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Renew has its headquarters in Leeds. Renew said its robust balance sheet and strong operational cash generation leaves it well positioned “to continue to appraise selective value-accretive M&A (merger and acquisition) opportunities”. (Photo by PA)

Renew creates jobs in Yorkshire as it delivers record results

Carolyn Lord shares her insight

Jury out on whether new Levelling-Up Act will create more homes: Carolyn Lord

Levelling Up Minister Jacob Young

Historic devolution deal signed in East Yorkshire

Richard Fearon, chief executive of the Leeds Building Society, Sovereign Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire. Picture By Yorkshire Post Photographer, James Hardisty.

LBS boss warns Government over 'lost generation of first-time buyers'

'The opposition Theresa May faced from within her own party resulted in her having to announce three separate care policies in one brief election campaign'. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Solving the crisis in social care requires tough decisions - Andy Brown

New heat pump installers are to be trained in Sheffield as part of Aira's £300m investment in the UK. Picture: Sarah Newman

Aira: 'Spotify of heat pumps' opening Sheffield training academy

The Guildhall in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, headquarters of Hull City Council. Picture from Hull City Council press office

Details revealed of proposed East Yorkshire devolution deal

Ministers open pathway for departmental-style funding for all of Yorkshire

Barnsley

Government grants £48m for rail line through South Yorkshire

Euan West, Leeds Office Senior Partner at KPMG UK, said: “We’ve seen in West Yorkshire and in other parts of the country that devolution deals can make a big difference in ensuring that investment is channelled into projects of local economic importance. I hope that the deal announced for Hull and East Yorkshire will grow the region’s economy, attracting further investment and jobs and skills for local people.” (Photo supplied by KPMG)

Devolution deal could grow region's economy, says senior figure at KPMG

Bird Lovegod has his say

Black Friday and my quiet protest against over-consumption: Bird Lovegod

In the year to December 2022, net migration hit a new record of 745,000, according to revised official estimates. PIC: Peter Powell/PA Wire

Net migration figures show that skills strategy is failing - The YP says

Shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds speaking at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference. PIC: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Political stability key to British businesses thriving again - Jonathan Reynolds

The Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin said: " Local leaders stand ready to deliver on ambitious plans for their regions in a way that you cannot do from Whitehall.”

South and West Yorkshire set to miss out on being first mayors with new powers

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street, London, for the House of Commons to deliver his autumn statement. Picture date: Wednesday November 22, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Budget. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Yorkshire's four counties set for mayors by 2025, Jeremy Hunt announces

Wind turbines generate electricity on September 21, 2023 in Runcorn, England.

Onshore wind snubbed in Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves

Autumn Statement: Rachel Reeves says workers are ‘worse off’ despite tax cuts

Humber bridge by night. Picture: Future Humber

Humber Freeport boss Simon Bird hails devolution deals as 'huge step forward'

Jeremy Hunt will announce the Autumn Statement today. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

Watch the Chancellor's autumn statement speech here

Transport Secretary Mark Harper speaks to media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London, after appearing on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Picture date: Sunday April 30, 2023.

Mark Harper told to keep HS2 land until 'alternative' rail plans are in place

Bradford's clean air zone was launched in September 2022

Bradford clean air zone raises £10m in a year
The controversial clean air zone in Bradford raised more than £10m in its first year.

Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire, has hailed his new business advisory board. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Oliver Coppard says business advisers can help 'turbo-charge' region's growth

The Capita building in Sheffield

Outsourcer Capita warns up to 900 jobs at risk in cost-cutting drive

Rishi Sunak delivers his speech at a college in north London.

Rishi Sunak pledges tax cuts as he once again resets his premiership

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, outside Downing Street. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Autumn Statement is the last chance to deliver for the North - Andrew Vine

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a meeting of the Cabinet. PIC: Kin Cheung/PA Wire

The Government needs to support family firms - Thomas Martin

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt on the BBC1 current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Picture: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Wire

Why Jeremy Hunt should expand tax-free health support for workers

Crucially, screening could also spot the disease even when no symptoms are displayed. Photo credit: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Prostate cancer: 'Screening saves lives' says teacher as £42m trial revealed

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt speaks to the media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London,.

West Yorkshire investment zone revealed with region set for over £200m

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt

Jeremy Hunt told councils ‘desperately need’ extra funding for vulnerable kids

Ben Warn, Chairman of Go Racing In Yorkshire

Thousands sign petition campaigning against new gambling and betting rules

Members of the media photograph Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron (right) and Minister for Development in the Foreign Office Andrew Mitchell arriving in Downing Street. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

Data is key to improving social mobility - Justine Greening
Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle earlier this week unexpectedly saw the former Prime Minister, David Cameron, now Lord Cameron, back in frontline politics as Foreign Secretary. That it managed to remain one of the best kept secrets in the Westminster bubble until the very moment he stepped out of the car in Downing Street may be one of Rishi Sunak’s greatest achievements as Prime Minister.

A pharmacist stocks shelves at a chemist. PIC: Julien Behal/PA Wire

The regulatory regime failing patients on homecare medicines - Baroness Morris

Richard Holden, chairman of the Conservative Party, arrives in Downing Street, London, for the first meeting of the new-look Cabinet following a reshuffle on Monday. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

Trust in the Tories across the North is running low - The Yorkshire Post says

Doncaster Conservative MP Nick Fletcher

Tory MP blames 'champagne sipping socialists' in latest anti-immigration rant

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove leaves Downing Street, London, following a Cabinet reshuffle on Monday. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

Levelling up being further frustrated by avoidable delays - The YP says

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove leaves Downing Street, London, following a Cabinet reshuffle.

Levelling Up projects won't be finished on time, public spending watchdog warns

A meeting of the new-look Cabinet at 10 Downing Street, London. PIC: Kin Cheung/PA Wire

Why aren't manufacturers switching to renewable energy? - Daniel Coates

Train drivers are to stage a fresh series of strikes next month in their long-running dispute over pay, their union Aslef has announced.
Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Dates revealed for train strikes affecting Yorkshire commuters

Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron during a meeting of the new-look Cabinet following a reshuffle on Monday. PIC: Kin Cheung/PA Wire

What is David Cameron doing back in Government? - Jayne Dowle

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a press conference in Downing Street.

Rishi Sunak promises emergency legislation to get Rwanda flights off by spring

Leeds Road Office Building

Leeds Road office block could be converted into 27 apartments

The Advanced Manufacturing Conference 2023 was held at the Cutlers Hall in Sheffield. (Photo supplied by Cristina Sesma)

'Why Britain needs a long term industrial strategy'

A file photo of an online energy bill. PIC: Jacob King/PA Wire

Drop in inflation to be welcomed but concerns for families remain - The YP says

A team of experts from Leeds Beckett University are driving innovation and boosting productivity in the region by supporting the development of new Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology with Wakefield-based Riverside Greetings. (Photo supplied by Leeds Beckett)

Technology set to revolutionise performance of Yorkshire greetings card company

Matt O’Neill is executive director for growth and sustainability at Barnsley Council.

How we can help town centres across the country thrive again - Matt O’Neill

Rail minister Huw Merriman and the leader of Rochdale Council, Susan Hinchcliffe

New station for Bradford can be 'King's Cross of the North', rail minister says

The University of York is to play a leading role in the research initiative

York to play key role in new £150m venture fund for climate change solutions

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves making her keynote speech during the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. PIC: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Rachel Reeves is right to pursue Covid wrongdoers - YP Letters

South Bay beach in Scarborough takes a battering from Storm Babet last month. PIC: Richard Ponter

Issues affecting elderly people in coastal towns are overlooked - Andrew Vine

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt is due to deliver an Autumn Statement this month. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Autumn Statement is chance to rekindle UK's economic momentum: Beckie Hart

Suella Braverman has been sacked as home secretary as Rishi Sunak took action following her unauthorised article criticising the way pro-Palestinian protests had been policed.
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Suella Braverman sacked as Home Secretary as Rishi Sunak begins reshuffle

Drax Power Station near Selby, North Yorkshire.

Government faces legal challenge over support for biomass projects such as Drax

A file photo dated 13/10/21 of a chimney at British Steel Ltd steelworks in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

The flaws in the Government’s steel strategy has been exposed - Nic Dakin

HS2 's Yorkshire leg was scrapped in 2021

Labour calls for end to HS2 land uncertainty in South Yorkshire

The Government abandoned its plans to build new smart motorways in April, claiming there is “a lack of confidence felt by drivers”

Smart motorways: 'Vital safety feature' fails dozens of times

(Photo courtesy of Northern Rail)

Northern says majority of services will continue under new timetable

Former chief adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings leaves the UK Covid-19 Inquiry at Dorland House in London. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

The Government failed us during the pandemic - YP Letters

Susan Hinchcliffe is the leader of Bradford Council. PIC: Simon Hulme

Care system needs fixing as Bradford Council’s costs show - The YP says

Bradford Council leader Susan Hinchcliffe

Call for cap on children's homes fees as owners make 'huge amounts of money'