‘I made my promise to the boys when I held them in my arms as they died’: How Barnsley mum Claire Throssell took her campaign to protect children to Downing Street

by Ruth George | Nov 4, 2025 | Crime, In Focus, In Focus Top Story

Claire Throssell’s children were murdered by their father in a deliberate house fire in 2014. Now, she has taken her campaign to Downing Street, where PM Keir Starmer promised to repeal laws that allow violent parents to see their children. Image credit: Claire...

Yorkshire’s Most Wanted: The suspects police are searching for this week

by Ruth George | Nov 3, 2025 | Crime, In Focus Top Story

Police across Yorkshire are hunting for these people this week, from a petty thieves to a violent thug on the run. North Yorkshire Anne Ellerby – wanted for various offences including robbery and ABH Crime location: York Anne Ellerby is wanted on suspicion of...

Councillor calls for introduction of landlord licensing scheme

by James Cain | Oct 31, 2025 | In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Politics, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

A Sheffield councillor has called for the introduction of a landlord licensing scheme across the city. A pilot scheme ran in the area around Abbeydale Road, London Road and Chesterfield Road from 2018 until 2023. Minesh Parekh, a Labour councillor for Crookes and...

Multi million pound development of new sports hub begins in Leeds 

by Tom Preston | Oct 31, 2025 | Business, In Focus, In Focus Top Story

Work has begun on creating a new £9.6 million sports hub in Calverley,  the new facility aims to ensure all junior sports teams in the area have equal access to quality facilities. Funded through grants from the Premier League, the FA and the Football Foundation,...

Yorkshire city named as one of England’s top 5 most deprived areas

by James Cain | Oct 30, 2025 | East Riding of Yorkshire, In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Politics, West Yorkshire

Several cities in Yorkshire have some of the highest levels of deprivation in England, according to new government figures. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government released its Index of Multiple Deprivation today, which looks at living conditions...

‘Could use a good wash’: councillor condemns racist social media comments

by James Cain | Oct 28, 2025 | In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Politics, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

A Sheffield councillor has spoken out against the ‘huge rise’ in racism he and his colleagues have faced on social media in recent years. Minesh Parekh, a Labour councillor for Crookes and Crosspool, said he first began to get hateful comments when he stood for...