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trib.al/zwaYt23 The ‘inspirational’ project protecting Yorkshire's rivers

The ‘inspirational’ project protecting Yorkshire's rivers

A consensus is forming that to save Yorkshire’s rivers, everyone will need to play their part. Stuart Minting finds a project setting out to inspire people.

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trib.al/Rp3rIG9 The tiny finch yet to establish itself in this country which has been spotted in Yorkshire

The tiny finch yet to establish itself in this country which has been spotted in Yorkshire

Birds originating from the Mediterranean are breeding here in increasing numbers with the arrival of species such as Cetti’s warbler, little, cattle and great egrets, black-winged stilts and bee-ea...

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trib.al/RtnLOkG The Yorkshire couple juggling sheep farming and a wedding photography business

The Yorkshire couple juggling sheep farming and a wedding photography business

Next weekend sees the second show of this year’s agricultural show season taking place in the county when North Yorkshire County Show will be back in the grounds of Otterington Hall, just three miles...

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trib.al/3UHcg57 Lessons in rescuing our marine life and a trip on the Yorkshire Belle - Julian Norton

Lessons in rescuing our marine life and a trip on the Yorkshire Belle - Julian Norton

I was still feeling ebullient about the dolphins, puffins and wealth of other sea-life we had spotted on board the Yorkshire Belle and couldn’t stop thinking about the show of affection from the...

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trib.al/D1h9sBM Windfarm developer’s apology as wrong email address given to public for comments

Windfarm developer’s apology as wrong email address given to public for comments

The developer behind a huge moorland wind farm project has apologised after giving the public the wrong email contact details to have their say on the controversial project.

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trib.al/w6rwLd3 Plans submitted for £15.7m care and support hub in Harrogate

Plans submitted for £15.7m care and support hub in Harrogate

Details of a new £15.7m care and support hub that would provide specialist accommodation and rehabilitation for up to 60 residents in Harrogate have been published.

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trib.al/a0Jpp5N Calderdale Council: Reform promise ‘local housing primarily and firstly for local people’

Calderdale Council: Reform promise ‘local housing primarily and firstly for local people’

Calderdale Council’s new ruling administration are pledging a “local housing firstly for local people” policy, says the authority’s leader.

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trib.al/q43TSPH Tenant calls for urgent talks on tower block safety following man’s fall death

Tenant calls for urgent talks on tower block safety following man’s fall death

A council tenant campaigning for better safety in high-rise blocks is again raising concerns about housing vulnerable tenants at height following a man’s death last month.

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trib.al/iXkuKbw Findings of York parking charge hikes review spark row

Findings of York parking charge hikes review spark row

The findings of a review into hikes in parking charges at four York locations have sparked a row.

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trib.al/jdI5dZw Yorkshire MP pledges to leave 'no stone unturned' over knife crime following Henry Nowak murder and Belfast riots

Yorkshire MP pledges to leave 'no stone unturned' over knife crime following Henry Nowak murder and...

A Yorkshire MP has pledged to continue fighting for “safer streets” while condemning racially-motivated violence spurred on by the murder of Henry Nowak and a further knife attack in Belfast.

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trib.al/U0mRH5T Charity Commission urged to investigate sale of Yorkshire community hall

Charity Commission urged to investigate sale of Yorkshire community hall

The planned sale of a North Yorkshire village community hall has been flagged to the Charity Commission over concerns about transparency.

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trib.al/yGZM1re York bar next to historic building plans to change opening hours

York bar next to historic building plans to change opening hours

A York cocktail bar and coffee shop next to a historic building has lodged plans to change its opening hours.

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trib.al/T7snqTs Pickering: Plans to build 150 homes on edge of Yorkshire market town approves

Plans to build 150 homes on edge of Yorkshire market town approved

Council officers say they are only supporting plans for up to 150 homes on the edge of a North Yorkshire market town due to government housing targets.

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trib.al/mfIwvRM Mayors meet in Sheffield to ‘drive the change’ for rail improvements in Yorkshire

Mayors meet in Sheffield to ‘drive the change’ for rail improvements in Yorkshire

Mayors from across Yorkshire have gathered in Sheffield for the first meeting of a new board tasked with progressing rail improvements in the region.

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trib.al/eNEm0Vp 'Aging and unloved' Leeds building transformed into new office space

'Aging and unloved' Leeds building transformed into new office space

An “ageing and unloved” office building in the centre of Leeds has been transformed into a new Grade A office space.

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trib.al/fuBGDPU Meta Ramsay obituary: The former MI6 chief who took part in one of the most audacious operations of the Cold War

The former MI6 chief who took part in one of the most audacious operations of the Cold War

Meta Ramsay, who has died at 89, was the former chief of MI6 who was once tipped to be the first female head of the service and who took part in one of the most audacious operations of the Cold War.

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trib.al/7XGbtoQ Gordon Horsfield obituary: The retired accountant who helped turn failing Drax power station around

The retired accountant who helped turn failing Drax power station around

Gordon Horsfield, who has died at 79, was an accountant specialising in insolvency who in 2003 came out of retirement to help turn around the failing Drax power station near Selby in North Yorkshire.

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trib.al/5Neh2eu Sir Nigel Gresley: One of the world's greatest engineers who carried out extraordinary feats in Yorkshire

One of the world's greatest engineers who carried out extraordinary feats in Yorkshire

On June 19th, 2026 it will be 150 years since one of the world’s greatest locomotive and carriage engineers, Sir Nigel Gresley, was born. Most of his greatest achievements were realised in Yorkshire...

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trib.al/8gkMpqy Mob scenes in Belfast this week had a depressing familiarity about them but Kemi Badenoch struck the right note - David Behrens

Mob scenes in Belfast this week had a depressing familiarity about them but Kemi Badenoch struck...

There was a depressing familiarity to the mob scenes on Tuesday. Once again, the pit bulls had been set loose by agitators behaving like huntsmen calling the hounds. They wore hoodies, not velvet...

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trib.al/uwm7G0l Donald Trump deserves credit for grasping the nettle over Iran - Paul Andrews

Donald Trump deserves credit for grasping the nettle over Iran - Paul Andrews

The world has little to thank Donald Trump for. He is capricious and unpredictable, but in some matters this has led to him grasping nettles which should have been grasped decades ago.

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