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Calls for rethink on route plan for trams
THE likely routes of West Yorkshire’s long-awaited mass transit project should focus on areas with poor connectivity away from existing rail lines, a major consultation has heard. Respondents to an inquiry into the development plans around the...
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Rural areas ‘risk being left behind’
RURAL areas are being left behind in Andy Burnham’s devolution drive with greater funding and powers going to city regions, a new report by MPs has revealed. The new Prime Minister has made moving government from Whitehall to mayors and local...
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PM to seek to ‘repair bridges’ between the US and Ukraine
ANDY Burnham has said he will seek to restore Donald Trump’s support for Ukraine and “repair bridges” as Volodymyr Zelensky visited Downing Street yesterday. The Ukrainian President received an unprecedented honour guard on his arrival at No 10, made...
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Prince of bails joins stars of cricket in The Mall
The Prince of Wales bats as he joins cricketing stars from the UK and India, the team from Tailenders and Backyard Cricket, at a special Earthshot Prize event on The Mall, in London, organised by the team at Backyard Cricket to celebrate ties between...
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Hopes for UK farming at trade talks
NEW talks with Brussels scheduled for next month will be a chance for Britain to improve trade conditions significantly for farmers, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said, in the latest sign that he favours a much closer relationship with the bloc. He...
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Steampunk steams into town for weekend
Claire and Phil Herbert at Haworth station in front of a Darlington-built locomotive. The Haworth Steampunk weekend brought colourful costumes to the historic trainline and village over the weekend, featuring a host of performances, traders and...
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Search for lost wartime US serviceman
A decades-long search for a lost US serviceman from the Second World War has brought teams of specialist investigators to Yorkshire in attempts to find him. Yesterday marked 82 years since a B-24H Liberator aircraft known as Sack Time crashed on a...
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‘Culture of abuse’ at army colleges
ALLEGATIONS over rape and abuse at army colleges, including in Yorkshire, should not be treated as isolated incidents, MPs warn, amid calls to widen investigations over a “persistent culture” of unchallenged abuse. Armed Forces Commissioner Polly...
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Tories’ vow over inheritance tax on family homes
KEMI Badenoch has vowed to axe inheritance tax when family homes are passed down to children and grandchildren, as she made her pitch to the country at the Conservative Party conference. The Tory leader said the next election will be a “battle for the...
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Tory MP in bid to change law on solar farms
A SENIOR Conservative is attempting to change the law to ban solar farms from being built on Britain’s most productive farmland. Victoria Atkins, the Shadow Environment Secretary, is trying to change the policy via a private members’ Bill, which is...
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‘Real chance’ to get Labour to reverse farms tax policy
THERE is a “real chance” to force the Labour Government into a full U-turn on its controversial inheritance tax policy on farmers at the Budget, a Shadow Minister has said. Victoria Atkins, the Shadow Environment Secretary, made the comment to The...
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A Grand day out as Wakefield and Sinfield triumph
YORKSHIRE rugby league fans have never experienced a weekend like it. First, Sir Kevin Sinfield ended his latest fundraising challenge by delivering the Grand Final trophy at Old Trafford, prior to the season-ending showpiece between Warrington and...
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Saint’s death set in stone at Minster
Stonemason Harriet Pace finishes her piece in the yard at the rear of York Minster. Edmund was captured by Vikings in 869 and shot with arrows before being beheaded for refusing to renounce Christianity. His head is said to have been guarded by a wolf.
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Prince aims to drive change over flooding
THE Prince of Wales has said a “holistic” approach to tackle extreme flooding is needed as he met villagers living with the threat of the upcoming storm season. William sympathised with residents in the rural settlement of Skenfrith in Wales who might...
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‘She was our sunshine’: Tributes to Rantzen who has died aged 86
TRIBUTES were paid last night after broadcaster and campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen died aged 86. Dame Esther, known for hosting shows such as That’s Life!, established charities to help the young and old, became a prominent voice in the attempt to...
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Burnham wants to alter pensions triple lock to pay for care service
ANDY Burnham has set out a radical plan that he claims will transform Britain, pledging to change the pensions triple lock to pay for a national care service if he wins the next election. He also announced measures to pave the way for public control...
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Advanced Manufacturing Park to be UK ‘blueprint’
CHANCELLOR John Healey has pledged to use Rotherham’s Advanced Manufacturing Park as a blueprint for reindustrialising Britain. Mr Healey set out his vision in his speech to the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool yesterday, promising fiscal...
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Young handler shines at sheep fair
Six-year-old Alexander Lee from Skelton-on-Ure is pictured at Masham Sheep Fair at the weekend. He entered the young handler class with his Beltex cross Bob. The main beneficiary of the Masham Sheep Fair is now Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
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Policing worries on migrant centre
PLANS for an asylum centre in a small North Yorkshire village would put “considerable pressure” on the police force amid wider public safety fears, the region’s Labour mayor has said. David Skaith, Mayor for York and North Yorkshire, opposes the...
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Floral tribute to city’s heritage
People gathered in front of City Hall in Centenary Square, Bradford, for the premiere of the UK version of Belgiumâ’s internationally renowned Flower Carpet made from 330,000 dahlia heads. It was inspired by the city’s textile heritage. It will be...
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‘Farce’ over race for farming grants
FARMING groups have hit out at the Government after the latest Sustainable Farming Incentive window closed in less than six hours, saying those who have missed out are now facing “even greater uncertainty”. The new SFI, which the previous environment...
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UK-US relations ‘more up’ with Burnham as premier, says Trump
THE relationship between the UK and the US is “more up” now that Andy Burnham is Prime Minister compared with Sir Keir Starmer, Donald Trump has said. Mr Burnham met the US President in person for the first time in New York yesterday ahead of his...
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PM urged to meet grieving parents
BEREAVED families in Leeds who have lost babies over issues with maternity care have called for an urgent meeting with Andy Burnham, after new figures revealed that record numbers of women suffered lifechanging injuries during childbirth in the first...
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Shades of wartime spirit in the Dales
Lesley Dawes-Wesley, from Sheffield, and Penny Tsolakis, of Leeds, on the quiet side streets of Grassington during its 1940s weekend. The event is a nostalgic celebration of wartime Britain, with vintage vehicles, military displays, period costumes,...
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Calls for inquiry into breast unit
HUNDREDS of patients have come to harm during treatment at an NHS Trust’s breast unit, a review has found, with some 20 women undergoing unnecessary mastectomies. Others suffered “excessive surgery” and were harmed, while under the care of the County...
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‘Clear plan needed’ on future of steel firm
A CLEAR plan must be published over the future of British Steel, MPs warn today, amid concerns over uncertainty and “significant” taxpayer costs. The Government stepped in to prevent the closure of Scunthorpe blast furnaces in April last year, in a...
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Asylum village hails protest vote
CAMPAIGNERS against an asylum centre opening in a North Yorkshire village say the people of Piddington have done a “really good job”, but they will not be following suit. Prime Minister Andy Burnham, inset, said he understood the “strength of feeling”...
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Sounds of harmony with nature
Local resident Amelia Sheikh, 11, next to Pierre Sauvageot’s 200 musical instruments and wind-assisted devices designed to create an auditory experience on Baildon Moor, near Bradford. The installation builds on the legacy of Bradford’s year as 2025 UK...
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PM warned ‘Do not make an enemy of the countryside’
CAMPAIGNERS were joined by a former Labour Home Secretary and an ex Conservative Prime Minister as they called for Andy Burnham to learn from previous mistakes and not to make an enemy of the countryside. The Countryside Alliance kicked off its...
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Brothers in arms at rural show
Oliver Smith, aged four, and his brother Thomas, eight, from Dunford Bridge, with their mule called Hilda which they showed at Penistone Show on Saturday. The traditional country show was established is 1853 and is one of the biggest one-day shows in...
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£1bn deal signed for battery trains to slash journey times
A “1bn investment deal in 29 Britishmade trains destined for Yorkshire’s train tracks was sifned yesterday between the Government and a Derbybased firm. The new train class, dubbed Adessia, will cut journey times between Manchester and York by 14...
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Princess in surprise trip to Liverpool
THE Princess of Wales has made a surprise visit to Liverpool to support the launch of her husband’s suicide prevention toolkit. Unannounced, Kate stepped from their chauffeur-driven vehicle with William after it pulled into the grounds of Everton’s...
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Maintaining dry stone walling tradition
Dry stone waller Nick Walker, at work in a field near Skipton, North Yorkshire. He was trained by his father, who was also a dry stone waller. The wall he is currently working on is around 200 years old. Behind him in the distance is Sharp Haw, a...
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First day at Eton for Prince George
Prince George began his first day at Eton College with the reassuring presence of his parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales, by his side. Kate placed a hand on his back during the greetings with senior staff and Eton’s head master Simon Henderson...
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Chancellor backs Growth Corridor
CHANCELLOR John Healey has stood by committments to a Northern Growth Corridor as he announced plans to allocate £150m to fast-growing firms in northern England. In his first major speech as Chancellor, the Rawmarsh and Conisborough MP said changing...
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A smart entry at agricultural show
The Keighley and District Agricultural show was held over the weekend, bringing together families, farmers and visitors for a traditional day of entertainment and competition. Pictured is Dianne Bradley, from Queensbury, preparing a Highland cow for...
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YORKSHIRE’S BIG WEEKEND READ:
Andrew Vine recalls reporting from New York in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks, ahead of the 25th anniversary next week. With pictures by Bruce Rollinson.
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Queen marks 30 years of community riding centre
Queen Camilla, President of Ebony Horse Club, feeds a Polo mint to a horse as she meets with members of staff and volunteers during a visit to the youth charity and community riding centre in Brixton, south London, to mark its 30th anniversary.
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Show of unity during visit to Tapestry
THE relationship with our crossChannel neighbours has been far from cordial in recent years, given the fall-out over Brexit, small boats and fishing rights. Boris Johnson famously told Macron in 2021 to “donnez-moi un break”. But now, publicly at...
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Young Bertie is a star of the show
Winner of the young handlers competition Bertie Bowers with his sheep at Kilnsey Show in the Yorkshire Dales. Held since 1897, the show is home to a spectacular array of keenly contested livestock competitions, equine events and sheepdog trials. More...
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Public split on social care funding
JUST under a quarter of people would support the introduction of an additional tax specifically to fund social care, although younger people are less likely to favour such an approach, according to new research. The polling by the Health Foundation...
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William and Myla are a top show team
William Lambert, aged eight, from Cracoe, proudly shows off his pony Myla at Malham Show, North Yorkshire, on Saturday. The show included showjumping events, livestock classes and even sheepdog trials, as well as all the traditional aspects of a...
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Villagers fear asylum plans ‘will make them prisoners’
NORTH Yorkshire villafiers fear they could become “prisoners in our own homes” should the Government turn a former military base into an asylum camp. The Home Office has pledfied to close asylum hotels and is lookinfi to move mifirants into former...
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UK’s £5m to help amid Nepal floods
THE UK has offered £5m to help the Nepalese government amid a “very distressing and devastating situation” following the country’s flash floods, the Prime Minister has said. More than 30 British nationals are among hundreds of people missing and...
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Rural Britain hit by homeless crisis
A HIDDEN homelessness crisis in rural Britain has been unearthed, with the numbers of children and families moving into temporary accommodation rising considerably faster than big cities. New figures from the County Councils Network (CCN), which...
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Country music legend Dolly Parton dies at the age of 80
ICONIC country musician, actress, activist and philanthropist Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her family announced on her social media. “Sadness lies with us, not with Dolly,” her nephew Brian Seaver said in a video announcement. “Dolly lived...
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Inquiry into organised crime link to five youths who died in A66 crash
THE five young men who died after their vehicle hit a police car while travelling the wrong way down the A66 may have had links to “serious and organised criminal activity”, police said. Cleveland Police said 12 people have been arrested over alleged...
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A taste of the American Revolution – in Yorkshire
Re-enactors Wayne Mitchell, Joshua Knight, and George Mills, representing the Queen's Rangers Company, look on as Jack Langsdon, in a 17th Regiment Grenadier Company uniform, patrols the grounds of Kiplin Hall, Yorkshire, during an American Revolution...
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PM’s vow over asylum centre fears
ANDY Burnham has pledged to raise mayor David Skaith’s “significant concerns” with the Home Office over controversial plans to open an asylum centre in a small North Yorkshire village. The Government has applied for planning permission to house asylum...
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You did it! Grades joy on GCSE results day
Pupils look at their GCSE results at Egglescliffe School, in Eaglescliffe, North Yorkshire. Nationally, the proportion of entries receiving the top grades has risen for the second year in a row and remains higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Queen’s main Item on agenda at Ebor Festival
The Queen, Royal Patron of York Racecourse, leaves the parade ring after making a presentation to winning horse Item, ridden by Colin Keane in The Juddmonte International Stakes. It was the main race of the day in the Sky Bet Ebor Festival 2026 at York...
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Trophy time at Ebor Festival
Emily Bremer with the Ebor Handicap Trophy, as York racecourse gets ready for the Ebor Festival, which runs from today to Saturday. Today features the Juddmonte International, the richest race of York’s season. Tomorrow is Legends Global Yorkshire Oaks...
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Jail has empty cells amid releases
BRITAIN’S newest “super prison” near York is still operating at hundreds of prisoners below its full capacity more than a year after opening, despite the early release controversy rumbling on. HMP Millsike, on the edge of the East Riding of Yorkshire,...
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Sister act ready for rural show
Eight-year-old Wren Musgrove and her sister, six-year-old Isla, getting ready to proudly show their Coloured Ryelands, named Grace and Grisabella at Rosedale Show, which was held over the weekend in Milburn Arms Field at Rosedale Abbey.
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PM sets out plan to tackle wildfires
FIREFIGHTING planes will be commissioned, the military has been called in, and disposable barbecues have been temporarily banned, the Prime Minister said yesterday as he visited the devastation caused by fires in the West Midlands. Andy Burnham urged...
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A-level grades gap between North and London widens
THE A-level attainment gap between Yorkshire and London has continued to grow, with the capital pulling even further ahead of the rest of the country when it comes to the top grades. Overall, the number of pupils receiving top results in Yorkshire...
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Burnham considers barbecue ban
ANDY Burnham is considering imposing a ban on disposable barbecues as wildfires continue to scorch the UK, with more extreme heat expected today. England and Wales have already seen as many wildfires in 2026 so far as there were in the whole of last...
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Warning of rising food costs caused by ongoing drought
MILK, fruit, vegetable and grain supply are all likely to be significantly impacted by the ongoing drought, experts warned yesterday, as the country prepares to go into its fifth heatwave of an already recordbreaking summer. The Met Office yesterday...
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Bid to crack down on vape shops
NEW vape shops and bookmakers will have to apply for planning permission, Andy Burnham has announced, in a bid to save Britain’s “hollowed-out high streets”. The Prime Minister, inset, intends to scrap the so-called “aim to permit” rule, which limits...
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A day for fans at Georgian Festival promenade
More than 100 participants dressed in Georgian and Regency clothing were joined by Pulteney’s 13th Regiment of Foot for a promenade through York, as part of the city’s annual Georgian Festival. Above, David Thomson and Hannah Anderson in front of...
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Wildfire precaution ‘brushed off’
REQUESTS by farmers and land managers to allow more controlled burning to tackle rampant wildfires that are turning the countryside to ash have been brushed aside by the Government, it is claimed. The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is...
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Call to ban disposable barbecues
NORTH Yorkshire politicians have urged the Government to ban disposable barbecues in public, after one sparked another wildfire in the North York Moors. The blaze broke out in Wykeham Forest, near Scarborough, on Sunday, with North Yorkshire Fire and...
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Toby hugs a friend at country celebration
Toby Christie, 10, of York, with a Valais Blacknose as the 105th Thornton-le-Dale Show returned with a celebration of countryside. Visitors enjoyed livestock competitions, horse classes, vintage tractors, horticulture, crafts, local produce and arena...
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Brutal summer threatens harvest
FARMERS are warning the extreme summer has been “completely brutal” as analysis suggests 2026 could be the worst harvest on record. Analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) suggests the exceptionally hot, dry spring and summer could...
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Comedian Jimmy Cricket dies aged 80
Comedian Jimmy Cricket asked for the last rites twice, “almost like he asked for an encore”, before his death at the age of 80, said his son, Fr Frankie Mulgrew. The Northern Irish stand-up comedian, whose real name was James Mulgrew, died yesterday...
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Esmae turns heads at rural show
Young animal handler Esmae Meadowcroft, aged eight from Tunstall, proudly shows her Dutch Spotted lamb, whose name is Julian, at Osmotherley Show. The 116th staging of the traditional North Yorkshire rural show took place on Saturday.
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Devolution reforms ‘will be solution to reopen airport’
ANDY Burnham has claimed his fiscal devolution reforms are “a solution for the challenging issues” with Doncaster Sheffield Airport, and said its reopening was “within touching distance”. The Prime Minister announced that mayors will be able to keep a...
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Remembering loved ones with dragonflies
An art installation of dragonflies by George Fell is unveiled at Cannon Hall in Barnsley in support of Barnsley Hospice. People bought them in memory of loved ones and they are now sold out but will stay on display at Cannon Hall’s walled gardens until...
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Computing artist’s work returns to abbey
One of the standout artworks from this year’s Selby Lights is returning to Selby Abbey. Through the liquid crystal display by computing artist Jazmin Morris will be on display from July 27 to August 9 as part of Michala Pearson is pictured with the...
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Sun shines on countryside show
A handler brings a bull into the judging rings at Ryedale Show, held in the picturesque grounds of Duncombe Park in Helmsley, North Yorkshire. Ian Rooke said it had been a great honour to be president of the show, which has been run since 1855.
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Golden moment for gymnast Whitehouse
Gold medallist Luke Whitehouse of Team England celebrates after victory in the men’s floor exercise final at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games at The Arena. Whitehouse, from Halifax, made up for disappointment in the men’s all-around competition by...
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Cathys come home to mark Wuthering Heights Day
Participants gather at Penistone Country Park, in Haworth, for Actually the Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever – a celebration of all things Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë and the Kate Bush song in a stunning setting. 500 ‘Cathys’ took part in the mass...
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Mayor could get powers to fund trams network
ANDY Burnham’s ambitions for fiscal devolution could see Mayor Tracy Brabin able to collect taxes and approve West Yorkshire’s tram system herself, a senior Cabinet Minister has said. Angela Rayner, the returning Local Government Secretary under the...
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UK’s pubs ‘need to know that the cavalry is coming’, says Burnham
PRIME Minister Andy Burnham has defended limiting cuts to business rates to certain hospitality venues, saying pubs “need to know that the cavalry is coming”. Yesterday, he announced that 20 per cent would be knocked off rates for pubs, clubs and live...
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Fun day out for young cattle handler at show
Five-year-old Oliver Cammish from Pickering is pictured at the Driffield Show with his four-week-old Friesian calf. The headline attraction was a display by Atkinsons Action Horses, the Howden-based stunt riding team led by Ben Atkinson.
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Burnham to focus on cost of living
ANDY Burnham and his new Chancellor John Healey have told ministers they will have to reprioritise funding and projects to help tackle the cost of living crisis. The new Prime Minister, inset, told his first Cabinet meeting yesterday that an...
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