A new church porch in East Yorkshire, part paid for by a contribution from the developers of a local wind farm, will be blessed by the Archbishop of York today. 

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The porch at St Nicholas Church in North Newbald received a contribution from the Sober Hill Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund.  

Today's blessing will form part of the Archbishop of York, Doctor John Sentamu's, tour of East Yorkshire in the lead-up to Palm Sunday.

Doctor Sentamu is also due to visit St Anne's School in Welton, Melton Business Park and Elloughton School. as part of his tour today.

BBC Sport

Yorkshire are taking on Hampshire in the opening game of the County Championship.

The Tykes begin life under new first-team coach Andrew Gale looking for their third title in four years.  

There was no toss at Headingley, due to new rules announced by the ECB last year, so Hampshire have elected to field first.

You can listen to ball by ball commentary here :

Hayley Ritchie
BBC Local Live

Monopoly: the game that can send you to jail or make you a millionaire. And in Hull, there's the added fun of playing using local hotspots like the Humber Bridge or The Deep.

Image source, Winning Moves UK

It was back in 2004 that the city first beat off competition to get its very own Monopoly board, and now a special " City of Culture " edition of the game is being launched.

Going on show at Ferens Art Gallery for the first time today, it features new places to play for and a whole new set of pieces to play with.

Plans for a proposed new £20m leisure complex in Grimsby go on display today.

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A new nine-screen cinema and restaurant complex is planned as an extension to Freshney Place near the Riverhead.

The development is expected to generate at least 100 construction jobs at any one time, as well as up to 250 long-term jobs.

The consultation will be held today and tomorrow between 10:30 and 16:00 in the unit at the corner of Baxtergate and Clayton Walk malls.

A man from West Yorkshire has died after his motorbike was involved in a collision with a van near Market Weighton, in East Yorkshire, yesterday.

The 57-year-old man, from Huddersfield, was travelling on the A614 near Easthorpe Wold just before 15:00 on Thursday when he collided with the rear of a van. 

His family have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.

Police are asking anyone who saw what happened to get in touch.

It's been a year since the introduction of compulsory microchipping, and thousands of dogs can now be reunited with their families if they are lost or stolen - with 88% of owners in our region having their pets fitted with a chip.

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However, it's vital that owners make sure the microchip details are kept up-to-date so they can be easily contacted if their pet is lost or stolen.

Of the 4,130 stray and abandoned dogs that remained unclaimed in local authority kennels in our region last year, 10% couldn't be reunited with their owners - simply because they didn’t have up-to-date microchip details. 

Hayley Ritchie
BBC Local Live

You might remember yesterday that I mentioned Boothferry Primary school in Goole was up for a national award for its efforts in getting pupils travelling in a healthier way.

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Boothferry has already been named the best in the region for the number of pupils getting on their bikes to travel to school - about 20% of the school population.

In fact, it won the Primary School of the Region award at the North East, Yorkshire and Humber Regional Modeshift STARS award.

But, at a ceremony in London yesterday, the school sadly just missed out on winning the national final. 

BBC Radio Humberside

There's anger this morning from some sports fans who say the company which runs Hull's KCOM Stadium isn't listening to their concerns about its new turnstile system. 

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Fan groups from Hull City, Hull FC and the national Football Supporters Federation say people have faced lengthy delays to get into the ground all season, with many missing the opening stages of matches. 

They say the problems have arisen since a new electronic system was put in place in August, and the issues haven't yet been sorted. 

The council-led group which monitors safety at the ground has now ordered the Superstadium Management Company to carry out a full investigation into the issues raised.

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

It's a chilly start with mist in places, but it will stay dry today with spells of sunshine developing. 

Feeling warm by the afternoon in most areas, but cooler along the coast with the onshore breeze.

Here's my full forecast:

Sally Fairfax
BBC Radio Humberside News

The headlines from our Hull newsroom so far this morning include:

• A safety review is to be held at Hull's KCOM Stadium examining how long it takes fans to enter the ground
• Plans for a new multi-million pound leisure development are due to go on show in Grimsby later
• A new church porch in North Newbald, which has been paid for thanks to a contribution from a local wind farm, will be blessed later today

BBC News Travel

Traffic is currently queuing on the A159 Ashby Road in Scunthorpe northbound from Burringham Road traffic lights to the A18.

If you're heading that way, be prepared to add an extra 10 minutes or so onto your commute.

Hayley Ritchie
BBC Local Live

I'm Hayley and I'll be bringing you the latest news, sport, weather and travel updates from East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire on Friday 7 April 2017.

If you've got anything you would like to talk about, please do get in touch and let us know what's happening.

You can do that by  e-mail ,  Facebook, external  or  Twitter, external .

Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher  Mikkola for this incredible photograph taken last night in Beeford, East Yorkshire. 

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Three men attempted to smuggle almost a tonne of cocaine on board a fishing boat off Cornwall.

Hayley Ritchie
BBC Local Live

That's all from me for today.

Our live coverage will continue with news, sport and travel updates through the evening and I'll be back from 08:00 tomorrow.

Until then, I'll leave you with five things we've learned in East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire today: 

• The organisation which runs hospitals in Grimsby, Goole and Scunthorpe faces being inspected again in 12 months' time -  after being put into special measures
• There has been a leak of hydrochloric acid from a lorry on board a ferry travelling to Hull

• It's hoped a meeting this evening will lead to a community group buying one of Beverley's most historic buildings
• An organisation which represents small companies says there should compensation for disruption caused during improvements to Hull city centre
• A Hull woman who set up a dance class for babies is celebrating after being named Businesswoman of the year in the Yorkshire Choice Awards

Have a lovely evening.

Hayley Ritchie
BBC Local Live

A dream has come true for pupils at a special school in the East Riding, who now have their own coach.

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The 17-seater Sunshine Coach was provided to St Anne’s School and Sixth Form College at Welton by the children’s charity Variety, following the success of the school’s own fund raising efforts and generous donations from two local companies.

The new vehicle will provide transport for the pupils, who have a range of severe and complex needs, to enjoy regular activities including horse riding, swimming, trampolining as well as trips out.

A single mum from Hull's been named Business Woman of the Year at the Yorkshire Choice Awards. 

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Janine Burley set up My Baby Can Dance in a bid to help babies learn through movement after she was made redundant by Hull City Council six years ago.

There are now 44 franchises of the business across the UK, and Janine hopes her idea will take off elsewhere.

This weekend she says she's heading to London to try to get even more toddlers learning their first dance steps. 

Around 5,000 bags of compost are to be given away free to East Riding residents next month.

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East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s annual compost giveaways will be held over two weeks at 10 locations across the area, starting in Market Weighton on Tuesday 9 May.

All the compost being given away originated from residents’ brown bins.

All the food and garden waste placed in the bins – including grass cuttings, hedge trimmings, small branches, leaves, flowers and weeds, all cooked and uncooked food, peelings, plate scrapings, bones, meat and egg shells – gets recycled into quality compost for the garden.

The skipper of a drug-filled fishing boat has been jailed for 16 years for attempting to smuggle almost a tonne of cocaine into Britain.

Michael McDermott, 68, from Waterford, Ireland, was found guilty three weeks ago of his role in the plan to get the drugs into port at Falmouth, Cornwall.

Two other men, David Pleasants, 57, from Grimsby, and Gerald Van de Kooij, 27, from Amersfoort, Netherlands, have been jailed for 14 and 12 years respectively at Bristol Crown Court. 

Image source, National Crime Agency

Paul Hudson
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

It'll be a dry evening and night with variable cloud cover and clear spells.

Here's my full forecast looking forward to the weekend:

Hayley Ritchie
BBC Local Live

Ousefleet in East Yorkshire is home to what has previously been described as the most featureless part of the UK, according to the Ordnance Survey map.

Image source, Goole Library

But now, members of Marshlands Local History Group have published a new book covering many aspects of Ousefleet's history.

They've also recorded the memories of local residents.

The book was part-financed by a grant of £3,450 from Goole Fields Community Wind Farm Fund and has now been presented to Goole Library.