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'I want to bring wildness of the Peak District to urban Sheffield'
How do you take the wild, unspoilt splendour of the Peak District’s Stanage Edge and transport it to a gritty, urban setting like Sheffield’s Park Hill flats?

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Michael Palin using zimmer frame after suffering broken bones in fall

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The historic 'staircase' fields in Yorkshire which date back almost 1,000 years

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Welcome Break Rotherham.

'I went to the best services in the country - and it's in Yorkshire'

The new entrance to Leeds station

Leeds Station steps finally open as £46m transformation is completed

Morrisons have reimagined Goldilocks and the Three Bears for their 2026 Christmas advert.

Watch: Morrisons reimagine much-loved fairy tale for Christmas advert

Colin, general manager at Scarborough Central Tramway.

Scarborough Central Tramway: Yorkshire railway runs 500,000 journeys

Harry Marchant

York teenager, 19, shot in Poland as family confirms hospital recovery

Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Deal to purchase DSA to be complete at ‘earliest opportunity’

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Omaze: Father-of-two wins £4million Grade II listed six-bedroom home

Lucy Punch and James Norton as Santa and Mrs Claus in the M&S 2026 Christmas campaign advert.

M&S brings it home as James Norton and Lucy Punch star in TV advert

Levisham station on the Whitby Pickering line

25 Yorkshire surnames and what they reveal

The Whitby Goth Weekend

The best pictures from Whitby Goth Weekend 2026

Yorkshire Heritage

Members of the Save The Heywood campaign in the nave at Heywood URC

Historic church to be sold after worshippers donated 'thousands' for repairs
A Yorkshire church with 350-years of history is to be sold after worshippers donated ‘thousands’ for repairs – leaving some ‘ridiculously angry’.
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Ann Holmes, who is the chairman of Yorkshire Miniatures Association with one of her many dolls houses Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

“It’s a real escape and has helped keep me sane," Ann Holmes chair of York Minia...

Jason Heppenstall, of Clayton West, near Huddersfield, is a scrap metal artist - called 'HeppoArt' he spent years in the steel fabricating industry and now works runs his business from his garage at home. Picture: James Hardisty.

"I worked in the steel industry from 16 - now I use it to create sculptures."

Francisca Onumah silversmith and jeweller pictured at Artspace Persistence Works, Brown Street Sheffield. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

Meet the young silversmiths showing their work at Wentworth Woodhouse

Tolson Museum, Huddersfield, which still faces an uncertain future.

‘We want to get this right’ – Council gives update on future of Tolson museum

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Opinion

Jo Coles is Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime in York and North Yorkshire

Wrong to assume only mega forces can do effective policing

Nobody in UK policing wants criminals to win. When senior leaders suggest otherwise, it is worth asking what they hope to achieve. Mayor David Skaith and I are ...

Jo Coles

Scarborough Harbour. Photo: Marisa Cashill

Tourism tax is last thing seaside businesses need

Joan Concannon shares her expert insight.

Ideas born in Yorkshire universities should be scaled here

GTA6: Grand Theft Auto 6 - the nightmare dilemma that parents face James Mitchinson

Emma Reynolds in Downing Street

Labour minister doesn't understand the world of work: YP Letters

In 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU - but post-Brexit deals kept Northern Ireland in the EU's single market for goods.

Rejoining EU will lead to further manufacturing decline: YP Letters

Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Picture: Chris Etchells

Public money better spent on DSA rather than LBA: Letters

Lifestyle

Lovehoney’s couples advent calendar is aimed at adults looking for a more playful countdown to Christmas.

Reviewers opened Lovehoney's £119 advent calendar
Reviewers have opened every door of Lovehoney's £119 couples advent calendar - and their verdicts reveal whether its claimed £487.75 contents are worth the mone...

Getting the price right, finding a buyer who can proceed and keeping the transaction on track remain the measures that count when it comes to choosing an estate agent. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images

High street, online or independent? Which estate agency model is right for you?

Claire Sweeney as Miss Hannigan in Annie. Photo by Paul Coltas

Claire Sweeney: "How I landed my dream theatre role playing Miss Hannigan in Ann...

OPI's Funny Bunny nail polish is a celebrity-loved shade associated with Hailey Bieber's signature milky-white manicure, and now it’s on sale for Black Friday.

Hailey Bieber's go-to OPI nail polish gets a Black Friday discount

Chalets at York's Christmas Market in the run up to it opening in 2026.

'Money grab' - Higher parking charges on York Christmas Market rest days

Wyke Rose in Wyke

Plans revealed to turn vacant Yorkshire village pub into nursery

Mrs Hinch uses this clothes airer to help dry her laundry indoors.

This is the clothes airer Mrs Hinch told fans she 'fell in love with'

Travel and Staycation

The Rotherham Welcome Break Services at Junction 33 of the M1

The Yorkshire service station named the best in Britain in new survey

Ryanair passengers are being warned about a new airport rule coming into force on November 10.

Ryanair passengers warned as new airport rule starts tomorrow

Jet off for less this summer with Purple Parking.

FREE Fast Track with lounge and parking at Leeds Bradford Airport

Disney World is a dream holiday destination for families

Mum saves £500 on Orlando attractions tickets with Black Friday deal

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David Walliams' four-bed London townhouse which is on sale for £10.5million amid claims he preyed on teenage fans for sex.

David Walliams' £10.5m London mansion goes up for sale

David Walliams

Who is David Walliams? Age, family and career

Storm Austen kicked off our storm season in October - and the chances are building of Storm Chloe arriving in November

Explainer Next named storm - what will it be called and when will it come?

Business

Jet2 has provided an update on its move to the Main Market. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Jet2 provides update on move to Main Market
Jet2 has revealed that it is due to move its listing to the main market of the London Stock Exchange next month.
Greg Wright

Zoo Digital has posted its latest results

Sheffield firm working with streaming giants returns to profit

Grocery price inflation edged up again in October as sales of essentials jumped following the launch of the Government’s Be Ready campaign, figures show. (Photo by Julien Behal/PA Wire)

Sales of essentials jump for ‘Be Ready’ campaign

ITV will report back on recent trading as it faces investigations into the £1.6 billion deal to sell its media and entertainment arm to Sky after the Culture Secretary stepped in on public interest concerns. (Photo by James Manning/PA Wire)

'ITV is hoping to change the channel'

Morrisons have reimagined Goldilocks and the Three Bears for their 2026 Christmas advert.

Watch: Morrisons reimagine much-loved fairy tale for Christmas advert

The awards, organised by Yorkshire Children's Charity, celebrate the region's outstanding business leaders, while raising vital funds to support disadvantaged children and young people across Yorkshire. (Photo supplied by Yorkshire Children's Charity)

Stars of business world to be honoured at top awards

Library image of Vodafone CEO Margherita Della Valle. She said: “I am very happy about our overall group performance, but Germany is not yet where it needs to be."(Photo by Sean Gallup/PA Wire)

3,000 jobs were cut by Vodafone in first half to reduce costs

Country and Farming

Rob and Dave visit the Greens at their farm for a Whitby on the farm celebration for Steve's birthday.

At Home with Greens: Oldest farming couple in Britain return to series
The oldest farming couple in Britain return to Channel 5’s The Yorkshire Vet: At Home with the Greens - and Steve Green is inspired to write a poem for his wife Jean.
Liana Jacob

Low Lane, Ingleby Barwick.

Developer appeals against refusal of 217 homes on agricultural land

Charli Parker with the top female amateur jockey trophy.

Charli Parker's high note after painful setbacks

A partridge stands in an oil seed rape field. Camapigners have claimed shooting, farming and nature recovery go hand-in-hand.

Shooting ban would be ‘catastrophic for nature’

North Yorkshire vet Charlotte Cole, who will present the findings of her poultry study to the Nuffield Farming Conference.

Pathway to high-performance hens

Your World

Joy Pickles from Dales care home in Draughton is named Nurse of the Year

Yorkshire nurse named National Registered Nurse of the Year
Joy Pickles, from The Dales Care Home in Draughton, won the national title at the Barchester Care Aw...

Roger Line

Councils must base bridge repair decisions on evidence
A structural repair specialist has warned that councils must base decisions on restricted bridges on...

Roy Shelton

Cyber expert warns small businesses are falling behind on security
Doncaster-based expert Roy Shelton says too few smaller firms are assessing risks or preparing for c...

Leeds-born ex-England footballer played through fibroid pain

Campaign for funeral officiant standards gains cross-party MP backing

Three 10-year-old girls bring music to Beverley care home with concert

Property

Stacey Solomon has described the Shark PowerDetect Transformer PowerTrio System as her “vacuum of dreams” – and now shoppers can save big on the same model in the Black Friday sale.

Stacey Solomon's favourite Shark vacuum is £150 cheaper plus free gift

Andrew Milnes, head of the Mortgage Advice Bureau, Bingley.

A little borrowing could help you get a mortgage – if you use it wisely

Pagazzi's Bixby pendant light combines amber ribbed glass with brushed bronze detailing for an elegant finishing touch.

I transformed my hallway with Pagazzi lighting, now 15% off

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5 Colliergate, York.

Location of new star-studded Christmas film made in York could be transformed
A historic York building used as a location for a star-studded Christmas film could be transformed under new plans.
Joe Gerrard

Celebrating the unveiling of the King Mojo community mural at the Library venue in Attercliffe. Pictured left to right: Neil Anderson (project manager), Sheffield Sixties star Dave Berry, the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Councillor Andrew Sangar, artist Angie

Music legend joins civic celebrations as historic club honoured

Teenage Fanclub performing at Project House, Leeds.

Gig review: Teenage Fanclub at Project House, Leeds

Luke Carver Goss has been playing for Lost Chord since 1999, making him officially the charity’s longest serving musician.

'I see the power of music on people with dementia'

Sex Pistols flying the flag for punk rebellion with their iconic God Save the Queen imagery will play O2 Academy Leeds on Friday, December 4, 2026.

Sex Pistols bringing punk rock anarchy to Leeds – get tickets

Playwright, screenwriter and author Robert Shearman who is appearing at Whitby Litfest this month.

Whitby Literature Festival celebrates writer mentored by Alan Ayckbourn

Boy George and Culture Club will play two arena gigs in Yorkshire.

Culture Club with ABC and Haircut 100 head this way – get tickets

Politics

View east of proposed Burniston drilling site.

‘We are not having fracking in Burniston’ - MP hits back at appeal
The MP for Scarborough and Whitby has vowed to continue fighting plans for a controversial gas drilling project near the North York Moors National Park after the developer launched an appeal against the council’s refusal of the scheme.
Anttoni James Numminen

Pontefract town centre

'Forgotten Communities Fund' - The ten Wakefield areas set to get funding boost

The LNER Community Stadium, in Huntington, York.

'Severe rowdy' behaviour fears over changes to York City's home ground

The Ridings Shopping came under the ownership of Wakefield Council on May 1 after the authority completed a deal to buy it for just over £11m.

The Ridings Shopping Centre demolition plan set to be scrapped

A Shaping Our Future school visit by Caddick Construction. Credit: Shaping Our Future

Neet crisis: Leeds scheme cutting persistant school absence by a third

Harrogate Spring Water has confirmed that it will appeal the refusal of its controversial expansion plans for its plant near the Pinewoods which would see the loss of trees at Rotary Wood. (Picture contributed)

Ministers urged to look nature laws over Harrogate Spring Water plan

In 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU - but post-Brexit deals kept Northern Ireland in the EU's single market for goods.

Brexit: rejoin promise will boost Labour in Yorkshire, poll claims

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Data revealed that the quality of toilet facilities affects how much people are willing to spend

UK hospitality industry risks losing £500m because of poor toilets

Over half of parents saying their child avoids creativity due to fear of getting it wrong

Parents say screen time and homework hold back children's creativity

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Brits biggest houseshare 'icks' revealed

1 in 3 are choosing to spend their weekends cooking

Brits ditch nights out for home cooking

Brits spend nearly four days a year handling ‘life admin’ for others on their phones

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