Nearly £400,000 is to be spent on getting people in Doncaster to do more exercise, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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A report to councillors reveals 70,000 adults in the area take part in less than 30 minutes of activity a week.

The borough also has the "lowest percentage of people in the country" who participate in sport and physical activity at least twice a month.

The council was told initial funding had been successful in launching projects but the project would "stall" until it was fully funded.

The Get Doncaster Moving, external programme is split into five areas focusing on walking, cycling, dance, use of parks and open spaces, and sport.

West Yorkshire Police are looking for new Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs).

The force's recruitment window will open on Monday and close on 25 June.

They say you don't need any formal qualifications but applicants do need to be over 18.

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A school that faced closure and merger plans is given permission to join an academies trust

A 20-year-old man has died after his motorbike came off the road and hit a fence in Pontefract last night.

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It happened just after 22:00 on Wakefield Road in Kinsley.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

A former leader of Sheffield City Council has said the city is shooting itself in the foot over the ongoing tree felling row.

Lord Scriven's comments follow the case of two tree campaigners being given suspended jail terms for breaching an injunction.

The Liberal Democrat peer says the time has come for legal action against campaigners who're trying to stop the felling of street trees to end.

He says what's needed now is cool, clear leadership, rather than more people being taken to court in civil action.

The city council's legal department has said people chose to break the law knowing the possible consequences of their action (by entering safety zones around trees due to be felled), and that it is up to the courts to decide on appropriate penalties.

The costs of doing science experiments can pose a financial headache to schools, but two University of Sheffield academics believe they have the solution - FlashyScience.

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Essentially it's a system that uses virtual experiments, which can be repeated numerous times without burning a big hole in a school's budget.

It allows users to vary factors in experiments to see what happens and why.

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The Labour Party says it does support the campaign to overturn the ban on 'safe standing' at Premier League and Championship football grounds.

It would require a change in the law - clubs in England's top tiers have been required to be all-seater since the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.

Tiny pieces of plastic and other debris have been found in mussels off the North Yorkshire coast.

Teams from the University of Hull and Brunel University in West London examined mussels from coastal locations around the country - including Filey - and the shelves of eight supermarkets.

They say their results suggest it's "common" for people eating seafood to consume microplastics.

A man has suffered serious leg injuries in a shooting in Huddersfield.

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The 32-year-old man was found in Arnold Street (pictured) and taken to Leeds General Infirmary for treatment.

A police cordon is now in place at the scene of the shooting to allow forensic examinations.

Det Insp Andy Farrell, of West Yorkshire Police, said: “We believe this was a targeted attack and our investigation is under way to establish the circumstances."

It's the start of a colourful weekend in York as the city's Pride festival gets under way.

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Thousands are expected in the city to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.

Greg Stephenson, one the event organisers, says Saturday's parade starts at York Minster and arrives at the Knavesmire racecourse at 13:00, where there'll be a "huge concert, hundreds of stalls and a funfair."

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If you like both 60s music and orchestral music then you're in for a treat on Saturday when the two combine in splendid musical harmony.

BBC Introducing artists backed by a 45-piece orchestra are knocking out a bunch of 60s crackers, including tunes by Martha Reeves and Bob Dylan.

It's completely free but donations to BBC Children in Need will be happily received.

The regulation of privately owned drones is in "a state of chaos" according to a UK robotics expert from Sheffield.

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Professor Noel Sharkey, from the University of Sheffield, said: "Drone technology is taking off with little being done to contain it.

"I warned about the risks associated with rapidly growing numbers of drones in 2007, but few listened, now the genie is out of the bottle

"To me it didn't take any kind of deep thinking to realise what was going to happen with this at all."

New UK laws have imposed a ban on flying drones above 400 ft (121.92m) and within 0.6 miles (1km) of airport boundaries.

Also drones weighing 250g (8.81oz) or more will in future have to be registered with the Civil Aviation Authority, and drone pilots will be expected to take an online safety test.

Ongoing problems with crime and anti-social behaviour on an estate in York are due to be discussed at a meeting, after a dispersal order was used last year to try and tackle the issue.

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North Yorkshire Police used the order last August in Chapelfields to move gangs of young people on after allegations of arson and drug use.

The meeting was called after residents told their MP, Rachael Maskell, they're still concerned.

A decision to find three Sheffield tree campaigners guilty of contempt of court, has been described by the Green Party as "beyond belief."

Two protesters have received suspended prison sentences for being in contempt of court by breaching an injunction over tree-felling in Sheffield.

A third defendant will have no further action taken against her.

Sheffield City Council had taken them to court in a long-running dispute over the fate of trees in the city.

The dispute surrounds a 25-year, £2.2bn contract between the council and Amey to resurface all Sheffield's roads by 2020 which involves maintaining roadside trees.

The council says only street trees that are diseased, damaging or dangerous are being removed.

But protesters say many are felled because their roots are simply in the way of resurfacing methods.

A statement from the Green Party says the strength of the campaign to save Sheffield's trees is "growing by the day."

Record levels of rubbish being left on the North York Moors is putting wildlife at risk, that's the warning from Park Rangers.

They say 40 bin bags full of waste at a time is often collected.

John Cleary is of of the volunteers doing the collecting.

Have a listen to some of the things he says he finds:

We ask people around England how they feel about their accents.

On the site of the old Rockingham Pottery, external in Swinton people have been unearthing the past.

A community archaeological dig continues today.

They've already uncovered a kiln and workers' cottages.

Those workers made items for royalty and for markets around the world.

Of course they've found lots of pottery remains, too. Well, you would, wouldn't you?

It's all part of forms part of 'Archaeology of the Dearne' - a project commissioned by the Dearne Valley Landscape Partnership with support from Historic England.

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The man who unseated Nick Clegg, Jared O'Mara, external, says he has no regrets about standing as the MP for Sheffield Hallam.

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A kit designed in Yorkshire to help Muslim diabetics during Ramadan, has now been rolled out to thousands of pharmacies across the country.

During the entire month of Ramadan, Muslims are obligated to fast, every day from dawn to sunset.

People with medical conditions like diabetes are exempt from fasting, but many still want to.

The Yorkshire-designed kit contains an electronic tester for blood sugar levels and a guide for medical staff, which it's hoped will prevent any unnecessary trips to hospital.

Ramadan falls at a different time each year because the Islamic calendar is based on lunar cycles, which means there isn’t a fixed date.

This year Ramadan began on the evening of Wednesday 15 May and ends on Friday 15 June.

Leeds ground Elland Road proved lucky for the England squad last night.

They concluded their World Cup preparations in impressive fashion by comfortably beating Costa Rica at the ground.

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Manager Gareth Southgate made 10 changes from Saturday's win against Nigeria at Wembley and was rewarded with some fine individual displays and a commanding team performance in their final friendly before they depart for Russia.