Feel-Good Stories From Across Yorkshire

Every week, good things happen across Yorkshire — and this week was no different. A family of NHS workers spans three generations, and a dog was saved from a deep hole during a storm. A local chip shop owner had her portrait painted by a famous royal artist, and a pool team beat 200 other teams to win £10,000. These are the stories that made people across Yorkshire smile this week.

When Dorothy Henry came to the UK from the Caribbean island of Grenada in the 1950s, she started something special for her family. She moved to Huddersfield with her daughter Jacquelin and found work at a care home. Twenty years later, Jacquelin joined the NHS as a nurse at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. Today, Dorothy's grandchild, Emma Fleary, works in midwifery — helping mothers give birth — at Bradford Royal Infirmary. Fleary said their shared career path came together in a way she never expected, and she hopes her 12-year-old son, Amos, will one day work in physiotherapy.

A dog named Freddie fell 30 feet into a hole during Storm Boel and had to be pulled to safety by a mountain rescue team. Freddie is a Cocker Spaniel who had been out walking with his owner, Tom Hollingworth, near a moorland ridge called The Stang. The volunteer rescue team Swaledale MRT arrived and safely brought the black and tan dog back up to the surface. Hollingworth said Freddie was mostly unharmed and is now 'happier than ever, just back to normal.' He said that without the rescuers, Freddie would still be stuck in the ground.

A fish and chip shop owner from Barnsley has had her portrait painted by an artist who has also painted members of the Royal Family. Pindy Kaur runs the Ocean Fish Bar in Monk Bretton and has been serving fish and chips since the early 2000s. The artist, Nicky Philipps, has previously painted the late Queen Elizabeth II. Kaur said it was 'just amazing' to be painted by someone who had painted the Queen herself. The portrait is on display at the Saatchi Gallery in London as part of Coca-Cola GB's Local Royalty campaign.

A group of volunteers is restoring a fleet of old buses to celebrate East Yorkshire Motor Services reaching its 100th year. The hobbyists at Hull Bus Restorers are working on five heritage vehicles, including one with a curved roof built to pass through Beverley's historic North Bar gate. Former bus driver Phil Russell has been working with engines for almost 50 years and says the work gives the group 'a real sense of achievement.' He joked that their workshop is their 'man cave,' and that seeing the finished results keeps him going. The project helps preserve an important part of local history for future generations.

A pool team from Keighley called Breaking Bad has won the Ultimate Pool League final and taken home a £10,000 prize. The team plays at Pilky's Cue Sports Club and Bar and beat 200 other teams on their way to the final. They defeated Leicester's Rail Huggers 25–19 at the Cue Club in Leicester — just four months after the team was first formed. Captain Dylan Mitchell led the side, which included players Summer Ibbs, Logan Robinson, Luca and Sergio Dellucci, Jordan Kellett, Stephen Almond, and Ian Taylor. Manager Ryan Stewart said the team 'outdone all our expectations' and called every player 'phenomenal' throughout the season.