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🎄 At last night’s @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social meeting, #Bradford Conservatives brought forward a proposal to bring #Christmas Cheer ... by cutting Council Tax Support for the most vulnerable in our district ...
🗣️ I was lost for words. Luckily I had a poem prepared ...
#WealthTaxNow
🗣️ I was lost for words. Luckily I had a poem prepared ...
#WealthTaxNow
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🎄 At last night’s @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social meeting, #Bradford Conservatives brought forward a proposal to bring #Christmas Cheer ... by cutting Council Tax Support for the most vulnerable in our district ...
🗣️ I was lost for words. Luckily I had a poem prepared ...
#WealthTaxNow
🗣️ I was lost for words. Luckily I had a poem prepared ...
#WealthTaxNow
In response to increasing cutbacks in university spending, students at Sheffield Hallam vote for new student union priority, ‘No Cuts’
By Bram Malins
By Bram Malins
Hallam students vote in favour of new ‘No Cuts’ priority in the student union
In response to increasing cutbacks in university spending, students at Sheffield Hallam vote for new student union priority, ‘No Cuts’
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
In response to increasing cutbacks in university spending, students at Sheffield Hallam vote for new student union priority, ‘No Cuts’
By Bram Malins
By Bram Malins
Honestly and truly, although we may at times deny it, most of us love us a good old-fashioned listicle
By Philip O'Brien
By Philip O'Brien
Six of the best: books ‘y’al’ (yet another listicle)
Honestly and truly, although we may at times deny it, most of us love us a good old-fashioned listicle
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Honestly and truly, although we may at times deny it, most of us love us a good old-fashioned listicle
By Philip O'Brien
By Philip O'Brien
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Huge congratulations to Scottish artist Nnena Kalu who has been named the winner of this year’s Turner Prize, becoming the first learning-disabled person to claim the award.
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Turner Prize Bradford 2025
The Turner Prize lands in Bradford’s Cartwright Hall for UK City of Culture 2025 – world-class art meets a city alive with fresh voices
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Huge congratulations to Scottish artist Nnena Kalu who has been named the winner of this year’s Turner Prize, becoming the first learning-disabled person to claim the award.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/cult...
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Right to roam: taking the next step for access to the countryside
An event in Hebden Bridge celebrating 25 years of the CRoW Act spurs on the movement for further land access rights in England and Wales
By Andrew Bibby
An event in Hebden Bridge celebrating 25 years of the CRoW Act spurs on the movement for further land access rights in England and Wales
By Andrew Bibby
Right to roam: taking the next step for access to the countryside
An event in Hebden Bridge celebrating 25 years of the CRoW Act spurs on the movement for further land access rights in England and Wales
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Right to roam: taking the next step for access to the countryside
An event in Hebden Bridge celebrating 25 years of the CRoW Act spurs on the movement for further land access rights in England and Wales
By Andrew Bibby
An event in Hebden Bridge celebrating 25 years of the CRoW Act spurs on the movement for further land access rights in England and Wales
By Andrew Bibby
As a multi-agency project reintroduces 300,000 native oysters to the Humber estuary, volunteer citizen scientists play a vital part
By Laura Welton
By Laura Welton
Wilder Humber marks UK’s largest intertidal oyster release
As a multi-agency project reintroduces 300,000 native oysters to the Humber estuary, volunteer citizen scientists play a vital part
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
As a multi-agency project reintroduces 300,000 native oysters to the Humber estuary, volunteer citizen scientists play a vital part
By Laura Welton
By Laura Welton
Crown Prosecution Service statistics on prosecutions make depressing reading, but reflect the lived experience of trans people
By Marie Shrewsbury
By Marie Shrewsbury
The functional decriminalisation of transphobic hate crime in the UK
Crown Prosecution Service statistics on prosecutions make depressing reading, but reflect the lived experience of trans people
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Crown Prosecution Service statistics on prosecutions make depressing reading, but reflect the lived experience of trans people
By Marie Shrewsbury
By Marie Shrewsbury
A Christmas Carol brought home to Leeds
Charles Dickens’ much-loved tale of the perils of greed, the power of community spirit and of ultimate redemption is a seasonal feast
By Ginny Gilmore
Charles Dickens’ much-loved tale of the perils of greed, the power of community spirit and of ultimate redemption is a seasonal feast
By Ginny Gilmore
A Christmas Carol brought home to Leeds
Charles Dickens’ much-loved tale of the perils of greed, the power of community spirit and of ultimate redemption is a seasonal feast
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A Christmas Carol brought home to Leeds
Charles Dickens’ much-loved tale of the perils of greed, the power of community spirit and of ultimate redemption is a seasonal feast
By Ginny Gilmore
Charles Dickens’ much-loved tale of the perils of greed, the power of community spirit and of ultimate redemption is a seasonal feast
By Ginny Gilmore
The functional decriminalisation of transphobic hate crime in the UK
Crown Prosecution Service statistics on prosecutions make depressing reading, but reflect the lived experience of trans people
By Marie Shrewsbury
Crown Prosecution Service statistics on prosecutions make depressing reading, but reflect the lived experience of trans people
By Marie Shrewsbury
The functional decriminalisation of transphobic hate crime in the UK
Crown Prosecution Service statistics on prosecutions make depressing reading, but reflect the lived experience of trans people
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The functional decriminalisation of transphobic hate crime in the UK
Crown Prosecution Service statistics on prosecutions make depressing reading, but reflect the lived experience of trans people
By Marie Shrewsbury
Crown Prosecution Service statistics on prosecutions make depressing reading, but reflect the lived experience of trans people
By Marie Shrewsbury
Short stories by and about Bradford writers – plus an exciting BBC local writing opportunity for 2026
By Yvonne Illingworth
By Yvonne Illingworth
Book launch: The Book of Bradford
Short stories by and about Bradford writers – plus an exciting BBC local writing opportunity for 2026
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Short stories by and about Bradford writers – plus an exciting BBC local writing opportunity for 2026
By Yvonne Illingworth
By Yvonne Illingworth
MI5 snooping on phone data to identify BBC journalist’s sources
MI5 repeatedly tried to obtain a BBC journalist’s phone records unlawfully, a London tribunal has heard
By Barry White
MI5 repeatedly tried to obtain a BBC journalist’s phone records unlawfully, a London tribunal has heard
By Barry White
MI5 snooping on phone data to identify BBC journalist’s sources
MI5 repeatedly tried to obtain a BBC journalist’s phone records unlawfully, a London tribunal has heard
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
MI5 snooping on phone data to identify BBC journalist’s sources
MI5 repeatedly tried to obtain a BBC journalist’s phone records unlawfully, a London tribunal has heard
By Barry White
MI5 repeatedly tried to obtain a BBC journalist’s phone records unlawfully, a London tribunal has heard
By Barry White
Can the European Union ensure that its well-intentioned ‘Democracy Shield’ is more than a soundbite?
By Professor Juliet Lodge
By Professor Juliet Lodge
EU Democracy Shield – fluff or puff?
Can the European Union ensure that its well-intentioned ‘Democracy Shield’ is more than a soundbite?
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Can the European Union ensure that its well-intentioned ‘Democracy Shield’ is more than a soundbite?
By Professor Juliet Lodge
By Professor Juliet Lodge
Revisiting Yorkshire Water's “abject failure of planning” documented in our August article, the hosepipe ban has finally been repealed after a particularly waterlogged November
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Yorkshire Water hosepipe ban to remain in place despite expected wet weather
Campaigners call for a crisis task force to tackle water management, after “abject failure of planning”
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Revisiting Yorkshire Water's “abject failure of planning” documented in our August article, the hosepipe ban has finally been repealed after a particularly waterlogged November
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/yorks...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/yorks...
How can small businesses decide if AI is the right choice to improve their systems?
By David Tyler
By David Tyler
Successfully navigating the AI hype
How can small businesses decide if AI is the right choice to improve their systems?
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
How can small businesses decide if AI is the right choice to improve their systems?
By David Tyler
By David Tyler
Celebrating a real Harrogate tradition, this festive season offers a sparkling panto for all the family, with a great ensemble cast
By Graham Clark
By Graham Clark
Jack and the Beanstalk at Harrogate Theatre
Celebrating a real Harrogate tradition, this festive season offers a sparkling panto for all the family, with a great ensemble cast
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Celebrating a real Harrogate tradition, this festive season offers a sparkling panto for all the family, with a great ensemble cast
By Graham Clark
By Graham Clark
Western media are all too ready to label every violent incident ‘terrorism’, but maybe the worst terrorist is the man in the White House
By J 'Masharubu' Strauss
By J 'Masharubu' Strauss
Terrified: when the call is coming from inside the house
Western media are all too ready to label every violent incident ‘terrorism’, but maybe the worst terrorist is the man in the White House
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Western media are all too ready to label every violent incident ‘terrorism’, but maybe the worst terrorist is the man in the White House
By J 'Masharubu' Strauss
By J 'Masharubu' Strauss
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
By Anthony Robinson
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
By Anthony Robinson
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
By Anthony Robinson
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
By Anthony Robinson
An event in Hebden Bridge celebrating 25 years of the CRoW Act spurs on the movement for further land access rights in England and Wales
By Andrew Bibby
By Andrew Bibby
Right to roam: taking the next step for access to the countryside
An event in Hebden Bridge celebrating 25 years of the CRoW Act spurs on the movement for further land access rights in England and Wales
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
An event in Hebden Bridge celebrating 25 years of the CRoW Act spurs on the movement for further land access rights in England and Wales
By Andrew Bibby
By Andrew Bibby
Using citizen science to improve our becks and rivers for nature and people
The importance of citizen scientists in monitoring, reporting and campaigning for action on water contamination cannot be understated
By David Miles
The importance of citizen scientists in monitoring, reporting and campaigning for action on water contamination cannot be understated
By David Miles
Using citizen science to improve our becks and rivers for nature and people
The importance of citizen scientists in monitoring, reporting and campaigning for action on water contamination cannot be understated
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Using citizen science to improve our becks and rivers for nature and people
The importance of citizen scientists in monitoring, reporting and campaigning for action on water contamination cannot be understated
By David Miles
The importance of citizen scientists in monitoring, reporting and campaigning for action on water contamination cannot be understated
By David Miles
EU Democracy Shield – fluff or puff?
Can the European Union ensure that its well-intentioned ‘Democracy Shield’ is more than a soundbite?
By Professor Juliet Lodge
@julietl.bsky.social
Can the European Union ensure that its well-intentioned ‘Democracy Shield’ is more than a soundbite?
By Professor Juliet Lodge
@julietl.bsky.social
EU Democracy Shield – fluff or puff?
Can the European Union ensure that its well-intentioned ‘Democracy Shield’ is more than a soundbite?
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM
EU Democracy Shield – fluff or puff?
Can the European Union ensure that its well-intentioned ‘Democracy Shield’ is more than a soundbite?
By Professor Juliet Lodge
@julietl.bsky.social
Can the European Union ensure that its well-intentioned ‘Democracy Shield’ is more than a soundbite?
By Professor Juliet Lodge
@julietl.bsky.social
The importance of citizen scientists in monitoring, reporting and campaigning for action on water contamination cannot be understated
By David Miles
By David Miles
Using citizen science to improve our becks and rivers for nature and people
The importance of citizen scientists in monitoring, reporting and campaigning for action on water contamination cannot be understated
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The importance of citizen scientists in monitoring, reporting and campaigning for action on water contamination cannot be understated
By David Miles
By David Miles
Works in progress: inside Hebden Bridge Open Studios
In and around Hebden Bridge, artists will open their workshops this December: from printing to silverwork and more – meet some of the makers
By Philip O'Brien
In and around Hebden Bridge, artists will open their workshops this December: from printing to silverwork and more – meet some of the makers
By Philip O'Brien
Works in progress: inside Hebden Bridge Open Studios
In and around Hebden Bridge, artists will open their workshops this December: from printing to silverwork and more – meet some of the makers
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Works in progress: inside Hebden Bridge Open Studios
In and around Hebden Bridge, artists will open their workshops this December: from printing to silverwork and more – meet some of the makers
By Philip O'Brien
In and around Hebden Bridge, artists will open their workshops this December: from printing to silverwork and more – meet some of the makers
By Philip O'Brien
A Christmas Carol brought home to Leeds
Charles Dickens’ much-loved tale of the perils of greed, the power of community spirit and of ultimate redemption is a seasonal feast
By Ginny Gilmore
@gingoddess.bsky.social
Charles Dickens’ much-loved tale of the perils of greed, the power of community spirit and of ultimate redemption is a seasonal feast
By Ginny Gilmore
@gingoddess.bsky.social
A Christmas Carol brought home to Leeds
Charles Dickens’ much-loved tale of the perils of greed, the power of community spirit and of ultimate redemption is a seasonal feast
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
A Christmas Carol brought home to Leeds
Charles Dickens’ much-loved tale of the perils of greed, the power of community spirit and of ultimate redemption is a seasonal feast
By Ginny Gilmore
@gingoddess.bsky.social
Charles Dickens’ much-loved tale of the perils of greed, the power of community spirit and of ultimate redemption is a seasonal feast
By Ginny Gilmore
@gingoddess.bsky.social
Plastic pollution: a crisis requiring systemic change
Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn
By Brian McHugh
Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn
By Brian McHugh
Plastic pollution: a crisis requiring systemic change
Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Plastic pollution: a crisis requiring systemic change
Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn
By Brian McHugh
Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn
By Brian McHugh