by Leah Massingham | Nov 26, 2025 | Budget 2025: IN FOCUS, East Riding of Yorkshire, Health, In Focus, North Yorkshire, Politics, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
The government will announce its Budget today, setting out how it plans to raise and spend public money over the next year. Although the statement takes place in Westminster, the decisions made will have a direct effect on services, jobs and daily life across...
by Leah Massingham | Nov 25, 2025 | Health, In Focus, In Focus Top Story
When Chloe Green (not her real name), 23, thinks back to her childhood in Scarborough, she remembers the sound of the front door before anything else. The scrape of keys, the weight behind the hinge, the way it shut. Those small cues shaped her whole world. “I learned...
by Leah Massingham | Nov 18, 2025 | Health, In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Uncategorised
As winter settles in, Yorkshire’s NHS faces a turbulent fortnight marked by industrial action, mounting service pressures and renewed public-health warnings. Here are the top health stories shaping the region. Doctors’ strike looms large in Yorkshire hospitals Junior...
by Leah Massingham | Oct 27, 2025 | Health, In Focus, In Focus Top Story, North Yorkshire
Women diagnosed with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) – a condition which causes extreme or persistent morning sickness during pregnancy – face a significantly higher risk of mental health problems. New research from King’s College London found they are more...
by Leah Massingham | Oct 24, 2025 | Health, In Focus, In Focus Top Story, North Yorkshire
This week in Yorkshire’s health sector brought a stark mix of scrutiny and progress. As the Care Quality Commission exposed failings in council-run social care and Leeds hospitals faced a new inquiry into maternity safety, one North Yorkshire practice cut waiting...