Alexandra Wood

2 weeks ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Alexandra Wood

On a visit to Bridlington, Europe's lobster fishing capital, the Conservative leader said the Prime Minister "wouldn't be around for 12 years" when Monday's agreement which allows European trawlers access to British coastal waters ends. She said:"He's locked them into a bad deal. We need to get something fairer for them. It's about a level playing field."In the last two years Bridlington's fleet of more than 40 shellfishing boats has had lean pickings.

2 weeks ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Alexandra Wood

A woman from Selby needed emergency treatment after using a skinny jab – allegedly bought from a North Yorkshire salonThe woman was treated in intensive care at York Hospital earlier this month after becoming ill a few days after injecting herself with the jab, purporting to be a semaglutide. She has since been discharged. Two other women also became unwell.

2 weeks ago | thescarboroughnews.co.uk | Alexandra Wood

The EU deal is the latest government betrayal of fishermen dating back more than 50 years to Ted Heath says one Yorkshire fisherman. Mr Locker, director of Lockers Trawlers in Whitby, and former chairman of the National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations, said he was “absolutely devastated” by an announcement which “sacrificed” the industry for other interests.

2 weeks ago | lincolnshireworld.com | Alexandra Wood

Shocking footage appears to show piglets at a Market Rasen area farm being killed using an illegal method known as "piglet thumping". The footage shows several newborn pigs being grabbed by their hindlegs and slammed against concrete — a method of killing banned under UK law. Sainsbury's, Tesco and Morrisons confirmed they have suspended their supplies from North Moor Farm, near Middle Rasen.

2 weeks ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Alexandra Wood

The EU deal is the latest government betrayal of fishermen dating back more than 50 years to Ted Heath says one Yorkshire fisherman. Mr Locker, director of Lockers Trawlers in Whitby, and former chairman of the National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations, said he was “absolutely devastated” by an announcement which “sacrificed” the industry for other interests.