Original sentence: The Society promotes their contention that Saddleworth remains in Yorkshire, as it believes that the historic counties were never in fact abolished and exist alongside the new metropolitan counties , via the publication of its newsletter and the organisation of various events, most notably on August 1 - Yorkshire Day
Edited sentence: In fact the government has reiterated on a number of occasions, since the reorganisation of 1974, that the new counties were solely for administration and not intended to affect local identity.The  society encourages Yorkshire identity via the publication of its newsletter and the organisation of various events, most notably on August 1 - Yorkshire Day.The Society promotes their contention that Saddleworth remains in Yorkshire, since the historic counties were never in fact abolished and exist alongside the new metropolitan counties