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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
Pocklington School and Pocklington Church Friends will come together on Friday, November 20 to mark William Wilberforce’s formative years in Pocklington with a ...

Junk Soul Smothered Chcken Parmo.

Junk Soul Smothered: Yorkshire restaurant wins PETA Vegan Food Award

Weather: Wrottersley Park Road, Perton.

Storm Boelo: Is there a weather warning for Yorkshire this week?

The case was heard at Hull Magistrates Court

Football coach allegedly worked with children despite being banned

East Riding Council are leading a major scheme to turn off street lights in a huge sustainability drive

More streetlights to be turned off on East Riding roads

County Hall in Beverley. Picture Tony Johnson

Yorkshire Water not doing enough, committee told

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2,500 street lights to be switched off on A roads in Yorkshire

HMP Millsike is a super prison near York.

New 'super prison' was 'unready and unsafe' to open, inspectors say

Steven Kirby

Steven Kirby warns against 'tick-box' safety culture

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham ahead of making a speech outside 10 Downing Street. PIC: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Homelessness crisis in rural Yorkshire needs to be addressed

Bluetongue: how Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his government deal with bluetongue outbreak with be very telling for the rural economy. Credit: Jim Ware, via PA

Bluetongue outbreak in Yorkshire: a chance for Prime Minister Andy Burnham to sh...

Alex Bruce took charge of his first league fixture as Rotherham United head coach last weekend.

Rotherham United boss reveals Hull City inspiration

A household water tap. PIC: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Yorkshire Water has given up on customer service - David Behrens

Hull Business Angels want to provide more support to cultural events and organisations.

Hull Business Angels to be 'stronger voice' for city's arts scene

Solar panels at a solar farm. PIC: Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Wire

Put solar panels on roofs, not farmland - Yorkshire Post Letters

Campaigners fighting against East Yorkshire's proposed mega solar farm called 'Mylen Leah Solar Farm'. PIC: James Hardisty

The five major solar farm projects planned for East Yorkshire

The Micro Pig was once part of the New Inn in Tickton

One time contender for 'smallest' pub may become tiny home

Peter Farmery, Chief Cattle Steward at the 141st Driffield Show in 2016. Picture: James Hardisty.

'You could see the Blimp from everywhere and it built the excitement'

The motion highlights growing concerns over solar farms in the area.

Government approves another 'mega' solar farm in Yorkshire

Site plans for the new park and ride

Councillors object to plans for 'noisy, polluting' bus depot and park and ride

Plans have been revealed for a new solar farm near a Yorkshire village

Plans for new solar farm near Yorkshire village discussed by councillors
Councillors have discussed plans for a new solar farm close to a Yorkshire village.
Andrew Spence

Snowdrops emerging in front of Pocklington School Art and Design Technology Centre.

Major development of sixth form at £16,000-a-term private school

File pic: Campaigner Caroline Grant of Aughton, East Yorkshire, with her daughter Alexandria by a footpath outside the hamlet of Latham - it is feared the field in the background will become part of the solar farm. Picture: James Hardisty. Date: 17th July 2025.

Campaigners warn of ‘tsunami’ of solar farms across the East Riding

All Saints Church in Aughton.

The Grade I-listed building which could be Yorkshire's most charming church

Children at school. PIC: David Jones/PA Wire

More than two-thirds of teachers are very worried about Send funding

Beverley Minster rises proudly above the rooftops of the East Yorkshire market town. Picture: James Hardisty.

'Towns need to shout more about themselves'

Withersnea High School

Plans announced to establish SEN provision in East Riding schools

A view of the Yorkshire Dales. (Pic credit: Simonstone Hall)

Send school transport will hit £3.4bn, councils warn

Construction has begun at Beacon Park in Holme on Spalding Moor.

Construction of new 'gas-free' homes in Yorkshire village begins

The cliffs have taken a battery from the waves

Coastal erosion shuts footpath from icecream parlour to East Coast beach

A 70-year-old nuclear-era lookout bunker near Tunstall on the East Yorkshire coast is just days from slipping into the sea as coastal erosion accelerates

East Riding gets millions to protect against coastal erosion

The site of the new Still in Beverley

Popular coffee bar to start 'next chapter' in Beverley after Hull closure
After closing in Hull at the end the December, popular coffee bar, Still, is set to begin its ‘next chapter’ in the East Riding.
Andrew Spence

Tributes are laid in memory of two people who are confirmed to have died off the coast of Withernsea Photo released 05/01/2026

MP leads tributes to Withernsea rescue efforts as girl, 15, still missing

Undated family handout photo issued by Humberside Police of teenager, 15-year-old Grace Keeling, who remains missing after being "washed away" on Friday in Withernsea, and her mother Sarah Keeling, 45, who died in the same incident. The bodies of Ms Keeling and Mark Ratcliffe, 67, who tried to rescue them, were recovered after the incident in Withernsea, but searches are still ongoing to locate Grace.

MP leads tributes to Withernsea rescue as girl, 15, still missing

The Chapel Cottage as seen from Ings Lane

Historic Yorkshire village church to be turned into homes

An office worker shelter under his umbrella's whilst walking through Leeds. (Pic credit: James Hardisty)

Storm Benjamin: Organisers forced to cancel Driffield Market

Adult Social Care 2

Yorkshire council rated worst in the country for adult social care services

Leeds skyline from Holbeck. Picture: Bruce Rollinson

Region's employment numbers dropped by around 7,000 year-on-year, data shows

Walkers walk under the Humber Bridge in Hessle. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

Humber Bridge: £3m safety project on iconic Yorkshire bridge 'progressing well'

Adam Wilson shares his expert insight

Conference to showcase how to deliver jobs revolution

Campaigners fighting against East Yorkshire's proposed mega solar farm called 'Mylen Leah Solar Farm'. PIC: James Hardisty

Case against solar farms in the East Riding is weak - YP Letters

Coldplay brought their world tour to Hull last week. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Coldplay's gigs in Hull brilliant for local businesses

The Primrose aqua-green.

Six new 'aqua-greens' open as £8.4m natural flood resilience scheme is completed

Chloe Barber, of Driffield. Family image

Concerns raised as inquest into woman’s death concludes after almost four years

He has been remanded into custody and will appear at Hull Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

Decomposing carcasses found on farm as ex farmer fined over £1100

St John Ambulance volunteers

Make a difference in your community: Volunteer with St John Ambulance in Humber ...

Artist's impression of the rear extension of a new bar and restaurant on Hornsea's Newbegin

Bar and restaurant plan for former council offices in Hornsea town centre

Sally Ormiston, director at Rural Solutions.

Is rural housing development placemaking or place-breaking?

St John Ambulance Cadets

St John Ambulance in Humber and East Riding are pleased to take possession of a ...

Leddon pleaded guilty stalking, harassing, and taking photos of a woman without her consent

‘Relentless stalker’ who rammed woman’s car caught using SmartWater

Hesslewood Park - Barratt and David Wilson Homes

Another chance to buy at David Wilson Homes in East Riding, as Hesslewood Park s...

A stack of CD's and DVD's.

East Yorkshire Declutters: Over 500 tonnes of DVDs, CDs and VHS tapes binned in ...

Waterlilies by Phil White

Local artists Bring Burnby Hall Gardens waterlilies to life in new exhibition at...

CGI of how the new development will look.

East Riding councillors give thumbs-up for new homes near Hull

Salted Butter by Isobel Hill

Artlink presents 'Savour This Moment' by Isobel Hill

The building in Morton Lane was formerly a Scottish Baptist Church and it was home to St John's

Downturn in economy blamed for decision to sell Beverley's new town hall

Staff from East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s waste and recycling, refuse, street cleaning and grounds and forestry teams all pitched in to hand out the compost bags.

East Riding residents dig free compost giveaways with 5,000 bags handed out

Two young Hull City Ladies ETC players flank Adrian Costello, the club's new GM, Les Hare, chair of North Ferriby, and Rachel Gay, chair of Hull City Ladies.

Hull City bring their Ladies team back to the East Riding after troubled time

The three bedroom, detached Begonia that the two Steves fell in love with at Pilgrims’ Way.

Ashberry Homes says Beverley is the place buyers want to be

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