the planting around an urban cycle track is part of the new Northern Forest project.

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Major new additions to an 8,000-seat stadium being built in York have been revealed, external, with plans to open a 24-lane bowling centre and indoor mini-golf centre at the complex.

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A 24-year-old data analyst died from head and neck injuries after an alleged stabbing attack in Leeds, an inquest has heard.

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Poppy Devey Waterhouse was found dead at a flat in the Richmond Hill area of the city on 14 December.

Wakefield Coroner's Court heard a male occupant of the flat was present at the time and was arrested.

Coroner Jonathan Leach adjourned the inquest to a later date.

Joe Atkinson, 25, of The Avenue, Richmond Hill, is due to appear at Leeds Crown Court on Thursday charged with murder.

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BBC Radio Humberside

The managing director of Hull Trains says both her family and her staff have faced abuse in recent months.

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Louise Cheeseman told a council hearing how staff have been spat at on occasions and sworn at regularly.

She also said the company is doing its best and has urged people to use them or lose them.

A North Yorkshire police officer says he's delighted to have been reunited with more than 100 letters sent by his grandfather to his grandmother in the 1940s, following a kind act by a stranger.

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Sgt Paul Cording says he was contacted on social media by Rod Pickles, who he's never met, and was initially wary.

Mr Pickles had found the 121 letters, written between 1945 and 1946, in a second-hand shop in Plymouth.

He used his own investigative powers to track Sgt Cording down.

Paul posted his delight at being given the huge slice of family history on social media.

He said: "I can’t wait to show my Nan who turns 95 this year."

The Piece Hall is to unveil a large steel installation in its courtyard.

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Sculptor David Murphy has created a structure from steel tubes, to form a picnic blanket.

The installation will be unveiled in the courtyard of the former cloth mill on 25 January.

The commission is the first of its kind for the venue.

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Police have warned drivers to stay clear of Westgate Hill Street in Bradford, following a collision between a lorry and a van.

The road is blocked.

It is not yet known if there are any injuries:

The chief executive of the Post Office has been asked to expand a consultation on the future of a branch in Beverley.

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Paula Vennells has been asked to "widen the scope" of the consultation, which specifically excludes the option of keeping the current branch open.

Graham Stuart, the Conservative MP for Beverley and Holderness, wrote to her saying the public should have a say on the "fundamental issue" of whether it should close.

The Post Office wants to move services to the WH Smith store on Toll Gavel, where it would be run on a franchise basis.

Police have released CCTV images of two men they wish to speak to after two brothers were assaulted outside the Vintage Rock Bar in Doncaster.

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A 28-year-old and a 33-year-old were assaulted on Silver Street, one was knocked unconscious and another suffered a fractured eye socket and nose.

South Yorkshire Police has now released a picture of two men they want to identify after the assault at 01:35 on Monday 22 October.

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A Yorkshire council has unanimously approved £1.5m budget cuts for services relating to special educational needs.

The cut to North Yorkshire's Pupil Referral Units, which look after children unable to be educated in mainstream schooling, comes despite thousands of objections.

A meeting at County Hall in Northallerton heard the likely consequences of the cuts would be a worsening of mental health issues, rising truancy and child exploitation and anti-social behaviour.

English teacher Alex Boyce, who works at Grove Academy Pupils Referral Unit in Harrogate, said the changes would "remove a safety net for the vulnerable children" and there would be nothing left to fill the gap.

Councillor Patrick Mulligan, who received a petition from campaigners before the meeting, said the current funding for the service had traditionally been "generous" and the council would now use the funding it had for rising numbers of special educational needs students "in the most cost-effective way".

Hull's MPs are due to meet Marks and Spencer bosses later after the retailer announced it may leave the city centre.

The company yesterday revealed that the Whitefriargate store is one of 17 proposed for closure as part of a reorganisation.

But Marks and Spencer has since said it's been in talks with Hull City Council about relocating to another part of the city.

Police say they have arrested a woman over the murder of a young mother 17 years ago in Bradford.

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Rebecca Hall's body was found in an alleyway in the Little Horton area of the city. She had suffered severe head injuries.

It's thought the 19-year-old sex worker, who had a four-month-old baby at the time, was heading to Thornton Road when she disappeared.

Offices say she went missing from the Little Horton area at about 22:00 on 13 April 2001.

The 37-year-old, who was arrested on Friday 4 January, has now been released under investigation.

Plans to reduce rents for more than 39,000 council home owners in Sheffield could be given the go-ahead later.

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If approved by councillors, tenants will see about £400m of investment over five years.

The plans have been published as part of the council's annual review of the Housing Revenue Account business plan.

Jim Steinke, cabinet member for Neighbourhoods and Community Safety, said: "We're pleased we'll be able to build more quality, safe and affordable homes as a result of the lifting of the Housing Revenue Account Cap.

"We'll be working closely with tenants to make sure we get the balance right between improving our existing stock, improving the environment and, building the type of homes we need to meet the ever growing demand for a Council home."

The MP for Normanton, Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley says she thinks it's time the Prime Minister Theresa May stopped "digging in".

Labour's Yvette Cooper's social media missive follows Mrs May's Brexit deal being rejected by 230 votes - the largest defeat for a sitting government in history:

A petition calling for an end to the serving of "non-stunned" halal meat to pupils at Kirklees schools is due to be scrutinised by councillors later.

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Halal food is that which adheres to Islamic law, as defined in the Koran. The Islamic form of slaughtering animals involves killing through a cut to the jugular vein, carotid artery and windpipe.

Animals must be alive and healthy at the time of slaughter and all blood is drained from the carcass. During the process, a Muslim will recite a dedication, know as tasmiya or shahada.

Last year, 7,868 people signed a petition asking Kirklees Council to stop "non-stunned halal meat" being served in schools.

In October, a Freedom of Information request by the National Secular Society found Kirklees Council supplied the meat to 40 schools.

A Conservative councillor told the BBC 16 of these schools were offering no alternative meat to serve to pupils.

Kirklees Council is due to discuss the petition at a full council meeting this afternoon.

A "toolkit" is being launched this month to help firms in South Yorkshire consider the potential implications of Britain's exit from the European Union on 29 March.

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It's been put together by the Sheffield City Region Growth Hub.

Businesses will be asked to complete a self assessment form, after which a tailored report will be sent to them with details of how Brexit could affect them.

The toolkit will also direct firms to resources and expert help so they can prepare.

Dan Jarvis, Mayor of the Sheffield City Region and Labour MP for Barnsley Central, said: "Preparing the region for Brexit is the prism through which I view my Mayoralty. It's key to everything we do, from creating good jobs to attracting investment.

"Whatever happens over the coming weeks, months and years, I'm determined to ensure our region’s economic growth continues and that we are both insulated against the challenges and best positioned to exploit the opportunities.”

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The Labour MP for Huddersfield, Barry Sheerman, was up early this morning to voice his feelings on the rejection of Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal.

He took to social media to say he thinks most MPs who voted against the Prime Minister think Brexit is a bad idea:

After days of debate, MPs have decisively rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal by 432 votes to 202.

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Nearly 120 Conservative MPs voted against their leader.

The government now faces a vote of no confidence.

So, how did Hull and East Yorkshire's MPs vote over the Brexit deal? Here are the figures:

• Graham Stuart, Con, Beverley and Holderness: FOR
• Andrew Percy, Con, Brigg and Goole: FOR
• David Davis, Con, Haltemprice and Howden: AGAINST
• Greg Knight, Con, East Yorkshire: AGAINST
• Diana Johnson, Lab, Hull North: AGAINST
• Emma Hardy, Lab, Hull West and Hessle: AGAINST
• Karl Turner, Lab, Hull East: AGAINST

Following the biggest defeat in parliamentary history last night, when Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was rejected by 230 votes, the Conservative MP for the Calder Valley, Craig Whittaker, says he'll work hard to see the will of the people is honoured.

Mr Whittaker was one of only three West Yorkshire MPs to give the deal his backing: