Yorkshire Nature Reserve Saved As Fly Tipped Tyres Are Removed #YorkshireCleanUpChallenge

A Yorkshire Nature Reserve was saved this week from unruly fly tippers. An estimated ‘1000’ tyres were dumped on a nature reserve in North Yorkshire earlier this month. The rubbish was left at the entrance of the Brockadale Nature Reserve in Little Smeaton, Pontefract. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT), who runs the nature reserve, confirmed that
Leeds, City of Choice for Londoners on the move [Source: Wikimedia Commons]

Londoners Moving To God’s Own Country

It’s common for many British citizens to say, “it’s grim up north”. But recent statistics have shown that not everyone thinks so. As Sheffield and Leeds are becoming popular destinations for Londoners to move to. The Statistics According to Hamptons International, around 13% of people who left London in 2019 moved to the north of
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Romance in Yorkshire

Romance in God’s Own Country

No matter what you may have heard, we here in Yorkshire like a bit of romance as much as everyone else in the world. And with today being Valentine’s Day we are going to celebrate by looking at what romantic activities Yorkshire has to offer. So join us and see what you can do to
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Yorkshire Photographer taking a photo [Source: Flickr]

5 Beautifully Photogenic Sites in Yorkshire

A picture, as they say, is worth a thousand words, and the people of Yorkshire definitely seem to think that is the case. Yorkshire, of course, has plenty of stunning destinations but some cannot be done justice by words. Sometimes you have to see the beauty of these destinations captured in a photo to truly
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Property Development In the North Receives a £1 Billion Boost

Property developers in the North are due to benefit from £1 billion of funding in the coming years. This funding will intend to increase the supply of property development finance to our county. According to GBB’s plans, the bank will provide tailored lending to both residential and commercial property developers. Offering secured loans of between
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Yorkshire Pudding Festival [Source: Joshua Greally]

The Yorkshire Pudding Festival 2020

Who would have thought it would take so long for someone to create a celebration around Yorkshire’s definitive food? Ben Vollans, the events production manager of The Ink Events Company, said in a press release, that he was surprised that this was the case: “After attending other food festivals I wondered if there was one
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What is it? #YorkshireCleanUpChallenge is a social movement initiated by i-Yorkshire, intended to clean up any areas that are facing problems with litter, graffiti, fly tipping or that just need a little TLC . Often resources are limited leaving local councils struggling to act on sites quickly and efficiently, if at all! We are working

Events That We Are Looking Forward To In Yorkshire This Year

Christmas is long gone, January is almost over, Blue Monday has passed and January pay day is upon us. Therefore, it is finally time to look onwards and upwards and anticipate some great events for the year of 2020. Tour-de-Yorkshire Tour-de-Yorkshire 2020 is due to take place between the 30th of April and the 3rd
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A Yorkshire Playlist

Everybody knows that the best way to unwind is to listen to some music. So I wanted to take this opportunity to recommend some good music for you all to listen to. But for the purposes of this list, I will be solely recommending music from acts or musicians that were either born or formed
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Pheonix Cinema [Source: Wikipedia]

Another 5 Great Movies Filmed in Yorkshire

Everyone thinks that Hollywood and London are the only places that iconic movies are shot, but as shown in our previous list, 5 TV Shows & Movies Filmed in Yorkshire, Yorkshire has also hosted some iconic movies. So today, in celebration of the academy award nominees being announced, we are going to go over some
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