A new study has shown that most people living in God's own county identify much more strongly with being Yorkshire than they do with being English.
Findings from The Yorkshire Society's Big Yorkshire Conversation have shown what we already knew, Yorkshire folk are incredibly proud of where they come from and would much sooner see themselves as Yorkshire than English.
In total, there were over 4,500 participants in the study - all of whom answered questions on identity, the use of Yorkshire by brands and general devolution as a whole as part of the study.
More than 57% of those taking part said they felt "More Yorkshire than English" while only 9% said it was the other way round.
30% felt "Equally Yorkshire and English" or "didn't know."
And when asked what gave Yorkshire its identity, the most common answer was 'people', closely followed by 'landscape'. Now that, we can completely agree with it.
On devolution, only 3% said they felt they were well informed on the government's plans - whilst over 73% thought Yorkshire should have more decision-making powers like Scotland and Wales.
This suggests a strong desire for devolution in Yorkshire, as well as a need for greater education on devolution as a whole.
When asked how that might actually work, respondents were split between two options, a Yorkshire parliament and giving more powers to local authorities.
And asked if there was to be a referendum about a county parliament,a majority (56%) said they would vote for one, whilst only 23% said they would vote against.
The full report is to be published on 1 August, Yorkshire Day. The survey was held during April and May 2021.
Feature image - The Yorkshire Pudding Pie Company.
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Leeds Bradford Airport set for complete ‘shutdown’ as 130 workers go on strike
Leeds Bradford Airport is set for a standstill as almost 130 workers are set to take industrial action over pay.
If you're planning on catching a flight from Leeds Bradford Airport, then you may want to double check the date.
The Unite members planning on going on strike are a mixture of air traffic control workers, customer experience staff, security staff and cleaners.
The workers involved in the dispute have recently come out of a four-year pay deal, with some of the departments having fallen behind other airports in equivalent roles.
Pay talks have been happening since December 2025, with the airport's formal offer not going far enough to address the lack of pay parity.
Strikes will take place from 03:00 Friday 16 October to 06:00 Sunday 18 October for hourly paid staff and from 06:00 Friday 16 October to 06:00 Sunday 18 October for air traffic control workers.
Strike will mean the entire airport will shut down.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Leeds Bradford Airport is very profitable and can more than afford to come back to the table with an offer that doesn't fall short of our members' expectations.
"Our hardworking members should not be paid less than those doing the same jobs at other airports. Workers taking action at Leeds Bradford Airport have Unite's full support in their fight for fairer pay."
Unite regional officer Neil Whitaker said: "We know people who have flights planned to and from Leeds Bradford Airport will be concerned to hear of industrial action, however our members have no choice but to strike.
"The airport is profitable, passenger numbers are growing and our members are a major part of its success. They deserve a fair pay rise, and management must come back to the table to deliver this."
Leeds pizza shop hailed ‘exceptional’ and ‘best in the UK’ by major reviewer
Clementine Hall
A Leeds pizza takeaway has received a glowing review from popular review duo.
Edges Pizza opened up their first permanent spot in Leeds back in June this year, after making a name for themselves slinging out pizzas at multiple pop-ups across the city.
Owners Grace and Edge from Harrogate opened Edges Pizza two years ago, taking inspiration from trips to New York over the years.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
Their pizzas are a love letter to the class New York slice, think thin and crispy rather than chewy and floppy. But above all else, think absolutely delicious.
And now, they've caught the attention of a major review page, with Bite Twice Food Reviews (a page with almost 300k followers) paying Edges a visit.
The food review duo of Gerry del Guercio and Paul Delany popped up in Holbeck beneath the arches to get their hands on a pizza, and the outcome is brilliant.
In the video, Bite Twice said that the pizza is 'f**cking exceptional' and up there with 'one of the best pizzas in the UK'.
Before even taking a bite, they said: "On aesthetic, I don't think anywhere in the UK is doing pizza like this".
Images: The Hoot Leeds
Then after the first bite, they go on to say: "There are very few pizzas in the UK that create this, I’m a little bit blown away".
As Londoners themselves, they go on to say that Edges is 'easily hitting with the best that we’ve got down south'.
And if that's not high praise enough, they sign off the video saying: "Leeds has got an absolute gem. I give this a stamp so hard my foot went through the pizza. Edges. Don Level."
Georgina Pellant -
31st July 2021 
