Posts by yorkshire reporter

Late last year, seabirds breeding along the Yorkshire coast were afforded additional protection following the designation of a new Marine Protected Area around Flamborough and Filey.  After many years of research, monitoring and discussion, organisations involved in the work gathered at Filey Brigg to celebrate the official designation of the…

Pupils in Armley made the most of a traffic-free street outside the school gates on Clean Air Day by brushing up on their bike maintenance skills, thanks to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s £60 million CityConnect programme aimed at encouraging more people to travel by bike or on foot. Pupils…

Firefighters are urging the public to remember to ask for the fire service alongside paramedics if they see someone in trouble in water. Crews are reporting that precious minutes are being lost when well-meaning people unwittingly ask for other emergency services when calling 999.  As part of National Drowning Prevention…