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Paul Corcoran leads the cycling Club VC Bradford Pennine Cycles rides on Sundays. Photograph by Tony Johnson.

'I loved my local bike shop so much I started working there - now I own it'

When Paul Corcoran decided to buy a bike, he ended up at Pennine Cycles in Bradford and, years down the line, he now owns it with his wife, Sandra. Louisa Gregson reports.

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Doncaster Sheffield Airport pictured in 2022.

Rival airport hits out at plan to give DSA 'unfair' £90m public subsidy

File pic of a red squirrel taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 30th September 2024

Detective work leads to discovery of a new red squirrel colony

Tim with grain that is bagged for animal feed Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

The wheat farmer who hasn't sold a single grain to a merchant for two years

The Rockingham Arms in Towton

The historic pub looking to the future after being taken over by four couples

Crime

Jason Holdgate has been jailed for a minimum of 18 years

Killer murdered friend, 72, who let him stay in his home

A man has been left with serious injuries after being shot in Huddersfield.

Man left with life-changing injuries after being shot 'at close range'

Mark Davies and Kai Kennedy at the scene of the robbery on Water Lane in Holbeck in 2015.

'Tenacious' international manhunt sees luxury Porsche robbery ringleader jailed

James Sykes, 19, and Ramaray Treasure, 18, chased their victim until he tripped in West Street, Sheffield, before "raining blows" on him with knives in hand and delivering over 30 wounds, including a punctured lung. They were today jailed for a combined total of 25 years for attempted murder.

Teens laughed after stabbing man in vicious attempted murder attack

Damage to Bainbridge A684 bridge after wagon collided and landed in the water

Man dies after wagon crashes into bridge and lands in river

Matthew Harris has been jailed for causing the death of Keita Mullen

DNA linked man to crash that killed mother-of-three in hit-and-run

Yorkshire Heritage

Appleby Castle

Historic castle close to Yorkshire Dales up for sale for £7.25m

A 900-year-old Norman Castle which English and Scottish monarchs fought over is on sale for £7,250,000 - and it comes with its own museum.

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A guard on duty pictured looking out of a carriage leaving Oakworth Station on the first day of the annual Steam Gala weekend on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Photograph by Tony Johnson.

Full steam ahead for Keighley and Worth Valley Railway’s annual Steam Gala

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Zara Tindall’s favourite countrywear brand has shops in two posh Yorkshire towns

Nicholas Ralph takes time out of filming to stop and say hello to fans in Grassington. He also allowed selfies and signed autographs.

See these All Creatures stars delight fans while filming in the Dales

Castle Howard

The aristocratic artist of Castle Howard who had no need to sell his pictures

Grosmont Station. (Pic credit: Jonathan Gawthorpe)

Grosmont railway: History of Yorkshire station where Heartbeat was filmed

Val Sherwood, of York, runs Lucky Sweepess a local Chimney Sweep business around North Yorkshire. Picture: James Hardisty

'I do it the Mary Poppins way’ - Why I left my job to become a chimney sweep

Barry Brown, partner of his family run Fortunes Kippers in Whitby, lights a fire to start to 20 hours smoking process of smoking kippers.

The Yorkshire institution loved by The Hairy Bikers, Princess Anne and others

Politics

School children in a classroom. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Numerous councils 'will go insolvent overnight' without Send reform

Coun Mike Ross (left) and Ed Davey (right) call for 'polluters to pay' in North Sea. On banks of Humber Estuary. Credit Donna Clifford.

Ed Davey says voters 'want to send Starmer a message on winter fuel'

Ed Miliband has flown to China on a 10,000 mile round trip.

Miliband: Humber shows net zero is 'economic opportunity of century'

Nicola Shaw, CEO of Yorkshire Water

Exclusive Yorkshire Water CEO's £371K bonus would likely be blocked by Ofwat ban

Transport

Damage to Bainbridge A684 bridge after wagon collided and landed in the water

Major road closure after wagon crashes into bridge and lands in river

A684 at Bainbridge: All emergency services at scene of serious crash

Heathrow: Airport closed all day following electrical fire

Engineering work will affect journeys through Yorkshire this weekend

Engineering work to affect rail journeys in Yorkshire this weekend

The A64 would be hugely costing to turn into a dual carriageway, the mayor has said.

Mayor to prioritise bus and rail transport over dualling A64

Road closure. (Pic credit: Daniel Martino)

Yorkshire marathon 2025 road closures: Where are road closures in Sheffield?

Weather

Fishermen enjoying a glorious sunny sunday by the Leeds Liverpool Canal at Rodley. (Pic credit: Tony Johnson)

Yorkshire weather: Leeds and Sheffield set to be as hot as Spain this week

People enjoy spring weather.

Exact time Sheffield and Doncaster will be hotter than Corfu this week

Road sign warning of snow and ice. Picture Tony Johnson.

Yorkshire weather: Ice warning issued by the Met Office

Health

Harry Salm with the play team in hospital during isolation, June 2022

Yorkshire boy diagnosed with brain tumour after being found paralysed in class

A boy was diagnosed with a brain tumour when he was found temporarily paralysed in class - after his symptoms were initially dismissed as a school bug.

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The “WFH” culture has also seen footfall in Yorkshire’s city centres drop especially on Mondays and Fridays, according to Mark Casci, head of policy and representation at North and West Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce

Young people's prospects hurt by constant working from home says business expert

Baroness Anne Longfield, former Children's Commissioner for England, pictured at her home in Ilkley.

Put children at the heart of planning for the next pandemic, leader urges

Naomi Plows, of South Milford, with her sons Billy (5) and Joey (1) Bennett. Picture: James Hardisty. Date: 13th March 2025.

How covid still affects thousands of Yorkshire's children five years on

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The life-changing power of Patient Choice

Education

Most of these schools, which had some of the lowest attendance rates in the country, were also extremely high performers

The 15 top state secondary schools in England for attendance named

Many were also among the country’s highest performers when it came to GCSEs 👀

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The cast of 'Billy Elliot The Musical' perform on stage during The National Lottery's Big Night of Musicals Red Carpet at the AO Arena on January 27, 2025 in Manchester, England.

Wakefield students live the West End dream with performance on BBC TV

School attendance can play a big part in a pupil's outcomes

1 in 5 pupils 'persistently' missing school - why it matters for GCSEs

Photos show the huge police presence at Doncaster College this afternoon.

Police make arrests after college put on lockdown due to large brawl

Former Ofsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman has spoken out against a number of key Government education reforms

Ofsted ex-boss claims schools bill may 'make education worse'

It looks like the review will recommend the current exam system as a whole stay largely intact

How GCSE exams and other assessments could change in curriculum review

Four key areas of focus were identified in the curriculum review

Curriculum 'not working for all' - 4 things review says need changing

Oscar Kendall.

'Unfair and unwarranted' - Teen takes time off school to blast councillors

Business

People are seen on the promenade at Southsea on the first day of a new national lockdown on November 05, 2020 in Portsmouth, England.. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

How work and nation's attitude to money was transformed by lockdown

National Lottery. Picture: Getty Images.

These unclaimed National Lottery prizes could be life-changing

National World, which owns The Yorkshire Post, has again increased profits while widening its footprint and its content offering across all platforms, said the group's chairman David Montgomery. (Photo by Greg Wright/National World)

National World increases profits as it delivers 'sustainable model'

Wickesley Road

Coffee shop and craft ale bar plans for former dental centre

Darton Fisheries

Darton, Barnsley: Micropub plans for village fish and chip shop

Four of the UK’s biggest sports broadcast and production firms have been fined more than £4 million after colluding on freelance pay rates. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Wire)

TV firms’ £4m fine over pay collusion

UK News

A fire in a transformer in Nestles Avenue, Hayes, west London, which means Heathrow will be closed all day on Friday, March 21

Heathrow fire: How to share your travel story

Ahead of April's price hike, a legal expert from The University of Law has shared their advice on whether you really do need to pay the license fee (and what happens if you don't).

The exact years you need to be born in to get a free TV licence

Savile Row of the North: Famous Yorkshire tailor honoured

Sheffield's loved and lost landmarks

The ‘Hole in the Road,’ the ‘Egg Box’and the ‘Wedding Cake’ registry office

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Man with combat knife walks through city centre.

Watch: Man with combat knife walks through city centre

Michelle Keegan in Ten Pound Poms.

Who is in the cast of Ten Pound Poms on the BBC

A lone goose in the middle of Parliament Street, York, at midday on a Saturday as the streets are empty from the normal tourist traffic during the Covid lockdown in March 2020

Five years on: 26 eerie photos show deserted streets during lockdown

World

Ekaterina Ovsiannikova (left) and Alexei Owsjanikow leaving Southwark Crown Court, south London, where they are charged with breaching sanctions.

Family of sanctioned Russian 'spent thousands on car and school fees'

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking to the media in Downing Street, London after he hosted a video conference call with international leaders to discuss support for Ukraine. Credit: Leon Neal/PA Wire

Military planning to support Ukraine peace deal ramped up, PM says

President Donald Trump. Credit: Getty

Donald Trump threatens Russia with sanctions for 'pounding Ukraine'

Ukrainian soldiers carry out drills in eastern Ukraine. Credit: Getty

Russia claims Starmer's peacekeeping force would put UK 'in the war'

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