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Planning approved for £2bn York Central regeneration scheme’s first phase

The first phase of York Central, one of the UK's largest regeneration schemes, has been granted planning approval, paving the way for over 1,000 new homes, a hotel, a new station entrance and thousands of jobs.

September 14, 2026York

Featured Transport Yorkshire

New £1bn trains signal bigger plans ahead for TransPennine rail network

A £1 billion order for 29 new battery-electric trains has been announced for the TransPennine Express network, with Hull and East Yorkshire's mayor hailing the region's inclusion in the investment.

September 14, 2026Hull, Leeds, Scarborough, York

Art Featured North Yorkshire

Final days to bid on Watchers of York sculptures before auction closes

Bidding for ten hand-painted Watchers of York sculptures closes on Thursday 10 September, with proceeds supporting the York Creates Fund and conservation work at York Minster, including its Rose Window.

September 8, 2026York

Tracking the drilling rig's voyage aboard the BBC Bangkok

Business Environment Featured

Powerful drilling rig sails towards York for four-kilometre geothermal well

A specialist drilling rig is sailing from Turkey to North East Lincolnshire ahead of a four-kilometre geothermal well at the University of York, part of the FutureSource project aimed at cutting the university's fossil fuel use.

September 3, 2026York

Featured 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.

August 29, 2026York

Featured North Yorkshire

Police appeal to find missing York woman

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for help to trace Jessica Ashworth, 27, missing from York since July, and are asking anyone who sees her to call 999.

August 19, 2026York

One of the special plants once found at Heslington Fields, the Marsh Helleborine Orchid.

Featured History North Yorkshire

University of York campus reveals long-lost ‘botanical hotspot’

A new study has traced the rare plants, fens and wetlands that once made Heslington Fields a nationally recognised botanical site, before the land was enclosed for farming in 1857.

August 17, 2026York

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

University of Bradford has broken into the UK top 30

Featured Society Yorkshire

Sheffield tops the North as three Yorkshire universities shine in new Daily Mail guide

Sheffield has been confirmed as the highest-ranked university in the North, at 13th in the UK, in today's new Daily Mail University Guide 2026. But that's not all as it complements Bradford's landmark climb into the top 30 and Huddersfield's new national award.

August 13, 2026Bradford, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Sheffield, York

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