Powerful citizen journalism from Yorkshire | IMPRESS regulated To write, edit or help behind the scenes, email editor@yorkshirebylines.co.uk Whatsapp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaChEIR4NVidtlOgFu0Ihttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3muzipq7tnn2dWill there be enough water to satisfy demand in 2050? Part one of a two-part series: England's reservoirs face a widening water shortfall as population growth and 1.5 million new homes strain storage By Patrick Wright https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environment/will-there-be-enough-water-to-satisfy-demand-in-2050/?fsp_sid=584708 Sep 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzipq7tnn2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3muthwlpscj26What Yorkshire looks like after the family tree crosses the Atlantic A family’s journey from Yorkshire to Canada reveals how migration reshapes ancestry, identity and our understanding of home By Joshua W J Brown https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/what-yorkshire-looks-like-after-the-family-tree-crosses-the-atlantic/?fsp_sid=584106 Sep 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muthwlpscj26https://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3muqxhnzbse2wFrom cultural revival to devolution: can Yorkshire follow Finland’s lead? Finland’s cultural revival helped forge a nation. Could Yorkshire’s growing cultural confidence pave the way for real devolution? By Colin Speakman https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/from-cultural-revival-to-devolution-can-yorkshire-follow-finlands-lead/?fsp_sid=583205 Sep 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqxhnzbse2whttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mumy2uehqa2hYorkshire’s dirty business: will the region’s mayors hold polluters to account? Environment Agency disclosures reveal low attendance at reported pollution incidents and sharp changes between initial and final assessments, intensifying questions about oversight and accountability By Kirsty Tucker https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environment/yorkshires-dirty-business-will-the-regions-mayors-hold-polluters-to-account/?fsp_sid=582603 Sep 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumy2uehqa2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mumdwsbu742pBeetroot finds its groove Meryl White shares her recipe to transform an overlooked root vegetable into a delicious chutney By Meryl White https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/food/beetroot-finds-its-groove/?fsp_sid=581703 Sep 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumdwsbu742phttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3muhs3pjlew2rA review of ‘Metabolic Rifts: Capitalism’s Assault on the Earth System’ Ian Angus’s latest book explores metabolic rifts and capitalism’s fundamental conflict with the environmental limits of our planet By Bryn Glover https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/business/economy/a-review-of-metabolic-rifts-capitalisms-assault-on-the-earth-system/?fsp_sid=581601 Sep 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhs3pjlew2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3muedhmvag62eTechnical is not the same as tangible Our economy is worth trillions, yet millions live in poverty. So how do we measure success – and judge those we elect to lead us? By Paul Rowlston https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/britain-is-worth-trillions-why-are-millions-still-poor/?fsp_sid=580431 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muedhmvag62ehttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mu7cjoasbv2oYork councillors urged to scrutinise Yorkshire Water over sewage pollution York councillors have been urged to hold Yorkshire Water to account over sewage pollution and concerns about missing monitoring data By Kay Johnstone https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/york-councillors-urged-to-scrutinise-yorkshire-water-over-sewage-pollution/?fsp_sid=579829 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7cjoasbv2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mu2blxditj2zBeyond childcare: a new vision for early childhood If Andy Burnham wants lasting reform, he must put children, not economics, at the heart of early years policy By Dr Aaron Bradbury https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/beyond-childcare-a-new-vision-for-early-childhood/?fsp_sid=577727 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2blxditj2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mtxr4xog3f2mThe Percys in Yorkshire: power, rebellion, ruin and revival From medieval castles and vanished villages to magnificent monuments, Ian Richardson follows the traces left across Yorkshire by one of England’s most powerful dynasties By Ian Richardson https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/the-percys-in-yorkshire-power-rebellion-ruin-and-revival/?fsp_sid=578626 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxr4xog3f2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mtsq6zfruu2sWhere nature meets culture: Bradford's great outdoors becomes the stage Bradford takes culture outdoors this autumn, with wind-powered music, floral art and new ways to explore Yorkshire's landscapes By John Heywood https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/culture/where-nature-meets-culture-bradfords-great-outdoors-becomes-the-stage/?fsp_sid=575024 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsq6zfruu2shttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mtqd3od4op2zthe slow unbecoming of 47 Power, language and words that begin to disappear By Steve Pottinger https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the-slow-unbecoming-of-47/?fsp_sid=576223 Aug 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqd3od4op2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mtozzhqzm224More than 70 works. Loans from the National Gallery and Tate. Turner, Blake, Ingres and Wedgwood – all brought together in York. The connection? York-born artist John Flaxman, whose influence stretched across Europe. https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/culture/john-flaxman-the-york-born-artist-who-inspired-turner-blake-and-wedgwood/22 Aug 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtozzhqzm224https://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mtosjwkwdc24Andy Burnham promises the biggest transfer of power out of Westminster in generations. But England’s regions are still being offered something Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland would never accept: powers that Westminster can ultimately take back. Is second-class devolution really enough? https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/burnhams-moment-why-england-needs-more-than-second-class-devolution/22 Aug 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtosjwkwdc24https://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mtoqs37xwv2jBurnham's moment: why England needs more than second-class devolution Yorkshire shows the limits of England's devolution model – and why its regions need genuine powers of their own By John Hall https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/burnhams-moment-why-england-needs-more-than-second-class-devolution/?fsp_sid=576822 Aug 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoqs37xwv2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mtk5bift7727John Flaxman: The York-born artist who inspired Turner, Blake and Wedgwood How a York-born artist influenced some of Britain’s greatest names – and helped shape everything from fine art to Wedgwood By John Heywood https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/culture/john-flaxman-the-york-born-artist-who-inspired-turner-blake-and-wedgwood/?fsp_sid=575620 Aug 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtk5bift7727https://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mtk4vfbdvc2wTurner. Blake. Wedgwood. Three giants of British art and design – all influenced by a man born in York. A major new exhibition coming to York Art Gallery puts John Flaxman back in the spotlight, 200 years after his death. https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/culture/john-flaxman-the-york-born-artist-who-inspired-turner-blake-and-wedgwood/20 Aug 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtk4vfbdvc2w