One volunteer printed a "hardcore pornographic" image of a colleague on a mug, the charity says.

Loach directed Barnsley film Kes and wants to help the Civic become a world-class arts destination.

A grant of £3.5m to manage the flood risk on the River Loxley has been approved by the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority, external.

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The money has come from the Local Growth Fund and will fund phase one of Sheffield City Council’s Upper Don flood alleviation scheme.

The scheme is intended to support businesses in the flood risk area, providing flood protection in order to encourage further growth and new investment.

A Yorkshire landowner has been appointed "Tree Champion" by the government, to drive forward its target to plant 11 million trees as part of a 25-year plan.

Appointing Sir William Worsley, who runs the Hovingham estate in North Yorkshire, the Environment Secretary Michael Gove said he would help drive forward planting rates and prevent street trees being felled.

Sir William is the current chairman of the National Forest Company.

The plan to create a new Northern Forest stretching from Liverpool to Hull was announced in January.

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York theatre goers are inching nearer and nearer to experiencing Shakespeare’s plays the way audiences did 400-years-ago, as the Rose Theatre in the city moves into the final stages of construction.

Europe's first pop-up Elizabethan theatre is being built in the car park next to the 13th century Clifford's Tower.

The temporary structure will stage four plays through the summer.

James Cundall of Lunchbox Theatrical Productions says he's delighted his dream of recreating the 16-sided auditorium has come true:

A campaign to protect an area of land, which stretches across parts of West Yorkshire, known as the South Pennines, external is under way.

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The South Pennines form part of the backbone of England.

The narrow range of hills, over 2,000 ft at the highest point, stretches 250 miles from the Peak District of Derbyshire to the Scottish border.

It's the only upland landscape in England not protected as a national park or area of outstanding natural beauty.

The organiser of one of the big car cruiser events in Scarborough says he's infuriated by a possible ban on them taking place in the town.

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Senior councillors backed proposals yesterday for a public spaces protection order, which aims to clamp down on anti-social behaviour by some drivers.

If approved by full council the ban would mean anyone caught planning a car meet on social media and found gathering in the town could be fined up to £1,000, unless they have council approval.

Ryan Linley the organiser of the Static Royals car meets says: "It's a sad day for Scarborough."

In March this year a driver who caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to Royal Albert Drive in the town, by performing wheel spins during a car meet, received a seven-month suspended jail sentence.

A 49-year-old man from Doncaster has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a 28-year-old man received stab wounds in an incident in Mexborough on Monday.

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Police were called to Dryden Road in Mexborough at about 22:30 on Monday after reports of a 28-year-old man being injured in an "altercation".

Six teenagers arrested on suspicion of wounding after the incident have been released on police bail.

A specialist coring rig has begun carrying out investigations on a North Yorkshire road which closed after signs of movement at the end of May.

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The A59 between Skipton and Harrogate has a history of landslips above the road to the west of Blubberhouses at Kex Gill.

The specialist equipment will take samples of the ground to help the county council understand what's going on and to decide what to do next.

North Yorkshire County Council believes the investigation will take a full week to complete.

But the authority says it's intent on reopening the road "as soon as possible."

One option being considered is to re-open one carriageway of the road under temporary traffic lights, until permanent repairs are carried out.

Tackling armed and violent crime is a real priority for South Yorkshire Police, the force has said.

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The pledge follows a number of recent shootings and stabbings, including the shooting of a 17-year-old boy in the Woodthorpe area of Sheffield on Monday night.

The teenager suffered life-threatening injuries in what's the third shooting in the Woodthorpe area in as many months.

Meanwhile, two teenagers and a 22-year-old man have been fatally stabbed in Sheffield in the last three months.

South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, Dr Alan Billings, says: "All the resources that we can bring to bear are being brought to bear and people will be brought to trial."

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A man "obsessed with revenge" against the legal system after losing a court case has been jailed for 15 years.

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A police raid on the Halifax home of Ashkan Ebrahimi in October 2015 discovered chemicals, swords, crossbows and high-powered air rifles.

Evidence was also found that the 33-year-old had visited the home addresses of police officers and the judge involved in his case.

West Yorkshire Police said Ebrahimi planned on "harming a police officer".

The force said he became "obsessed with revenge" after a court granted his former partner a non-molestation order, which led to him being separated from his young child.

Ebrahimi, of Oak Lane, Halifax, was found guilty at Bradford Crown Court of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life, possession of an offensive weapon, possession of a bladed article in a public place, and stalking offences.

He was given an extended five-year licence period on top of his prison sentence.

A 15-year-old girl who went missing in West Yorkshire yesterday has been found.

Katie Wickham had been missing from her home in Cleckheaton since Monday evening.

Police say she has been "found safe and well this morning".

A letter from Yorkshire businesses and politicians calling for urgent action to improve the railways in the north of England is due to be delivered to the Prime Minister later.

It follows weeks of disruption for passengers using services run by rail operator Northern.

The company is still operating an emergency timetable with hundreds of services cancelled after a scheduled restructuring last month.

Henri Murison, from the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, which represents businesses and councils, says: "The north of England should be in charge of sorting this out."

Sheffield City Council is planning to pull out of a deal with one of its largest contractors, external, Capita, which provides the authority's IT services, it's emerged.

Capita was supposed to provide IT services for the authority until 2022, but the council is paying an undisclosed penalty to be released from the agreement early.

The authority says it wants to bring some of the work currently carried out by Capita back in-house, while the rest will be offered to smaller, local firms.

The move is expected to save £3m a year from 2019-20 onwards, according to Sheffield City Council.

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Last-ditch talks are due to take place later aimed at averting a bin strike in West Yorkshire.

Members of the union Unison may go on strike after accusing the council of going back on agreements at earlier meetings.

Both sides are trying to find a solution to a build-up of holiday entitlement and claims of bullying by management.

Unison says Kirklees Council's 70 waste staff are owed a total of 23 years' leave.

Kirklees Council said it would not "tolerate bullying or harassment" and took any allegations "very seriously".

The Labour MP for York is due to lead a debate in Westminster later calling for the urgent reform of business rates.

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In April, the amount companies in England pay in business rates changed for the second year in a row.

Rachel Maskell says the current system is harming York's high streets.

The MP and the city's retail forum want the amount businesses have to pay to be based on their takings.

Film director Ken Loach has become a patron of The Civic arts centre in Barnsley, in support of its campaign to become a world-class destination for the arts by 2023.

Loach, whose 1969 film Kes was based on the novel A Kestrel for a Knave, by Barnsley-born author Barry Hines, joins Sir Michael Parkinson as one of the backers of the venue's £5m bid.

The 81-year-old says in a statement: "I have very good memories of Barnsley and the people who brought Barry Hines' story Kes to life."