Spencer Stokes

Leeds

Business and Transport Correspondent at BBC Look North (Yorkshire)

Business and Transport Correspondent for BBC Look North in Yorkshire.

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Rotherham's Liberty Steel mill 'basically derelict', worker says

5 days ago | bbc.com | Spencer Stokes

Liberty Steel mill 'basically derelict' - workerSpencer StokesBBC/Spencer StokesLee Bradshaw started working at the steel mills in 1985 and does not want to leaveA South Yorkshire steelworker who has seen his hours slashed due to the lack of work described the situation as "grim and soul destroying". Lee Bradshaw is one of many employees stood down from their shift for nearly a year due to the stalling of operations at Liberty Steel in Rotherham.
Plan for England's largest wind farm at Walshaw Moor 'scaled back'

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Spencer Stokes

Image caption, Walshaw Moor in Calderdale could become home to 41 wind turbinesPlans for the largest onshore wind farm in England have been scaled back by a developer. Calderdale Energy Park said it would apply for permission to build 41 turbines instead of the 65 originally planned on land near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire. A consultation period has now begun and people have been invited to submit their views on the project over the next six weeks.
Plan for England's largest wind farm at Walshaw Moor 'scaled back'

1 month ago | bbc.com | Spencer Stokes

Plan for England's largest wind farm 'scaled back'Spencer StokesBBCWalshaw Moor in Calderdale could become home to 65 wind turbinesPlans for the largest onshore wind farm in England have been scaled back by a developer. Calderdale Energy Park said it would apply for permission to build 41 turbines instead of the 65 originally planned on land near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire.
MP says White Rose Station delays due to 'difference in opinion'

1 month ago | bbc.com | Spencer Stokes

'Difference of opinion' halts work at rail stationSpencer StokesBBC News, Yorkshire business and travel correspondentReporting fromWhite Rose Centre, LeedsSpencer Stokes/BBCWork on the new White Rose Station was halted last yearA "difference of opinion" between the public body funding a new railway station and a key landowner has led to an impasse at the site and work being paused, according to an MP.
South Yorkshire buses to be brought back under public control

2 months ago | bbc.com | Spencer Stokes

Buses to be brought back under public controlSpencer StokesTransport Correspondent, BBC YorkshireOli Constable/BBCThousands of people responded to a 12-week consultation on the proposalBus services in South Yorkshire are to be brought back under public control for the first time in nearly 40 years. Mayor Oliver Coppard said the decision represented the best value for money to improve the bus network in Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.
Buses to be brought back under public control

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Spencer Stokes

Bus services in South Yorkshire are to be brought back under public control for the first time in nearly 40 years. Mayor Oliver Coppard said the decision represented the best value for money to improve the bus network in Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield. It means South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) will set routes, timetables and fares across the region with bus services brought under one brand.
Leeds Bradford Airport

2 months ago | bbc.com | Spencer Stokes

Public inquiry to start into airport night flightsSpencer StokesTransport Correspondent, BBC YorkshireGetty ImagesCurrently Leeds Bradford Airport is permitted 2,920 take offs and landings between 23:00 and 07:00 during the summerA public inquiry into night-time flying rules at Leeds Bradford Airport's is set to begin later. Ahead of the hearing, BBC Yorkshire's Transport Correspondent Spencer Stokes takes a look at the key issues at stake. What is the inquiry about?
First look inside Leeds Bradford Airport's £100m expansion

Mar 5, 2025 | bbc.com | Spencer Stokes |Jess Grieveson-Smith

First look inside airport's £100m expansionSpencer Stokes & Jess Grieveson-SmithThe first phase of Leeds Bradford Airport's £100m expansion project is set to be completed by summer. The new terminal extension will provide an 83% increase in seating capacity, with phase two of the development seeing a refurbishment of the existing building.
'My pub is busier than ever, but we can't make ends meet'

Feb 12, 2025 | bbc.com | Spencer Stokes

'My pub is busier than ever, but we can't make ends meet'Spencer StokesSpencer Stokes/BBCJanine Lawson, from the Hillsborough Tap, says the business's bottom line is "ever decreasing"Busy pubs are still "struggling" to stay open because running costs have risen so much, their owners have said. More than 450 pubs, restaurants and cafes closed in Yorkshire between 2022 and 2024, according to figures from the trade body UK Hospitality.
'My pub is busier than ever, but we can't make ends meet'

Feb 12, 2025 | aol.com | Spencer Stokes

Busy pubs are still "struggling" to stay open because running costs have risen so much, their owners have said. More than 450 pubs, restaurants and cafes closed in Yorkshire between 2022 and 2024, according to figures from the trade body UK Hospitality. Allen Simpson, the organisation's deputy chief executive, said he expected the next financial year to be even "tougher" due to increases to the minimum wage and employer National Insurance contributions.