'Lady Gaga went to our chippy': how Yorkshire became a cultural powerhouse by Dave Simpson

English Teacher won the Mercury prize, Amy Gledhill won the Edinburgh comedy award " and now even Beyoncé wants a piece of the action. Why has 'God's own county' become such an artistic force? 'Some people think Yorkshire's all cobbled streets and whippets," says musician Corinne Bailey Rae, who was born, educated and lives in God's own country. "It's so condescending when people ask me, 'Why do you still live in Le…

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