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Billionaire hoping to buy 49% share of Teesside Airport
British billionaire Michael Flacks is in talks to buy a 49 per cent stake of publicly-owned Teesside International Airport.

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    Yorkshire Heritage

    Allison Clark, one of the Ripon hornblowing team, keeping the tradition going by blowing the 1690 horn in her Ripon garden

    The first female Ripon Hornblower on why she loves Yorkshire
    Allison Clark is the first female Ripon Hornblower – she is one of a team of four, who perform the office of setting the watch at 9pm, every night of the year. She lives in Ripon with her husband John, and their daughter Lilian.
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    Dr John Tanner, who has been appointed new 'head of masterplan' at the National Coal Mining Museum. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

    Historian guides a 'masterplan' for Wakefield's National Coal Mining Museum

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    How Sheffield's Company of Master Cutlers is celebrating its 400th anniversary

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    How two Yorkshire men helped create national parks in the UK

    Rudding Park on 19 May 1981

    How grand building went from country house to leading hotel

    Opinion

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    Rotten service levels from banks extends to charities as well - YP Letters

    From: Gerald Hodgson, Spennithorne, Leyburn.The Yorkshire Post LettersThe Yorkshire Post Letters
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    Free choice cannot come at the expense of children’s health - Andy Brown

    A mountain of e-waste.

    Online retailers need to take responsibility for e-waste - Sarah Kuszynski

    Remainers need to accept that they lost - YP LettersThe Yorkshire Post Letters
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    Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks during his visit to the Backstage Centre, Purfleet, for the launch of Labour's doorstep offer to voters ahead of the general election. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

    Keir Starmer's 'steps' to change Britain have a housing-shaped hole: Jayne Dowle

    Christa Ackroyd, former BBC Look North presenter, journalist and broadcaster.

    Why we should let cameras into courts - Christa Ackroyd

    Poet Ian McMillan

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    Brothers whose family home was 'stolen' get lifechanging LBS payout

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    Work at Beaumont Grange development in Treeton nears final stages

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    Drovers Day celebration returns to Wetherby in June

    Protesters at Scarborough (South Bay).

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    Gary Numan reveals how he copes with Asperger's Syndrome

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    Kinship Coffee Shop owner Tom Watson with comedians Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse. (Pic credit: Tom Watson)

    Yorkshire town ‘buzzing’ after comedy legends visit coffee shop in Driffield

    Travel and Staycation

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    Viking river cruise: stunning views and a relaxing sail along the elegant Elbe

    Tan Hill Inn. (Pic credit: Bruce Rollinson)

    Yorkshire’s famous pub Tan Hill Inn named among best places to stay in the world

    A view across Saltaire. (Pic credit: James Hardisty)

    Yorkshire locations named among The Telegraph’s greatest villages in Britain

    The Harrogate Arms Café at RHS Garden Harlow Carr. Pictured Kathy O'Neil. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

    Unique 'pot-to-plate' experience at RHS Harlow Carr's new café

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    Infected blood inquiry reveals 'decades of failings'

    Dame Judi Dench was presented with a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree at the Chelsea Flower Show (Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

    Sycamore Gap tree's surprise return at Chelsea Flower Show

    The cheapest European holiday destination has been unveiled that boasts beautiful beaches and has “high quality food”. (Photo: VisitAlgarve)

    Europe's cheapest holiday destination unveiled

    Business

    Yorkshire Tea grew its market leading position in both value and volume, with a 36.7 per cent value share of the black tea market. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

    Global demand for Yorkshire Tea helped business grow sales to almost £300m
    Rising demand for Yorkshire Tea around the world helped Bettys & Taylors Group to grow sales to almost £300m despite ‘challenging’ conditions.
    Lizzie Murphy

    BT profits fell by nearly a third last year despite rising sales revenue on the back of broadband price hikes and a multi-year cost-cutting plan across the business. (Photo by BT Group/PA Wire)

    BT profits fell by nearly a third last year despite rising sales revenue

    Anglo American is to 'slow the development' of a major new mine in Yorkshire

    Anglo American to delay opening of £7bn Whitby fertiliser mine scheme

    Paul Scott, CEO of Renew, commented: “I am very pleased to report we have delivered another record trading performance in the period. Our success in delivering sustainable growth is testament to the hard work of our dedicated colleagues and the resilient and differentiated nature of our high-quality, low-risk business model as well as the mission-critical nature of our work." (Photo supplied by Renew)

    Renew sees a healthy pipeline of merger and acquisition opportunities

    Broadcasting giant ITV has revealed a 16% plunge in revenues from its production arm after taking a hit from last year’s US writers’ and actors’ strike.(Photo by Ian West/PA Wire)

    Love Island broadcaster ITV reveals fall in revenues from production arm

    TSB has said it is closing 36 branches and cutting 250 jobs across the business. The branch closures will start in September, and continue through to May next year. The job cuts will be in the fraud operations department of the bank, central operations and staff who work at the branches earmarked for closure. (Photo by Aaron Chown/PA Wire)

    TSB to close 36 bank branches and cut 250 jobs

    Library image from Liberty Steel of one of its steelwork operations. (Photo by PA Media)

    LIBERTY Steel to consult on mothballing plant with more than 120 staff

    Country and Farming

    Matt Jackson-Smith with Peter Wright. (Pic credit: Daisybeck Studios)

    The Yorkshire Vet star reflects on how his grandmother introduced him to show
    The Yorkshire Vet star Matt Jackson-Smith has shared his thoughts on the upcoming 200th episode of the Channel 5 show - and revealed his grandmother introduced him to the series before he joined alongside Peter Wright and Julian Norton.
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    Was Settle was the capital of an isolated kingdom?

    Demelza Lowe and husband Phil run many land based and forestry courses, from their company Lowe Maintenance in Settle. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

    Meet the Yorkshire couple helping farmers tackle the scour of sheep scab

    Raygill House Farm near Harrogate which has come up for sale for the first time in a hundred years.

    Yorkshire Dales farm put on the market for the first time in a century

    Owner Gillian Whitehead at Swaledale Woolens in Muker which celebrates the 50th anniversary in business, photographed by Tony Johnson for The Yorkshire Post

    The Yorkshire enterprise celebrating 20 years of knitting together the community

    Sport

    Under pressure: Ottis Gibson, the Yorkshire head coach, is seeking to turn around a run of four wins in 33 County Championship games since he joined the club for the 2022 season. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

    Four wins in 33? The Yorkshire fans are restless - Chris Waters

    EXPERIENCE: Rotherham United signing Joe Rafferty

    Rotherham transfer news: Millers sign League One winner on two-year contract

    Leeds United's Joel Piroe scores his side's second goal in the four-goal onslaught against Norwich City in the Championship play-off semi-final second leg at Elland Road on Thursday night. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe.

    Leeds striker aims to become the next Dutch maestro to light up Wembley

    Yorkshire chair Colin Graves addresses the members at February's EGM. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

    Changing Yorkshire CCC’s status as a members’ club “appears essential” - Graves

    Neill Byrne has been added to the Bradford City ranks. Image: Bradford City

    Bradford City raid League Two champions again to sign title-winning defender

    Ian Watson before kick-off at the Totally Wicked Stadium. (Photo: Olly Hassell/SWpix.com)

    'We're not in a rut' - Ian Watson defends Huddersfield after Warrington rout

    GOAL: Dejan Kulusevski finds the net

    Sheffield United 0 Tottenham 3: Gulf in class shows one last time

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    Yorkshire CCC implode with the finishing line in sight as winless run continues

    LEAVING: Sheffield Wednesday's George Byers spent the second half of the season on loan at Blackpool

    Summer transfer window 2024: The free agents released by Yorkshire's EFL clubs

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    UEFA's new Euro 2024 rules make sense - but the timing doesn't

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    The Wonderkid Power Rankings: Everton star fighting to stay top

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    Your World

    Kathryn Williams and Withered Hand are heading to Yorkshire for two live shows

    Acclaimed British singer-songwriters head to Yorkshire for live shows

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    Leeds duo on mission to tackle “hidden environmental cost” of websites

    Kelly Tedesco, Managing Director at NG Bailey IT Services

    New partnership set to support firm's IT services growth

    Property

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    Why Yorkshire house prices could see the second largest rise in the UK

    Lara Fawcett with Becca Hall in the background

    The restoration of this fabulous historic home is finally complete

    The Durham Ox in Crayke in North Yorkshire, photographed for The Yorkshire Post Magazine by Tony Johnson.

    How a couple have created a luxury villa and pool

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    Mr Wilson's waterborne performance of Opal's Comet sets sail in the Calder Valley next week as part of CultureDale. Picture: Mark Bruce

    Mr Wilson's waterborne production Opal's Comet sets sail across Calderdale

    Politics

    South Bank Quay under construction in August 2023.

    Teesworks awards contract for South Bank Quay operator
    A port operator has been appointed to manage the new quayside at the Teesworks site near Redcar.
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    HMS Invincible launching a sea harrier fighter .

    MoD to amend records for service people sacked for being LGBT before 1967

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    Shipley MP Philip Davies.

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    Battleground Yorkshire: Crime requires short-term fixes and long-term reform

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    Disused reservoir in Yorkshire could become outdoor swimming pool

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    Cyclists could face tougher sentences under new proposals

    Watch: Cyclists could face tougher sentences under new proposals

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