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TERRIFIED TERRIER RESCUED FROM MOTORWAY

Features, Wagging Tales
A delivery driver has been hailed a hero after he risked his life for a terrified terrier who had run away from home, strayed onto a motorway and then ended up on a 110-mile journey. Maisie, a nine-year-old Jack Russell terrier, had become frightened during a thunderstorm and had run…

BRING YOUR NON-MOTORCYCLING MATE TO MOTORCYCLE LIVE 2019 FOR FREE

Motoring
The UK’s biggest motorcycle show, Motorcycle Live in association with Bikesure, is offering motorcyclists the opportunity to get their non-motorcycling mate into the show for FREE – or get two tickets for half price, depending on how you split it!  Taking place at The NEC, Birmingham, between 16-24 November, Motorcycle…

Multi-million pound investment for Yorkshire coastal route

Local News
More than £22m is being invested on a major Yorkshire coastal route over the next 12 months, improving journeys and safety for the thousands of drivers who use it every day. Resurfacing, drainage, junction upgrades as well as major safety improvements are being planned for the A64 between the A1(M)…

Anarchy, Art And The Life Of Herbert Read

Arts & Crafts, Museum
Art in an Electric Atmosphere: The Library and Archive of Herbert Read tells the personal story of a Yorkshire-born polymath and cultural vanguard, through his own collection.   Open Monday 2 September, the exhibition is guest-curated by artist Stephen Sutcliffe and arts organisation Pavilion. It explores the contradictions in the…

Surprise Visitor From Abroad

Features, The World Of Birds
−−− BY LINDA JENKINSON −−− Looking back at the article I wrote for Yorkshire Reporter 12 months ago, I was mentioning that this is the time of year when birds are on the move and something exciting could turn up on your local birdwatching patch. Well we had a lot…

Have Your Say On Plans For £6.5m Of New Cycling Routes In Leeds

Local News
People are being asked for their views on plans for £6.5m of new cycling routes in Leeds, as part of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s CityConnect programme aimed at encouraging more people to travel by bike or on foot in partnership with Leeds City Council.  In the south of the…

Yorkshire Foodservice Provider Gives Back To Children And Families

Charity
Throughout the school holidays, Bidfood, one of the UK’s leading foodservice providers, rolled out its Action Against Holiday Hunger campaign at nine of its sites across the UK. The campaign’s aim was to support those who need it most by engaging with local communities and supporting their holiday provision projects,…
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