It took us a while to read through all the inspiring stories of love and romance, but unfortunately there does have to be only one winner. Read through all the shortlisted stories by clicking on the title below.

Get a copy of this month's magazine to find chief judge Lorraine Mace's comments about the winning story along with the second and third place entries. The winner received a £200 cash prize along with a copy of ‘The Writer’s ABC Checklist’ by Lorraine Mace and Maureen Vincent-Northam and a year’s subscription to The Yorkshire Ridings Magazine. The second and third place entrants won a copy of the book and a subscription.

We’d like to take the opportunity to thank all our readers who put pen to paper and entered our competition.

Winners:

1st place: Top of the world by Stephanie Cage

2nd place: Champagne or Sheep by Mandy Huggins

3rd place: Don't go breaking my heart by Martin Goodson

One of Yorkshire’s best-known artists launches a new walk to promote the county’s glorious countryside

The famous watercolour artist Ashley Jackson has celebrated his passion for Yorkshire by sharing his vision of the Holme Valley. The painter is inviting everyone, from tourists to locals alike, to find the hidden gems around the back streets and landscape surrounding Holmfirth in the heart of the Pennines.

To read the full article and find out details about the walk see the June 2011 issue of Yorkshire ridings magazine.

Win £200 in our new short story competition

Romance is in the air and we are looking for love. Our last short story competition was so successful that we are launching another one, but instead of ghost stories, we want to see your romantic side. Your stories can be based on true love experiences or fictional ones but they must be set in Yorkshire and be no more than 1,000 words.

The winner will receive £200 prize money, plus publication in Yorkshire ridings magazine, a year’s free subscription and a copy of 'The Writer’s ABC Checklist'. Second and third placed entrants may also be published and will receive a magazine subscription and a copy of the aforementioned book.

Entries that catch our eye could also find their way into print during the duration of the competition which will run for six months. We are hoping to reveal the winners in our September issue.

We reveal the results of our ghost story competition

We’ve had a fantastic response to our ghost story competition with more than 500 entries. The quality of ghoulish tales from around the county has been outstanding and our journalists have had a tough time trimming down the entries to a long list, and an even tougher job selecting a shortlist.

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