A hosepipe ban affecting about five million people across Yorkshire has come into force. Yorkshire Water said the ban was the first it had imposed in 27 years and was necessary due to a significant decline in reservoir levels. The county also recorded below long-term average rainfall for the fifth month in a row in July, according to the Environment Agency (EA). Anyone breaking the temporary ban...
All tickets for the Great Yorkshire Show have been sold with none available on the gate, organisers have said. The Yorkshire Agricultural Society expect almost 140,000 people to attend the event in Harrogate over the next four days. The show was first held in 1837 and celebrates agriculture, food, farming and the countryside. Traditionally a three-day event, the show was extended to four days due...
Antique props used during filming of the Netflix TV series The Crown have been stolen in an overnight raid in South Yorkshire. Valuables worth up to £150,000 were taken from three vans. They were to be used in scenes starring Imelda Staunton as the Queen. One of the props reportedly stolen was a replica of a rare Fabergé egg which was acquired by the Queen’s grandfather, George V, in 1933. The...
A global syndicate has invested £30 million in a Sheffield firm at the forefront of driving data centres to net zero. Iceotope Technologies, a precision immersion cooling specialist, has secured the backing. Led by Singapore private equity firm, ABC Impact, funds are also coming from NVent, a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions, and the SDCL Energy Efficiency...
Hampshire kept the pressure on LV= Insurance County Championship leaders Surrey with an impressive seven-wicket victory away to Yorkshire. The visitors had to chase 214 on the final day at Scarborough, after resuming on nine without loss, and openers Felix Organ and Ian Holland broke the back of the tricky target with a 135-run stand for the first wicket. Both would fall short of centuries with...