Alex Wood
The Yorkshire Post
United Kingdom
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Mayor Ros Jones says Minister is 'washing hands' of Doncaster Sheffield Airport
Doncaster’s Mayor Ros Jones has accused Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan of “simply washing” her hands of trying to save Doncaster Sheffield Airport. → Read More
See inside North Yorkshire's grand poultry sale where generations of families have bought their Christmas bird
Families looking to snap up the centrepiece for their Christmas dinner tables were spoilt for choice at a grand sale of poultry in North Yorkshire on Monday (December 20). → Read More
Boothferry Bridge closure: 92-year-old bridge to close to traffic for 12 hours
A 94-year-old bridge in East Yorkshire will be closed to traffic for 12 hours on Sunday, leaving motorists facing detours, after work starts on a £2.2m upgrade. → Read More
Waterfalls Trail closes after flooding in the Yorkshire Dales
The famous waterfall trail at Ingleton had to close on Monday due to flooding. → Read More
Fugitive drug smuggler from North Yorkshire arrested in Malaga
A drug smuggler who has been on the run for over a year after absconding from an open prison has been arrested in Spain. → Read More
Firefighters in Yorkshire called out once a week to help move obese patients
Firefighters in part of Yorkshire are being called out at least once a week to help paramedics move obese patients → Read More
Warning after six overdoses in 24 hours linked to 'fatal or white vallies' drugs
Police in Hull have issued a warning after drugs thought to have been made in Serbia led to six people suffering overdoses in 24 hours. → Read More
TransPennine Express told to make urgent improvements by March
Troubled rail operator TransPennine Express has been set targets to make urgent improvements in performance following its timetable disaster in December. → Read More
Appeal to save Yorkshire Dales bus route that featured on TV
Campaigners are hoping a benefactor with a “social conscience” comes forward to save a bus service which featured in a national TV programme. → Read More
Man, 29, appears in court charged with murdering one of Britain's most prolific paedophiles in prison
A 29-year-old man has appeared in court accused of murdering one of Britain's most prolific paedophiles in prison. → Read More
Auction of railway memorabilia from Bridlington Station buffet expected to fetch £30,000 in bids
A hoard of railway memorabilia which will awake childhood memories will be going under the hammer at what is expected to be a busy auction next week. → Read More
Two confirmed coronavirus cases were staying in York hotel
Public Health England have confirmed that two people who were diagnosed with coronavirus had been staying in a hotel at York when they became unwell. → Read More
Cause of house fire in which 10-year-old girl and her father died 'unexplained'
Police investigating a fatal house fire in Hull say the cause of the blaze remains "unexplained". → Read More
Three arrests after cyclist killed in hit and run in Hull
Police have arrested three people after a hit and run collision in which a cyclist died. → Read More
Philip Larkin-inspired Victorian fountain to be reinstated 100 years after cars forced it off the road
Campaigners are hoping plans to reinstate a Victorian fountain 100 years after cars forced it off the road get backing from councillors next week. → Read More
Teenager dies and another is fighting for his life after second fatal crash near Skipton in two days
A teenager was killed and another is fighting for his life after the second fatal crash in two days near Skipton. → Read More
Man charged with murdering one of Britain’s worst paedophiles in a prison in Yorkshire
A 29-year-old man has been charged with the murder of one of Britain’s worst paedophiles in a prison in Yorkshire. → Read More
Under threat pumping stations on River Hull saved by £1.2m cash injection
A £1.2m project to update two pumping stations that drain farmland near the River Hull is set to start soon - ten years after the battle to save them began. → Read More
500 jobs at British Steel face the axe with sale to new Chinese owners imminent
Unions say up to 500 jobs could go as British Steel goes into new Chinese ownership. → Read More
'We're second class citizens' say clifftop homeowners
People set to lose their homes from coastal erosion are being treated like “second class citizens” compared to those who get flooded, residents of one of Yorkshire’s worst hit communities say. → Read More