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Really Wild Café opens inside Pudsey Park glasshouse
A section of the glasshouse in Pudsey Park has reopened as the Really Wild Café, marking the first stage of a project to transform the site…
Free bus travel provided to vulnerable pregnant women in Leeds for hospital appointments
First Bus and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are providing 100 free monthly travel passes to expectant mothers who struggle to afford t…
Whitby's 18th-century Old Town Hall to undergo structural repairs to its sandstone columns
Specialist repairs have been approved for the 16 sandstone columns supporting Whitby's Grade II* listed Old Town Hall, which were found to …
World's deepest vertical farm opens inside a disused Yorkshire mine
A new vertical farm has begun operations 120 metres underground in a former mine shaft in North Yorkshire. By using controlled conditions d…
Sheffield manufacturer Special Melted Products launches multi-million pound expansion
Special Melted Products is launching Project Vulcan, a major investment programme to establish the UK's first large-scale super alloy forgi…
Keighley netballer Nat Metcalf selected for third Commonwealth Games after becoming a mother
After giving birth in May 2025, Nat Metcalf has earned a place in the England squad for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Her return to …
Nine new homes built in Skipsea for residents displaced by coastal erosion
A new housing development at Church Farm in Skipsea is providing nine homes for people who have lost their properties to the encroaching co…
Hull's historic timeball returns to its mast after restoration
The city's century-old time-keeping device is being lifted back into place on Lowgate following a detailed restoration project. The mechani…
Volunteers log nearly 2,000 dolphin sightings at Bempton Cliffs
Since becoming England's first official Shorewatch location 16 months ago, a team of volunteers at Bempton Cliffs has recorded 1,896 bottle…
Hull College to open £5m Greenwave centre for renewable energy training
Hull College is launching a £5m training facility this September to teach skills in hydrogen technology, heat pumps, and electric vehicles.…
South Yorkshire's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre marks 25 years at the former Orgreave colliery site
The University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre has opened a new facility at the site of the former Orgreave colliery,…
Masham Steam Engine and Fair Organ Rally marks its 59th year
The annual Masham Steam Engine and Fair Organ Rally returned this weekend, showcasing hundreds of restored traction engines and vintage veh…