Every week in Yorkshire we cover uplifting and feel-good stories about people, places and animals across our region - and we like to shout about them.

This week, we're featuring a husband donating a kidney to his wife, a 106-year-old woman inundated with birthday cards, and an inclusive running club.

The clock in Ripon Grammar School's striking clock tower, which dates back to 1889, is not believed to have worked properly for decades.

That was until 32-year-old Matthew Buller became the school's caretaker last October and took it upon himself to restore the 19th Century timepiece.

After "falling in love" with the clock tower, Buller said he made it his mission to hear the bells chime once again - despite having no experience of repairing clocks.

After dedicating around 140 hours to its restoration, the bells are now chiming. Buller added "the most rewarding thing" is that a lot of other people appreciate it.

A running group for people with learning disabilities has helped members improve their fitness, make friends and even enter official races.

The Ilkley Harriers Learning Disability (LD) Running Group was established in 2024, and is now nominated for the Unsung Project of the Year in the England Athletics regional volunteer awards.

Aaron, 26, was one of the first people to join the club, and said he loved "the inclusivity and feeling of togetherness, and the friendship and support we have in the group."

Founder Caroline Tong said the group aimed to "improve visibility and participation" for everyone wanting to take part in the sport.

A woman who received a kidney transplant from her husband said "no words" would "ever be enough for what he's done for me".

Fiona and Phil Hulbert, from Doncaster, allowed the BBC to film the transplant surgery to raise awareness for the need for organ donors.

The couple have been married for 31 years and Phil said he hoped the procedure, which was successful, would allow the pair to return to being "husband and wife" rather than "carer and patient".

"He's been by my side all our lives, so just being able to do this for me shows how in love we are," Fiona added.

A woman celebrating her 106th birthday has been inundated with hundreds of cards from around the world after staff at her care home made an online appeal to mark the milestone.

Eileen Warham, who lives at Mayfield View in Ilkley, received well wishes from as far away as Australia and New Zealand alongside many more sent from closer to home, including from local school children.

Born in 1920, she has lived through five monarchs and 25 different prime ministers, but staff said she was still as "sharp as a tack".

Eileen said the key to her long life was that she "loves life and people" and enjoyed getting outdoors and looking after herself.

A rescue cat has given birth to nine kittens - one of the biggest litters the RSPCA's Bridlington branch has seen in years.

Three-year-old Lottie and her offspring - five males and four females - are being cared for at a cattery run by the RSPCA's Bridlington, Driffield and District Branch.

Cattery manager Sophie Gibbon-Roles described Lottie as "one incredibly brave and devoted mum".

"It's incredible watching them grow and seeing their different personalities start to come through," she says.

Typically, a cat has four to six kittens in a single litter, according to the RSPCA.

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