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Buses at Leeds Bus Station pictured earlier this year. PIC: James Hardisty.

Why we need a Enhanced Partnership Plus model for buses - Alan Lamb

Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

Mayor ‘hopeful’ after council requests funding for airport rescue plan

Keane Duncan

Tory mayoral candidate for North Yorkshire makes bus franchising pledge

Levelling Up Minister Jacob Young

Historic devolution deal signed in East Yorkshire

Barrans Fountain in Roundhay Park

The lavish fountain gifted to Leeds by the man who bought Roundhay Park

A £543million grant to the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) was announced as part of the replacement Network North scheme, funded directly by costs saved from the cancellation of HS2. Pictured: Supertram 2 - Credit: SCR

Mayor denies HS2 grant money has been diverted away from airport for trams

Councillor Carl Les is the leader of North Yorkshire Council. PIC: Bruce Rollinson

Why North Yorkshire is right to double down on devolution - Carl Les

Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Credit: Marie Caley

Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Four bidders enter next stage of negotiations

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has criticised Kirklees Council. Photo credit: Leon Neal/PA Wire

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declares Yorkshire council 'not fit for purpose'

Tootbus has hired Magtec, the designer, manufacturer and integrator of drive systems for commercial electric vehicles, to repower a fleet of 15 open top double-decker buses for its sightseeing services in central London. (Photo supplied on behalf of Magtec)

Eco-friendly Tootbus hires Magtec to repower fleet of 15 sightseeing buses

Eleven Recovery is launching in Sheffield to support people to recover from drug and alcohol addiction. Photo: Steel City Photographer

Yorkshireman founds rehab clinic inspired by his own experience with addiction

Baroness Louise Casey's review of the Met Police found Britain's biggest police force is institutionally racist. PIC: PA

Rejecting institutional racism findings would leave Met stuck - Dr Alan Billings

George Jabbour is the councillor for Helmsley & Sinnington.

Maintaining the bus fare cap at £2 is the right thing to do - George Jabbour

Mayor Tracy Brabin with deputy Allison Lowe and the five council leaders from West Yorkshire\'s local authorities.

Mayor Tracy Brabin: West Yorkshire needs “high quality hotels”

The Cooper Prize open art competition at the Cooper Gallery, Barnsley. Alison Cooper is pictured with the work on display at the exhibition

Inside the prestigious Yorkshire art competition that's open to all

Mandy Ridyard (left) with West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin.

Tracy Brabin's new business advisor hopes to make region top choice for firms

A bus in Leeds city centre

Bus operators push back against plan to bring services under public control

(Left to right) Mayor Ros Jones, Jason Stowe from Wilton Developments and Dan Swaine, Doncaster’s director for Place at the Doncaster North development site.

Yorkshire's £525m development site gets mayoral visit

Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Mayor urges public to avoid misinformation surrounding DSA

An anti-fracking poster on the roadside near Kirby Misperton in 2018. PIC: James Hardisty

Why we need a balanced view on environmental issues - Paul Andrews

20 mph zone

Doncaster Conservatives criticise introducing 20mph limits across borough
Members of Doncaster’s Conservative party have publicly criticised the council for its continued implementation of ‘traffic calming’ zones.

The Lord Mayor of Leeds presenting a certificate to Shirley Cummings, the YPA’s current Chair, alongside industry representatives including the AA’s special projects
lead Sue Eustace and Kate Harris, former CEO of NABS (National Advertising Benevolent Society) the industry charity who was presented with a cheque for over £5000.

Pioneering Yorkshire Publicity Association celebrates 100th anniversary

Tory Mayoral candidate for North Yorkshire, Keane Duncan

Tory mayoral candidate warns of Conservative youth crisis

City centre of Hull. (Pic credit: Lindsey Parnaby / AFP via Getty Images)

Hull Fair 2023 road closures: Dates and times of road closures in East Yorkshire

Nick Fletcher pedestrian cycle complaint

MP claims pedestrianisation is reason for city centre footfall decline

Yvonne Castle offers her expert insight

Making homes suitable to deal with dementia timebomb - Yvonne Castle

The Brownfield Housing Fund was allocated to West Yorkshire as part of its devolution deal. It allows West Yorkshire Combined Authority to provide grants to developers to build housing on long vacant brownfield sites in areas where “market failure” has meant few are willing to invest.

£89m housing fund 'disproportionately' benefitting Leeds

Doncaster Royal Infirmary

RAAC crisis shows urgent need to rebuild Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Coppard says

The Labour Party in York has been accused of watering down its free school meals pledge (Credit: Getty Images)

Labour accused of ‘watering down’ free school meal pledge in York

This caravan covered in ULEZ protest slogans was chained outside Sadiq Khan’s house in Tooting, London.

ULEZ ‘cash grab’ caravan dumped outside Sadiq Khan’s house

Sheffield's Clean Air Zone was agreed in 2018.

Clean Air Zones: What are they, where are they and how do they work?

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen.

Teaser: Everything you need to know about the STDC and PD Ports court case
A complex dispute over land rights at the former Redcar steelworks site is headed to the High Court in October for a trial scheduled to last the entire month.

Shan Masood in action against Hampshire at York on Thursday. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Shan Masood aiming to cash in as Yorkshire CCC faces key double-header

South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard

Mayor says extra bus funding is needed to halt 'spiral of decline'

Sir Keir Starmer’s party picked up its second seat of the eight constituencies in the county last month after winning the Selby by-election, but pollsters and Tory sources last night warned that a stagnant Tory voter base could see further gains.

North Yorkshire mayoral race set to be referendum on Tories' future in region

Oliver Coppard, the Mayor of South Yorkshire, today said that there are 42 per cent fewer buses on South Yorkshire’s roads compared to a decade ago, with a 20 per cent reduction in the network in the last year.

Local bus services have halved since 2011, new figures show

Andy Preston during his term as Mayor of Middlesbrough (image: Getty)

Andy Preston's Yorkshire country estate has sale price reduced by £1.4million

Nicholas Lyons, the Lord Mayor of London.

Future Growth Fund could begin within 12 months, says Lord Mayor of London

Nicholas Lyons is the Lord Mayor of London.

Yorkshire tech firms primed to be the big players of tomorrow - Nicholas Lyons

Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire

Investment Zone is a down payment on our vision - Oliver Coppard

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would be wrong to abandon green policies. PIC: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Net zero presents an economic opportunity that must be seized - The YP says

North Yorkshire mayor candidate Keane Duncan

Net Zero 'crucial' to economic future of Yorkshire, ministers warned

“We are just excluding disabled passengers from travelling," said Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin.

Yorkshire mayors set to legally challenge ticket office closures

Nick Fletcher MP

Mayors 'seek to muzzle and censor me' over DSA, says Yorkshire MP

Reopening Doncaster Sheffield Airport remains “number one priority” for mayor

Reopening Doncaster Sheffield Airport remains “number one priority” for mayor

The Flying Scotsman locomotive arrives at Doncaster

Disappointment as Flying Scotsman's brief visit to Doncaster was not publicised

Flying Scotsman will return to Doncaster this year according to mayor

Mayor Tracy Brabin: Wetherby omission on mass transit map “an error”

Mayor Tracy Brabin: Wetherby omission on mass transit map “an error”

Taylor Swift has announced she is performing at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium in 2024 as part of her UK Eras tour (Getty Images)

Taylor Swift Era’s tour: Every surprise song performed so far

Skelton Hall which has been beautifully restored

Fabulous homes and a bridge were among the winners of the York Design Awards

The Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin.

West Yorkshire businesses to get access to new fund to combat climate change

Former Head of the Civil Service Lord Bob Kerslake died on Saturday after "a short battle with cancer". PIC: Rebbeca Brown/PA Wire

Region has lost an advocate following the death of Lord Kerslake - The YP says

“I think I have my own identity, but it doesn't concern me at all that a big part of that identity is being Jo’s sister.”

Labour embracing 'Yorkshire principles' in dropping key spending pledges

South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard. Picture: Chris Etchells

Mayor unveils plans to create 300 new apprenticeships in South Yorkshire

Council leader Anne Handley

Tory council leader praises Ben Houchen for 'doing an outstanding job'

Taylor Swift performs onstage for the opening night of "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at State Farm Stadium on March 17, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. The city of Glendale, Arizona was ceremonially renamed to Swift City for March 17-18 in honor of The Eras Tour. (Photo by John Medina/Getty Images)

Taylor Swift announces UK Eras tour dates with extra show

Dame Diana Johnson is the Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull North. PIC: Tony Johnson

Action to compensate infected blood victims must start now - Diana Johnson

Three-day extravaganza with live music from around the world, Barnsley Pride, a family sports day and more

Ad Feature Join in the fun at Barnsley’s Big Weekend

The mass transit plans were launched at an event in the Leeds Corn Exchange on Friday morning, an event attended by West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin, and the leaders of all five West Yorkshire councils.

'Once in a lifetime' mass transit system plans for West Yorkshire

Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Council corrects social media 'misinformation'