Firefighters rescue 'sleepy toilet woman' in Sheffieldpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
A woman was rescued from an Indian restaurant in Sheffield after falling asleep in the toilet on a night out, external.
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Firefighters rescue 'sleepy toilet woman' in Sheffieldpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
Image source, GoogleEid road closures in Bradfordpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
To help people in Bradford enjoy the Eid festivities here are details of some road closures from West Yorkshire Police.
Eid al-Fitr is "the feast of the breaking of the fast" that begins when the moon rises on the final day of Ramadan.
It attracts large numbers of people to the Great Horton Road area to enjoy the restaurants.
For safety the following road closures will be in place this evening:
- From 1700: Summerville Road, from the junction with Great Horton Road to the junction with Woodhead Road
- From Midnight: Great Horton Road, from the junction with Woodhead Road to the junction with All Saints Road
Pedestrian access will be permitted.
Quote MessageWe welcome all visitors to the Great Horton Road area for the Eid celebrations and hope these will be enjoyed safely. We would ask people travelling by car to remember to park safely and sensibly."
InspTom Casey, Bradford West Neighbourhood Team
Woman indefinitely detained over toddler plungepublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
A Bradford woman who threw her baby boy to his death from a sixth floor flat has been given an indefinite hospital order.
Image source, FacebookGemma Procter, 23, admitted the manslaughter of her 18-month-old son, who fell from the sixth floor flat window.
Elliot Procter fell from the Newcastle House block of flats in Bradford in October 2017.
She was said to be suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and had been hearing voices from God telling her to sacrifice 18-month-old Elliot.
Ms Procter was given an indefinite hospital order at Bradford Crown Court.
She admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility.
Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC described it as a "tragic" case
Biker rode at 125mph in police pursuitpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
William Wark, 24, had "driven like a complete lunatic" and his speed was "obscene", a judge says.
Read MoreInvestigation starts into York blazepublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
An investigation has started into the cause of a fire at a North Yorkshire retirement complex last night.
About 40 firefighters were called out to Jubilee Court in Haxby near York.
All the residents got out safely.
The blaze broke out in one of the 28 flats in the complex.
Quote MessageThere is some damage to the building and to the roof and there is some water damage."
Kelly Sowden, Yorkshire Housing
Train industry boss says it 'let down' passengerspublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
The boss of Network Rail in West Yorkshire is apologising for the chaos on the trains after the introduction of a new timetable.
Image source, PARob McIntosh was speaking to the BBC just weeks after Transport Secretary Chris Grayling described Northern rail's performance as "unacceptable".
Quote MessageI think the industry has let down the passengers and we acknowledge that and our teams, whether they are the train operators or my team at Network Rail, are working at the moment 24/7 round the clock to put right the situation."
Rob Mcintosh, Network Rail
Troubles mount at Oliver's Mountpublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
The troubles at Scarborough's Oliver's Mount circuit look set to continue after a letter sent by the troubled promoter has laid bare the dire financial situation, external.
Image source, The Yorkshire Post'Glacial Britain' history out by more than a million yearspublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
Imagine Yorkshire and the rest of the country being under colossal sheets of ice, and not just in the way of a bad winter.
Image source, Getty ImagesNew research involving the University of Sheffield indicates that such a covering was seen over much of the UK and Ireland 2.5 million years ago.
Previously the experts believed it had happened 1.1 million years ago.
The new thinking comes after analysis of sediment cores and seismic data from deep beneath the North Sea.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageThis work (sic) convincingly demonstrates that ancient iceberg scours deep beneath the sea-bed of the North Sea came from British or European ice sheets, rather than from icebergs from Greenland or North America."
Grant Bigg, Professor in Earth Systems Science, University of Sheffield
New plan aims to get Doncaster people out and aboutpublished at 15:07 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
A new plan to tackle inactivity in Doncaster puts walking at its heart, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
To encourage people to get out and about, the council says improved footpaths, less litter, new walking routes and more activities are planned.
It comes after a recent report showed Doncaster still has the lowest percentage of physically active adults compared to neighbouring areas.
The proportion of adults in the town who regularly get out for walk is also lower than the national average, according to the report.
Quote MessageEncouraging more walking can ease traffic congestion which enables the borough to grow, has positive health and wellbeing benefits that improve people's quality of life and helps to reduce air and noise pollution."
Clare Henry, Public health specialist and report author
Praise for hospital staffpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
The chief executive of Bradford's hospitals has praised staff for their hard work and dedication after they were rated as "requiring improvement" for a second year.
Image source, Bradford Teaching Hospitals TrustBradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was inspected by the Care Quality Commission in January.
It said the trust, which runs Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's Hospital, had taken steps to improve but there was still room for further improvement.
The trust's chief executive, Professor Clive Kay, praised the staff but recognised that there was still work to be done across services.
Quote MessageWhilst it is disappointing that we were unable to improve our ratings for services as a result of the limited scope of the inspection, we do consider that at our next re-inspection, we can confidently move to an overall service rating of Good."
Professor Clive Kay, Chief executive
Police locate missing manpublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
Earlier we told you about a police search for 27-year-old Matthew Cavill from Sheffield.
He'd not been seen since last weekend.
Police say he's now been found and thanked people for sharing the appeal to find him.
Reduce village speed limits to 'save children's lives'published at 14:20 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
There's a call for 20mph speed limits to be introduced in side streets across North Yorkshire.
Many roads in York and other parts of the county already have the lower limit in place, particularly near schools.
But Mike Jordan, who leads North Yorkshire County Council's Transport Scrutiny Committee, says introducing it in villages would save children's lives.
"The lower speed limit will mean children coming out of school would be far more likely to survive [if they were hit by a car]," he said.
"Introducing the scheme would be a lot of work and enforcement would be difficult but at least it would slow drivers down."
TUI announces new flight routes from Doncasterpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
Holiday company TUI says it will offer long-haul flights to Orlando in Florida from Doncaster-Sheffield airport from next year.
Image source, Doncaster CouncilThe company says it'll add another 100,000 seats on services by using Doncaster-Sheffield airport next year, and other destinations to come will include Egypt and Turkey.
Quote MessageThis is very significant for us, there'll be five new routes and we'll be the only airline providing long-haul flights from Yorkshire."
Rob Coldrake, TUI
Strikes at three Yorkshire colleges suspendedpublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
Strike action by staff at three Yorkshire colleges which was due to take place from Monday has been called off.
Hull College Group, which runs colleges in Hull, Goole and Harrogate, has begun a restructuring plan to deal with a £10m deficit, putting 231 jobs at risk.
Monday's strike was planned to follow a three-day walkout in May by University and College Union (UCU) members.
In a joint statement, Hull College Group and the UCU say the strike action next week has been suspended following "positive" talks.
Both groups say they will continue to work together to avoid compulsory redundancies as part of the restructure:
Quote MessageWe mutually recognise that the past few years have been very challenging for staff and students at Hull College Group and we share the joint ambition to bring about positive changes to ensure we continue to be vibrant and exciting places to learn and a good place to work."
Hull College Group and UCU joint statement
A star is born? Ex-homeless man hits the stage in Leedspublished at 13:29 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
A previously homeless man from Leeds is set to perform on the West Yorkshire Playhouse.stage in a new production.
Image source, EmmausJosh Holroyd, 21, is a resident at Emmaus Leeds, a charity which provides a home and meaningful work to people who have been homelessness.
Josh, who was born and bred in Leeds, was offered the opportunity to audition earlier this year for a role in Searching for the Heart of Leeds.
He headed to the audition with no previous theatre experience and he got a part in the production.
He will be part of the Playhouse's community company which is about 70-strong.
Searching for the Heart of Leeds runs from 19 June to Saturday 23 June at West Yorkshire Playhouse.
Quote MessageIt's good to have a nice job and good people supporting around you."
Josh Holroyd, Actor
Man and horse 'seriously injured' in Dales crashpublished at 13:16 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
A man and a horse have been seriously injured in a crash in the Yorkshire Dales.
Police say a van and a gypsy caravan pulled by two horses collided on the A65 near Settle at about 12:20.
Officers are asking motorists to avoid the area and follow diversions until further notice.
Eid marked across Yorkshirepublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
Thousands of Muslims across Yorkshire have attended prayers to mark the start of the Eid al-Fitr festival - including at a supermarket car park in Sheffield:
Eid al-Fitr is "the feast of the breaking of the fast" that begins when the moon rises on the final day of Ramadan.
Ramadan lasts between 29 and 30 days, with the exact dates varying from one year to the next, based on the lunar calendar.
Image source, Getty ImagesEid is marked with a special set of prayers on the first morning of the festival, followed by the first daylight meal in a month, usually shared with friends and family.
"Eid Mubarak" is a greeting used during the festival - Eid means "celebration" and Mubarak "blessed".
The art installation one visitor thought wasn't 'finished'published at 12:46 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
Leeds Art Gallery has proved once again that art is definitely in the eye of the beholder - luckily the gallery team have a sense of humour:
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End of twitter postDo you know this man?published at 12:34 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
Police are trying to locate a man who ran away from door staff at a Leeds club after he was seen trying to hide a knife:
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End of twitter postFree outdoor Tramlines events announcedpublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 15 June 2018
The Tramlines music festival in Sheffield will be held in July - Details are now being released about the free outdoor events which will form The Fringe at Tramlines, external.
Image source, TramlinesThe fringe element is laid on by Sheffield City Council and the Sheffield Business Improvement District.
It promises local acts, global music, young artists and film screenings.
The University of Sheffield will also be bringing theatre to the city's streets.
Image source, TramlinesSouth Yorkshire's Holly Tandy, who was a finalist in the X Factor last year, is one of the artists to feature in the line-up.
Quote MessageTramlines weekend is one the busiest in Sheffield’s calendar, so as the main festival moves to Hillsborough we’re thrilled to continue the festival vibe in the city centre for our residents, visitors and businesses. This year’s free stage at Devonshire Green, promises an exciting line-up."
Councillor Mary Lea, Cabinet Member for Culture, Parks and Leisure
