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Left to right - Bernard Hay, Head of Policy, Creative PEC, Jude Kelly Chair, One Creative North, Rebecca Ball North Area Director for Arts Council England, Dr. Diana Taylor Managing Director, Future Humber at the Great Northern Conference

'One North' approach to promoting culture can help region rival London

Dave Broadbent, chair of R3 in Yorkshire

Both insolvency-related activity and levels of start-ups rise in Yorkshire and t...

Tracy Brabin

Plans for £64m relief road which was paused in 2022 is finally scrapped

A Covid testing walk through site. PIC: Richard Ponter

Regional inequalities in resilience should set alarm bells ringing

Visit North Yorkshire is also hoping to change perceptions of the region as “old fashioned” to bring in more child-free couples wanting to enjoy adventurous activities.

Bring more Londoners to Yorkshire to boost economy, new tourism body says

HS2 workers wave flags from the boring machine Cecelia following its break through after digging the longest tunnel in the HS2 project. PIC: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Regional inequalities need to be addressed as a priority

Single-headline Ofsted grades for schools will be scrapped with immediate effect. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Ending single-phrase Ofsted judgements is the right move

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during a press conference following her statement to the House of Commons on the findings of the Treasury audit into the state of the public finances. PIC: Lucy North/PA Wire

IPPR research shows under-taxing of income from wealth is holding region back

Workers crossing the Golden Jubilee Bridge in London. Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

Londoners no longer eyeing a move to the country as office working returns

Students received their A Level results this week. PA

University lowers Clearing offer to attract students from low-income backgrounds

Students sit together after receiving their A-level results. Credit: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Regional and private school divides increase despite jump in top A-level grades

Dave Broadbent, chair of R3 in Yorkshire

Yorkshire and the Humber sees drop in levels of insolvency as business confidenc...

Dave Broadbent, chair of R3 in Yorkshire

Yorkshire and Humber shows resilience as levels of insolvency-related activity r...

It's time to list it

Why now is the time to market your home if you want to move by Christmas

The sun has only recently made an appearance and thoughts have turned to holidays and days outs but there is another consideration if you are planning to sell your home and that is the time it takes between listing, accepting an offer and completing the sale.

Sharon Dale

Housebuilder Berkeley has improved its outlook for the year despite “challenging” conditions across the housing market. (Photo by Nicholas .T. Ansell/PA Wire)

Housebuilder Berkeley improves its outlook for year

Confusing financial terms have cost Brits an estimated £26 billion.

Confusing financial terms have cost Brits billions

London is Britain's 'smiliest' region

Horatio's Garden Chelsea in 2023. Picture: Marianne Majerus.

'Spiritual nourishment and recuperation in beautiful surroundings'

New figures show dozens of breweries closed their doors in the opening three months of the year.

Almost 40 breweries closed across country in opening three months of year

Research from Irwin Mitchell has found that interest in Yorkshire firm among investors fell last year by 14 per cent. Picture: Simon Hulme

New research shows double figure drop in investor interest for Yorkshire firms

Eleanor Temple, chair of R3 in Yorkshire and a barrister at Kings Chambers in Leeds. Picture: Simon Dewhurst

Region sees 4.7 per cent decrease in start-ups as levels fall across most of UK

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting

Labour to tackle 'injustice' of children living shorter lives in Yorkshire

Minan Majid, Founder of Abstract Tech, at a Britain's Got Startup's event

Abstract Tech continues its support for Britain's Got Startups event series

House values are edging up

House prices have risen in most areas risen but modest falls cannot be ruled out

The most competitive UK regions revealed

Londoners are the most competitive people in Britain - with easy-going Yorkshire folk the most laid back, according to research.

Andrew Young

Thirty-three profit warnings were issued by UK-listed companies in Yorkshire in 2023, up 10 per cent from the 30 warnings issued in 2022, according to EY-Parthenon’s latest Profit Warnings report. Image: Leeds Skline. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.

Number of profit warnings issued by Yorkshire firms rises 10 per cent in 2023

House price data

Latest UK house price data shows Yorkshire in the black plus a forecast for 2024

Halifax bank predictions

Housing market predictions from the Halifax bank for 2024

Market analysis and predictions

Latest housing market predictions and analysis from experts at Rightmove

Buyers are securing discounts

Buyers securing discounts as the number of homes for sale reaches six year high

Eleanor Temple, chair of R3 in Yorkshire and a barrister at Kings Chambers in Leeds, said: “Despite gloomy forecasts for the UK economy, this month’s research does appear to show a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel." (Photo supplied by R3)

'Yorkshire recorded largest fall in insolvency-related activity'

Halifax tops price growth chart

Yorkshire town tops UK chart for annual house price growth plus 2024 predictions

A weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for much of the south of England. Flood warnings are also in place in the area. Picture: Habibur Rahman.

Flash floods hit the UK - and Storm Ciaran is also on the way

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

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

'If you had two children at school, and one was doing well and the other struggling, what would your response be?' PIC: Tony Johnson

Tackling regional inequality key to a more prosperous country - Bill Carmichael

A woman reads a book on a bench in Green Park in central London on September 5, 2023 as the country experiences a late heatwave.

UK heat-health warning escalated as temperatures hit sweltering 32C

The Hare and Hounds pub on Toller Lane in Bradford

Yorkshire pub which closed down last year could be turned into shops and homes

Children walking down the corridor of a school.

How we can level up standards in less successful schools - Andy Brown

Leeds has recorded the strongest prime rental growth of any city outside London and the South East. Picture Bruce Rollinson

Leeds records strongest prime rental office growth outside London

Thunderstorms will hit south east of England on Thursday, said the Met Office.

Met Office issues UK weather warning for thunderstorms

A Barnsley College student rings home to give the news of her results. PIC: Bruce Rollinson

This year’s A-level students deserve praise for showing resilience - The YP says

'The report calls on the Government to implement a ‘London-style’ regulated buses across all of England'. PIC: Chris Etchells

Report shows the current approach to Levelling Up is not working - The YP says

30C highs to hit UK this week before ‘heavy’ thundery downpours. (Photo: James Manning/PA Wire)

Yorkshire weather: Heat-health alert issued as temperatures set to hot up

Sunny weather is set to hit England resulting in the first heat health alert of its kind

What is a heat health alert and what does amber warning mean?

House prices are moderating

UK house prices are slipping but Yorkshire is bucking the trend

'Addressing regional inequalities has been an ambition for the Conservative Party since Boris Johnson made it the centrepiece of the last General Election'. PIC: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill does not go far enough - Jack Shaw

Over the last year, the average rent in Yorkshire has risen 11.5 per cent to £861 per calendar month, an increase of £88. Picture: Simon Hulme

Average monthly rent outside London passes £1,000 for first time

The number of profit warnings issued by companies based in the region during the first quarter of the year was the second-highest since quarter two of 2020.

Profit warnings issued by Yorkshire firms up 60% on 2022

UK to have ‘soft’ heatwave in April and May

Teaching union NASUWT announced it had secured more than £15.1m in compensation for its members during 2022. STOCK IMAGE.

Teacher wins £115,000 payout after being sacked over work-related stress

Hayfever sufferers have been warned their symptoms could be out in full force this week

Hayfever warning as first ‘pollen bomb’ of the year hits UK

Major changes are planned at Rudding Park

Rudding Park country club plan 'worth £14m a year to local economy'

The average home in Yorkshire now costs over £190,000. The median local income for those in secure full time employment is £30,000. PIC: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

We’re letting down young families with existing housing policies - Andy Brown

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