The North

Parent Power 2024: The Times releases its list of Best UK schools & league table

The Sunday Times releases Parent Power 2024 UK guide

The event is taking place on November 14

Advanced Manufacturing Conference: Final few delegate places available

A generic image of a young boy gaming. PIC: Alamy/PA.

Video games industry can look forward to levelling up - Jamie Sefton

An early visualisation of a HS2 train. The decision to axe HS2's northern leg was taken during Tory conference. PIC: HS2/PA Wire

Cancellation of HS2 overlooks the bigger picture - YP Letters

Archbishop Stephen Cottrell launches the Faith in the North project at Dewsbury Minster. PIC: Tony Johnson.

Do not tell me to stay out of politics, says Archbishop of York

Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a package of transport investment for the North from the savings made from HS2

Tory MPs await Northern transport package as HS2 alternative

Jamie Sefton, managing director of Game Republic, said he believes the awards will shine a “much deserved” spotlight on the region's gaming industry, which has produced games including Hogwarts Legacy, Broken Sword (pictured), Worms and Gang Beasts.

Nominations open for 'best game ever made in Yorkshire and the North' award

Jamie Hinton of Razor will be among the speakers at the event

The Yorkshire Post launching Advanced Manufacturing Conference in Sheffield

There’s been a record number of sheep entries this year for The Great Yorkshire Show, with a waiting list since April and additional pens drafted in to accommodate numbers which have reached 3,525.

Sell out days, record entries and a Royal visit for Great Yorkshire Show

Doncaster marketplace during the Covid-19 pandemic

2,500 Covid-19 deaths in the North could have been prevented, say academics

Credit: Adobe Images

Where does the north of England start? Outrage caused by new map

The changing Leeds skyline, as tower cranes pop up across Leeds in order to build new offices, and more residential apartments. Picture: James Hardisty

Leeds to be fastest growing economy in Yorkshire over next three years

Many Northern businesses are facing growing financial challenges

Almost 30,000 Northern firms 'in distress' as inflationary pressures bite

A public health chief has warned that children in York are being admitted to hospital with hypothermia as families cannot afford to heat their homes.

North facing 'unprecedented' crisis of child poverty

Helen Featherstone is the new Northern director of the National Lottery Heritage Fund.. Photo: Roth Reed photography

The Yorkshire woman on a mission to champion heritage in the North

Prime Minister Liz Truss has promised passengers she will ensure Northern Powerhouse Rail is built "in full"

Northern Powerhouse Rail funding cut would be ‘another kick in the teeth’

Suzanne Robinson, Office Managing Partner for EY in Yorkshire and Humberside, said: ‘It is brilliant to see Yorkshire and the Humber performing so well on cleantech projects and gaining a place within the Top 10 list of European regions.

Region attracted nine 'cleantech' investments from foreign investors last year

New research has furthered the case for Northern Powerhouse Rail to be built through Bradford.

Building new Northern Powerhouse Rail line via Bradford 'worth £22bn to economy'

Car travel is the main mode of transport for people on days out in the North, a new report has said. Picture: PA

Northern day outs 'reliant on cars due to lack of public transport options'

A new high speed rail station in Bradford could bring investment to the city comparable to that around London's St Pancras and Kings Cross stations, says MP Kevin Hollinrake. Pic by PA

'Bradford city centre could see investment like Kings Cross with a new station'

Professor Katy Shaw, Director of Cultural Partnerships at the University of Northumbria

'Northern Powerhouse is more than trains and tech, our culture must recover too'
In the last year or so, thanks to the wonders of technology, Katy Shaw has watched nearly as much theatre and heard as much live music and comedy as she would have done in person pre-pandemic.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said Britain's railways were built to "forge stronger connections" and provide "an affordable, reliable and rapid service", but passengers have been failed by "years of fragmentation, confusion and over-complication". Pic: PA

Yorkshire trains and track to come under control of Great British Railways

Investors based in the City of London are keen to do deals in the North of England

Northern firms start 2021 with record £315m in venture capital investment

The BBC has announced plans to move some sections of its workforce out of London. (Pic: Getty)

BBC plan a 'half-baked attempt to colonise its culture' - David Montgomery

The Northern Culture All Party Parliamentary Group, supported by Northumbria University, will call for evidence from key voices and stakeholders across the North on how to increase diversity, sustainability, accessibility and resilience in the region's culture.

Northern MPs launch inquiry into how region's culture can recover from pandemic

Suzanne Robinson, EY managing partner for Yorkshire.

Suzanne Robinson: The North can’t get left behind

Rail industry leaders have called for the government to urgently publish investment plans for the region

Give us clarity on rail investment, say transport leaders

The Institute of Railway Research at the University of Huddersfield

Investing in rail research 'could help level up Yorkshire's economy'

Transport Secretary grant Shapps has given an update on the Northern Powerhouse.

Northern Powerhouse promises will be delivered – Grant Shapps

Transport for the North chief executive Barry White

'I spent my silver wedding anniversary dealing with 2018 northern rail chaos'

How can cities like Leeds best recover from the Covid pandemic?

Five ways to power up North in 2021 after virus – Jonathan Webb

These Pacer trains showed the contempt that successive governments held for the North.

Pacer trains symbolised Government contempt for North – The Yorkshire Post says
TODAY’S commute is a historic one for those passengers using the region’s railways – it will be the first time in 40 years that they will not have to endure one of the notorious Pacer trains that came to symbolise the contempt which successive London governments held for the North and its people.

The Angel of the North has become the symbol of the Power Up The North campaign.

This Treasury decision can define North for a generation – The Yorkshire Post sa...

The Most Reverend Stephen Cottrell was enthorned last weekend as the 98th Archbishop of York.

Exclusive: Bishops fear ‘unrest’ in North over virus unless Boris Johnson acts

The site of a planned housing development in West Yorkshire. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick promised to "bear in mind" criticisms of the Government's Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF), where a large majority of the money is allocated to London and the South East.

Housing Minister hints at scrapping 80:20 rule which limits investment in North

Sharon Jandu: “What we really wanted to do was showcase the talents of the North".

Northern Asian Powerlist celebrates Asian businesses in the region

Picture James hardisty. A Northern train leaving Leeds Station in 2018.

First 'flexi' smart season ticket launched to win back Yorkshire rail commuters

York city centre. The city is reportedly being considered as a second centre of government.

York is 'part of the North that looks most like the South', says Andy Burnham

Health care researchers working in life science laboratory.

North could be at the forefront of life sciences with equal investment to South

Transport Secretary and Northern Powerhouse Minister Grant Shapps. Photo: PA

Government 'stands ready to work together' in North's role in economic recovery

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps during a visit to Leeds earlier this year.

How we will power up North after pandemic and reward your efforts – Grant Shapps

Yorkshire and the rest of northern England are being "frozen out" of vital home-building schemes because of funding criteria which favour London and the South East, housing experts have warned the Government. Stock pic

The Government rule 'freezing out' most of the North from vital homes funding

Should Parliament devolve powers to the North? Credit: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

'It is insane to have so much power and so much public money concentrated in the...

Stephen Graham in The North Water. Credit: BBC

Stephen Graham, Sir Tom Courtenay and Peter Mullan join cast of Hull-set The Nor...

Green energy plant in Hull

How the green energy revolution can create 100,000 jobs across the North

David Smith and Keith Benson, co-founders of DSW Angels

Northern angel network set to expand after £10m commitment

The HS2 construction site near Euston as the Government considers whether to scrap high-speed rail.

Why HS2 should take precedence over Tory tax cuts – Yorkshire Post letters

Boris Johnson is prioritising the funding of a new high-speed rail line between Leeds and Manchester. Picture: Getty

Boris Johnson will face brutal backlash if he backpedals on promises to Northern...

The Angel of the North has become the symbol of the Power Up The North campaign.

Giving Power To The North as Labour plan challenges the Tories – The Yorkshire P...

Environment Secretary Michael Gove said he was a "huge fan" of the Power Up The North campaign instigated by The Yorkshire Post alongside 30 other newspapers, political, business, civic and religious leaders. Picture by Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire.

Give the North more control over its destiny, says Michael Gove

Commuters on a platform. Credit:Gareth Fuller/PA

Andy McDonald: Last year's rail chaos will happen again without major overhaul

HS2 is integral to the construction of a high-speed rail line across the North, argues Henri Murison.

Henri Murison: Why it is in the North’s best interests to back HS2 and not let T...

The regions digital connectivity and expertise is set to play a vital role in improving transport infrastructure. (JPress).

Adam Beaumont: How high-speed data has a key role to play in improving Yorkshire...

John Cridland CBE is chair of Transport for the North.

'The North is ready to speak with a united voice on slow and unreliable transpor...

Feature on The Emley Moor Mast, Emley.The View from the top of the Mast.SH10014086h..2nd June 2015 ..Picture by Simon Hulme

Jayne Dowle: We can't sit moaning about how Government treats The North if we're...

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has come under fire for not attending last night's debate in person.

'Why is London getting 10 times as much transport cash per head as Yorkshire?'

More criticism for Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.

'North is left with worst of all worlds over transport'

George Osborne.

George Osborne: 'Playing to our strengths makes North unbeatable'

Chris Grayling.

The Yorkshire Post says: We make no apology for holding Chris Grayling to accoun...

Upshot was named as one of Sheffield's best speciality coffee houses.

REVEALED: Sheffield's top coffee shops - is your favourite here? - VIDEO