Four things you should know in Yorkshire
A lack of social cohesion in West Yorkshire towns and cities was highlighted today when we also took a shine to a student who went to extraordinary lengths to grab a travel bargain. His saving of £8 may not be historic but a new steeplechase at Wetherby racecourse certainly is, as is a new film about the Home Guard which is set to inspire an invasion of sightseers to one of the county’s most popular seaside resorts.
Here are four things you need to know so far today:
Yorkshire towns and cities show worrying divisions
Bradford, Batley, Halifax and Keighley were named as four of the least racially- and socially integrated places in England and Wales in a report by Police Exchange.
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Saving money the long way round
A bargain-savvy Sheffield student exposed the high cost of rail travel in the UK by travelling home to Essex via Berlin, and saving £8 in the process.
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Wetherby races back to mark Yorkshire’s bloodiest day
The infamous Battle of Towton, the bloodiest conflict ever fought on English soil, will be remembered at a special Medieval meeting at Wetherby racecourse this weekend.
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Bridlington ready to play the army game
The critics may not have taken a shine to it but Bridlington is getting ready to cash in on the interest in the new Dad’s Army film, which was shot in the East Riding town.
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