Summary

  • New Bishop of Sheffield announced

  • Tramlines £1.2m takeover bid launched

  • Man jailed for murder of former partner in Goldthorpe

  • Accident claims in Bradford schools increase by two thirds

  • York art gallery needs £3.6m to buy painting

  • Racecourse unveils £4m makeover plans

  • 'Yarnbombers' cover North Yorkshire town with knitted Easter bonnets

  • Updates on Friday 7 April 2017

  1. Our five top stories todaypublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    Nick Wilmshurst
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    Well that's all from us for today, we'll be back on Monday from 06:30 with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel for Yorkshire. 

    But before we go, let's look back at some of our top stories from today:

    1. New Bishop of Sheffield announced
    2. Long delays after M62 lanes closed
    3. Crowd-funding bid to buy Tramlines is launched
    4. York racecourse £4m makeover
    5. Just purr-fect for cat lovers - cat cafe to open in Leeds

    See you next week.

  2. Eleven jailed over 'cash for crash' scampublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    The court heard the gang specifically targeted lone women and elderly drivers.

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  3. Rhinos beat the M62 congestionpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    If your sitting in the traffic wondering if you'll make the Rhinos match tonight, at least the team has got there:

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  4. Search for men after car crash and brawl in Castlefordpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    A group of men in two cars that collided allegedly ended up brawling in Castleford on Sunday.

    CrashImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Police say they would like to speak to anyone with any information after the cars crashed and a number of men are then thought to have got out of the cars and had a fight in the road.

    They then dispersed after a few minutes and ran off into the estate. 

    A 25-year-old Castleford man was arrested and later released.

  5. Weasel sets up home in artist's studiopublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    Artist Robert Fuller set up a home for four-week old Fidget after finding him abandoned in York.

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  6. Travel update: Friday rush hour - but problems on M62published at 17:13 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    BBC News Travel

    If you're in South or North Yorkshire things aren't looking too bad for your commute home tonight, but in West Yorkshire following the earlier incident on the M62 things are a little slower.

    Huddersfield is particularly difficult, the red lines mean slow or stopped traffic:

    Huddersfield trafficImage source, Google

    Routes between Halifax and the M62 aren't looking that great either:

    Halifax trafficImage source, Google

    And in Leeds it's slow-going too

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  7. The Full Monty - 20 years onpublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    Paulette Edwards
    Presenter, BBC Radio Sheffield

    Time to make you feel old. The Full Monty film is 20 years old this year!

    Well, two decades on, the love for the film, which was set in Sheffield, is as high as ever and there's also a touring stage show of the piece which is currently on at the city's Lyceum Theatre, external .

    Anthony Lewis is in the cast and dropped in for a chat:

  8. Watch the Sharks on the BBCpublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    Andy Giddings
    Sports Editor, BBC Sheffield

    Fans of the Sheffield Sharks can watch their side play tonight live on the BBC Sport website.

    The Sharks play top of the table Leicester Riders.

    Coverage starts at 19:30 here and it's also being streamed on the BBC Sport app and selected Connected TVs.

    Riders v Sharks basket ball promotional flyerImage source, BBL
  9. In pictures: The story of the Yorkshire sunpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    BBC Weather Watchers

    The author Terry Pratchett said "the sun coming up every day is a story."

    This morning BBC Weather Watchers have been out capturing the different sunny stories around the county.

    Sunrises

    BBC Weather Watcher Mitch caught a sky of gold in Askern (top), Wharfesteve saw sparkling mist in Otley (left) and Isle explorersaw the dark sky lighten at Owston Ferry.  

    We always welcome your photographs, you can send them in by  simply clicking here

  10. Body found in search for North Yorkshire womanpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    Nick Wilmshurst
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    A body has been found in the search for missing woman Pamela Morris, 61, who was last seen on Tuesday in Skipton.

    Pamela MorrisImage source, North Yorkshire Police

    The body was found in the River Wharfe near Bolton Abbey this morning.

    Police say that they don't believe her death is suspicious.

  11. Dad will run half marathon to say 'thank you'published at 16:33 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    Paulette Edwards
    Presenter, BBC Radio Sheffield

    A dad is running the Yorkshire Half Marathon, external in Sheffield on Sunday to thank Sheffield Children's Hospital.

    Bob Horgan from Crosspool in Sheffield has never done anything like this before but decided to take part after the trust helped treat his baby son's meningitis.

    If you can't be on the race route , external this weekend to cheer him on, then BBC Radio Sheffield will bring you a special programme of highlights with Steve White from midday on Sunday.

  12. It's not all bad being diverted off the M62...published at 16:28 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    There have been long delays on the M62 this afternoon, many have been diverted away from the main motorway.

    But it's not all bad news:

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  13. Travel update: Huddersfield gridlock after M62 closurepublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    BBC News Travel

    Here's a snap shot of Huddersfield at the minute, basically the dark lines mean slow traffic so as you can see there's a lot of slow moving traffic at the minute.

    HuddersfieldImage source, Google

    And if we zoom out a bit, you'll notice that a lot of roads around the M62 aren't looking too clever either:

    traffic mapImage source, Google
  14. Travel update: Local areas facing slow down after M62 closure published at 16:17 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    BBC News Travel

    This afternoon's closure of the M62 will inevitably concern you if you're trying to get home in certain areas during the rush hour.

    Here are some of the areas that are facing a slow down at the minute:

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    It's the same story in Halifax, but rest assured that there isn't a new motorway called the M63, they mean the M62

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  15. Travel news: M62 reopens after long closurepublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    As we head towards the Friday rush hour, Highways England now say that the M62 is reopen, but those queues are back almost as far as J22 so are going to take a long time to clear.

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  16. Campaign launched to save a West Yorkshire job centrepublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    A campaign's been launched to try to save Batley job centre.

    Job centreImage source, Google

    It's one of 72 facing closure across the country under plans drawn up by the Department of Work and Pensions. 

    The Batley and Spen MP, Tracy Brabin, says the closure would hit the poorest the hardest.

  17. Plan to get South Yorkshire station reopened remains on track published at 15:51 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    Kevin Larkin
    Doncaster Reporter, BBC Radio Sheffield

    A campaign to reopen Askern Railway Station is gathering steam after a meeting with Doncaster council, representatives from the Sheffield City Region and rail companies.

    Here's an artists impression of what the site will look like:

    Artist impression of Askern Railway StationImage source, Friends of Askern Railway Station
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    We believe there is a strong business case to reopen the station and we’ll be working hard over the coming months to pull it together"

    Graham Moss , Friends of Askern Railway Station Chair

    The original station was built in 1848 but closed in 1948, although parts of the platform have remained in place.

  18. Desperate Dan in Augustapublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    BBC Sport

    Hope Sheffield golfer Dannny Willett packed his spade for Augusta.

    The defending Masters champion has been in the sand on the way to carding a quadruple bogey on the first hole today.

    Danny Willett in the bunker at AugustaImage source, Reuters

    He's managed to steady the ship somewhat from there though, to stay five over through the third hole.  

  19. Pupils help their head train for marathonpublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    Kat Cowan
    Reporter, BBC Radio Sheffield

    A headteacher at a Sheffield primary school is doing something a little different to help her train for the London Marathon.

    Rebecca Rickersley, from Mansel Primary School, asked all her pupils to dress up in red and run a mile around the playground with her.

    I headed up there to speak to a couple of children taking part:

  20. York Harmony takes place tonightpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 7 April 2017

    Adam Pinder-Smith
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    It's the final of the "York Harmony" later.

    The community project has seen people take part in free workshops in libraries across the city, with around 80 people getting involved.

    It all takes place at  The National Centre for Early Music, external  and will be broadcast on  BBC Radio York  from 6pm tonight.