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Rising demand for sustainable fibres and the ability of crops such as flax and hemp to capture carbon from the air could see their return in arable

Both hemp and miscanthus are easy-to-grow niche crops that have secured a place in arable rotations across North and East Yorkshire. Grown for the biomass

Wetlands are incredible for biodiversity – where open water meets golden reeds, woodland or willow, wetlands support more species than other type of habitat. Sadly, the UK has lost 90 per cent of these amazing places, which is significant because wetlands also play an essential role in the ecosystems we rely on.

It’s not often that a region can lay claim to Jean-Luc Picard but then again Yorkshire isn’t just any old region.

Where America leads we generally follow and so it has come to pass with residential park homes for the over 50s, which are hugely popular in the USA.

Yorkshire is at the heart of the race to be our next Prime Minister. With Liz Truss growing up in Leeds and starting her political career in Hemsworth and Calder Valley and Rishi Sunak representing Richmond, come September, Yorkshire will once again be represented in Downing Street after a long 46- year absence.

Small but perfectly formed, the sheer quirkiness beckons you in. The independent bookshop is seeing a resurgence. Sally Clifford reports. Main pictures by Bruce Rollinson and Simon Hulme.

From: Victoria Prentis, Minister for Fishing and Tory MP.

Yorkshire businesses must make more effort to support women going through the menopause and better prepare both men and women for the experience, according to the founder of a menopause support organisation.

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