Country roads a 'significant' risk to young drivers: these are Britain's most dangerous rural roads
New research has revealed the most dangerous rural roads for young drivers as data shows they are more likely to crash and be killed on country roads than any other age group.
US wedding photographer stages free portrait shoots to boost confidence knocked during pandemic
A Yorkshire portrait and wedding photographer is taking free studio pictures of people from a variety of backgrounds across the county as part of a campaign to restore confidence knocked during the pandemic, while highlighting all forms of diversity and reinforcing the right of everyone to live in a world without fear of hate or violence.
New West Yorkshire mayor's priority should be to make region globally competitive – CBI chief Tony Danker
Tony Danker, director general of the CBI, told The Yorkshire Post that whoever wins the election to be mayor of the region would need to forge a coalition of business and political leaders in order to position the Leeds City Region as a globally relevant destination.
Farm of the Week: The fifth-generation dairy farmers who have taken back control of their 'raw' milk sales
The lion’s share of milk produced from their 120 Holstein milking cows at Red Lodge Farm in Kirkhamgate, near Wakefield, is sold to Yew Tree Dairies in Skelmersdale, but it is their move into retailing raw milk that Joe said is proving increasingly popular.
'Yorkshire set to outperform London as it receives £1.46bn staycation windfall'
The research from Barclays suggests that millions of Britons are planning staycations in 2021. The total spending on domestic holidays this year is anticipated to reach £31 billion, with 23 million Britons planning at least one staycation, the study concluded.
US MP 'fighting to protect' nature reserve damaged by off-road bikers
John Healey, MP for Wentworth and Dearne, says drivers of off-road vehicles are causing damage, anti-social behaviour and threatening wildlife at Silverwood Nature Reserve.
Why wellbeing should be at the top of the list of priorities for every business – Anna Newport
Ten years ago, mental health and individual wellbeing were not topics that you really heard talked about in the office, and, as British people, our ‘get on with it’ mindsets have been drilled into us since childhood.
Calderdale author Ben Myers on his new book Male Tears and unexpected success in Germany
Ben Myers has had a pretty busy and interesting few years. From his home in the Calder Valley, where he has lived since 2008, over the past decade the Durham-born author has been quietly crafting a series of books that have marked him out as one of the most impressive, versatile – and prolific – writers of his generation.
Numbers of endangered curlews spotted locally by Airedale and Bradford RSPB group "encouraging"
More than 100 different types have been logged in the local area by the Airedale and Bradford RSPB Local Group, with the aim of providing a guide for members of the public.
Coronavirus outbreak at Clipper factory in North Yorkshire an 'accident waiting to happen' says councillor
A North Yorkshire County Council meeting heard Selby District’s Covid infection rate had soared to the highest in the UK after numerous cases were identified among staff who worked at retail logistics firm Clipper, which employs 700 people in Barlby Road, Selby.
