06:08
Walking to forget: Hedgehog man attempts triple run at Three Peaks15:21
Sky Bet takeover is a "good deal for Yorkshire"06:34
Chris Waters: Why this new instant brew fails to have a winning aroma14:28
Sheffield Wednesday 3 Reading 0: Forestieri shines at Hillsborough20:48
Guiseley 1 Woking 2: Focus on last two games, says St Ledger20:46
FC Halifax Town 0 Tranmere Rovers 2: Defeat for Shaymen20:44
Harrogate defeat to Bradford PA hands title to Salford20:25
Rotherham United 2 Bristol Rovers 0: Millers heading for play-offs20:23
Leeds United 2 Barnsley 1: Heckingbottom piles on trouble for Tykes20:19
Birmingham City 2 Sheffield United 1: Blades suffer play-offs setback20:12
Blades reaction: The only bright spot was start of match, admits Wilder20:08
Birmingham City 2 Sheffield United 1: How the Blades rated20:06
Leeds United 2 Barnsley 1: How the players rated20:04
Elland Road reaction: Forest game is vital for Reds now, admits Morais14:10
Headingley latest: Ballance puts Yorkshire in control19:42
Hillsborough reaction: Luhukay proud of rejuvenated Owls19:39
Doncaster Rovers 0 Oxford 1: Henry denies Rovers point19:37
Rochdale 1 Bradford City 1: Wyke rescues point for Bantams19:14
Bristol City 5 Hull City 5: Adkins happy to secure Tigers' safety18:19
Derby County 1 Middlesbrough 2: A smashing display, hails Pulis18:12
Yorkshire swimming pool issues statement after three-year-old boy drowns - police investigating13:41
Police investigate three-year-old boy's death after 'tragic accident' at Leeds pool13:14
Three-year-old boy suffers 'drowning-related injuries' at Leeds pool17:40
Pair thrown from quad bike in Bradford crash17:26
'Dirty hair' robber punches woman and steals bike in Ferrybridge16:45
Swimming pool where three-year-old Leeds boy drowned issues statement about incident15:48
Tributes paid to three-year-old boy who drowned in Leeds pool as police investigation continues16:07
Police called to reports of man with gun in Bradford and find 'cowboy'13:26
Three men charged over Leeds and Wakefield burglaries12:43
Featherstone Rovers release former Castleford Tigers and Wakefield Trinity forward Frankie Mariano13:22
Three men charged over Leeds and Wakefield burglaries12:57
'Chance of power cuts and flooding': Yellow weather warning for heavy rain issued for Yorkshire12:55
'Flooding and lightning strike damage': Heavy rain to hit Leeds as Met Office issues weather warning11:26
Olympic champion pedals in to the Tour de Yorkshire10:56
Yorkshire property market report and predictions10:53
Real Home: Chloe Rymer10:22
Property people Q&A: Patrick McCutcheon10:16
Gorgeous Georgian's £1 million makeover07:00
'˜When you have a stable background, you can face a lot' ... how Matty Bovan became the '˜great bright hope' of British fashion08:45
Tom Richmond: Theresa May's leadership on Syria leaves Jeremy Corbyn under fire07:58
Richard Sutcliffe: Why Pochettino should heed example of O'Leary and his Leeds United '˜babies'00:06
WATCH - Salford Red Devils 38 Wakefield Trinity 4: Trinity unable to follow up win over leaders06:58
Joe Westerman's club selection adds salt to Hull KR's wounds00:10
WATCH - Wigan 28 Castleford 12: Burgess spoils winger Lo's debut as Tigers punished by Warriors00:26
Yorkshire in swift response as Brooks delivers00:21
World Championship: Pressure on for Selby to bring home trophy for daughter01:00
No Crucible drama for O'Sullivan in pursuit of Yorkshire hat-trick00:12
St Helens 66 Huddersfield 4: Depleted Giants suffer record defeat to leaders06:47
No identity crisis for GB as they face biggest test06:12
Doncaster Rovers v Oxford United: Rovers expecting to be faced with energetic opposition00:08
Rochdale v Bradford City: Bantams' run-in can influence summer targets, says Simon Grayson07:00
Rotherham United v Bristol Rovers: No easing off for the Millers, says Richard Wood07:00
York City Knights v Catalans Dragons: Spears hoping to play role in another Cup shock06:00
Atkinson praises '˜lovely' Irish Roe01:05
Call for urgent halt to closure of local courts01:03
From flats to wedding venues, what happens to Yorkshire's closed courts02:00
Economies take a hit when court buildings close01:02
Future of rural court hangs in the balance07:00
Leeds United v Barnsley: No room for sentiment as Davies eyes safety for Reds06:55
Leeds United v Barnsley: Heckingbottom reminds players of danger posed by in-form McBurnie07:36
Sheffield Wednesday v Reading: Owls in buoyant mood as expectations rise for next season07:24
Travel review: The Uganda gorilla trail07:21
Inspired by the London Marathon? Here are five Yorkshire challenges to test your mettle07:12
Its speciality is fried herring bones, so is the Moorcock Inn Yorkshire's best and most bonkers restaurant?07:09
Pub of the week: Hart Inn, Sandsend07:03
BOSH! Boys: The two Sheffield friends behind the meat-free revolution07:03
Inside the Yorkshire museum founded on one man's obsessive collecting07:01
The Leeds artist so allergic to the materials he uses, he has been hospitalised twice01:05
Derby County v Middlesbrough: Pulis remains wary of struggling Rams07:00
WATCH - Birmingham City v Sheffield United: Self-belief pays rich dividends for Leon Clarke06:14
Bristol City v Hull City: Ball in '˜exemplary' Michael Dawson's court over Tigers future07:00
My Yorkshire: Emmerdale star Dominic Brunt on his favourite people and places04:49
John Sentamu: In Stephen Lawrence's memory, we will defy racism07:00
Weekend Interview: Natalie Haythornthwaite hoping to turn Commonwealth gold into a financial future for netball03:37
Justine Greening: It's in the interests of Yorkshire business to fight for social mobility01:36
David Behrens: Cheers to JD Wetherspoon boss who's called time on social media networks01:34
The Yorkshire Post says: Justice must be open and local. Court closures betray the public01:30
The Yorkshire Post says: A marathon effort. The runners going the extra mile01:32
The Yorkshire Post says: Coastal challenges '“ the task ahead for region's resorts18:28
YP Letters: Our enemies will be happy with Labour18:26
YP Letters: Remain could not be on ballot in a vote on final EU deal06:30
Lord Newby interview: '˜Broad coalition' of Lords fighting May's Brexit plan18:24
YP Letters: Rule puts brakes on the spread of fracking07:00
The best parks in Yorkshire to visit this weekend with the family06:02
There was a time when even being a vegetarian in England proved tricky, reduced to ordering chips and omelettes from the menu or if you were lucky maybe a vegetable lasagne or nut roast. Fast forward to today and not only are multiple, and creative, veggie options a regular feature on most menus but increasingly so too are vegan ones. What was once a very niche ethical-based dietary group is now close to becoming mainstream as it continues to grow. Vegan pizzas at Pizza Express and a special vegetarian and vegan menu at Wagamama are some of the examples of major UK brands taking a lead on this. Similarly, vegan sections in supermarkets are often found empty, as people flock to places stocking up on cheese and meat alternatives. Part of the reason for the boom is the vastness and variety of vegan food offered. The days of it being considered a nuts and vegetables diet are disappearing as more places show what can be done with meat substitutes such as seitan, as well as in areas such as egg-less baking. Sheffield is a city that has fully embraced such developments and as a result has been called by a few places, such as the UK daily paper Metro, the vegan capital of the UK. With more and more places opening on what seems like a weekly basis, there's a strong case that status is fully merited. 'I'd say Sheffield is one of the vegan capitals of the UK and has the potential to cement itself at the top of the list,' says Glenn Thorpe, of Steel City Cakes, an all vegan bakery on Abbeydale Road. David Shaw, from Make No Bones, a vegan cafe on Chesterfield Road, adds: 'I think Sheffield is rapidly earning that name. The city has missed out on a lot of the regeneration that Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester have had over the last few years and sometimes doesn't attract as much new business as other places. But we have an amazing underground art and music scene as well as a great animal rights network and that brings a lot of passion and awareness about veganism to the local community. It's been really noticeable over the last year how many more places are doing not just a couple of token veggie options but actually putting the work in to design a whole vegan menu.' Sheffield now boasts a wealth of vegan-only and vegan-friendly places. There are delis, shops, chippies, pubs, cafes, markets, pop-up restaurants, beer festivals, fast food outlets and pizzerias. 'So far there's no sign of it abating and there's certainly no risk of over-saturation,' says Glenn. 'Vegans have to travel great distances to get decent food and we see people from all over the UK coming.' The statistics behind UK-wide veganism back this trend up, with it seeing a 350 per cent rise in the last ten years. Places such as newly established Hot Pear pop-up restaurant are also showing that vegan food can be high-end cuisine. 'One of the reasons we created Hot Pear was to demonstrate how creative and tasty cooking solely with plant-based ingredients could be,' says event producer Katherine Warman. 'And to give people a fine dining experience safe in the knowledge the menu is animal produce-free, while working for those with restricted diets.' Each of the menus has specific themes, she adds. 'Our last six-course event was based on the life cycle of a plant. This included our '˜Roots and Shoots' course, consisting of a root vegetable terrine, baked onion in beetroot red wine, with smoked roast garlic cream and pea shoots, and the '˜Leaves' course with grilled chicory, mixed garden leaves with herb pesto, pickled cabbage and crispy seaweed. For our '˜Fruits and Seeds' course, we served poached rhubarb and blood orange, with vanilla hemp seed sorbet and mixed seed praline.'At the other end of the vegan food spectrum is Burger Garden, which specialises in vegan junk food like burgers and hot dogs made with jackfruit pulled 'pork' or mac and 'cheese' dishes. Italio Uno, a takeaway pizza place, has become so known for its vegan dishes that its vegan menu now outsells its non-vegan offerings. 'Our vegan sales fluctuate between 70 per cent and 96 per cent,' says manager Kim Rose. 'Frustratingly not quite the 100 per cent yet but we are constantly seeing new vegans walk through the door and they have usually been recommended by another vegan, which is great. 'Our most popular dishes include the blue '˜cheese' pizza and the linguine carbonara. Then to finish off it has to be the famous lotus biscoff brownie. You wouldn't know all the dishes were vegan. I pride myself on offering the most authentic and honest dishes at Italia Uno '“ 70 per cent of our stock is imported from Italy, 40 per cent is organic and we are constantly striving to be better.' Makes No Bones has similarly seen a huge increase in footfall in recent times, as David Shaw explains. 'We have seen a massive demand and increase for vegan food on the whole but especially the type of stuff we do. We have converted even the most hardened meat eaters into trying our homemade fake meat ribs and kebabs. With more and more information about the environmental issues with meat consumption and the continuing increase in celebrities and professional athletes proving the benefits of a plant-based diet this number can only keep rising.' The surge in people going vegan for a number of reasons such as animal rights, environmental, health and dietary '“ perhaps combined with it being a bit of a cool trend with some celebrities '“ has led to the demographic being wider than ever and the options becoming more plentiful.But as far as David Shaw is concerned, this is only a good thing, for both ethical and business reasons. 'From a business point of view, more places opening has pushed us to keep innovating and improving, which we love to do and we have only been getting busier and seeing more new faces every day,' he adds. Such is the popularity of the plethora of treats available at Steel City Cakes '“ including white chocolate and raspberry, Oreo cookie, lemon and blueberry, lime and pistachio and salted caramel '“ that is has already opened another vegan business and has plans for even more 'We have recently opened The Plant in the city centre,' says Glenn. 'It's a vegan takeaway with savouries, pasties, salads and light meals and I'm in discussions with a vegan brewery about the opening of a Brewery Tap & Kitchen which would be fully vegan.' Other vegan and highly vegan-friendly places in the city include the Incredible Nutshell, the Red Deer, DINA, Ranmoor Friery, the Sunshine Deli, South Street Kitchen, Just Falafs and the Beer Engine, while the city's monthly street food market, Peddler, has seen demand for vegan food increase to such a degree that it has begun to hold special Veg Out events where all stallholders serve vegetarian and vegan food. Such an event will be taking place today on Burton Road.According to Italio Uno's Kim Rose, this all melds together to create a positive sense of culinary community in the city, one that moves forward together as one. 'Sheffield has certainly set itself apart in terms of vegan eateries,' she says. 'I travel quite a bit and have found that no other city offers the choices like Sheffield. 'It's an absolute honour to be a part of the movement that's happening right now.'08:00
Brews with benefits: the health-boosting perks of a good cuppa08:00
Queen Elizabeth II: Did you know these 20 unusual facts about our monarch?08:00
Part payments for farmers prove too late for many13:00
Steven Dresser is lighting the way for the farmers14:00
Askrigg is still a traditional Yorkshire Dales retreat12:00
Seize spring and go 30 days wild08:00
10 of the finest tea rooms in Yorkshire11:30
Gary hoping to inspire others by running London Marathon15:59
Leeds nostalgia: Squatters took over a building in Leeds in 1984 and did what...?07:52
At home with...interior designer Carole Whitby07:50
Harrogate full to bursting but hot as ever11:05
Is there a new way to legally boost your mobile signal?