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Great Yorkshire Show cheese auction raises £70,000 for charity
Visitors to the Great Yorkshire Show have raised £70,000 for charity over the last 14 years by bidding on prize-winning cheeses. This year'…
Historic Hull trawler Arctic Corsair completes its final journey to North End Shipyard
The Arctic Corsair has been moved into a permanent dry-dock at North End Shipyard following an extensive restoration by local specialists. …
International students help restore historic stable block at Wentworth Woodhouse
Twenty-four students from across the Commonwealth are spending two weeks in South Yorkshire learning heritage conservation techniques at th…
Yorkshire social enterprise Wingspan Chocolate expands to create more jobs for neurodivergent adults
Wingspan Chocolate, a social enterprise run by the charity Autism Plus, has relaunched with plans to expand its retail presence. The busine…
Bradford student who fled Ukraine secures law degree place after A-level success
Oles Kuzomko, who arrived in West Yorkshire from Kyiv in 2022 with limited English, has achieved top A-level grades at Bradford Grammar Sch…
On-demand minibus service launches in rural South Yorkshire
A new app-based minibus service is launching in parts of Rotherham and Doncaster to provide transport links where bus and rail connections …
South Yorkshire Ambulance Service ends reliance on private providers for 999 calls
Yorkshire Ambulance Service has phased out the use of private contractors for emergency 999 responses and urgent care requests. This shift …
Bradford student Abdullah Mahmood secures top A-level grades after mother's passing
Eighteen-year-old Abdullah Mahmood achieved two A*s and two As in his A-levels while navigating the loss of his mother at the start of his …
Stagecoach introduces first battery-electric buses to Hull
Stagecoach East Midlands has launched the first of 55 new battery-electric buses in Hull, supported by funding from the ZEBRA 2 scheme. The…
Keighley logistics firm Joda Freight invests £250,000 in solar power and electric forklifts
Joda Freight has installed solar panels and transitioned its forklift fleet to electric models across three of its sites. These changes aim…
Rotherham Titans rotate pitch at Clifton Lane to meet Championship rugby standards
Following their promotion to the second tier of English rugby, the Rotherham Titans have rotated their pitch by 90 degrees to comply with R…
Former soldier restores and displays the Cold War tank he served in during the 1980s
Rob Dove has restored the Chieftain Mk 10 tank he operated as a gunner in West Germany and donated it to the Eden Camp museum near Malton. …