Local Democracy Reporting Service

An apartment block could be built in a Sheffield neighbourhood which was once home to the city's steelworks, with designs taking into account the area's industrial past.

Image source, Coda Architects

Developers say the five-storey building on Henry Street at Shalesmoor would be "a modern interpretation of industrial architecture".

A planning application says the neighbourhood was "once characterised by a mixture of industry and small-scale densely packed residential areas for the workers who supported this industry to live".

The 62-apartment development is near Sudbury Street, said to be once be home to the Little Mesters workshops before a tragic fire in 1921.

In its application, Coda Architects said: "Since the 20th Century, the area has seen a shift in scales, particularly from small individual housing units to larger scale flats.”

A project using bins which blow bubbles and machines offering rewards in a bid to get more food and drink packaging recycled in Leeds city centre has been hailed a success.

The #LeedsByExample project saw 124 new recycling points installed and organisers say about 600,000 coffee cups have been recycled in six months.

The scheme is claimed to be the UK's biggest push to improve recycling away from people's homes.

Campaigners say about 13 billion plastic bottles, nine billion drinks cans and two-and-a-half billion coffee cups are used in the UK each year.

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A company credited with “rebranding” Amsterdam is set to do the same for York.

Tourism body Make It York confirmed branding expert Martin Boisen, from For the Love of Place, has been hired, as well as designer Wayne Hemingway, to help market the city.

Mr Boisen has previously worked on projects in Amsterdam, Oslo and Utrecht.

A spokeswoman for Make It York said the team will “deliver a piece of work that will shape how York develops and markets itself on an international stage".

In January, West Yorkshire Combined Authority committed more than £500,000 to developing a brand for York.

Sean Bullick, the new managing director of Make It York, said: "York, already a fantastic city, is primed to make a huge leap forward over the next few years with transformational capital schemes like York Central and the Castle Gateway redevelopment."

City of York Council was not able to give any further details about the rebranding proposals and what they will involve at this stage.

BBC Sport looks ahead to Saturday's three appetising play-off semi-final first legs across the Championship and League One.

The emergency services in East Yorkshire are using a new app to help their sniffer dogs track down missing people.

Image source, what3words/K9 Fire Investigation

Humberside Fire and Rescue Service is using a system which divides the world into 57 trillion individual areas, assigning a three-word reference to each one.

Using the app, the team receives a three-word address from Humberside Police, referring to the last known location of a missing person, before scrambling specially trained dogs.

Image source, what3words

The dogs of K9 Fire Investigation can then hopefully track the missing person's scent.

The system, developed by start-up what3words, was devised to help the millions of people in remote and impoverished areas of the world without a postcode to get an address for the first time.

Image source, what3words/K9 Fire Investigation

The location system has since been adopted by police forces in Yorkshire and across the rest of the country.

Campaigners in Huddersfield have won their High Court battle to stop a council from bulldozing their allotments to turn them into playing fields for a new school.

Kirklees Council claimed the Cemetery Road Allotments were temporary despite them being almost 100 years old.

But a judicial review has ruled in favour of allotment holders, a ruling the council says it will appeal against.

Firefighters in York were called out to a blaze in one of the city's suburbs in the early hours of this morning...which actually turned out to be mist.

Image source, North Yorkshire Fire Service

Two fire crews were called after reports of smoke at commercial property by the river Ouse on Landing Lane at about 03:00.

However it was found to be a false alarm when it was discovered those reporting the fire had mistaken smoke for dense mist coming off the river.

This is a former convent in Hull which has now been converted into luxury apartments:

Image source, Hull City Council/Hull Serviced Apartments

Original features of the building, which was founded as the Hull home of the Sisters of Mercy, have been preserved, including stained glass windows.

Image source, Hull City Council/Hull Serviced Apartments

The building, originally known as the Institute of our Lady of Mercy, has been used as a convent and a chapel, although most recently it was a pastoral retreat and conference centre.

Image source, Hull City Council/Hull Serviced Apartments

The Endsleigh Park development is comprised of 40 en-suite rooms with a gym, cinema and grounds.

The stars of a BBC drama based on the life of the woman dubbed "the first modern lesbian" attended its world premiere in West Yorkshire last night.

Image source, Calderdale Museums

Gentleman Jack, written by Huddersfield writer, Sally Wainwright, had its first showing at the Chapel Arts Centre in Halifax, close to Shibden Hall (pictured), where diarist Anne Lister and her family lived from the 17th Century.

Much of the drama was shot at the hall and in York, close to the Minster and at Holy Trinity Church on Goodramgate.

Last year a memorial plaque in York to Anne, who attended Manor House School in the city, made national headlines after describing her as "gender non-conformist."

The Civic Trust later took the plaque down and changed the wording to lesbian.

Gentleman Jack is due to be shown on Sunday 19 May at 21:00 on BBC1.

Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to about a burglary in South Yorkshire.

Image source, South Yorkshire Police

It took place at a property in the Edlington area of Doncaster on 22 April at about 19:00.

A woman told officers a man entered her house through an unlocked door, came into her bedroom and stole her handbag before driving off in a blue car.

Anyone who recognises the man is being asked to contact the South Yorkshire force.

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Parents of children in North Yorkshire with autism and ADHD - or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - are being reassured children will still get treatment, despite their provider changing.

The trust which runs York and Scarborough hospitals announced yesterday it would no longer provide the treatment in Scarborough and Ryedale.

A statement from the Clinical Commissioning Group says new providers are being put in place and families will be told about the new arrangements as soon as contracts are finalised.

The group says other children's services are unaffected by these changes.

The lighting of barbecues and fires in parts of the countryside in Calderdale could be banned in a bid to help prevent moorland fires like those seen elsewhere in West Yorkshire this year.

Image source, @yorkshirepudd15

Fires and barbecues have already been banned on open public spaces in Kirklees after a blaze swept over a huge swathe of Marsden Moor last month.

A consultation into the introduction of Public Spaces Protection Orders in Calderdale, external has now been opened and will run until 4 June, with people in the district being asked for their views.

Calderdale Council’s chief executive, Robin Tuddenham, said: "We want people to be able to enjoy our beautiful countryside, but we also have a duty to protect it."

A primary school in Barnsley has launched a fundraising drive after vandals broke in and caused £10,000 worth of damage.

Image source, Google

Doors at Carrfield Primary Academy in Bolton-Upon-Dearne were smashed and outdoor equipment ruined over the Easter Break.

Headteacher Andy Morton says the damage has left staff, pupils and parents heartbroken.

"It's small value equipment, but it's the sheer amount of it that's been destroyed. It's just affecting the quality of their education," says Mr Morton.

"They don't have those outdoor experiences they used to have. Ultimately, it will impact on their development."

A charter to tackle the problem of homelessness in Leeds is due to be launched in the city later.

The agreement aims to bring together council officials, charities, and businesses to help reduce the number of rough sleepers.

It's being introduced by the Labour MP for Leeds Central, Hilary Benn.

BBC Weather

A mostly cloudy start with some patchy rain.

Cloud will gradually break during the morning and rain will ease as sunny spells develop.

There'll be showers, heavy and thundery at times, this afternoon.

The top temperature will be between 7C-10C (45F-50F):

An East Yorkshire town could get a new post office after being without one for a year following the retirement of the postmaster.

Image source, Google

Post office services could be provided in Hedon's new library, which opened its doors earlier this year.

Businessman John Dennis, who is also a councillor, has raised the idea which is currently being considered.

He said: "Unfortunately the whole of the design and the building had started before we knew we had an empty post office to worry about, so there isn't much room in there."

BBC News Travel

If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire this Friday morning, most services appear to be running to time.

However:

• The 06:58 Sheffield to Retford service is delayed
• The 07:06 Leeds to Liverpool Lime Street service is delayed

For all the latest live updates from the county's main railway stations, click on the links below:

• York Station, external
• Leeds Station, external
• Sheffield Station, external
• Hull Station, external
• Doncaster Station, external
• Wakefield Westgate, external
• Bradford Interchange, external
• Bradford Forster Square, external

Do you recognise this man? Police are wanting to speak to him in connection with an incident where a member of rail staff was racially abused at Sheffield railway station:

Image source, SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE

The suspect boarded an out-of-service train at platform 8 at about 00:10 on 20 April.

When asked to leave, he hurled abuse at employees, particularly at one member of staff.

Officers want to hear from anyone with information about the incident.

A police car crash, which left two people dead, was caused by a "combination of factors," an inquest concludes.