Here in Yorkshire, we are incredibly proud of where we live. From Yorkie Puds to our amazing cup of tea, Yorkshire has it all. We even have some cracking music festivals running throughout the summer, and here at the Yorkie we have rounded up the top five taking place in
Author: Mia Wilson
Are you safe online? Tackling cyber crime
In 2018, 50 million active Facebook accounts were hacked, raising important issues about cyber security for the site's 2.38 billion users. Cyber hacking is all around, not just on our social media. According to software producers Symantec, everyday 24,000 malicious mobile apps are blocked. Before reading this article ask yourself these
Should we be worried about our students?
In recent news, Universities are responding to the rise in unconditional offers given to perspective students (see previous article on the Yorkie). It is estimated that a third of applicants from England, Wales and Northern Ireland received unconditional offers from universities. Five years ago 3,000 unconditional offers were received by
York Literature Festival Returns
Above image: Joanne Trollope at this years festival. Credit: Lisa Stonehouse For the 12th year running the annual Literature festival took place in York, last month. The festival included numerous events such as, readings, performances and panels hosted in venues around the city. Run mainly by volunteers, the festival started off as a
