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Tom Simpson shares his expert insight. Picture: Samuel Whitton

YBS Commercial Mortgages team sees host of investment opportunities: Tom Simpson

A computer generated image of what Casa, Abbey Court in Kirkstall will look like

Why a Yorkshire firm is creating large scale rental developments in the suburbs

Work going on at the Victoria Road Crossover Box ancillary shaft HS2 site near to Old Oak Common in west London. PIC: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Selling off HS2 land is not ‘long-term decision making' - Yorkshire Post Letters

Yorkshireman Phil Waterhouse has been hired by APCL

Former Royal Navy Regional Commander takes senior role at shipbuilder APCL

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

Bringing winter feed to the sheep in Austwick

Inside the world of some of Yorkshire's incredible hill farmers

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

Catherine Thristan gives her expert insight

How Leeds University Business School can bring region's companies together

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

Masterchef: The Professionals: Yorkshire chef Molly Payne to compete on BBC show

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

The Olive Tree Brasserie is moving to Yorkshire next month, creating 30 new jobs in Leeds.

New Greek restaurant opens in Leeds creating 30 new jobs

An appeal for missing Andrew Gosden, from Doncaster, who was 14 when he disappeared on September 14 2007, as part of a new initiative which aims to find missing people faster by issuing urgent appeals directly onto people's phones via the Trainline app. Photo credit: Missing People/Trainline/PA Wire

Yorkshire teen to appear among missing persons appeals on Trainline app

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

Guy Bartlett, chief executive officer at Believ says the priority of CPOs must be tackling regional disparities and making EV charging accessible across the nation. (Photo supplied by Believ)

Believ pursues northern expansion with Leeds office

Tesla and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk during the AI safety summit, the first global summit on the safe use of artificial intelligence, at Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Picture: Leon Neal/PA Wire

What Elon Musk's 'PayPal Mafia' can teach North about levelling up: Tim Mills

The hotel has had a £1m makeover

Business leaders invited to celebrate £1m hotel refurbishment

Scotch Corner. the focus for numerous proposed developments

More fast food restaurants and another petrol station planned for Scotch Corner

Alley Cats in Leeds is reopening under new ownership.

Alley Cats: North Brewing Co reopening 'beloved' Leeds venue after shock closure

Helen Skelton on TV series Lost and Found in the Lakes. (Pic credit: BBC)

Helen Skelton to look for hidden treasures in the Lake District in new BBC show

RESCUE ACT: Sheffield's Ponds Forge could be one of several ready-made venues that could help the north of England step in and host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, after Victoria pulled out of hosting the games due to spiralling costs. Picture: Zac Goodwin/PA

Yorkshire and the North can save Commonwealth Games
WHILE the FIFA World Cup gets bigger, the Olympics brings in more sports and the Rugby World Cup looks to explore new frontiers, the Commonwealth Games is a sporting extravaganza in danger of drifting away.

Stephen Church, EY’s UK Market Leader for the North, said: “I’m incredibly proud of our teams in the North of England. We have achieved another year of strong growth, whilst also continuing to make significant investments across our regional business." (Photo supplied by EY)

EY secures strong growth in North of England as UK revenues hit record levels

Penny Hall, the new skills cluster partnership lead at Screen Alliance North

Screen Alliance North makes key appointments to support screen industry skills

View of outside Leeds City Station looking towards Bishopgate photographed by Tony Johnson.

Productivity and transport connectivity are interlinked - Sir John Armitt

Ian McMillan with a portrait of himself, which is on show at the Library @ the Lightbox in Barnsley until the end of January 2024.

Bank closure a reminder that time just keeps marching on - Ian McMillan

A TransPennine Express Nova train

TransPennine Express to introduce new timetable with fewer services

An artist impression handout issued by HS2 of a early visualisation of an HS2 train. PIC: HS2/PA Wire

Cutting HS2 is putting short term political expediency - YP Letters

View of outside Leeds City Station and the Platform Building looking along Bishopgate photographed by Tony Johnson

Assessment shows need for transport improvements in Leeds - The YP says

Rashmi Dube has her say

Yorkshire needs stronger voice on everything from food to HS2 cash: Rashmi Dubé

Flat Iron Leeds: Restaurant set to open a two floor 110 cover restaurant in the heart of Leeds serving "affordable" steaks
CREDIT: Sam Harris

Flat Iron set to open a two floor 110 cover restaurant in the heart of Leeds

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham views the 'Bee Network' buses at manufacturer Alexander Dennis in Larbert, Falkirk. PIC: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

We will take power out of the hands of Whitehall - Louise Haigh

Landlords are facing increases in their mortgage payments. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Landlords increase rents as they face 40 per cent increase in mortgage interest
Landlords in the UK are paying 40 per cent more mortgage interest than in August 2022, new research has found.

The Magpie Cafe, on Pier Road, Whitby

Popular fish and chip shop The Magpie Cafe in Whitby scoops another award

The A64 junction with the science campus at Sand Hutton Picture: Google

Crematorium plans rejected after many objections

Britain's Got Satart-Ups launch event, held at Nexus at the University of Leeds.

New Investment platform hopes to redirect business investments to North

Pictured: Ahmed Gouda (Falafel Guys), Russell Bisset (Northern Monk), Nick Pounder (Northern Monk), Abdall Gouda (Falafel Guys)

Northern Monk to takeover former Assembly Underground with The Northern Market

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer chairs a meeting of Labour Mayors during the party's conference in Liverpool. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Sir Keir Starmer is yet to convince Yorkshire voters - Andrew Vine

Rishi Sunak has decided to scrap the second phase of HS2.

Rishi Sunak's HS2 cancellation sends damaging signal to the world: Beckie Hart

Passengers boarding a Northern train. (Pic credit: Northern)

Northern Rail warns hen, stag and sten parties about ‘unacceptable behaviour’

Transport Secretary Mark Harper during the Conservative Party annual conference in Manchester last week.

Minister defends 'unambiguous' Northern transport plans

The construction site for the HS2 project at Curzon Street in Birmingham. PIC: Jacob King/PA Wire

Why the region can’t trust shoddily put together transport plans - Andy Brown

Toby Jones as DCS Dennis Hoban and Lee Ingleby as DCS Jim Hobson in The Long Shadow. Picture: ITV/Justin Slee

TV Pick of the Week: The Long Shadow - review by Yvette Huddleston

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivers a speech during the Conservative Party annual conference at the Manchester Central convention complex. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

The Government has failed to empower older people - Daxa Patel

HS2 contractors excavating an area below a newly replaced section of the Aylesbury to Princes Risborough branch line track. PIC: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

How artificial intelligence could hold the key to levelling up - Rhys Merrett

'Greggs has become something of a cultural shorthand'. PIC: Kelvin Stuttard

What is the secret behind the success of bakery chain Greggs? - Jayne Dowle

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers his keynote speech at the Conservative Party annual conference at Manchester Central convention complex. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

The Government isn't fooling anyone as HS2 betrayal is confirmed - The YP says

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gestures as he speaks during the final day of the Conservative Party Conference. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak confirms HS2 Northern leg is scrapped as 'facts have changed'

Esh Group chief executive, Andy Radcliffe.

Esh Group hails 'healthy' profits despite year of headwinds

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tours the Exhibitor's Hall, at the Manchester Central convention complex, during the Conservative Party annual conference. PIC: Carl Court/PA Wire

The PM should come clean on HS2 - The YP says

Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he's axing the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Northern leader hits out at PM’s ‘lies’ over rail projects and HS2

Rishi Sunak has previously ditched promises made to Northern Tories after winning their support during last summer's Tory leadership race against Liz Truss.

Northern Tories release manifesto wishlist ahead of next election

'George Osborne’s rationale is that a section of HS2 south of Manchester would also form part of the HS3 line, and that building HS3 without it would add £15bn to its cost.' PIC: PA

Why Northern Powerhouse Rail should be the priority now - David Behrens

There has been widespread speculation in recent days that Prime Minister Risi Sunak is preparing to either scrap or delay HS2’s Birmingham to Manchester leg after being warned the price tag for the whole project may have soared past £100 billion. The Yorkshire Post editor, James Mitchinson, asks :"So, Prime Minister: answer the question. Do you care about the north? Are you committed to levelling up - or not?"

Why HS2 matters to Yorkshire and the North - James Mitchinson

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak outside 10 Downing Street, London. PIC: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Disingenuous to blame strikes for North's rail woes - The YP says

Labour mayors (left to right) Andy Burnham, Tracy Brabin, Sadiq Khan, Steve Rotheram and Oliver Coppard gather at Arcadis in Leeds, to make a unified plea to the Prime Minister not to scale back HS2 any further.

HS2: Sunak told scrapping northern leg would be 'final nail in the coffin'

Labour mayors (left to right) Andy Burnham Mayor of Greater Manchester, Tracy Brabin Mayor of West Yorkshire, Sadiq Khan Mayor of London, Steve Rotheram Mayor of the Liverpool City Region and Oliver Coppard Mayor of South Yorkshire, gather at Arcadis in Leeds, to make a unified plea to the Prime Minister not to scale back HS2 any further.

HS2: Five Labour mayors across UK urge Rishi Sunak ensure project stays on track

Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin.

Labour mayors demand HS2 goes to the North

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like. PIC: HS2/PA Wire

HS2 is about whether the North can trust Westminster - The YP says

A view of Leeds' skyline Picture: Simon Hulme

Why it's far from grim up North - Christa Ackroyd

Drax Plant Director Bruce Heppenstall answers questions at the Net Zero Pledge plenary.

UK risks 'huge mistake' in falling behind on carbon capture, Drax boss warns