Rob Parsons
The Yorkshire Post
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Good ventilation will be 'more important than ever' after Freedom Day on July 19 to cut Covid risk, says Leeds academic Cath Noakes
The arrival of so-called 'freedom day' on Monday makes it "more important than ever" that ventilation inside public buildings and on transport systems is improved to reduce the risk of Covid-19, according to a leading Yorkshire academic. → Read More
Harrogate Bus Company names bus on popular 36 route after England football manager Gareth Southgate
A bus company in England football manager Gareth Southgate's adopted home town of Harrogate has honoured his success by naming a bus on one of its most popular routes after him. → Read More
Boris Johnson says making the school day longer 'is the right thing to do' but he didn't see strong enough evidence for it from catch-up tsar Kevan Collins
Boris Johnson has said he believes lengthening the school day to help children catch up on lost learning is the "right thing to do". → Read More
Bradford would be better connected if it was in the South East, says city MP Judith Cummins in Northern Powerhous Rail plea to Rishi Sunak
A group of Yorkshire MPs have urged the Chancellor to "carefully consider" the case for a high speed rail station in Bradford because of the "transformation it can bring to the region’s economy". → Read More
Church Fenton parish council by-election where 20 ineligible people were allowed to cast votes could be recounted in front of York District Judge
A botched election in North Yorkshire where 20 locals were mistakenly allowed to cast their vote in the wrong poll could be recounted in front of a County Court judge amid calls for it to be held again. → Read More
Homes could be built on stilts to stop them flooding, suggest Yorkshire peer Lord Kirkhope as government is urged to end building on flood plains
A Yorkshire peer has called on the Government to "end the practice of building inappropriate houses in inappropriate places" as she highlighted the number of homes at risk of flooding. → Read More
Professor Katy Shaw says the Northern Powerhouse is more than trains and technology and 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. → Read More
UK Infrastructure Bank is launched in Leeds by Rishi Sunak and Yorkshire business leaders say it will be a 'major driver of our post-pandemic recovery'
A new infrastructure bank in Yorkshire’s biggest city, which will unlock more than £40 billion of investment in the UK, has been hailed by business leaders as a “major driver” of the region’s post-pandemic recovery. → Read More
Why 'poor value for money' projects like improving Leeds Bus Station are more likely to be backed by government after reform of Green Book funding rules
Changes to the Government's much-criticised Green Book means a number of vital regeneration schemes in Yorkshire will be more likely to be approved despite apparently offering relatively poor value for money. → Read More
GB News presenter and former Labour MP Gloria de Piero says Keir Starmer's party needs to 'rediscover its northern soul'
A Yorkshire-born former Labour MP says the party needs to "rediscover its northern soul" after its disastrous loss of seats across Yorkshire and the North in the 2019 General Election. → Read More
Trains on Transpennine route between Leeds, York and Manchester to be faster and more reliable with £317m of new funding, says Transport Secretary Grant Shapps
More than £300m of investment to make train journeys between Leeds, York and Manchester more punctual and reliable has been announced by the Government in a bid to create a transport network that is “fit for the future”. → Read More
Yorkshire's trains and track to be overseen by Great British Railways in sweeping reforms sparked by 2018 northern timetable chaos
Control of trains and track will be brought under a new public sector body named Great British Railways (GBR) as part of sweeping reforms, the Department for Transport has announced. → Read More
Conservatives choose Leeds councillor Ryan Stephenson as candidate for Batley and Spen by-election
A Conservative Leeds councillor and academy trust director has been chosen as the party's candidate for the Batley and Spen by-election. → Read More
Metro mayors Tracy Brabin, Ben Houchen and Andy Burnham are 'capturing the public's imagination and outperforming their parties', says Northern Powerhouse Partnership
The North's metro mayors are capturing the imagination of the public and outperforming their own parties in local elections, says a new report which calls on the Government to hand them more powers to help 'level up' the country. → Read More
Conservatives will campaign 'based on what a Tory MP can deliver' in Batley and Spen even if they're taking on Jo Cox's sister Kim Leadbeater, says party co-chairman Amanda Milling
The co-chairman of the Conservatives says her party will campaign in the Batley and Spen by-election "based on what a Tory MP can deliver" even if Jo Cox's sister Kim Leadbeater is chosen as the Labour candidate. → Read More
Boris Johnson says adult education reforms set out in Queen's Speech will be 'rocket fuel' for his levelling-up agenda
New legislation aimed at reforming education for older teenagers and adults will be unveiled in what Boris Johnson pledges will be "rocket fuel" for his levelling-up agenda. → Read More
Sheffield council to be run by committee system after public rejects current model in It's Our City referendum
One of Yorkshire's biggest town halls will take decisions in a completely different way after residents voted overwhelmingly for a change to the current system. → Read More
Who is Tracy Brabin, Labour's victorious West Yorkshire metro mayor?
She has been announced as West Yorkshire's first elected metro mayor in one of the few Labour local election successes. → Read More
Why 20 North Yorkshire schools will be getting new windows and other energy efficient improvements as part of decarbonisation scheme
More than 20 schools around North Yorkshire and two council-run care homes will get replacement windows and other energy efficient improvements after the county council was given £2m from a government fund. → Read More
This is when the results of Yorkshire's 2021 local elections will be announced after 'super Thursday' vote
It's being billed as 'super Thursday' with control of town halls around Yorkshire set to be decided, as well as the identity of West Yorkshire's first metro mayor and the politicians who will hold the region's police forces to account. → Read More