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/3mwxg76w5dr2gThe tactics and outcomes of a hard-fought war To conclude his WWI series, Norky reflects on the tactics employed in this terrible war, ending on a happier note in modern-day Poperinge By Peter Norcliffe https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/the-tactics-and-outcomes-of-a-hard-fought-war/?fsp_sid=595803 Oct 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwxg76w5dr2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mwv7s6jmcc2eLandmark Ilkley Literature Festival returns The North’s longest-running literature festival celebrates Yorkshire talent in its 2026 programme By Yorkshire Bylines https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/landmark-ilkley-literature-festival-returns/?fsp_sid=596702 Oct 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwv7s6jmcc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mwtdh2ucdl25Yorkshire's NHS needs authority budgets before AI agents act The NHS faces significant risk if regulations and safeguarding procedures are not put in place to control AI By Dr Gleb Tsipursky https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-affairs/yorkshires-nhs-needs-authority-budgets-before-ai-agents-act/?fsp_sid=596101 Oct 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtdh2ucdl25https://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mwqunqxdio22New employment rights open the door to tech workers An agreement between Meta and Prospect could offer an early indication of how unions will approach tech workers under the new rules By Tony Burke https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-affairs/new-employment-rights-open-the-door-to-tech-workers/?fsp_sid=594930 Sep 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqunqxdio22https://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mwofuq5abt25Sheffield’s film industry: an asset to be cherished Sheffield’s film industry brings enormous cultural and economic value, but its future depends on continued investment By Katherine Sansom https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/sheffields-film-industry-an-asset-to-be-cherished/?fsp_sid=594329 Sep 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwofuq5abt25https://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mwls24npih27Remembering Vicky Seddon: a formidable voice for democratic renewal Yorkshire Bylines remembers Vicky Seddon, a formidable campaigner, writer and friend who devoted decades to making British democracy fairer By Jane Thomas https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/remembering-vicky-seddon-a-formidable-voice-for-democratic-renewal/?fsp_sid=592528 Sep 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwls24npih27https://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mwl7lve5eg2qCulture and nature come together across Kirklees From woodland storytelling to sculpture trails, Kirklees has plenty of ways to get out, get creative and enjoy something different By Yorkshire Bylines https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/culture-and-nature-come-together-across-kirklees/?fsp_sid=592928 Sep 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwl7lve5eg2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mwidfvx3sy25At the next table Who is really speaking when someone loudly declares what they believe? By Steve Pottinger https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/poetry/at-the-next-table/?fsp_sid=590927 Sep 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwidfvx3sy25https://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mwfswsvkud25A solemn ramble to the Ypres memorial sites Part 2 of Norky’s account of a visit to the WW1 battlefields of Ypres. Here, he takes us to some of the key memorial sites By Peter Norcliffe https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/a-solemn-ramble-to-the-ypres-memorial-sites/?fsp_sid=589226 Sep 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwfswsvkud25https://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mweccvjgex2qNone of us knows what is around the corner A personal testimonial of the life-saving benefits of a social security system that supports the people, and the dangers of villainising those who find need of it By John Heywood https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/none-of-us-knows-what-is-around-the-corner/?fsp_sid=591825 Sep 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mweccvjgex2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mw7bfwugzt2ySitting gold: the fight for Venezuela's assets to be released by the Bank of England The Venezuela Solidarity Campaign is urging the Bank of England to return gold reserves to Venezuela after the devastating effects of the June earthquakes By Tony Burke https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/sitting-gold-the-fight-for-venezuelas-assets-to-be-released-by-the-bank-of-england/?fsp_sid=590123 Sep 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7bfwugzt2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mvq4vxlefp26US midterms: the days grow short With November’s midterm elections looming, the battle for control of Congress is already heating up – and Donald Trump is at the centre of it By J 'Masharubu' Strauss https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/us-midterms-the-days-grow-short/?fsp_sid=587717 Sep 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvq4vxlefp26https://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mvk2hkdrbw26A Modest Proposal: targeting help at the people who need it least Satire: with Reform promising sweeping welfare cuts, one fictional MP offers a modest solution to Britain’s fiscally burdensome By Tarquin Featherstonehaugh-Cholmondley https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/a-modest-proposal-targeting-help-at-the-people-who-need-it-least/?fsp_sid=587115 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvk2hkdrbw26https://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mvhjyfuets2cThe Champions of Life have to take on the Broligarchs One Health researchers are inclined towards cooperation and consensus, but they need to challenge the broligarchs’ destructive ideology and solutionism By Natalie Bennett https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the-champions-of-life-have-to-take-on-the-broligarchs/?fsp_sid=586814 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhjyfuets2chttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mv6jnprpnw2wHow has Hawk-Eye changed the game of cricket? Hawk-Eye’s perfect vision bared every fault on the pitch, but what it exposed behind the scenes is much more damning By Dr John Elsom https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/how-has-hawk-eye-changed-the-game-of-cricket/?fsp_sid=585910 Sep 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6jnprpnw2whttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkshirebylines.co.uk/post/3mv42ue7wgj2sWill there be enough water to satisfy demand in 2050? Part two England faces a major water shortfall by 2050, with reservoirs, recycling and other measures needed to secure future supplies By Patrick Wright https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environment/will-there-be-enough-water-to-satisfy-demand-in-2050-part-two/?fsp_sid=585309 Sep 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:ndg2arpgtgen4owo4ctlajlc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv42ue7wgj2shttps://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/3muedhmvag62e