Yorkshire Air Ambulance: saving lives costs money
It costs £7,200 a day to run the Yorkshire Air Ambulance service – a small price to pay to keep its two life-saving rapid-response helicopters in the air.
Yorkshire Air… read more
It costs £7,200 a day to run the Yorkshire Air Ambulance service – a small price to pay to keep its two life-saving rapid-response helicopters in the air.
Yorkshire Air… read more
“Hi dad, is mum in? Apparently it’s British Yorkshire Pudding Day on Sunday, I want to write a blog about it tomorrow.”
Dad (on the phone): “Well I’m not sure… read more
I don’t know much about art, as they say, but I know what I like.
Tomorrow (Saturday) sees the opening of a major new exhibition of David Hockney landscapes at… read more
‘An 8-piece band, all of whom sing and play strings’. I knew instantly that this was something I must see! I enjoyed the tongue-in-cheek name and, approaching their old chapel… read more
We were invited onto Russell Walker’s show at BBC Radio York today to talk about Yorkshire Telly, where it came from and our plans for 2012. If you missed the… read more
Hello loyal readers and viewers of Yorkshire Telly. We’ve been hearing rumblings about the advertising on the website recently. Rumblings along the lines of “you must be making some serious… read more
Perverse buggers that we are, we’ve been going festival mad up here in Yorkshire these last few weeks.
Yes, summer (such as it was) is well and truly over. But… read more
In many parts of Yorkshire, particularly in the south and west of the county, the region’s rich industrial heritage has become as much a part of the landscape as… read more
One of the best things about living in Yorkshire is being able to drive for well over an hour in most directions and not leave the county – depending on… read more
A week ago I picked up my new in-laws from Manchester Airport after their much-delayed flight finally touched down from Lisbon. We had barely passed Stockport, snaking our way… read more
Several years ago I sat down in front of the telly with an American acquaintance on the opening Thursday of an Ashes Test match between England and Australia. He was… read more
You’ve got to be a bit barmy to be a fell runner, if you ask me.
A gruelling race to the top of a 900ft hill, a perilous clamber down… read more
Under The Clock by Tony Harrison (2005)
Under Dyson’s clock in Lower Briggate
was where my courting parents used to meet.
It had a Father Time and Tempus Fugit
sticking… read more
What will you be doing to celebrate this coming Monday? Hanging out the bunting in the back yard? Pinning a white rose to the lapel of your work suit? Or… read more
A disbelieving double take amid the aisles of my local supermarket, a stifled squeal of horror. Could it be true? Lancashire Tea? Tea? From Lancashire?
There it sat, bold as… read more
This month marks the first anniversary of Yorkshire Telly – an online community with a difference, or so we’d like to think.
Quite simply, we want to celebrate and share… read more
Here are a few candid snaps from behind the scenes at the recording of this week’s pilot show for Yorkshire Telly Live. Do they betray a mild air of nervous… read more
In all it’s glory (minus the recorded mic audio so turn your speakers up a little) you can now catch the #ytlive pilot show right here. Enjoy.
Wow. That was fun!
Thanks so much to everyone who tuned in to Yorkshire Telly Live last night. YT’s first tentative foray into live, real-time internet broadcasting was, quite frankly,… read more
There’s a flock of paper birds and a herd of cardboard cows. A battered armchair and a dog (not made of cardboard) called Archie. Two film cameras, a bit of… read more
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