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Heath Old Hall. Peter Tuffrey collection

The Yorkshire village with lavish homes and impressive people
Over the last few centuries, the small village of Heath, located 1.5 miles east of Wakefield, has boasted a number of impressive buildings and structures.

Anthony Andrews, Diana Quick and Jeremy Irons in 'Brideshead Revisted'. Credit: Photo by ITV / Rex Features

Brideshead Revisited: 'It’s lavish British television at its very finest'

James Norton.

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People

A participant dressed in a Krampus costume.

York Krampus Run: Amazing photos show people wearing elaborate costumes
The first Krampus Yorkshire procession brought a taste of Alpine folklore to the streets of York - here are the best photos from the event.

Brunswick Centre, Scarborough. Courtesy Numminen, LDRS

Brunswick Centre: Developers reveal the next phase of Scarborough’s revival

Oulton Crematorim Plan. Pic By Westerleigh

Oulton: New crematorium to be built in south Leeds village

Under construction: Work continues on the Rotherham Market and Library development in the town centre.

New library set for February opening after delays to £46m revamp

Lattice pylons

Step forward in plan for 270 pylons running from Yorkshire to Nottinghamshire

Season three of the show sees Steve and Jean Green visit Haworth for its steampunk weekend. Photo: Channel 5/Daisybeck Studios

The Yorkshire Vet's Peter Wright on return of At Home with the Greens

A woman feeds the birds in the Museum Gardens in York as freezing fog and a hard frost covers the City.

Yellow cold health alert issued for Yorkshire as temperatures plummet

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Haverland Farm, Stillingfleet, York. Picture: Blenkin & Co

This delightful 300-year-old farmhouse comes with a second home

The Rotherham Welcome Break Services at Junction 33 of the M1

The Yorkshire service station named the best in Britain in new survey

Comedian Lucy Beaumont. Photo: Debbie Ellis

Hull comedian reveals she was whistleblower in David Walliams case

Low levels on reservoir on the Woodhead Pass.

Major update on £2bn tunnel plan connecting Sheffield and Manchester

Crime

Motorists have been told to avoid the Gelderd Road area (Annabel Lee-Ellis/PA)

First photos show scene of horror crash which killed two people

CCTV shows the moment a shipping container was stolen. It was later found dumped in Yorkshire.

Watch: CCTV shows moment trailer found dumped in Yorkshire was stolen

Congestion on the M62.

M62 closed for hours after crash involving police chase

Christian Watson

Man jailed for ‘one of most violent attacks ever seen’ on homeless man

Danny Bucknall was jailed at Leeds Crown Court

Leeds thug stole shopper’s e-bike then attacked him with piece of wood

Man arrested on suspicion of rape in connection with Trans Pennine Trail investigation

Trans Pennine Trail: Man arrested on suspicion of rape

Yorkshire Heritage

Hoylandswaine near Penistone. Properties on Barnsley Road. Photograph by Tony Johnson.

The Yorkshire village with a proud heritage built on making nails
"Hoylandswaine nailers go rat-a-tat tat, On thin watter porridge, and no' much o' that."
Stuart Minting

Driving the Willys Jeep

'I drove Jeep's newest and oldest model as manufacturer celebrates 85 years'

Catterick Racecourse has faced scrutiny over horse safety.

The racecourse that is 'quietly indispensable to horse racing in the North'

Richard Dunn Centre 2024. Picture: 20th Century Society/Jonathan Taylor

Council paying £6,000 a week to protect vacant Grade II-listed sports centre

As thick fog clings to lower areas of the Derbyshire Peak District, the neolithic tree circle of Minninglow breaks through the gloom as dawn breaks. Credit: Rod Kirkpatrick/RKP Photography

Stunning photo shows one of Peak District’s most-loved landmarks shrouded in fog

Stacey Masters with the Eight Maids are Milking installation created by Wakefield-based paper artist Andy Singleton for The 12 Days of Christmas at Chatsworth this festive season. Photograph by Tony Johnson

'It's the start of the festive season': Christmas at Chatsworth House

Anne Lister

Anne Lister: The Yorkshire diarist dubbed ‘the first modern lesbian’

The event marks the 250th anniversary of William Wilberforce leaving Pocklington to travel to Cambridge and change the world.

Pocklington event to celebrate major William Wilberforce landmark

Politics

Mayor David Skaith On South Bay Beach. Courtesy Numminen, LDRS

Recent trade mission to India ‘could support hundreds of Whitby jobs’

Luke Campbell. Photo credit: Jacob King/PA Wire

People ‘deserve answers’ over children centre closures, says Luke Campbell

Coun Belbin has led Sheffield City Council for less than six months before dealing with what many are calling an unprecedented situation.

Sheffield Council leader reveals why Labour Green administration ended

Penny Piece Lane

Councillor vows to fight plans for 149 homes on agricultural fields in Yorkshire

Transport

The massive abnormal load will be taking to the region's motorways

Yorkshire drivers issued warning over huge 515-tonne abnormal load

Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Doncaster Sheffield Airport freehold deal is ‘boosting airline talks’

The new road at Kex Gill on the A59. Photo: North Yorkshire Council.

Kex Gill A59 traffic restrictions: Expected to be lifted in early December

Tram hole at Birley Lane.

Work to repair sinkhole at Yorkshire tram stop could cost £1.5m

Pupils in North Yorkshire using school transport.

Council accused of ‘illusion of listening’ over school transport consultation

Leeds Bradford Airport. Picture: Gerard Binks

Leeds Bradford Airport campaigners cast doubt on £750m economy benefits claim

Weather

Travel disruption expected as thick fog clings on across Yorkshire

Commuters walk across a bridge over the River Ouse in York as freezing fog and a hard frost covers the City on 31 January 2019 in York, United Kingdom.

Yorkshire Met Office weather warning issued with advice for drivers

A yellow fog warning is in place across parts of England and Wales, with the Met Office warning dense fog could lead to travel delays on Remembrance Sunday.

Yellow fog warning in place across parts of England and Wales

Health

Sascha Wells-Munro. Credit: LTHT

In-depth profile: new midwifery director for scandal-hit Leeds trust
Sascha Wells-Munro has previously been awarded an OBE for services to NHS and patient safety.
Ralph Blackburn

'Our daughter's story is one of remarkable courage and joy'

Leader of Barnsley Council Coun Steve Houghton.

South Yorkshire appoints UK-first deputy mayor for health

Jane and Paul Bottomley

Fundraiser urges others to get tested after prostate cancer diagnosis

David pictured painting at his home at Castleford Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

'I broke my neck at 18 playing rugby league - now I paint with my mouth'

Education

Dewsbury Road United Reform Church. Google image

Former church could be converted into children’s day nursery
A former church could be converted into a children’s day nursery if plans are agreed with the city council.
Don Mort

Wyke Rose in Wyke

Plans revealed to turn vacant Yorkshire village pub into nursery

Mother-of-three girls Megan Gault fears the closure would affect her seven-year-old's mental health

Yorkshire mother ‘between anger and tears’ over school closure

Talbot Specialist School, in Lees Hall Road, which shares a site with Newfield Secondary School. Members of the NEU have called six days of strike action over November 2026.

Staff at Yorkshire school strike over 'excessive workload'

The site of former Hull Grammar School was earmarked for student accommodation, but could now become a place of worship if plans are given the green light.

Former Yorkshire grammar school could become church and foodbank

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Bilsdale Midcable Chopgate Church of England Primary School. Photo: NYC.

North Yorkshire village school with eight pupils faces possible closure

Floral tributes at The Willows for Mrs Booth

Tributes left and school in mourning after beloved headteacher dies

Business

Yorkshire Gas and Power (YGP) is aiming to double its revenues over the next three years

Yorkshire Gas and Power aiming to double revenues and create new jobs

Councillor Mike Schofield.

Tourist tax ‘could turn hotels and B&Bs into unpaid tax collectors’

A view of the Leeds skyline taken by Yorkshire Post photographer Simon Hulme.

34% of internationally trading Yorkshire firms plan to enter new markets

Cristina Garcia Duffy shares her expert insight

Valuable commitment to wind power can enter deeper waters

The new Harrogate-based Ridley & Hall team

Yorkshire firm takes on 400 cases and string of staff as Berwins folds

Supermarket Asda has said it eked out quarterly food sales growth for the first time in more than two years, as it said investment in prices was paying off.

Asda returns to modest food sales growth

UK News

The tragic crash happened on the M18 near Doncaster.

Driver, 50, and two horses killed after tragic M18 crash

Lucy's tour has several dates in Yorkshire. Photo: Debbie Ellis

David Walliams: Lucy Beaumont condemns ‘insanity’ consent laws

Musician Paul Heaton said he was "absolutely dumbfounded" by what he described as Sheffield Arena's "pitiful reaction" to two medical incidents in the crowd during his show on Friday, November 6

Paul Heaton blasts Sheffield Arena's "pitiful" medical response

The main stage at Tramlines in Hillsbrough Park, Sheffield.

Sheffield reveals theme behind bid to become City of Culture 2029

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AXA UK partnered with Vanessa Feltz and James Jordan to show the positive impact of cross-generational friendships

Family, food and sport are the top things uniting generations

Amy Hunt, the fastest woman in Britain, has teamed up with Sky Broadband

Gen Zs are so time-poor they listening to voice notes at double speed

On average adults just eight seconds of patience before hitting refresh

It takes just 12 seconds to experience ‘WiFi rage’

World

A man holds a candle as he stands at the main square in Krakow

'Quite scary' - Yorkshire man caught in Poland 'terror' attack

Volodymyr Zelensky and Andy Burnham shake hands outside 10 Downing Street, flanked by soldiers in red dress uniform

'Repair bridges': Burnham pledges to help Zelensky with Donald Trump

Bradley Townsend, from Barnsley, left, with Aiden Minnis, in what appears to be Russia or eastern Ukraine. Credit: YouTube/International Volunteers Association

'Yorkshire lad' is first Briton to die fighting for Putin in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a security council meeting in Moscow (Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo/AP)

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