This week's round-up of uplifting Yorkshire stories includes a Sheffield girl's dream come true, a musician's birthday tribute to pub-goers, a tribute to Dolly Parton's regional legacy, and preparations for a charity cycling challenge. The stories highlight community kindness and local ties to wider national and international events, from a supermarket birthday treat to the late singer's lasting influence on children's literacy in South Yorkshire.

Twelve-year-old Hope, who is non-verbal and has a neurological condition, was given the chance to work the checkout at her favourite Asda store in Sheffield for her birthday, delighting staff and customers. Musician Paul Heaton, of Hull bands The Housemartins and The Beautiful South, plans to fund drinks at pubs nationwide for his 65th birthday, echoing a 2022 gesture. Following Dolly Parton's death aged 80, her Imagination Library scheme—launched in Rotherham in 2007 as its first European branch—was recalled, having delivered over 66,000 books to nearly 2,500 children in Wakefield alone since 2017. Meanwhile, six Harrogate men in their 60s are preparing to cycle 480 miles from London to Bordeaux to raise at least £35,000 for Yorkshire's Brain Tumour Charity.