5 things to do in Yorkshire this St. Paddy’s Day

Believe it or not, there is more to St. Paddy’s day than downing too many pints of Guinness in a ridiculous green hat. Here are some of the best events bringing a little bit of Ireland to Yorkshire this Paddy’s day! 1) St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Leeds For a family-friendly St. Patrick’s day, enjoy traditional

3 Yorkshire Lads tell us what Yorkshire means to them

i-Yorkshire will soon be launching a new exciting project titled “The People of Yorkshire”. We will look to interview specific individuals, charities and businessess with interesting stories. We want to uncover the real Yorkshire, and explore our County’s culture from first-hand accounts of it’s people. We thought we would start by reaching out to some

The Strangest Place Names in Yorkshire

Yorkshire has some interesting, weird, and downright confusing place names. From Slack Bottom to Scurvey Scar, Yorkshire folk sure know how to make out-of-towners double-take as they drive past our road signs. So without further ado, here are seven of our favourites! 1) Bedlam Bedlam is a rural village outside of Harrogate, and shares the

5 More reasons that Yorkshire should be its own Nation

Forget Brexit… Let’s Yexit. 1. We basically have our own Language Ey up, Eh Bah Gum, Moff darn t’pub! Commonly known as Tyke, Yorkie or Broad Yorkshire, the dialect is something synonymous with the character and culture of God’s own County. We like to make it difficult for other Britons (especially southerners) to understand us.

Yorkshire Votes No Deal

With tomorrow’s historic vote in the House of Commons, it’s crunch time for Brexit. Theresa May faces MP’s who will have to decide to vote for or against her deal to leave the EU. Having already delayed the original vote from late last year, Mrs May’s back is against the wall. Knowing her deal would

There’s something for everyone at Ripponden Christmas Market

Now in its third year, Ripponden Christmas Market will be held on Saturday 1st December from 11-5pm with its old favourites and some new surprises too. The Market starts with the arrival of Father Christmas on a vintage tractor at the head of a 12-strong parade of tractors carrying festive characters at 11pm.  The parade

Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge

As most of you know, Yorkshire is home to the absolutely stunning “3 Peaks” which consists of; Ingleborough, Pen-Y-Ghent and Whernside. There is a set walk you can join to able to say that you have completed “The Three Peaks Challenge” in Yorkshire. Furthermore, for those wanting to book or are just interested in learning

5 Ways to impress Yorkshire Folk

Everyone that is not from Yorkshire DESERVES a Yorkshire friend, or even just to know someone from Yorkshire. It’s only fair. So we have come up with 5 ways to impress Yorkshire Folk. Tell me if I’m wrong. 1.Drink Yorkshire Tea It’s no secret that us Yorkshire folk love a good brew. Whether or not

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