Andrew Vine
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A polling station sign is adjusted oustide the polling station in Bridlington Priory Church, Yorkshire. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

We need to put local issues at the heart of the local elections - Andrew Vine

William Wragg during a debate in Parliament. PIC: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor

New wave of sleaze points towards history repeating itself - Andrew Vine

The Grand Hotel and Foreshore Road. PIC: Richard Ponter

Action is needed on the Grand Hotel in Scarborough - Andrew Vine

Traffic queueing on the A64 has been a problem for decades.

Failure to dual A64 is holding back Yorkshire's tourist trade: Andrew Vine

Castleton in the North York Moors National Park. PIC: Tony Johnson

The Government is guilty of shameful neglect of our national parks - Andrew Vine

Passengers at Waterloo train station in London, during a strike by members of the Aslef union. PIC: Lucy North/PA Wire

Train drivers can earn nearly £60k, what more do they want? - Andrew Vine

The hotel in York where the two people were staying Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

How Yorkshire was ground zero for a spring and summer of heartbreak

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a virtual press conference

Life in lockdown: Boris Johnson's six minute speech which gripped the nation

Former prime minister Boris Johnson leaves Dorland House in London after giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. PIC: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

Boris Johnson won’t be able to trick voters in the North again - Andrew Vine

'The Home Office admitted that the proportion of burglaries resulting in a charge fell to 3.9 per cent last year'. PIC:PA

Action overdue on crime as burglaries go unsolved - Andrew Vine

A stack of English newspapers. PIC: Lewis Stickley/PA Wire

Trusted sources of news must be the first place people go to - Andrew Vine

Runswick Bay is a picturesque fishing village. PIC: James Hardisty

Action on seaside holiday lets in Yorkshire is to be welcomed - Andrew Vine

Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak should end the dangerous rhetoric from their parties towards each other, Andrew Vine argues (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Sunak and Starmer should stop their parties' poisonous personal attacks

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves during their visit to the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry. PIC: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

The cost of green policies is beginning to hit home - Andrew Vine

The Prince of Wales meets Rob Burrow, his wife Lindsey Burrow and their children during a visit to Headingley Stadium, Leeds, to award him a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). PIC: Phil Noble/PA Wire

Unpaid carers are often forgotten by politicians - Andrew Vine

Environment Secretary Steve Barclay leaves 10 Downing Street, London, following a Cabinet meeting. PIC: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Accountability finally awaits polluters of waterways - Andrew Vine

A dentist carrying out a check up on a patient. PIC: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

The state of NHS dentistry is a national disgrace - Andrew Vine

A Post Office van in central London. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the Government will introduce legislation to ensure those convicted as a result of the Horizon scandal are "swiftly exonerated and compensated". PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

The Post Office scandal should be a wake up call - Andrew Vine

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a visit to a pub. PIC: Jacob King/PA Wire

Empty talk about new starts won’t cut it in the North - Andrew Vine

A general view of Sheffield station.

What will it take to end rail misery for Yorkshire’s passengers? - Andrew Vine

Close to Wintringham on the Yorkshire Wolds Way. PIC: Tony Johnson

The Yorkshire Wolds are often an overlooked treasure - Andrew Vine

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to pupils in a year one maths class during a visit to the Wren Academy school in Finchley, north London. PIC: Richard Pohle/The Times /PA Wire

How can Sunak run the country when his own party is a rabble? - Andrew Vine

The Christmas shopping period is in full swing and independent retailers need all the help they can get. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

Yorkshire’s councils should offer free car parking this Christmas - Andrew Vine

Andrew Vine's local Halifax is closing soon

Banks lie when they say demand for in-person service is in decline - Andrew Vine

Beware of fraudsters determined to hijack our online Christmas spending. PIC: Alamy/PA.

Why shoppers need to be vigilant this Christmas - Andrew Vine

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, outside Downing Street. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Autumn Statement is the last chance to deliver for the North - Andrew Vine

South Bay beach in Scarborough takes a battering from Storm Babet last month. PIC: Richard Ponter

Issues affecting elderly people in coastal towns are overlooked - Andrew Vine

A general view of the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London. PIC: David Mirzoeff/PA Wire

Why the state opening of Parliament will feel like a charade - Andrew Vine

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, took control of the nation's finances over a year ago. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Local authority financing has reached crisis point - Andrew Vine

View of outside Leeds City Station and the Platform Building looking along Bishopgate. PIC: Tony Johnson

The Government must find the money for the mass-transit system - Andrew Vine

A file photo of a door being closed by a prison guard. PIC: PA

The Conservatives are no longer the party of law and order - Andrew Vine

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer chairs a meeting of Labour Mayors during the party's conference in Liverpool. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Sir Keir Starmer is yet to convince Yorkshire voters - Andrew Vine

'The importance of heritage to Dewsbury was recognised recently when 12 of the town’s buildings associated with the textile industry were listed for protection by Historic England to reflect their historical importance.'

Why Yorkshire needs to make more of its industrial heritage - Andrew Vine

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer leaving Europol in The Hague, Netherlands, following their meeting to discuss how Labour would tackle Channel crossings. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

How identity cards could help curb illegal migration - Andrew Vine

An early visualisation of an HS2 train. PIC: HS2/PA Wire

The axing of HS2 should come as no surprise - Andrew Vine

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Abbeydale Road South, Beauchief, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Pictured The Grinding Hull. Picture By Yorkshire Post Photographer, James Hardisty.

How Sheffield rose to worldwide acclaim for manufacturing steel and cutlery

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer during the first meeting of his new Shadow Cabinet last week. PIC: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Labour needs to offer detailed solutions for Yorkshire voters - Andrew Vine

Britain's King Charles III looks on during his visit to Leeds Central Library and Art Gallery during an official visit to Yorkshire on November 8, 2022 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Oli Scarff - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Andrew Vine looks back on King Charles III's first year as monarch

Energy regulator Ofgem lowered the energy price cap but many households will likely see higher monthly bills this winter than last year. PIC: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Energy prices might be coming down but brace yourself for pain - Andrew Vine

'The people of South Yorkshire are being invited to express their frustration and demand a better service for passengers when a series of public meetings organised by the area’s mayor, Oliver Coppard, gets under way'. PIC: Jonathan Gawthorpe

The current model for running bus services isn’t working - Andrew Vine

The Conservative candidate in next year’s inaugural North Yorkshire mayoral election, Keane Duncan. PIC: Simon Hulme

The Tories need to show that they still care about North Yorkshire - Andrew Vine

A London bus passes an information sign for the Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) in London. PIC: Lucy North/PA Wire

We’re all beginning to find that it’s expensive being green - Andrew Vine

Newly elected Labour MP Keir Mather (centre) with Labour’s shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting (right) and deputy leader, Angela Rayner (back left) at Selby football club, North Yorkshire, after winning the Selby and Ainsty by-election. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Tories have a problem convincing the North that they are listening - Andrew Vine

'The Government ought to be helping the railways do everything possible to get more passengers back on to trains after numbers fell so drastically during the pandemic'.

Closing rail ticket offices flies in the face of all common sense - Andrew Vine

'At the weekend, it was revealed that car insurance premiums have shot up by 34 per cent in the past year'.

How do car insurance providers justify rip-off premiums? - Andrew Vine

Andrew Vine has his say.

Why warm welcome for young couple in Dales village is a worry: Andrew Vine