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Gordon Shield and the new Market Weighton Canal Trail at Newport bridge. Picture Bruce Rollinson 27 November 2023.

Discover 18th century locks, wildlife and the Land of Nod on new canal trail
It promises wildlife encounters, 18th century canal locks marooned in agricultural fields - and even a visit to the Land of Nod.

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  • 3New Year's at The Wardrobe, Leeds: Start time, line up and how to get tickets
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    Wavin Edlington

    Residents oppose plans for temporary storage warehouse for plumbing company

    Lorraine Wilson and her partner Mark Bonner paid just under £4,000 for their holiday in October

    Dream trip was ruined by stomach bug say holidaymakers from Yorkshire

    Researchers and authors Dr Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite and Dr Natalie Thomlinson

    Yorkshire historian on women's different stances to the miners' strike

    James Holberry, of Huddersfield, is a professional dog groomer.

    How Yorkshire dog groomer overcame spinal injury

    Yorkshire-born Alan Titchmarsh has revealed his favourite festive houseplant. Photo: Alamy/PA.

    Yorkshire's Alan Titchmarsh reveals favourite Christmas houseplant

    The Valley Bowmen of Huddersfield archery club, which is celebrating it's 60th anniversary. Pictured Paul McGuire. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

    The Yorkshire archery club still going strong after 60 years

    Felix the Huddersfield Station cat

    Felix the Huddersfield Station cat, who became a global celebrity, dies

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    Samuel West as Siegfried Farnon and James Anthony-Rose as Richard Carmody in gthe All Creatures Great and Small: Series 4 Christmas Special.

    All Creatures Great and Small Christmas Special: This is when it will air

    Ilkley Manor House in winter

    Visitors to dine in one of Yorkshire's oldest buildings for first time

    Part of the light trail at Warwick Castle

    The castle that's a perfect start to Christmas

    Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer at the World Climate Action Summit in Dubai, during the Cop28 summit. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

    Keir Starmer's praise of Margaret Thatcher is an unforced own goal: The YP says

    Crime

    A64 crash: Driver dies after crash with horse box on outskirts of York as animals treated

    A64 crash: Driver dies after crash with horse box on outskirts of York

    Terry James, of Dewsbury, has been jailed for 17 years

    Jail for Dewsbury man who abused people at his laser hair removal clinic

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    Reason for lorry crash which killed driver in Yorkshire ‘will never be known’

    Saskia Bets was 27 when she was killed in a crash with the bus driven by Jonathan Eaves

    Bus driver admits killing school worker by dangerous driving in crash on A19

    Officers were called to reports of concern for the safety of a man in Leighton Road at 2.38pm on Monday, December 4.

    Murder investigation launched after body of man found in Sheffield

    Seb died in hospital on 21 February 2023 after being stabbed through the heart during an incident at a house on Claro Road, Harrogate.

    Teen who stabbed “utterly beautiful soul” through heart during argument jailed

    Yorkshire Heritage

    The derelict former Crimea Tavern pub, on Savile Road, Castleford.

    Council plans to spend £1.2m to buy then demolish derelict former pub
    A Yorkshire council have unveiled plans to spent more than £1m to buy a derelict former pub and then knock it down.

    St Peter's House is the former General Post Office for Bradford

    Grade II-listed General Post Office building in Bradford to close for renovation

    Beechwood House in Leeds was the home of the Luptons for more than a century

    Mansion that was seat of Princess of Wales' great-grandmother for sale

    Barclays bank, Scarborough.

    'Electronic bird deterrent' approved for Scarborough town centre

    York artist Ric Liptrot who has produced his first calendar celebrating York's fantastic independent shops, pubs and cafes. Picture By Yorkshire Post Photographer, James Hardisty.

    Illustrator creates calendar celebrating artful charm of York's shop fronts

    Ilkey Moor, pictured, homes hundreds of examples of rock art. Picture: Bruce Rollinson, 2020.

    'Yorkshire is potentially the true heartland of prehistoric activity in the UK'

    A blue plaque went up to remember ticket collector Ernest Barker. Author Richard Jones now wants to do the same for two other LNER staff

    Campaign to honour George Medal heroes who saved wounded soldier

    Nick Burrows, makes Coulton Mill Cyder in the Howardian Hills AONB, near Hovingham, photographed for The Yorkshire Post Magazine by Tony Johnson. His recipe follows the one written by William Lawson in Coxwold in the 1580's.

    Meet the man making Yorkshire cider at an 800-year-old corn mill

    Politics

    Luke Pollard, Labour’s Shadow Armed Forces Minister, said: “The Conservatives are failing in their duty to our service personnel."

    One in five North Yorkshire service personnel live in lowest-rated accommodation

    A plan for the huge new Maltkiln scheme in North Yorkshire

    Council threatens to use compulsory purchase orders to save 4,000-home scheme

    Security guards stand outside the BBC headquarters at New Broadcasting House in London, England.

    Editors call on BBC to halt aggressive expansion into local news

    The site in Sutton-in-Craven

    Plan to build six homes on 'wasteland' in North Yorkshire village approved

    Transport

    New markings on the approach to Barnes Way roundabout in Kingswood, Hull. Picture is from Donna Clifford/Hull Live

    Roundabout markings lead to drivers entering in wrong direction

    Doncaster is offering free parking for Christmas shoppers this year

    The town centres where you can park for free while doing your Christmas shopping

    One man has died and three women were injured in the collision on the A15 near Barnetby Top.

    Man dies and three women injured after tanker overturns on A-road

    The A64 has been closed by North Yorkshire Police at Towthorpe crossroads.

    A64 closed in both directions in North Yorkshire due to serious crash

    Teesside International Airport

    Publicly-owned airport reports lower losses than expected

    Copmanthorpe level crossing

    Network Rail withdraws plans for footbridge over level crossing

    Weather

    Vehicles at a standstill due to the snow in Ambleside cc Julie Coldwell

    Community unites to aid stranded travellers in snow chaos over weekend

    A farmer with her cattle in the snow in the North York Moors National Park, as scattered weather warnings for snow and ice are in place across the UK as temperatures plunged below freezing overnight. The Met Office has issued yellow warnings through Saturday morning for the northern coast and southwest of Scotland, as well as southwest and the eastern coast of England. Picture date: Saturday December 2, 2023. Danny Lawson/PA Wire

    Will it snow on Sunday night in Yorkshire? Met Office latest

    A goat in the snow in the North York Moors National Park, as scattered weather warnings for snow and ice are in place across the UK as temperatures plunged below freezing overnight. The Met Office has issued yellow warnings through Saturday morning for the northern coast and southwest of Scotland, as well as southwest and the eastern coast of England. Picture date: Saturday December 2, 2023. Danny Lawson/PA Wire

    Yorkshire snow: Urgent yellow weather warning issued by Met Office for ice

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    Claudia Winkleman has announced she will be leaving her BBC Radio 2 show in the new year and revealed who will replace her

    Claudia Winkleman announces she is leaving her BBC Radio 2 show

    The Met Office has issued new snow and ice warnings across the UK this weekend as temperatures plummet below freezing. (Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

    New snow and ice warnings issued across UK as temperatures plummet

    A new international appeal has been launch by Hampshire police after new developments were made regarding the body of a man found in Micheldever in 2017 (Credit: Canva/Hampshire Police)

    Face reconstruction and new clues to mystery man found dead in barn

    Health

    National Trust handout photo of the Sun Monument at Wentworth Castle Gardens, Yorkshire. Issue date: Tuesday December 5, 2023.

    Monument honour for ‘one of the overlooked heroines in the history of medicine’
    One of the “overlooked heroines in the history of medicine” has been honoured 300 years after she introduced smallpox inoculation to Britain with the upgrading of her monument.

    Marli Barnes

    Mother of son left in coma after bike crash has Christmas message for parents

    Chris Kamara with Roberto Carlos at a charity event in 2022.Photo credit: Anthony Devlin/PA

    Chris Kamara: My commentating became ‘car crash TV’ after speech disorder

    Ice-cream and cotton candy flavoured vapes sold on B&M sweet aisle

    Ice cream flavoured vapes being sold on sweet aisle in Yorkshire store

    Flaxman Avenue care home

    Care home’s inconsistent leadership did not always support high-quality care

    Education

    In the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, two Yorkshire universities have emerged as frontrunners in the UK, out of more than 1,400 institutions for 2024, showcasing their steadfast commitment to environmental and social responsibility.

    Every Yorkshire university ranked in the QS World University Rankings
    The QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024 are in and out of eight Yorkshire universities, two stood out in the UK top 10.

    Signed Arctic Monkeys memorabilia is being auctioned to raise money for Meersbrook Bank Primary School in Sheffield

    Arctic Monkeys helping to drum up support for Yorkshire school's new playground

    A person walks through snow above the Hole of Horcum at the North York Moors National Park, as scattered weather warnings for snow and ice are in place across the UK as temperatures plunged below freezing overnight. The Met Office has issued yellow warnings through Saturday morning for the northern coast and southwest of Scotland, as well as southwest and the eastern coast of England.Danny Lawson/PA Wire

    Heavy snow affects schools across region with delayed starts and closures

    Conservative Howdenshire ward's Coun Victoria Aitken speaking at East Riding of Yorkshire Council's full council

    Disabled children have to go home to use the toilet due to school works backlog

    Ripon Grammar School

    The Sunday Times Parent Power 2024: Hull comprehensive named best in the country

    Bewerley Park grounds

    Outdoor education centres saved 'from the jaws of death' with £4m investment

    An aerial photo of Scarborough College.

    Eight Yorkshire schools named among UK's best for cricket by The Cricketer

    An artist's impression of the National Health Innovation Campus. Credit: University of Huddersfield. Available for use across all LDRS partners

    University of Huddersfield moves forwards with new building on £250m campus

    Business

    Lady Edith\'s Drive, Scarborough. Google Maps.

    Holiday park’s retrospective application for dozens of pitches refused

    A strong rise has been seen in both the performance and confidence of Yorkshire businesses, new data from the West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce has found. Picture: Simon Hulme

    Leeds set to gain more green jobs than any other region, new research suggests

    Konrad Pietka offers his insight.

    Eurozone companies grapple increased borrowing costs: Konrad Pietka

    UK households are installing more heat pumps and solar panels than ever before, the body that accredits low-carbon products has said. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

    Why the adoption of solar energy is gaining momentum in Yorkshire: Jack Ayre

    The Northside BIG Winter Van Sale includes two free service for any new or used Mercedes-Benz van purchased in December 2023

    Ad Feature TWO FREE SERVICES: Northside BIG Winter Van Sale special offer

    Leeds Community Foundation has reported a 70 per cent gap between demand and available funds. Picture James Hardisty.

    Organisation which helps community groups in Yorkshire reports 70% gap between d...

    UK News

    The British Library was targeted by hackers in October

    British Library says customer data was posted on the dark web after cyber attack

    A complaint was lodged after father Nicolas Stebbing made comments about climate change to Community of the Resurrection’s congregation in Mirfield.

    Priest told he will not be disciplined for climate change comments

    Channel 4's hit show The Great British Bake Off (Photo: Mark Bourdillon/Love Productions)

    Channel 4 commissioning fewer shows during 'really tough year'

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    Yorkshire businesses concerned they will lose thousands during rail strikes

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    Jamie Payne wants to make precious memories with wife Joanne, who has incurable cancer.

    Dad's plea for terminally ill wife facing final Christmas

    The Starbucks logo. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

    NHS staff can claim free coffee from Starbucks for one day only

    Home Alone is the UK's favourite festive film according to a recent study.

    How to watch all the Home Alone movies over the Christmas period

    World

    The Menzi Muck picks and scans each boulder to be placed in the correct position, Circularity Park in Oberglatt, Eberhard. © Gramazio Kohler Research, ETH Zurich, Eberhard AG

    Robot excavator builds a six metre high, 65 metre long dry stone wall

    The only surviving critically endangered Amur Leopard cub born in Europe this year takes its first steps into its reserve at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster. Danny Lawson/PA Wire

    Critically endangered leopard cub takes first steps at Yorkshire Wildlife Park

    The death toll in a powerful earthquake around Marrakesh has more than doubled to 632 people, with a further 329 injured as authorities assess the damage, Moroccan government officials said. Residents stay out at a square in Marrakesh on September 9, 2023, after an earthquake. (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)

    Moroccan earthquake death toll rises to 632, government says

    Geoff Dunn and his blue and yellow Porsch

    Retired Yorkshire DJ paints £40,000 Porsche blue and yellow to support Ukraine

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