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Jennie Canning among the blooms at Farmer Copleys Tulip Festival at Pontefract in West Yorkshire.

How popular farm shop came to be judged the country's best

The owners of one of the region’s most visited farm shops have revealed some of the secrets of their success after being crowned the country’s best.

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Doncaster Sheffield Airport pictured in 2022.

Rival airport hits out at plan to give DSA 'unfair' £90m public subsidy

File pic of a red squirrel taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 30th September 2024

Detective work leads to discovery of a new red squirrel colony

Tim with grain that is bagged for animal feed Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

The wheat farmer who hasn't sold a single grain to a merchant for two years

The Rockingham Arms in Towton

The historic pub looking to the future after being taken over by four couples

Crime

Police say a man was attacked near the Sherwood pub, on Birley Moor road.Photo: Google

Man seriously injured in assault near Sheffield pub

Cannabis warrants in Mexborough have resulted in the seizure of over £1m worth of drugs

Over £1m of cannabis seized in Doncaster as police crack down

man from Warwick has been charged with multiple offences after a spate of incidents in the town.

Man shot in Bradford as police launch attempted murder investigation

Farmers are working with the police to tackle rural crime.

Fears scourge of rural crime could drive people out of countryside

A 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of affray and taken into police custody.

Watch: Armed officers intercept suspect after machete report

North Yorkshire Police wants people to join the force as a Special Constable.

Just 1% of North Yorkshire Police dedicated to tackling rural crime

Yorkshire Heritage

The ruins of Sandal Castle, Wakefield. Picture James Hardisty.

The ruined Yorkshire castle which is the scene of a Shakespeare play

Ruined castles are scattered about Yorkshire and many people, young and old, visit them in large numbers each year.

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Walkers near Ingleborough. Credit: John Wood

The walking festival based around the stunning Settle to Carlisle railway line

Dales Detective author Julia Chapman in her home town of Settle. She moved the town hall from the south side of the market place to the east side when she created the fictional town of Bruncliffe. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

The Dales Detective novels: Author Julia Chapman on the town that inspired them

The building on Marine Parade, Whitby, where you can learn all about the story of Dracula. (Pic credit: Bram Stoker's Dracula Experience)

Dracula Experience: A Yorkshire tour where you learn about Bram Stoker’s story

Dr Alex Bamji and Peter Brears with the Pamflyt compiled of Cheese. Credit University of Leeds Cultural Collections

The oldest book about cheese (and its odd advice)

Volunteers underneat the Vulcan XH558 at Doncaster Sheffield Airport. (Pic credit: Vulcan to the Sky)

Vulcan XH558 at Doncaster Sheffield Airport: New dates for Yorkshire tours

Visit Malton sign in the town centre. (Pic credit: Tony Johnson)

Malton: History of Yorkshire’s food capital where Gentleman Jack was filmed

Simonstone Hall where the cast and crew stayed. (Pic credit: Jake Dinsdale / Simonstone Hall)

Wuthering Heights: New film shines light on Yorkshire Dales businesses

Politics

Bridget Phillipson MP, Secretary of State for Education, and North Northumberland MP David Smith visit Amble Links Primary School in Northumberland which is one of the school that is an early adopter of the Government’s new free breakfast club programme.

Free breakfast clubs to open at 79 schools in Yorkshire - full list

Health Secretary Wes Streeting outside BBC Broadcasting House in London, after appearing on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

No all-party social care meeting for weeks, Lib Dems say

Immingham Port. Credit: Darren Staples/PA Wire

Businesses call for 'urgent signal' on Humber carbon capture scheme

David Prescott is running the London Marathon next week in memory of his father John

John Prescott's son opens up about father's life, legacy and Alzheimer's fight

Transport

Members of Aslef will walk out for the day, warning that services will be disrupted.

Hull Trains: Train drivers strike on Good Friday over sacked colleague

Paragon Station Unit 2, site of Morrisons Licensing application

Morrisons Daily could be set to open at Hull Paragon Interchange

Wakefield Council bought the old Westgate station site in 2023 as part of a multi-million pound regeneration masterplan for the city.

Search still on for developer to build hotel at city’s old railway station

Paddington Bear. (Pic credit: Jeff Spicer / Getty Images)

Pickering Station: Paddington to visit North Yorkshire Moors Railway this May

L-R: Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy, Lord David Blunkett, West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, York and North Yorkshire Mayor David Skaith and South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard. Credit: York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Lord Blunkett shows Yorkshire rail review to Transport Secretary

A general view of the closed Doncaster Sheffield Airport on February 04, 2025 in Doncaster, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Analysis With all this public money, reopening the airport must be a success

Weather

A woman lays near to a blooming cherry blossom tree, as she reads her book.

Watch: Temperatures forecast across the UK for Easter Sunday

Golden Acre Park in Leeds. (Pic credit: Tony Johnson)

Easter weekend 2025: What will the weather be like in Yorkshire for Easter?

Unsettled weather.

Watch: Met Office weather outlook for Good Friday and Easter weekend

Health

The exact amount of time you can keep Easter lamb in the fridge.

The exact amount of time you can keep Easter lamb in the fridge

The last thing you want this Easter is food poisoning 🤢

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John Prescott pictured in 2012 (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

John Prescott's experiences show how Alzheimer's can affect any of us

Measles is a highly contagious viral infection, which can have serious health consequences.

Warning signs of measles and how to avoid getting the virus

Julia Butterworth, of Leeds, is recovering after heart surgery last year.

'I was given second chance at life thanks to world-first heart valve surgery'

St John Ambulance has issued choking advice for children under 12 months old.

Easter first aid advice for children over 12 months old from St John Ambulance

Education

Major health organisations like WHO and the NHS have screen time recommendations for parents

How much screen time experts say your child should have at every age

It’s less than you might think 👀

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NI teachers' workload dominates 'challenging' conference

Teachers feel like they are 'failing' Send pupils as support decreases

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Parents and carers across Sheffield are today learning which primary school their children have been allocated as they start their educational journey.

Nearly 97 per cent of Sheffield children allocated first choice primary school t...

English schoolchildren have plenty of holidays to look forwards to throughout the year

England's school term dates for 2025 - and when Easter holidays end

Taking shape: The new multi use games area at Manston Primary School

Leeds primary school given funding boost thanks to Taylor Wimpey donation

York among England’s brainiest cities

York among England’s brainiest cities, according to new study

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Library image of the opening of Leeds Trinity University's City Campus. Leeds Trinity University has secured funding for its first Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with the charity Recovery Connections, a peer-led, substance use recovery organisation based in Middlesbrough. (Photo by Leeds Trinity University)

University secures first Knowledge Transfer Partnership

Vicky Blodwell and Martin Usher of Lime Solicitors. Serious injury law firm Lime Solicitors has been appointed to the Child Brain Injury Trust’s (CBIT) legal panel. (Photo supplied by Lime Solicitors)

Lime Solicitors joins Child Brain Injury Trust panel

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to 2Excel in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, as the Government backed a £30 million investment plan aimed at supporting the reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Key reports being kept secret

York Crown Court. Picture by Steve Bambridge

Businessman barred from selling £3.5m home, two racehorses and Porsche 911

The Easter break is a good time to reassess your priorities, says Sarah Coles

Four key questions to ask yourself this Easter to improve your finances

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One Hundred Stars: The floaty print kimonos loved by Hollywood A-listers

UK News

The lack of public toilets is a national issue. Photo by irynakolesova - stock.adobe.com

Trans women cannot use single-sex female toilets - equalities chief

Detectives investigating the murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan in Co Armagh have made an arrest in England

Man arrested in Yorkshire over murder of journalist in NI

A fire in a transformer in Nestles Avenue, Hayes, west London, which means Heathrow will be closed all day on Friday, March 21

Heathrow fire: How to share your travel story

Ahead of April's price hike, a legal expert from The University of Law has shared their advice on whether you really do need to pay the license fee (and what happens if you don't).

The exact years you need to be born in to get a free TV licence

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Disqualified driver jumps from moving car during police chase.

Watch: Disqualified driver jumps from moving car during police chase

Sheffield man caught with 8-inch knife and £130k of heroin.

'I'm going to jail bro': Man caught with knife and £130k of heroin

Northern Ireland woman woke up with a badly swollen eye on her wedding day after being bit by an insect.

I had a swollen eye on my wedding day after being bit by an insect

World

Former Russian KGB Colonel, Oleg Gordievsky, receives the Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and Saint George from Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in London, 18 October 2007. Gordievsky was recognised for services to UK security. (Photo by FIONA HANSON / POOL / AFP) (Photo by FIONA HANSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Oleg Gordievsky: The Russian double agent given the same honour as James Bond

Donald Trump pictured with Vladimir Putin in 2017 during the US President's first term of office (Picture: Mikhail Klimentyev)

Putin announces temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine invasion

Ekaterina Ovsiannikova (left) and Alexei Owsjanikow leaving Southwark Crown Court, south London, where they are charged with breaching sanctions.

Former Russian minister found guilty of breaching UK sanctions

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer holding a press conference at the British Residence, Paris. Credit: Stephanie Lecocq/PA Wire

UK army chiefs to head to Ukraine to discuss military planning

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