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Brenda, who turns 85 later this week, started as a school crossing patrol, or lollipop lady, in 1985

Much loved lollipop lady hangs up stick after 40 years
One of Yorkshire’s longest serving lollipop ladies has finally hung up her stick after 40 years helping schoolchildren cross the road.

Gemma Marshall, 46, died at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary in March last year.

Woman, 46, dies after Yorkshire hospital staff fail to spot her gastric band had...

It comes as council leaders accused government ministers of diverting financial support from rural communities towards towns and cities.

North Yorkshire residents "to see council tax rise from March"

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Yorkshire Heritage

The Mansion in Roundhay Park, Leeds.

The iconic Yorkshire home which 'mirrored the taste of the country elite'
Sitting on a prominent site overlooking Roundhay Park in Leeds, The Mansion is one of the city’s grander buildings.
Roger Ratcliffe

Ahmad Lunat moved to West Yorkshire in 1963

'I moved to Yorkshire from India 60 years ago - we were accepted as migrants'

People take part in an installation titled Sea of Hull by artist Spencer Tunick in Hull.

Did Hull's year as City of Culture leave a lasting legacy?

Blacksmith and metalworker Tom Bromley of Ilkley, who creates beautiful culinary pieces; copper spoons, coffee scoops, carbon steel candlesticks. Picture: James Hardisty.

Meet the Yorkshireman forging a future for blacksmithing

West Tanfield. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

The Yorkshire village with a view captured in time by JMW Turner

Opinion

Health Secretary Wes Streeting speaking to the media. PIC: Ben Whitley/PA Wire

NHS reforms are just a trojan horse for business contracts - YP Letters

From: Gareth Robson, Kent House Road, Beckenham.

The Yorkshire Post Letters

The Yorkshire Post Letters

A home office set up. PIC: Alamy/PA

A shift in financial flow is needed to help boost innovation - Ian Miell

Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, making an announcement on West Yorkshire bus reform last year. PIC: James Hardisty

Franchising is a chance to rebuild Yorkshire’s buses - Dr Maya Singer Hobbs

Where was the Home Secretary as more migrants landed? - YP Letters The Yorkshire Post Letters

The Yorkshire Post Letters

Health Secretary Wes Streeting speaking to staff and residents during a visit to a care home. PIC: Rich McCarthy/PA Wire

Further signs that the Government has got delay in social care reform wrong

Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to medical staff and media during a visit to Elective Orthopaedic Centre in Epsom, Surrey. PIC: Leon Neal/PA Wire

The Government is kicking the can down the road on social care - Andrew Vine

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking at University College London (UCL) East in east London. PIC: Henry Nicholls/PA Wire

The Government is on shaky ground when it comes to business confidence

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Cllr Gilbert checked the bar and saw it had been rotten away so he wanted to replace it.

19th century Sheffield landmark featured in an Arctic Monkeys song gets repaired

Water voles have faced habitat destruction and predation - leading to their vast decline in number.

Water voles bounce back on Yorkshire's most northerly chalk stream

The inspector said it would have a harmful effect on the character of the area

Plans for drive-thru Starbucks plan near Beverley rejected

Food For Cowboys in Hull

The restaurant with just five tables which is the coolest in the East Riding

Lifestyle

Alex Goldstein. Picture: Stuart McClymont

This is what you’re actually paying your estate agent for
As we look ahead across the expanse of 2025, one thing has become very clear in the estate agency sector, which is the disparity and difference between estate a...

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Harrogate

Quorn Stone tile showroom in Harrogate hailed success

The site plan for Stanhope Fields

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Otley Road Convenience Store

Grocery store on Otley Run facing opposition to selling alcohol

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The special edition Squid Game whisky from Johnnie Walker

Yes, you really can get a Squid Game whisky from Johnnie Walker

Travel and Staycation

Ad Feature Now is the time to sell your motorhome or campervan for the best price

Sykes Holiday Cottages is on the lookout for its first ever UK Short Break Tester who will get the chance to enjoy a selection of staycations for free in 2025. (Photo: Sykes Holiday Cottages)

Enter this competition - and you can win staycations for free in 2025

Ingleborough, of the Yorkshire Three Peaks. Picture credit: Alamy/PA.

Why there are still so many things to enjoy about a holiday in the North

During the work Hull Trains will run only two trains per day in each direction, rerouted to St Pancras instead of King’s Cross.

East Coast Main Line disruptions could impact Yorkshire passengers

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Is the Spanish dream over for Brits?

Spain proposes 100% tax on property purchases by non-EU residents

MP for Hampstead and Kilburn Tulip Siddiq. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq resigns

The mild spell the UK is currently experiencing is expected to last through the week, according to the latest Met Officer forecast.

Mild weather to persist but cold snap to return later

Business

Housebuilder Persimmon has said annual profits will be at the top end of forecasts, but said buyer confidence was vulnerable to uncertainty over interest rate cuts. (Photo by Nicholas.T.Ansell/PA Wire)

Persimmon provides cheer as house prices stabilise
Housebuilder Persimmon has said annual profits will be at the top end of forecasts, but warned that buyer confidence was vulnerable to uncertainty over interest rate cuts.
Greg Wright

Card Factory has announced a trading update for the eleven months ended 31 December 2024. (Photo supplied by Card Factory)

Card Factory delivers 'good' Christmas trading performance

Recruitment firm PageGroup has cautioned profits will be towards the lower end of expectations and revealed more role cuts as it said the jobs market had weakened further across Europe. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Wire)

PageGroup says jobs market has weakened further across Europe

Beckie Hart of the CBI said: "If we want to reset our economic trajectory and really chart a path to prosperity, the time to act decisively is now." (Photo by the CBI)

'Why we must supercharge our firms on global stage'

Poundland is making its largest-ever investment into anti-theft technology and security to address retail crime. (Photo supplied by Poundland)

Poundland cracks down on in-store crime

Avant Homes hopes to build 300 homes in Thurnscoe, near Barnsley. (Photo supplied by Avant Homes)

Avant Homes submits plans for 300 home development

Sammy Wilson MP said: "If we're going to get to the bottom of this (loan charge) scandal we believe evidence should be given under oath and in public by civil servants and former Ministers and also those who promoted and recommended schemes." (Photo by Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Loan charge is Post Office scandal all over again, says MP

Country and Farming

The North York Moors National Park Authority's Helmsley base

Park authority HQ campaigners complain over officer’s links to applicant
Campaigners have complained to North Yorkshire Council after it emerged that a planning officer overseeing controversial plans for North York Moors National Park Authority’s (NYMNPA) new headquarters previously worked for the body.
Joe Willis

Stewart Calligan showing the enormous strain when casting

'My fishing trip to Yorkshire coast proved there is such a thing as a free meal'

A flock of Caspian gulls

Blast of cold weather brings rare birds to Yorkshire

Farmers protest outside the Northern Farming Conference in Hexham in Northumberland against the government's proposals to reform inheritance tax (IHT) rules. Picture date: Wednesday November 6, 2024. Photo credit: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Farming tax: One voice speaks up amidst the Labour silence - Stuart Minting

Julian Norton, The Yorkshire Vet

Bin collections remind me I'm slowly turning into my former boss - Julian Norton

Sport

Leeds United manager Daniel Farke. Photo by George Wood/Getty Images.

Why the transfer window moods of Farke and Rohl couldn't be more different
IN COMPARISON to his Sheffield Wednesday counterpart Danny Rohl, Leeds United chief Daniel Farke remains relatively content heading into the second half of the ...

Rotherham United manager Steve Evans

Chesterfield 0 Millers 0: Evans' side two wins from Wembley after penalty win

The 2025 Challenge Cup began last weekend. (Photo: Will Palmer/SWpix.com)

Rhinos guaranteed to face non-league opposition following extraordinary cup draw

Barnsley head coach Darrell Clarke. Picture: Tony Johnson.

Clarke on why attack remains the best form of defence for Reds

Rotherham United's Cohen Bramall. Picture: Jamie Brailsford.

Ratings: Sevens for two Millers players but some disappointing fives

Leeds United midfielder Charlie Crew, who has joined Doncaster Rovers on loan. Picture: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Leeds United transfers: Teenager completes move to League Two outfit

Shaun Kenny-Dowall has extended his Hull KR stay. (Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com)

'I love this club' - Kenny-Dowall extends Hull KR stay

Three Doncaster Rovers players make our Team of the Week after their penalty shootout heroics at Hull City (Picture: Martin Rickett/PA)

FA Cup giant-killers and in-form side dominate Yorkshire's Team of the Week

Hammer blow: Rodney Chatman III had been one of the signings of the season but his knee injury has rocked Sheffield Sharks.

Sheffield Sharks coach drops recruitment hint after losing star guard to injury

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Bridget Hayden. Picture: Richard Mulhearn

Bridget Hayden: 'A lot of Cold Blows The Rain was going back to my roots'
In the sphere of avant garde music, Bridget Hayden has been a long established figure, releasing numerous solo and collaborative works as well as being a member of free form noise groups Schisms and Vibracathedral Orchestra.
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Menopause Awareness Coffee Morning

Local care home hosts free community menopause awareness coffee morning

All-new VIP Driving Experience

Yorkshire sees launch of all-new VIP driving experience

The Traitors US s3 starts on BBC iPlayer on January 24

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Nintendo Switch 2 will be revealed before April 2025

Nintendo Switch 2 ‘will be revealed this week’

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Leeds council to keep bowling greens open until end of 2025 season
Leeds City Council has committed to keeping all of its crown green bowling facilities until the end of the sport’s 2025 summer season, following the closure announcement backlash.
Rachael Grealish

Tulip Siddiq has left the UK government

Tulip Siddiq resigns as City Minister after corruption allegations

Wakefield One, Wakefield Council's headquarters building.

More than 250 jobs at risk and council tax rise planned in budget

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves need to find ways to give businesses the confidence to invest (Picture: Oli Scarff)

Starmer forced to defend Rachel Reeves as economic pressures increase

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