Yorkshire Post
Burnham urged to back farmers
INCOMING Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been urged to give his backing to British food producers by ensuring new chicken farms get the green light amidst mounting frustrations about rejected applications. Estimates suggest the country needs 1,000 new...
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Maze marks ‘100 years’ of Attenborough
A 15-acre maze in North Yorkshire has been cut into a giant likeness of Sir David Attenborough to celebrate the broadcaster’s 100th birthday. An aerial view of York Maze shows the new design featuring the naturalist’s face together with images of an...
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Wildcard wonder Fery reaches Wimbledon semis
Briton Arthur Fery was cheered on by the Queen as he won his Wimbledon quarter final in straight sets. Camilla, making a surprise visit, was supporting Fery from the Royal box. Fery, only the second wildcard in history to reach a Wimbleon semi-final,...
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‘Yorkshire Water is busted flush’
YORKSHIRE Water has been responsible for five pollution incidents per week on average over the last year, new figures have revealed. The 260 incidents in 12 months, revealed in the company’s newlypublished results for the 2025/ 26 financial year,...
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The ‘patched together’ care system
THE public are to be asked who should get social care, who should pay, and what role the state should play as part of a major review into the “patched together” system. Baroness Louise Casey, who is leading a commission into adult social care in...
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Ex-mayor’s plea to end council deadlock
A FORMER mayor has urged Kirklees councillors to “put aside personal, political and ward prejudice” for the sake of residents, after two months without a leader. The May 7 elections showed how fragmented politics has become, with almost half of...
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County’s water firm to receive one-star rating
YORKSHIRE Water is to be downgraded to a rare ‘one-star’ rating by the Environment Agency for its poor environmental performance, The Yorkshire Post can reveal. CEO Nicola Shaw said there were several mitigating factors involved, including delays to...
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Princess cheers on British tennis star
The Princess of Wales is pictured with Anne Keothavong and Sir Andy Murray watching Katie Swan during her ladies’ singles match against Madison Keys of the United States. Kate greeted fans who had queued for hours in the hopes of securing a ticket to...
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Whale bones set to star at reopened museum
THE bones of a 40-foot whale will be among the stand-out attractions in Hull Maritime Museum when it reopens on August 8. The juvenile whale was killed with its mother off New York by a 78-year-old retired whaling captain more than 100 years ago. Now...
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Rail project ‘may repeat HS2 errors’
THE failures of HS2 risk being repeated on the Northern Powerhouse Rail project, MPs have said, raising concerns that the company in charge of the disastrous rail scheme has been brought in to develop plans for the new lines. In a major report...
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Tributes paid to ‘comic genius’ Penelope Keith
Tributes have been paid to Dame Penelope Keith who has died aged 86. A star of The Good Life and the age of 36. She was remembered as a “comic genius” who was “a joy to know and work with”.
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Stokes’ guard of honour after retirement surprise
England’s Ben Stokes, one of the game’s greatest all-rounders of all time, is given a guard of honour after he announced his surprise retirement from international cricket mid-way through a session on day four of the Third Rothesay Test at Trent Bridge...
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Yorkshire to avoid summer hosepipe ban
YORKSHIRE will Avoid A hosepipe bAn this summer despite this week's record-breAking temperAtures substAntiAlly increAsing customer demAnd, Yorkshire WAter's chief executive hAs sAid. NicolA ShAw told The Yorkshire Post: "I Absolutely do not expect to...
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Air conditioning needed in schools, union chief warns
AIR conditioning must be rolled out to schools, the head of UK’s largest education union has demanded, in a letter to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson. At least 1,000 schools decided to close completely or send children home early as the June...
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Cooling off on the beach... as records tumble
IT was hot in Yorkshire yesterday as weather records across the country tumbled. And by all accounts, we are in for another day of sunshine today. Nick Gramlick, from Chesterfield, is pictured having fun skimboarding on Bridlington's South Beach, as...
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Honour for Last Tango in Halifax star
Actress Anne Reid, 91, who was raised in Redcar, after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. She starred in the TV comedy and in which was set in West Yorkshire.
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Burnham poised to become PM after Starmer resigns
ANDY Burnham is almost certain to become the next Prime Minister after an emotional Sir Keir Starmer announced he would resign in the coming weeks. Sir Keir acknowledged he had lost the support of his MPs and promised an “orderly handover of power” to...
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Kiss for prizewinning cow at agricultural show
North Yorkshire Agricultural Show was held yesterday in sunshine. Alisha Lack gives Joan the English longhorn a kiss at the show. Some of the main attractions included the Grand Parade of Champions, a fun dog show, and the parade of the Hurworth Hunt...
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PM urged to set out transition of power
YORKSHIRE MPs have urged Sir Keir Starmer to set out an “orderly transition of power” after Andy Burnham won the Makerfield byelection. Mr Burnham defied national trends to increase Labour’s share of the vote in a seat where Nigel Farage’s Reform UK...
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Mayor in warning on risk of wildfires
A WILDFIRE deemed the “most extensive and devastating” ever recorded in North Yorkshire could have burned until winter, reports delving deeper into the response reveal. At its height, last summer’s fire on Fylingdales Moor covering 20km, swept across...
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Welcome return for Princess
The Princess of Wales returned to the Royal Ascot race meeting, making her first appearance at the course since being diagnosed with cancer in 2024 and undergoing chemotherapy treatment. William and Kate rode in a carriage behind Charles and Camilla...
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West End theatre to be renamed after Dame Judi Dench
A WEST End theatre is to be renamed after acclaimed Yorkborn actress Dame Judi Dench. In February next year the largest independent theatre in London’s theatre district, the Shaftesbury, will be renamed the Judi Dench Theatre. Dame Judi’s long...
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Tributes as Lord Hattersley dies aged 93
The former Shadow Home Secretary and Labour stalwart Roy Hattersley, from Sheffield, has died at the age of 93. Tributes have poured in for the party’s ‘nearly man’, including from Sir Keir Starmer, who thanked him for his ‘decades of service’. Mr...
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Raducanu loses final at Queen’s
Emma Raducanu fell short of a dream title on home soil after she was defeated 6-0, 7-6 (6) by Donna Vekic at the HSBC Championships at the Queen’s Club, London. The British number one was swiftly beaten in the first set but saved three championship...
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Healey quits in defence budget row
JOHN Healey has dramatically resigned as Defence Secretary, saying that Sir Keir Starmer’s funding plan for the Armed Force “could make the country less safe”. In a letter to Sir Keir earlier yesterday, the Rawmarsh and Conisbrough said the Prime...
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PM urged to ‘act now’ on harmful content online
SIR Keir Starmer has been urged to act quicker to prevent children from taking, sharing or viewing nude images on their smartphones. The Prime Minister issued a three-month ultimatum to Apple and Google to make it impossible for such images to be used...
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Freedom day for Royal Lancers
The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths’ Own) are pictured at the weekend on their Freedom of Richmond parade. It is an Armoured Cavalry Regiment based in Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire. A family day with the regiment was staged yesterday.
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Andrew’s rejected ‘offer of help’ to Sheffield Forgemasters revealed
THE Government rejected an unsolicited “offer of help” from Prince Andrew, inset, to find investors in Sheffield Forgemasters weeks after convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had been contacted about potential involvement with the steel company, The...
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Bus costs ‘a tax on rural education’
CONTROVERSIAL access cuts to free school buses in North Yorkshire have been condemned as a “tax” on rural education amid warnings it could spell a death knell to struggling schools. Harrogate MP Tom Gordon, securing a Westminster debate yesterday,...
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Grooming gang members face total of 188 years in jail
A GROOMING gang is to face a total of 188 years in jail, it can now be revealed, as a judge lifts reporting restrictions on a series of court cases in Bradford. Some 15 men have been sentenced for their role in the historic rape and sexual offending...
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North now Natural Health Service
THE Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors are leading the UK in nature prescriptions, a new report has found, with the region’s protected landscapes becoming the country’s first Natural Health Service. North Yorkshire has been a testbed for green...
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Rugby league giant John Kear dies aged 71
YORKSHIREMAN John Kear has been described as a coach who made players believe they could achieve the impossible. Kear, who masterminded one of the sport’s greatest shocks when his Sheffield Eagles side won the Challenge Cup in 1998, died suddenly on...
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Finding joy in metal detecting
Metal detectorist Dan Hartley, from Liversedge, West Yorkshire, has found a 14th century seal belonging to Geoffrey of Newcomb and an ancient silver coin. The 24-year-old is part of a new generation of detectorists, with the hobby rapidly gaining in...
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Reeves shields solar sites from law
RACHEL Reeves is set to block communities from using legal action to halt mega solar farms – such as the controversial Whitestone project in South Yorkshire – except in the narrowest of circumstances. The Chancellor, inset, is set to bring in powers...
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See Ermelai play at Industrial Museum
Aleks Fagelman, assistant community curator at Leeds Industrial Museum with Ermelai, the Ancient Defender of the Woods, a felt creation by Katy Small featuring in the exhibition The piece is one of a large number displayed in a trail around the museum...
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‘Amazing mum’ who was shot dead in street
A woman killed in a shooting near a Sheffield bar has been described as an “amazing mum”. Shanice Brookes, 30, was shot near the One Four One bar in West Street shortly before 2.45am on Monday, according to detectives who said “she was simply an...
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The King visits agency that champions red squirrels by restricting their rivals
THE King was praised for his “innate understanding that we need to be in harmony with nature”, as he visited a project in North Yorkshire aimed at promoting red squirrels by limiting their grey cousins’ numbers using contraceptives. In sweltering...
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Hull City fans celebrate at bus parade
Hull City fans took to the streets of the city yesterday to watch their team’s open-top bus parade that marked Hull’s Championship play-off triumph and return to the Premier League. There were joyous scenes in baking hot weather as fans celebrated...
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Romans return at city festival
Crowds turned out in force at the weekend for the Eboracum Roman Festival in York. Pictured are performers dressed as Romans at St Mary’s Abbey in the city. There was a Roman living history camp in the York Museum Gardens. The festival runs until...
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‘Scrap politicised phrase net zero’
THE chairman of Great British Energy (GBE) has said the phrase ‘net zero’ should be “scrapped” as he called for major change in the language around decarbonisation and green energy. Speaking at the UKREiiF conference in Leeds, Jürgen Maier said the...
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Calls increase for social media ban
TEACHERS and parents are struggling with the “fallout” of excessive social media use, education leaders warn, as calls intensify over a ban for children aged under 16. There were warnings from MPs earlier this week with calls for urgent action to...
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Flower show glory for garden designer
Yorkshire garden designer Rob Hardy is celebrating after the Trussell's Together garden he created at the Chelsea Flower Show won two awards. The garden is inspired by the way food banks and communities that support them come together to help those on...
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Call to accelerate plan for trams
RUNNING trams to Leeds United’s expanded Elland Road stadium should be accelerated as a way to “kick off” momentum for the wider West Yorkshire mass transit scheme and regeneration work around the ground, a club board member has said. Leeds United...
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Blooming great start to Chelsea Flower Show
A Chelsea pensioner sits among the flowers of the Campaign to Protect Rural England’s show garden, London. Open to visitors from today to Saturday, the annual event is staged by the Royal Horticultural Society.
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Fire and mayhem at medieval festival
Monk Bretton Priory at Barnsley, South Yorkshire, held its sixth annual Medieval Mayhem at the weekend. There were battling knights, birds of prey and axe throwing at this 12th century priory in Lundwood. Pictured, jester Rob Sim entertained with a...
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Trams network moves step closer
PLANS to bring trams to Leeds United’s redeveloped ground as part of a new mass transit network for the city have taken a step closer with a fresh agreement between the club and Mayor Tracy Brabin, The Yorkshire Post can reveal. On Tuesday, the...
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Families fear for inquiry’s future
BEREAVED families, who lost babies in the Leeds maternity scandal, have raised concerns that Wes Streeting’s dramatic resignation from Cabinet could affect a public inquiry into failings at hospitals. Mr Streeting, inset, quit as Health Secretary...
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Starmer braced for battle after Streeting talks
SIR Keir Starmer is set to fight to remain in power, with leadership rivals expected to announce their challenge to the Prime Minister today. Health Secretary Wes Streeting confronted Sir Keir in Downing Street ahead of the King’s Speech yesterday...
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Starmer clings to power as his Ministers quit
SIR Keir Starmer has been left clinging to power as the Labour Party fractured over his future, with several Ministers quitting and more than 80 MPs calling for him to resign. Despite the pressure piling on the Prime Minister after devastating local...
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Council backs £57m airport loan
A £57m council loan for the Doncaster Sheffield Airport reopening project will go ahead, despite continuing uncertainty over the release of devolution funding which is due to pay back the borrowing. Reform councillors amended a motion to cancel the...
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Royal gardens get into shape for World Topiary Day
Senior gardener Ryan Bowden shapes some of the newest topiary additions to the organic and sustainably managed garden at Highgrove, the King and Queen’s family home in Gloucestershire, ahead of World Topiary Day today. Mr Bowden manages around 75...
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‘Starmer needs to do the right thing – and go’
YORKSHIRE LAbour politiciAns hAve told Sir Keir StArmer thAt he “needs to do the riflht thinfl And flo”, After the pArty fAced A mAulinfl in the locAl elections. Voters went to the polls in eiflht councils Across the reflion, As well As in London,...
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The face of nature broadcasting celebrates 100 years
Sir David Attenborough said he has been “completely overwhelmed by birthday greetings” as he thanked well-wishers “most sincerely” ahead of his centenary today. The naturalist said he had hoped to celebrate his 100th birthday “quietly”. Instead it will...
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Vintage plane’s pulling power
Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington, York, had a visit from Hull’s strongest man, Miroslav Pohlodek, who tried to pull the mumsem’s Handley Page Halifax MkIII bomber ahead of the museum’s wartime weekend on Saturday and Sunday. He was ultimately unable...
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As Prince William visits the Dales, farmers say: ‘We’re the cheapest park-keepers the Government can have. There’s no tourism here without farmers.’
FARMERS have underlined to the Prince of Wales how the spectacular landscapes of the Dales look like they do due to their efforts, but fear agriculture in the area could be wiped out due to mounting financial pressures, writes Stuart Minting. During a...
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Ella and Velvet step out for country fair
Ella Lidster, six, from Malton, was competing in the Lead Rein and Bonnie Pony class with her 17-year-old pony Velvet, at yesterday’s Duncombe Park Country Fair. The annual event in Helmsley, featured gun dog displays, stunt horses, tractors, hounds,...
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Focus is on a vintage performance
1940s singer Charlotte Potter, from Lincoln, checks her make-up in front of Howden Minster before making her debut on stage as one of the many acts entertaining the crowds at this year’s Howden Vintage Day, which took place over the weekend.
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Airport cancellation ‘would create £50m financial crisis’
CANCELLING the Doncaster Sheffield Airport reopening project by revoking a vital start-up loan would cost almost £50m and plunge Doncaster Council into financial crisis, official documents have said. The local authority could effectively go bankrupt,...
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Criminals must attend sentencing
JUDGES will for the first time be able to compel those convicted to attend their own sentencing hearings after the new Justice Act came into effect yesterday, bringing with it a raft of other reforms to the sector. The Victim and Courts Bill, which...
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PM rounds on Reform over airport
THE Prime Minister, inset, has said Reform UK should “stop playing games” and get Doncaster Sheffield Airport open. Sir Keir Starmer was speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday with the reopening in doubt. Reform councillors in Doncaster...
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White House waves for Royal visit
King Charles, Queen Camilla and US President Donald Trump and his wife First Lady Melania Trump stand together on the Blue Room balcony during the ceremonial welcome at the White House, Washington DC, on day two of the state visit to the US. Charles...
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Archbishop’s gift for the Pope during Vatican visit
Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally held a private audience with Pope Leo XIV at the start of her visit to the Vatican. She hailed her meeting as “a significant moment”, describing it as warm, encouraging and hopeful. She presented him with a jar...
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Record-breaking marathon feat
Kenyan athlete Sabastian Sawe smashed the marathon world record and became the first man to break the two-hour barrier in an official competition to win the London Marathon in one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds yesterday.
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Authority’s boss threatens action against councillors
THE chief executive of Doncaster Council has threatened legal action against leading Reform councillors in connection with the £193m Doncaster Sheffield Airport reopening project, The Yorkshire Post can reveal. Reform group leader Craig Ward and...
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‘Eight is great’ for daredevil prince
FOOTAGE of a fearless Prince Louis in a wet suit jumping into the sea and playing on the beach during a family holiday to Cornwall has been shared by the Prince and Princess of Wales to celebrate his eighth birthday. The video, shot by photographer...
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Wildfire inquiry after record year
MPS have launched an inquiry into the “growing threat” of wildfires, after two major blazes ravaged moorlands in Yorkshire in recent months. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) Committee is seeking evidence on how risks are mitigated...
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Elizabeth honoured for 100th landmark
THE Royal family turned out en masse yesterday to mark the 100-year anniversary of the birth of Queen Elizabeth II. The King recorded a heartfelt tribute to his “darling Mama” to mark the centenary of her birth, describing how “she remained constant,...
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King pays tribute to ‘darling Mama’
THE King has recorded a heartfelt tribute to his “darling Mama” to mark the centenary of her birth but said much of life today would likely have “troubled her deeply”. The news came as details were revealed of a statue to the late monarch to be sited...
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Castle hosts stunning dressage display
Peter Maddison-Greenwell performs a pesade on his Spanish horse in the Riding House at Bolsover Castle, near Chesterfield. The team of El Caballo de España treated visitors to a show in 17th century costume as they showed their dressage skills to...
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Hospital ‘is unsafe for critically ill’
A STRING of staff members and medical organisations have been raising concerns about the safety of critically ill children at Dewsbury and District Hospital since early 2024, The Yorkshire Post can reveal, with warnings that such children should not be...
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Art that digs deep into experience
The National Coal Mining Museum’s Devinia Skirrow with My Village by artist Betty Miller, part of a new project, Sculpting the Community, launched at the museum in Wakefield. The bronze sculptures depict life in Royston, a mining village near Barnsley,...
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Moore works at largest outdoor exhibition
Reclining Figure: Points, Two-Piece
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Tulips from Pocklington at annual festival
The annual Tulip Festival, at Burnby Hall Gardens, in Pocklington, starts this Saturday and ends on Saturday May 9, with several thousand blooms in tubs and beds and a “cascade of colours” promised. Above, gardeners Laura Edwards and Andrew Underwood...
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MPs ‘may not get vote’ on EU rules
SIR Keir Starmer’s Government will follow European Union rules without necessarily giving MPs a vote on each piece of red tape under socalled Henry VIII powers which will be unveiled in the King’s Speech. As part of the Prime Minister’s reset with...
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Vintage tractors hit the road in memorial run
The Brian Chester Road Run, organised by the West Yorkshire Vintage Tractor & Engine Club, is pictured under way after setting off from Larkhill Nurseries, near Ripon. More than 70 vehicles took part in the run which took place over 25 miles in memory...
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