It was on August 1, 2017 – Yorkshire Day – that local political leaders united in an unprecedented show of support for a plan to transfer a range of powers from Whitehall to a single regional mayor.
Plans for a One Yorkshire deal handing powers and funding to a region-wide mayor have suffered a major setback after the Government told local leaders the proposals "do not meet our devolution criteria".
A delegation from Leeds has travelled to Westminster today to call on the Government to recognise the "incredible potential" of the regeneration plans linked to the arrival of HS2 in the city.
The Rail Minister has described claims that the northern stages of HS2 will be scrapped as "nonsense" amid fears that the Government is planning to scale back the project because of its mounting costs.
High speed rail plans described as the biggest single transport intervention for the North since the Industrial Revolution are to be submitted to the Government after securing the backing of political and business leaders.
The performance of Yorkshire’s two main rail operators has improved since timetable changes were introduced in December, but is still below the levels of this time last year, according to new figures.
Politicians need to address the causes of the Brexit vote once the UK leaves the European Union amid rising levels of inequality and declining faith in politics, according to a leading academic.
Work on the first stages of the flagship Northern Powerhouse Rail scheme could start within five years, according to a long-term vision for the North set out by transport bosses today.
A Government Minister has questioned whether Yorkshire represents a "functioning economic geography" for the purposes of devolution as he was questioned about the stalemate in the region.
Supporters of a One Yorkshire devolution deal are planning intensive lobbying of government in the coming months in a bid to persuade Ministers to show a "greater sense of urgency" over the issue of when and how vital powers will be handed to the region.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn today rejected fears that his pro-Brexit stance will alienate Remain voters within his own party in key West Yorkshire marginal seats at the next election.
Councils in Yorkshire are failing to use the extensive range of powers they possess to root out criminal landlords who cause misery for tenants and bring their law-abiding peers into disrepute, it is claimed.
There will be no shortage of issues for leaders to tackle in Yorkshire in 2019, but Brexit still looms large at national and regional level. Rob Parsons reports.
The prospects of a One Yorkshire devolution deal have been given a boost after the detailed submission setting out the £30bn-a-year benefits of the arrangement was handed to Treasury officials to analyse its economic arguments.
Plans for a high speed rail network serving the great cities of the North are yet to be submitted to the Government because of fears the leg connecting Manchester and Liverpool could be prioritised over the trans-Pennine section, The Yorkshire Post can reveal.
A scheme where Northern rail passengers in Yorkshire are compensated if their train is 15 minutes late should be "what the future looks like" for rail firms across the country, according to the Rail Minister.
