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
Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
Congratulations to Rotherham-born artist Jason Davies, who's work won first prize in the painting category at the London Biennale in Chelsea.
Here's the pieces he submitted to judges:
Image source, Jason Davies
Image source, Jason DaviesMr Davies, who started painting in 2002, said that painting "saved his life".
People in a York are being told not to be alarmed by the sound of gunfire today.
North Yorkshire Police Firearms Unit are conducting a training session in Rawcliffe.
Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter
A lorry driver who was jailed in his absence for trying to smuggle nearly six million cigarettes through Dover is behind bars.
Richard Curtis, who's 57 and from Bawtry in South Yorkshire, was sentenced to three years and nine months at Maidstone Crown Court on Wednesday, but failed to appear.
He was found in a pub in Jacksdale near Nottingham, when a member of the public spotted him following a media appeal.
The illicit cigarettes, which were found hidden in a load of frozen food, would have cost the exchequer £1.3m in lost duty.
Image source, UK Border Force
Image source, UK Border Force
Image source, UK Border ForceIt's worth remembering that there will be another strike tomorrow on Northern rail services.
The RMT union is disputing plans to bring in more driver-only-operated (DOO) trains, but the management say they want a negotiated solution and deny jobs will be lost.
Northern say that they expect to run 822 trains, about 32% of their normal services. They also say that train tickets will be accepted on Arriva buses.
A full set of timetables for tomorrow can be found here, external .
BBC News Travel
The M62 eastbound is closed after J25.
Police have confirmed that it's shut after a woman fell from a bridge. Officers say she has serious injuries.
Image source, Highways England/Crown CopyrightMotorists are facing more than five miles of queues and at least an hour-and-a-half's worth of delays as traffic backs up to around J23.
Back to the incident on the M62 which has closed the motorway eastbound after J25.
It looks as though traffic is being diverted through Brighouse:
Image source, Highways England/Crown CopyrightTraffic is now backed up to J23 with one-and-a-half-hour delays.
Image source, Highways England/Crown CopyrightIt's not clear what has caused the road closure, Highways England say that it's down to a "police incident".
We'll bring you the latest as we get it.
BBC News Travel
More on that accident on the M62 eastbound which has closed the motorway after J25, external .
Currently there are queues back to J24, with Highways England saying that there are delays of 40mins, but you can expect that to increase.
The latest information we have is that the road should be reopening soon.
Image source, Highways England/Crown Copyright
James Vincent
Reporter BBC Look North
Sheffield City Council has announced it's extended a deadline for bids to regenerate Sheffield Ski Village by a further two weeks until Friday 21 April,.
The council says it's because it has received a "strong demand" from investors expressing interest in developing the site at Parkwood Springs.
Once the deadline passes the council will then carry out more in-depth work with shortlisted parties, before announcing what will be on the new site.
Standby cat-lovers of Leeds, it's been confirmed that a cat cafe is coming to the city this summer!
Image source, Kitty CafeThe exact location is a closely guarded secret, but the people behind it say the cafe will become a purr-minent fixture around August this year in the city centre.
Kitty Cafe already have a successful site in Nottingham where, they say, they are booked up months in advance.
The idea is that you order some food and then get to play with the cats as you eat.
The cats themselves are all rescued and if you really fall in love with them there's also the possibility of adopting them
Quote MessageWe were looking for somewhere to go next and Leeds has such a beautiful high street and it seemed a great environment for us to be in."
Kate Charles-Richards, Kitty Cafe
Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
Earlier we enjoyed the cute antics of Fidget the weasel , frolicking in his new home in Thixendale.
The wildlife artist, Robert E Fuller, gave Fidget a home, after he was abandoned in York last year at just four-weeks-old.
Here are a few snaps - he's very photogenic and 'weasily' recognised!
Image source, Robert E FullerSock it to 'em Fidget and don't be given the brush off.
Image source, Robert E Fuller
Image source, Robert E FullerHundreds of babies have had hearing tests that "may not have been carried out correctly", according to an NHS trust .
Image source, Getty ImagesCalderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust said 680 babies born between February 2016 and 17 January this year in West Yorkshire would be invited to repeat the test.
The error was discovered "during a routine audit", said the trust.
Anne-Marie Henshaw, head of midwifery, said: "There is a low risk that any hearing loss may have gone undetected."
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
A lorry driver who was missing from court when jailed in January has been found in a Nottinghamshire pub.
Richard David Curtis from Bawtry in South Yorkshire was given a three-year and nine-month sentence for his involvement in a £1.3m illicit tobacco plot.
Image source, HM Revenue & CustomsThe 57-year-old smuggled 5.7 million cigarettes into the Port of Dover. They had been hidden under boxes of frozen chips inside his HGV.
Image source, HM Revenue & CustomsCurtis had said he was unaware of the illicit cigarettes but was found guilty by a jury. He is now behind bars.
York Racecourse has unveiled plans for a £4m revamp of the area opposite the main grandstands.
The large open space attracts 60,000 racegoers each year.
Image source, York RacecourseThe area the racecourse wants to develop is popular with families.
Plans include improving access for pushchairs and wheelchairs, increasing the number of toilets and doing more to make the Listed Clock tower a centrepiece.
It's hoped the improvements will help to protect some of the buildings against flood damage.
Image source, York RacecourseIf the plans are approved the new facilities will be ready for the 2018 racing season.
Oli Constable
BBC Radio Sheffield
A £1.2 million crowd-funding bid to buy Sheffield's annual Tramlines festival has been launched today.
Music City Foundation is behind the proposed buy-out, saying they want to "buy back the festival for the people".
The group has until mid-June to raise the money and submit a proposal to the Tramlines board.
Festival director Sarah Nulty says the board has "agreed in principle to the offer" subject to shareholder approval.
Health officials in Leeds have been told half of the city's nursing homes require improvement or are inadequate.
The comes from the head of a council committee that oversees adult social care in the city.
A meeting is taking place today aimed at trying to work-out how best to care for older people in the future.
An art gallery has launched a campaign to raise more than £3m to buy a picture by a Victorian artist .
Image source, Agnews GalleryYork Art Gallery is currently showing more than 30 works by Albert Moore, who was born in York, in the first solo exhibition of his work since his death in 1893.
It includes A Revery, which the gallery wants to purchase for £3.6m.
The gallery said it was a "rare opportunity" for a public collection to acquire such a significant painting.
Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
A 22-year-old woman has been charged with attempted robbery after a teenage girl was targeted in Barnsley.
Joanne Lofts, also known as Joanne Hansbury, of Gerald Road in Kendray has been charged after an incident on Tuesday 28 March where where a 15-year-old girl was targeted on West Road, Pogmoor.
Joanne Lofts (Hansbury) will appear at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court later.
Nick Wilmshurst
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
A family is appealing for help in finding a missing woman who has not been seen since leaving her home in Micklefield on Monday.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceSvitlana Krasnoselska was last seen at her home at about 05:00 on Monday.
She is known to her friends as "Lana" and her family are becoming increasingly concerned.
West Yorkshire Police say they have "a significant amount of inquiries" ongoing and are appealing for any information from the public.
Quote MessageLana's family are growing very concerned about her unexpected disappearance as are the police."
Det Insp Phil Jackson, West Yorkshire Police
Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
A woman has died at a level crossing at Thorne Moorends.
North Common Road remains closed in both directions but the rail line between Thorne and Doncaster is not reporting delays.
Steve Bailey
BBC Radio Sheffield presenter
Are you running the Yorkshire Half Marathon in Sheffield this Sunday? If so, I'll be on the Start/Finish line cheering you on.
The route will see several road closures, external in areas of the city.
You can also hear a special highlights programme from midday on Sunday on BBC Radio Sheffield with my colleague Steve White.