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Ilkley Arts hosts secret postcard auction to raise funds for breast cancer awareness
More than 100 artists have contributed original postcard-sized works to a secret auction in Ilkley, with all proceeds supporting breast can…
York Minster bell ringers to attempt eight-hour marathon for charity
A team of 12 ringers will perform 10,000 continuous changes on Saturday 10 October to mark the centenary of the Minster's bells. The challe…
Extra bus service added in Embsay after children were left stranded at stops
An additional weekday bus service has been introduced in Embsay following reports of children as young as 11 being unable to board overcrow…
Turbine installation passes half-way point at Dogger Bank B wind farm
Installation of turbines for the Dogger Bank B phase of the offshore wind project has now passed the half-way mark. Once fully operational,…
Author Katie Kirby visits Eastburn Primary School after pupils win national reading competition
Pupils at Eastburn Primary School in Keighley hosted author Katie Kirby after winning a competition run by Puffin and the National Year of …
Leeds-based Filtronic secures £53m order from SpaceX
Leeds manufacturer Filtronic has received a £53 million order from SpaceX to supply its radio frequency power amplifier units. This contrac…
Sheffield Pickleball Club grows as residents seek affordable racket sports
After finding tennis court fees increasingly high, local players have turned to the volunteer-run Sheffield Pickleball Club to keep active.…
Couple restores 15th-century Slaithwaite Hall after discovering its true age
When Andy and his family began renovating what they thought was a Victorian cottage in the Colne Valley, they discovered the structure actu…
York-based Cizzle Biotechnology receives US clinical accreditation for lung cancer blood test
A blood test developed by York-based Cizzle Biotechnology to detect early-stage lung cancer has been accredited for clinical use in the US.…
Archaeologists discover Britain's oldest pistachio in a Roman well in Catterick
A charred pistachio nut dating back nearly 2,000 years has been recovered from a Roman well in Catterick, North Yorkshire. The find, alongs…
Young female osprey stops at Yorkshire RSPB reserve during migration south
A young female osprey has spent the last month at the St Aidan’s nature reserve in Yorkshire, drawing bird watchers to the former mining si…
New 29km moorland trail connects Ilkley and Haworth
A new 29km walking route has launched, linking Ilkley to Haworth across the moorlands of West Yorkshire. By connecting eight sites within a…