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A Grade II-listed Scarborough hotel is set to be brought back to life under expansion plans which include a dog wash facility and cinema.

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The Mount Hotel, which has 48 bedrooms over five storeys, was bought earlier this year for £2m.

It was created out of five terraced buildings built in 1840.

The row of terraced buildings was listed in 1953 as they formed an "important group" as an example of period architecture.

Plans submitted to Scarborough Borough Council include the refurbishment of all rooms and the establishment of a bike store, boot store, dog wash and small cinema on the basement floor.

The plans for the refurbishment are now out to consultation.

Police officers left a poster asking for the occupants of a property to get in touch after finding a haul of cannabis plants in Sheffield.

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The officers, from Sheffield's North East Neighbourhood Policing team, found the 37 plants at a property on Owler Lane in Page Hall on Monday.

The house was solely used to grow the plants, the force said.

The poster included a phone number for the occupants to call if they wanted to discuss the plants.

Police are warning of severe disruption on the roads in East Yorkshire this morning.

It comes after a serious accident which has closed the A614 in both directions near Market Weighton:

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Symbols of a boar appear all over Bradford, but why is the city associated with a wild pig?

Samantha Jagger has been documenting what goes on within the four walls of the women's toilets.

RAF Leeming, RAF Waddington or RAF Wittering could be the potential new home of the display team.

Thirty maritime paintings from Hull have been chosen for restoration by a team of five experts.

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A majority of Bradford's gambling sites are located in the poorest areas of the city, a new report has found.

Councillors have been urged to look at areas most at risk of issues related to gambling after it was announced thousands of residents are likely to be classed as "problem gamblers".

A report presented to the Corporate Scrutiny Committee says that despite concerns for residents, there are no NHS or council-funded specialist treatment services for the issue.

There are currently 83 gambling premises in Bradford, including three casinos, four bingo halls and 61 bookmakers.

Of the 83 sites, 37 are located in the most deprived areas and 65 are in a catchment in the top three most deprived parts of Bradford.

It is estimated that between 2,500 and 7,000 people in the city would be classed as problem gamblers, the report says.

Eileen Cowles, 86, was told to take daily what should have been a month's dosage, an inquest hears.

An operation's taking place to remove debris from around the arches of Tadcaster Bridge which built up due to high river levels from the weekend's heavy rain.

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North Yorkshire County Council says the bridge, which was rebuilt following winter floods at the end of 2015, "coped well" with the rising level of the River Wharfe.

A long-neck excavator is being used to remove the debris, with diving teams checking the bridge "as a precaution", the council says.

Checks will also take place on Middleham Bridge in Richmondshire, which was closed on Saturday.

Ten candles have been lit at York Minster to mark the tenth anniversary of Claudia Lawrence's disappearance.

The chef, 35, failed to arrive for work at York University on 19 March, 2009.

The case remains unsolved and although no body has been found, North Yorkshire Police believe she was murdered.

Speaking on the anniversary of the disappearance, Det Supt Dai Malyn reiterated his belief that information was being withheld and that the answer "lies locally".

The vicar of Hull Minster is leaving the job after nine years in the city to take on a new role at Liverpool Cathedral.

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The reverend canon Dr Neal Barnes is to move after being in East Yorkshire since 1999 after previously serving as the vicar of Anlaby.

He says "God's timing is right" for him to leave Hull Minster to become canon for mission and faith development in Liverpool.

Sheffield City Council has apologised for a remark about the Six Nations rugby competition.

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The apology follows the council's earlier apology for raising the wrong flag over Sheffield Town Hall on St Patrick's Day.

The authority had said it was sorry for mistakenly flying the Welsh flag instead of the Irish flag.

In an earlier statement, the council said a "basic error" was to blame and it apologised for any offence caused, while congratulating Wales' rugby team after beating Ireland in the Six Nations.

But Chrissy Meleady, of the Irish People's Forum in Sheffield, said the reference to Ireland's loss in Cardiff was "quite an insult" and a "secondary slap".

Now, a second statement has been released apologising "for any offence caused" by the council's earlier statement.

The 11 suspects were held on suspicion of child sexual exploitation offences in Bradford.

Police and paramedics are on the scene of a collision between a pedestrian and a bus in Richmond in North Yorkshire.

Police have advised motorists to avoid the area around Darlington Road and seek alternative routes:

A 28-year-old tyre has been seized by Trading Standards as part of an investigation into East Yorkshire garages.

Officers visited four garages selling part-worn tyres in the Bridlington, Beverley and Market Weighton areas and seized two tyres deemed unsafe for sale as they had become degraded due to their age.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council said the tyres had "exposed cords which could have resulted in immediate catastrophic failure".

Trading Standards manager Colin Briggs said: "Our investigations should act as a stark reminder to anyone thinking about buying second-hand tyres."

Colin Theaker shot his friend in the chest after the pair began "playing around" with their guns.

Eleven men have been arrested in connection with online child exploitation offences in Bradford.

Police made the arrests after receiving information from the public who had concerns about suspects using computers and mobile phones to contact children.

More than 25 devices were seized from the men, who are aged between 19 and 56, police say.

The men have been released under investigation.

Det Ch Insp Alan Weekes said: "We want to make it clear to those committing such offences that you cannot hide behind your mobile phone or internet use and we will target you, as we would do in any other situation where a child or children are being exploited."

West Yorkshire Police says it expects to make further arrests as the investigation continues.

A vigil's been held outside Leeds University Union in memory of the 50 victims who were killed in a shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand last week.

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Students and staff attended the memorial, while prayers were held by speakers.

Those taking part said they wanted to "show unity in the face of terror and division".

Pop band Years & Years are heading to Scarborough Open Air Theatre this summer, it's been announced.

The three-piece, fronted by by Yorkshire-born Olly Alexander (pictured), will play the seaside town on Thursday 18 July.

Tickets to see the band, best known for hit single King, go on general sale this Friday.