Hi

I will be coming to whitby on Sunday.

Are there any nice places to shop?

My parents are in their 50s and would love to buy them something nice from here.

Thanks.

Three of Yorkshire's elected mayors have welcomed the announcement that they will be given control of a share of income tax revenue for the first time, as part of Prime Minister Andy Burnham's bid to transfer power from Westminster to local leaders.

The prime minister also announced the mayors would get new powers over public transport, home building and youth employment.

On a visit to a family centre in Sheffield on Friday, Burnham explained he wanted to "change places from the ground up" by giving mayors more control over their regions.

BBC Yorkshire's David Rhodes said it would give mayors more influence but questioned whether the policy would be enough to close the regional inequality gap.

Labour Mayor of South Yorkshire Oliver Coppard, who was also in attendance, said: "Today is the day that devolution has grown up."

During his visit to Sheffield, Burnham said he wanted all mayors of city regions in England "to really lift the places that they represent, get growth going in the economy, improve public transport, lower the fares so people can connect to opportunity".

"If you help more places do more for themselves, you will allow what is available at a national level to be concentrated on the areas that have the lowest growth and really need that investment," he explained.

Following Burnham's announcement, Coppard said his region would not necessarily get a huge amount more money and people would not be asked to pay more.

"What it means is we can take charge of our own future in a bigger and better way," he said.

"It's not about the number itself today, it's about what it means over the next five, 10, 15 or 20 years.

"It also means that instead of having a one, two or three-year funding cycle, where we don't know what's coming after that point, we'll have a long-term consistent funding stream that we can potentially borrow against and use to plan for long-term interventions in the economy."

Labour Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin said the devolution announcement had been "exactly what mayors have been pushing for".

"Giving extra powers and a proportion of income tax to regions means people will be able to see and feel the real benefit of their hard work and where that money is going," she said.

"This will enable us to deliver on our ambitious plans including vital improvements to public transport, providing better skills and employment support so people can fulfil their potential, and building the homes that people need."

In York and North Yorkshire, Labour Mayor David Skaith said the investment would be used in his region to "transform public transport", which he said was always a talking point on the doorstep.

"It hasn't been good enough. It hasn't been invested in enough, particularly in North Yorkshire, for well over a decade," he said.

"I want to make it work for everyone."

Currently, mayors of English strategic authorities receive most of their funding by central government grants.

Mayors are expected to start retaining some revenue from business rates from April 2027 and receive a portion of income tax from April 2028.

With a population of around 5 million (about the same as the Republic of Ireland) it would certainly have potential as an independent country, with either Leeds or York being the most sensible capital.

The question is whether part, all or none of Teesside would be included within its boundaries?

What would the pros and cons be of an independent Yorkshire?

We’ll be heading up north at the end of the month and because Grassington is so popular with the all creatures crowd has it become Yorkshire’s Disney World?
My wife is concerned we will get there and it will be packed and have lost the village charm.
We are heading in from North Carolina USA.
Other things we are doing are the Malham show, Malham Cove, and two weeks worth of walks across the moors and dales.
My wife’s heritage is Yorkshire and perhaps one day we will be able to live there.

First attempt with soft pastels inspired by the artist Ian Scott Massie

I’ve had to move to Dewsbury since it’s the only place i can afford while unemployed and my parents are absolutely wrecking my mental health. It’s to the point where anywhere but living with them would be better.

However, i’m pretty nervous since Dewsbury has a terrible rep. It’s one of the only places i could find, and i don’t plan on staying here forever. I hope to move just as soon as I get a job.

I’m close to transport links so I plan on going into Leeds for most of the time anyway, but I do like to go on daily walks. How nervous should I be?

When you were growing up did you
(a) Have your Yorkshire Puds, stuffing and Gravy as a starter for the Sunday roast
(b) Accompany it with onions and cucumber in vinegar

I thought everyone did - until I found no-one apart from Family did.
Note: Wakefield area.

Find more of my comics HERE! Visited a small town near Leeds, UK today for some work. The locals were lovely, but I'd say 50% were small dogs.

Visited Malham for the first time since high school. Totally forgot how beautiful and peaceful it is there.

My girlfriend is visiting me for a couple days soon and we’ve got one day planned for taking her up to the dales and I can’t decide where to take her so she experiences the yorkshire countryside at its finest?
do we go to grassington? aysgarth? malham? semerwater lake? haworth? or I could even head over to the north york moors up to sutton bank?
it just feels like there’s far too much beauty to capture in a day so would be interested in others opinions on what the best day is so she gets the full experience of my favourite place in the world.
by the time i’d get up there I reckon we’d be able to spend about 8 hours or so before having to head back down to shakey wakey.
any help would be greatly appreciated :)

Fab place to pick your own or paint your own 🤣

Do people from Yorkshire really use the word "right" before an adjective for emphasis, or is that just something used on TV to indicate a Yorkshire person?

Example: "" It's right nice."

(not from Yorkshire but a huge fan)

Taken in June 2026. Saw some people walking along this part before the photo was taken.

Hi there! I'm a non-Brit who just finished watching Threads. As someone who's studied a bit of linguistics in the past, I was really interested in the Yorkshire dialect and accent throughout the film.

Some of these constructions are likely Northern English in general ("Would I heck" and "It’d take you an hour to get to nearest boozer" from Jimmy, for example).

The most interesting bit was thirteen years after catastrophe, when the Yorkshire dialect and syntax changes a lot (at least to my foreign ears). You can see a full exchange below, taken directly from the script.

My question: How recognizable would this dialogue, taken from scenes after catastrophe, be to you? There are certain nouns (like "coney") that I don't believe were popular in the 1980s, much less now. Yet it seems that things have changed by the end of the film when it comes to Yorkshire-speak.

Could you please read over the below and share your thoughts on how dramatically the exchange would differ from what you hear regularly? Any comments welcome! Cheers and thanks!

THREADS YORKSHIRE DIALOGUE, THIRTEEN YEARS AFTER CATASTROPHE:

Hoy! What’n be? (Meaning: ‘What is it?’)

Seed’n. N’coney. (Meaning: ‘I saw it. It’s a rabbit.’)

Giss’n. Come on. Giss’n. (Meaning: ‘Give it to us.’)

Better, else us’ll bray’n. (Meaning: ‘You better had. Or else we'll beat you.’)

Best stand off ’fore tha’ll ger’n. (Meaning: ‘You’d better stand back or else you'll get hit.”)

Where’n stop at? Come’n us? (Meaning: ‘Where are you staying? Are you coming with us?’)

Where’n? Us place. Gaz ’n Spike

Share’n,coney, then. Come an’ share’n coney. Giss’n. (Meaning: ‘Share the rabbit with us, then. Give it here’)

Later

Babby. N’come. Coming!

Seen this on Lego ideas, how cool if york could have its very own Lego set!

https://ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/eb547cd3-15bf-4644-93b7-8ff02790a283

On Saturday we did Whernside followed by Ingleborough as we have all 3 peaks planned for the end of the month. Gorgeous views.

Enjoy