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Plans approved for the York Central regeneration scheme
City of York Council has approved the final part of the first phase for the York Central development, a 45-hectare brownfield project. The …
New battery-electric trains to cut journey times across Yorkshire and the North
Transpennine Express will introduce 29 new Adessia Stream trains by 2034, cutting journey times between major northern cities by up to 14 m…
Three 10-year-old girls perform concerts for residents at a Beverley care home
Friends Elanor, Bella and Jessica, known as The Mocking Jays, have been visiting Lindum House care home to play flute, piano and guitar for…
East Riding Council to switch off more streetlights after pilot scheme improves road safety
Following a successful pilot that saw night-time collisions drop by a third, East Riding of Yorkshire Council is expanding a project to rem…
Bradford Museums and Galleries receives £175,000 grant to improve artwork storage
Bradford’s collection of nearly one million historical items is set to be better protected after the council secured £175,040 in National L…
Wind-powered musical installation Harmonic Fields opens on Baildon Moor
The Harmonic Fields installation features over 200 wind-powered instruments, including flutes and glockenspiels, set across the landscape o…
Sheffield-based SCI Semiconductor secures £5m to develop new generation of chips
Sheffield firm SCI Semiconductor has raised £5m to scale production of its memory-safe chips, which are designed to address critical vulner…
Structural Repairs wins Best Large Business at the National Entrepreneur Awards
The specialist firm Structural Repairs has been named Best Large Business at the 2026 National Entrepreneur Awards. The accolade recognises…
Sheffield inventor Ruth Amos builds world's largest hairdryer
Sheffield-based engineer Ruth Amos has earned a place in the Guinness World Records for building a fully functional hairdryer measuring 1.7…
Pocklington firm SealStop wins £60,000 grant to expand water-saving valve technology
Yorkshire farmers Jason and Belle Richardson have secured a £60,000 grant from the Business Innovation Fund to further develop their water-…
Yorkshire Housing to build 2,000 affordable homes with £1bn investment
Yorkshire Housing has secured £230 million in funding to deliver 2,000 affordable homes over the next decade, with a total investment progr…
Wakefield boy starts primary school after recovering from blood cancer
After being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma at three years old, Oliver Harrison spent five months in hospital battling the illness and …