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...
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,...
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...
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...
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 Ruth George | Oct 27, 2025 | Crime, In Focus Top Story
All of these people are wanted by police across Yorkshire for offences ranging from a £10m drugs bust to a child sex offender on the run. North Yorkshire Image: North Yorkshire Police James Lee McGlinchey – wanted in connection with a robbery Crime location:...
