Jenny Eells

Sheffield's first cafe supporting people with dementia opens its doors today.

"Remember When" is based at the Frecheville Community Sports and Social Ground and is open six days a week.

Cafe founder Ruth Bartles says she discovered there weren't many suitable places for her 90-year-old grandmother, who suffers from short-term memory loss, to enjoy a relaxing afternoon.

So, when she took voluntary redundancy from the University of Sheffield, she decided to open a cafe designed for people living with dementia and memory loss.

Some good news this morning, 77-year-old Gordon Bentley who was missing from Gomersal has been found safe and well in Bradford.

Police said they wanted to pass on a "huge thanks to everyone who shared posts, tweets and rang in."

Two City of York Council cabinet members have been asked to stand aside while an investigation is carried out into possible breaches of their code of conduct.

The substance of the allegations against Liberal Democrats Keith Aspden and Nigel Ayre is unclear at this stage.

Mr Aspden is deputy leader of the council and Mr Ayre is the executive member for culture and leisure.

Both men were asked to step aside by the Conservative leader of City of York Council, David Carr, while the investigation is carried out.

Mr Carr says: "Given the seriousness of the allegations...it's best for both councillors to step back from their executive duties at this time".

He spoke to BBC Radio York a short time ago:

The BBC is hoping to get a comment from both Keith Aspden and Nigel Ayre.

Full-back Jordan Rankin signs a three-year extension at Huddersfield Giants after acquiring the necessary visa.

Two men have been charged with manslaughter after the death of a man in Leeds earlier this week.

Image source, Paul Buckley

Terry Bailey, 39, was found injured outside Leeds railway station at about 00:50 on Tuesday morning. He was taken to hospital but died shortly afterwards.

Two men, one aged 28 and the other aged 56, were charged this morning and are due to appear before Leeds Magistrates' Court later today.

Barnsley chairman Maurice Watkins announces he is to leave the Championship club and its board.

A reception for Sheffield-based Special Olympians is due to be held at the Town Hall later.

Image source, GB Special Olympics

It follows the Special Olympics GB National Summer Games, external, which saw more than 2,600 athletes with intellectual disabilities compete in the city earlier this month.

They were supported over four days of competition by 800 coaches, 750 volunteers, 150 officials and more than 6,000 family members and friends.

More than 80 athletes and coaches are expected to attend today's event in Sheffield:

A search is under way for a missing 77-year-old man from Gomersal in West Yorkshire.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

Gordon Bentley was reported missing at about 20:35 on Wednesday and a number of searches have been carried out since.

Mr Bentley is white, 6ft tall, bald and has markings to his face from shaving. He was wearing a blue top and blue trousers.

Ch Insp Jon Dunkerley says: "A number of searches and enquiries are ongoing in the Gomersal area today to find Mr Bentley who is very vulnerable.

"Both the police and his family are very concerned for his welfare and I would ask anyone who has any information about his whereabouts to contact us."

Remember when the remains of Richard III were found under a car park in Leicester in 2012 and he was eventually interred at the city's cathedral?

Image source, Lunchbox Productions

Descendants of his family later lost a legal challenge to have him reburied in York, saying he spent much of his youth in Yorkshire and he also governed the north of England on behalf of the King.

Well, it seems Richard might end up making a sort of homecoming to York if plans are approved today for a "pop-up" replica of a Shakespearean theatre - to be built on the site of yet another car park.

City councillors meet later to decide whether to give the go-ahead to plans for the theatre, which would be built at the Castle Car Park and be in place between May and September next year.

The plans, by Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, would see performances of Richard III, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream over the course of 10 weeks next year.

York may have "battled in vain", as Shakespeare put it, to become the final resting place of Richard III, but it looks like he's going to end up in the city anyway.

Today's the last day parents can register for the new government scheme which entitles them to 30 hours' free care for children aged three to four.

The scheme, which is based on a trial run in York, has been criticised for a lack of spaces and administrative problems.

A survey by the Pre-school Learning Alliance suggests 74% of the nurseries which responded feel the government has underfunded the scheme.

But the government says a record £6bn a year is being invested in childcare.

Karen Simpkin, from the Sunflower Children's Centre in Sheffield and chair of the Sheffield National Day Nurseries Association, says the scheme "won't work" as it stands:

Ballet dancers from across the country are preparing to perform in Leeds to celebrate the life of murdered teacher Ann Maguire.

Image source, Maguire family

The second Ann Maguire Gala is due to be held on Sunday in memory of the teacher who was stabbed to death by Will Cornick at Corpus Christi Catholic College in April 2014.

The event's been organised by her daughter, Emma, who is a dancer with the Royal Ballet, and will be hosted by Wayne Sleep.

Money raised by the gala will go towards the Ann Maguire Arts Education Fund which was founded by the Maguire family to provide bursaries and funding for the personal development of people under 18.

Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

A bright start for most, although quite chilly across rural parts with a few mist or fog patches.

These will clear and things will brighten up across much of Yorkshire.

Watch my full forecast here:

Nick Wilmshurst
BBC Yorkshire Live

A crocodile has gone missing from a part of Leeds...but don't worry, no one's in any danger as it's made from resin.

Image source, P Brinn

The 6ft-long reptilian replica has been stolen from a house in Horsforth, and was a familiar sight for people who crossed Newlay Bridge.

It went missing on Monday, with thieves having to cut the bolt on a neighbour's gate to get hold of the life-sized croc.

The owners say there must have been two people to lift it because it's so heavy.

All that was left was the outline of the crocodile and the owners say they're desperate to get him back.

If you think you can help locate the croc, send an email here, external.

Plans to shore-up cliffs behind Scarborough's Spa are look likely to get the go-ahead.

Image source, Google

They're to be considered by Scarborough Borough Council's planning committee next week and council officers have recommended the plans be approved..

It's been some years since it was announced that engineering work needed to be carried out to stabilise the South Cliff slope.

It's in a bid to protect the Spa and about 400 properties from the risk of a landslip.

Council officers say it's an "unavoidable intervention" to secure the cliff and, if given the green light, will cost about £14m.

Sheffield's first cafe supporting people with dementia opens its doors today.

"Remember When" is based at the Frecheville Community Sports and Social Ground and is open six days a week.

Cafe founder Ruth Bartles says she discovered there weren't many suitable places for her 90-year-old grandmother, who suffers from short-term memory loss, to enjoy a relaxing afternoon.

So, when she took voluntary redundancy from the University of Sheffield, she decided to open a cafe designed for people living with dementia and memory loss.

Ruth says it's about normalising the sight of people with dementia in the community:

BBC News Travel

If you're heading out to catch a train this morning, services across our region are generally running to time at the moment.

You can click on the links below to keep up-to-date with the live departure boards for:

• Leeds Railway Station, external
• Wakefield Westgate, external
• Bradford Interchange, external
• Bradford Forster Square, external
• York Railway Station, external
• Sheffield Station, external
• Doncaster Station, external

A York-based trial giving three and four-year-olds a total of 30 hours of free childcare ends today and is now due to roll out across the rest of England tomorrow.

But a national survey by the Pre-school Learning Alliance (PLA) claims three-quarters of childcare providers say their current funding won't cover the cost and some fear it could put them out of business.

The government says it's investing record amounts of money into childcare.

But the PLA claims many childcare providers say they'll lose out under the scheme.

Rural mist and fog patches in Yorkshire will clear quickly leaving a bright morning.

Cloud building into the afternoon with scattered slow-moving showers developing, perhaps heavy and thundery in places.

Showers soon dying out in the evening, with a fine and chilly night to follow as skies clear.

A man's been charged with attempted murder after a shooting in Leeds.

The 20-year-old is also accused of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply.

It comes after a man suffered a wound to his arm in an incident in Chapeltown in the early hours of Monday morning.

The charged man is due to appear in court later today.

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

Hello and welcome to BBC Local Live in Yorkshire on Thursday 31 August 2017.

We'll be with you throughout the day with all the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates.

As we await the sunrise, let's begin with a BBC Weather Watcher sunset.

It's yesterday's in fact, over Meltham, near Huddersfield:

If you've taken any pictures you'd like to share with the rest of Yorkshire, it couldn't be easier. You can do so by simply clicking here.