Heritage list additions : National Heritage List added 33 new Yorkshire entries in 2020. Improve regional rail links : Report by National Infrastructure Commission points to first priority in a wider economic strategy for railway investment. Dark skies : Two of Yorkshire's National Parks designated International Dark Sky Reserves RL Challenge Cup winners : Leeds Rhinos win Challenge Cup by narrowest of margins End of rail franchising : Government says privatisation model of 25 years is no longer working. Championship champions 2020 : Leeds United to join Sheffield United in Premier League Rail upgrade funding: £589m for long-awaited upgrade to main Trans-Pennine line Rugby League museum plan: Another national museum for Yorkshire Rugby League World Cup 2021: Yorkshire has big part to play Moorland fire: Fire risk reminder after big blaze at Peak District beauty spot Nightingale Hospital: Harrogate Convention Centre conversion for Covid-19 patients Doncaster airport link: Airport rail connection plan submitted to government Northern Trains takeover: Northern now run by UK government Storm Dennis: A menace, but Yorkshire escapes flooding repeat HS2 green signal: First phase for HS2 but North now to consider 'integrated plan'. Storm Ciara: High winds, flooding and overflowing reservoirs. Northern lose rail franchise: Government to take over services from March. New airport plan: Leeds Bradford Airport has plan for new terminal building in place of earlier proposals. Pacers in 2020: Northern continues to operate bus-based trains of the 1980s beyond their expiry date.
2020 News archive