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Council to use £17m to build 850 homes after 20-year wait

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Yorkshire Heritage

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Historic church to be sold after worshippers donated 'thousands' for repairs

A Yorkshire church with 350-years of history is to be sold after worshippers donated ‘thousands’ for repairs – leaving some ‘ridiculously angry’.

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"I worked in the steel industry from 16 - now I use it to create sculptures."

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Meet the young silversmiths showing their work at Wentworth Woodhouse

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‘We want to get this right’ – Council gives update on future of Tolson museum

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Remarkable life of Yorkshire mining village captured in tiny sculptures

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Politics

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

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Fury at 14-year prison sentences for people evading tourism tax

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‘Death of democracy’ - Public outrage over council's question time crackdown

Transport

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

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Doncaster Sheffield Airport deal will be made ‘at earliest opportunity’

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New £15.5m car park opened in plan to regenerate seaside town

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'Money grab' - Higher parking charges on York Christmas Market rest days

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Weather

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Travel disruption expected as thick fog clings on across Yorkshire

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Yorkshire Met Office weather warning issued with advice for drivers

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Yellow fog warning in place across parts of England and Wales

Health

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

For David Cawthorne, it takes more than a life-changing accident to put paid to his artistic skills.

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Charity films aim to help people recognise unpaid caring

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Reviewers opened Lovehoney's £119 advent calendar

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Yorkshire scientists’ Alzheimer’s study may pave way for earlier treatment

Education

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Plans revealed to turn vacant Yorkshire village pub into nursery

A Yorkshire village pub could be converted into a nursery for 36 children if new plans are approved.

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Yorkshire mother ‘between anger and tears’ over school closure

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Staff at Yorkshire school strike over 'excessive workload'

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Former Yorkshire grammar school could become church and foodbank

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North Yorkshire village school with eight pupils faces possible closure

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Business

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Dozens of redundancies as Yorkshire recycling facility shuts for good

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Yorkshire Water sister firm moves forwards with plan or 230 new homes

UK News

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

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Sheffield reveals theme behind bid to become City of Culture 2029

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Yorkshire Wildlife Park tiger victim 'had previous bouts of psychosis'

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World

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