TRANSPORT Secretary Grant Shapps has branded the performance of the North’s main rail operator as “totally unacceptable” – and promsied action – after yet another weekend of disruption to services in the region.
The chance of a multi-million pound deal to bring a leading visitor attraction to Scarborough seafront must not be spurned, the town’s MP has warned, with a provisional agreement currently undergoing legal scrutiny.
Cases of vulnerable children in York are being handled by unqualified staff instead of social workers, causing “inappropriate levels of risk”, an Ofsted inspection has found.
A senior MP has urged the new Environment Secretary to prioritise the flood alleviation scheme protecting Yorkshire's biggest city in the next spending review after what she describes as "three-and-a-half years of delay and dither".
More than 42,000 European citizens living in Yorkshire and the Humber have applied for the scheme which grants them permission to live and work in the country after Brexit.
Former Sheffield Lord Mayor Magid Magid may only have four months as an MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber but he's determined to make as much noise as possible in his new role, including a tour of the region he represents. Rob Parsons reports.
You'd be forgiven for thinking the hallowed halls of local council are a world away from the bright lights and heavyweight personality clashes of European Parliament.
The leader of City of York Council has warned that the Government review into the future of HS2 "is concerning for the people who live and work in our city and the North of England as a whole".
Prospects of climate breakdown and a no-deal Brexit make the introduction of a renewable fuel, partly produced from British wheat, even more urgent than before, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has told ministers.
The £39bn Northern Powerhouse Rail scheme connecting the major cities of the North with high speed trains could be given priority over the southern sections of HS2 as part of a new review, the Government has revealed.
Rail bosses behind the £2.9bn upgrade of the trans-Pennine line have been urged by campaigners to "reap the benefits" of electrification across the vital route between York and Manchester.
Transport for the North wants a £700m government investment in the region’s roads over the next five years, claiming the economy has been held back by slow journeys and poor reliability for too long.
Investment to improve Northern transport and education will become more difficult to enact if we fail to secure a deal with the European Union, the head of Britain's biggest business organisation has said.
The man most associated with efforts to solve Harrogate and Knaresborough's major traffic congestion problems says "tough and possibly unpopular decisions" may be on the way after the public rejection the idea of building new roads.
Following analysis of feedback received during a 12-week public engagement, the next steps in tackling congestion in Harrogate and Knaresborough will be discussed by county councillors for the area later this month.
