at fire stations across South Yorkshire, backed by the Deputy Mayor and the family of a young knife crime victim.

August 13, 2026Barnsley, Rotherham, Sheffield

East Yorkshire Featured Wellbeing

Care-experienced young people enjoy beach day out in Bridlington

East Riding of Yorkshire Council held a beach day for care leavers and children in care at Bridlington, part of a wider programme supporting young people towards independent living.

August 13, 2026Bridlington

William Dobson’s Self-Portrait c.1635-40

Art East Yorkshire Featured

17th-century self-portrait comes to Hull as part of national youth tour

A rare William Dobson self-portrait, jointly acquired by Tate and the National Portrait Gallery, is coming to Hull's Ferens Art Gallery as part of a tour connecting the 17th-century work to young people.

August 13, 2026Hull

Featured North Yorkshire Society

Harrogate and Skipton to get new gum-busting equipment after funding win

North Yorkshire Council has secured the maximum available grant from the Government's Chewing Gum Task Force for the third year running, funding new equipment to clean up Harrogate and Skipton.

August 13, 2026Harrogate, Skipton

Jo Coles, Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime, and Mayor David Skaith

Featured North Yorkshire Society

Leaders renew call to ban disposable barbecues, one year after Langdale fire

A year on from the Langdale wildfire, York and North Yorkshire's leaders are renewing calls for a county-wide ban on disposable barbecue sales — a call now echoed nationally, after Prime Minister Andy Burnham yesterday urged retailers to stop selling them amid a nationwide drought and extreme heat warning.

August 13, 2026York

"Butch & Mates" in front of properties in Servia Hill, Woodhouse (1970). Credit: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

Featured History West Yorkshire

Leeds Libraries mark 400th anniversary with major heritage exhibition

Leeds Libraries are marking 400 years since the city's first charter with a major exhibition and a season of local history talks running through the autumn.

August 13, 2026Leeds

Featured Society Yorkshire

South and West Yorkshire police unite for 175-mile tour honouring fallen officers

Riders from South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire Police joined the UK Police Unity Tour last weekend, cycling 175 miles from Wakefield to the National Memorial Arboretum to honour officers who died on duty and raise funds for bereaved families.

August 12, 2026Barnsley, Sheffield, Wakefield

Sound and Music’s week-long In the Making residential programme,

Featured Music West Yorkshire

Fifty young musicians take over Huddersfield for In The Making residency

Fifty young music creators aged 14 to 18 spent a week at the University of Huddersfield for In The Making, the UK's only year-long artist development programme for young musicians, culminating in a showcase of original work.

August 12, 2026Huddersfield

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

Dawsons Corner roadworks enter final stage ahead of 2027 completion

Only 13 poorer nations offer full smoking support, new study finds

New knife surrender bins launched across South Yorkshire

Care-experienced young people enjoy beach day out in Bridlington

17th-century self-portrait comes to Hull as part of national youth tour

Harrogate and Skipton to get new gum-busting equipment after funding win

Leaders renew call to ban disposable barbecues, one year after Langdale fire

Leeds Libraries mark 400th anniversary with major heritage exhibition

South and West Yorkshire police unite for 175-mile tour honouring fallen officers

Fifty young musicians take over Huddersfield for In The Making residency

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