Ralph Blackburn

John Strickland hails from Ilkley and has worked with several airlines including British Airways and KLM over a 40-year career in aviation.

South Yorkshire MP John Healey used Rotherham as the backbone for his speech as Chancellor at Labour Party Conference.

By 23 September, 1,832 cases of bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) had been confirmed across the UK.

The Home Office has pledged to close asylum hotels and is looking to move migrants into former Ministry of Defence sites across the country, including RAF Linton-on-Ouse.

A hospital trust is to review some 4,500 cases dating back more than a decade after hundreds of women were found to have suffered harm in breast cancer treatment, including unnecessary surgeries.

West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has bemoaned the slow pace of the mass transit project.

Keith Wakefield, who was twice leader of Leeds City Council and helped bring the Tour de France to Yorkshire, has died at the age of 78.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos is mothballing its three chemical plants in Hull, with the billionaire blaming higher UK gas prices for “destroying” its manufacturing base.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has described the current transport links between Sheffield and Manchester as “ridiculous” and promised action in the “crumbling” Woodhead and Snake Pass.

The powers will allow mayors to take over key planning applications which will impact on economic growth, and direct councils whether to approve or reject them.