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National Adoption Week: Council seeks adopters to provide loving homes

National Adoption Week: Council seeks adopters to provide loving homes

by Amara Keeling | Oct 20, 2025 | East Riding of Yorkshire, General News

Families who can offer a ‘perfectly imperfect’ home are being sought by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and One Adoption North and Humber as part of a campaign for National Adoption Week. From today till Sunday, the council will be highlighting the...
Wes Streeting announces inquiry into Leeds Hospitals Trust

Wes Streeting announces inquiry into Leeds Hospitals Trust

by Will Atherton | Oct 20, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, West Yorkshire

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced an independent inquiry into ‘repeated failings’ at the maternity ward of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. (LTH) This comes in response to an investigation by the BBC in 2024 which found that the deaths of at...
Rise in candle-related fires prompts urgent safety warning

Rise in candle-related fires prompts urgent safety warning

by Amara Keeling | Oct 20, 2025 | East Riding of Yorkshire, General News

A rise in incidents caused by candles being left unattended has prompted a safety warning from Humberside Fire and Rescue. They are reminding residents to take extra care when using candles at home, following a rise of incidents. The service are issuing fresh guidance...
Live: Yorkshire Marathon 2025

Live: Yorkshire Marathon 2025

by Amara Keeling | Oct 19, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, Live, North Yorkshire

Sun, 5:00pm With the final runners crossing the line, and all the spectators going home, the coverage for the Yorkshire Marathon has ended. A huge congratulations to everyone who took on the challenge, and thank you for following along with our updates today. That was...
Yorkshire Marathon 2025 is just hours away: road closures and transport updates 

Yorkshire Marathon 2025 is just hours away: road closures and transport updates 

by Rosie Wood | Oct 18, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, North Yorkshire

Yorkshire Marathon 2025 is gearing up for over 10,000 runners to take to the streets of York tomorrow morning.  Setting off at 9.30am, participants will have up to seven hours to complete the course.  A shorter 10 mile run and wheelchair event will also take...
Drink driver jailed for killing beloved mother and grandma in high speed collision 

Drink driver jailed for killing beloved mother and grandma in high speed collision 

by Rosie Wood | Oct 18, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, North Yorkshire

Oliver Hartley, 24, has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for killing 65-year-old Linda Stockdale by careless driving near Catterick.  Linda was returning home in the early hours of the morning after baby-sitting her grandchildren. Hartley had taken his...
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