A new edition of The Sunday Times Rich List has ranked the richest people in Yorkshire.
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00:00 A new addition of the Sunday Times Rich List has ranked the richest people in
00:04 Yorkshire and it's revealed the largest fall in the billionaire count in the
00:08 Guide's 36-year history. The wealthiest people in Yorkshire and Humber are the
00:12 owners of Wren Kitchens' Malcolm Healy and family who lost £99 million
00:17 this year but have a collective wealth of £1.501 billion.
00:21 Second on the list is Lord Kirkham and family, founders of furniture giant DFS
00:26 with £1.14 billion, followed by the Shepherd family who created
00:31 Portacabin and Portaloo with £1.104 billion. Next on the list is Andrea Shelley,
00:37 William Morrison and Eleanor Kernighan with their links to Morrison's
00:41 supermarket. John Jakes from Acorn Stairlifts is next, followed by Alastair
00:45 and Michael Powell, the brothers behind the Cleveland Cable Company. Businessman
00:49 Paul Sykes is ranked seventh with £775 million and Philip Meason, formerly of
00:55 Jet 2 is ranked 8th with £718 million.