Denise Richards, a patient at Wheatfields, talks to the BBC about the help she has received.

Lorry drivers in North Yorkshire are being given litter bags, reusable coffee cups and pocket ashtrays in a bid to encourage them to get rid of their rubbish properly.

Image source, Selby District Council

The Clean Driver Scheme, external targets litter at hotspots, focusing first on Sherburn Industrial Estate, near Selby.

Selby District Council is working with local businesses to help make sure their drivers dispose of their rubbish properly.

Businesses signing up to the scheme receive an in-cab tidy package and information about local facilities such as litter bins.

Have you seen 39-year-old Eric Duffield? He was last seen in West Yorkshire at the weekend but hasn't been since.

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Mr Duffield visited his father in Wakefield at the weekend and left at about 10:30 on Sunday morning. It's thought he was going to catch a bus to Hull.

Police say they're worried as Mr Duffield "might be slightly confused due to some medical issues".

He's described as white, 6ft tall, of large build, and has a bald head.

He was wearing a grey hoodie, a Leeds Rhinos rugby top, grey jogging bottoms, a black cap and brown trainers and was carrying a blue carrier bag.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is being asked to contact police.

Campaigners say they'll keep fighting incinerator plans in Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire, after the company behind them appealed against a decision to block them.

Calder Valley Skip Hire's plans were rejected by the council on environmental grounds after opposition by residents concerned about air quality.

The company says emissions at the site would be within permitted limits.

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A Bradford dancer teacher who has terminal cancer is holding a gala ball as part of a drive to raise £1m for patients at St James's Hospital in Leeds, external.

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Doncaster Rovers have opened a "quiet room" for fans to escape the noise and crowds during matches.

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Club officials said it's for fans who might be on the autism spectrum and could feel overwhelmed by the atmosphere at home games.

Any supporter who feels the need for a bit of peace and quiet can ask the stewards to point them in the right direction.

Four people have been arrested in connection with a burglary after being found asleep in a stolen car.

The car was stolen in Baildon and driven to Cullingworth, where it was spotted by a police officer.

PC Pearson, who was involved in the operation, tweeted the vehicle had been boxed in and the occupants had all been arrested.

Plans to build a new £4.8m grandstand at Beverley Racecourse have been announced.

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Officials say it would be the single biggest investment in the history of the 300-year-old course.

It the plans are approved, the current 1960s grandstand would be demolished and replaced.

The plans have been submitted to East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

A man had to be rescued after he was injured on the Lyke Wake Walk, on the North York Moors, yesterday evening.

Image source, Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team

The 61-year-old had to be carried by stretcher across Fylingdales Moor and down and up Jugger Howe Beck Valley at about 18:00.

He'd injured his back.

Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue say, at three-and-a-half hours, it was one of the longest carry-outs in recent years.

A dozen pianos have popped up around Leeds for the Leeds International Piano Competition.

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The 12 brightly coloured instruments are spread around noteworthy locations in the city for members of the public to play.

They can be found at Leeds Station, Trinity Leeds, the Corn Exchange, Kirkgate Market, University of Leeds and Central Square.

The Leeds International Piano Competition, external is held every three years.

The final takes place on September 15.

Doncaster Council is set to move into a shared service agreement to tackle littering and dog fouling with North East Lincolnshire Council, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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The Doncaster cabinet agreed to enter into a two-year agreement with the Grimsby authority to deliver "enhanced environmental crime enforcement" on its behalf.

Doncaster's services are currently carried out by private firm Kingdom Security, who issue fixed penalty notices for parking, littering, fly-tipping and enforcing public space protection orders.

A report before the council said it was expected that contractors would issue at least 6,000 fixed penalty notices in the first 12 months for North East Lincolnshire Council.

It said the current clean-up cost for fly-tipping alone in Doncaster is about £500,000 and the joint service would "give further scope to deliver value for money".

The company which owns a gas terminal on the East Yorkshire coast says its future has been secured for at least another decade, after it won a £120m contract.

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The Easington terminal will be extended so it can process gas from a new pipeline in the North Sea.

Centrica Storage say it secures 80 jobs.

The company said it would also extend the life of the terminal until at least 2030.

Ben Dave runs 18 consecutive marathons around the county and raises more than £23,600 for charity.

A third man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing in Leeds city centre in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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The 19-year-old was arrested in Bradford last night after a 20-year-old man was stabbed close to the Stone Roses Bar on Lower Briggate.

The victim suffered serious but non life-threatening injuries and remains in hospital in a stable condition.

Two other 19-year-old men were arrested but have since been released under investigation.

Five men involved in violence outside a Sheffield nightclub during which four people were stabbed are due to be sentenced today.

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A fifth man was also seriously injured in the attack outside the Niche nightclub, on Walker Street, on 23 December last year.

Roemol Taylor, 20, Negus Nelson, 29, Leyton Orr, 26, and Junior Nieta, 34, all of Sheffield, admitted violent disorder.

Torrington Smith, 29, pleaded guilty to the same charge in April.

Niche was closed by police following the incident and only reopened in February after the club was ordered to improve security measures.

The council has set a number of conditions including additional security staff and improving CCTV monitoring.

Jonathan Cowap
Presenter, BBC Radio York

Stonemasons from across the globe have gathered in York Minster's Dean's Park to compete in the cathedral's stone carving festival.

Carvers came from as far afield as India, Iceland, Norway and Cyprus to take part in the four-day event which started at the weekend.

The masons spent Saturday and Sunday carving pieces on the theme of "all creatures great and small".

The finished pieces will be auctioned off at the end of the celebration of the ancient craft on Wednesday.

Historic stone removed from the cathedral during conservation work will also go under the hammer.

The auction will feature lots ranging from 14th Century stones to Victorian pieces and will include grotesques, finials and 10 lots which form an 18th Century pinnacle.

Here's a look at the careful chip-chip-away technique which turns stones into sculptures:

People facing relationship difficulties in Yorkshire will have to find alternative sources of help after several branches of counselling service Relate closed their doors.

Mid-Yorkshire Relate has shut three offices in Leeds, York and Harrogate.

A spokesperson said they'd been forced to close because income and donations weren't keeping pace with costs.

The charity says it's helped 7,000 people in the region and it employed 75 people in the three offices.

Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a 21-year-old man in Sheffield are urging people to come forward with any information they may have about the killing.

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Kavan Brissett, from the city, was left seriously injured in the stabbing which happened at Langsett Walk, Upperthorpe, last Tuesday. He died in hospital on Saturday.

Det Ch Insp Jude Ashmore, leading the investigation, says there are people within the local community who police believe can help with their enquiries.

"It’s these people who we need to come forward and speak to us.We need to work together to provide answers for Mr Brissett's family and bring those responsible to justice," says Det Ch Insp Ashmore.

"We are grateful to everyone who has come forward with information so far but we need people to keep talking to us."

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

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A man from Hull is attempting to swim from the "micro-nation" of Sealand in the North Sea back to England.

Image source, PA

The principality of Sealand was originally built as a World War Two fortress off the Suffolk coast and boasts its own flag and currency.

It was declared a sovereign state by pirate radio broadcaster Roy Bates more than 50 years ago.

Richard Royal is planning on swimming the 7.5 miles back to the coast at Felixstowe.

Mr Royal says: "I just don't know what the conditions are going to be like out there. I don't know what the tides and the currents are going to be like."