Midfielder Paul Coutts is among five players released by Sheffield United following their promotion to the Premier League.

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The new Labour leader of Scarborough Council says it's time for an overhaul of the authority and to look again at key decisions, including its deal with the Flamingo Land theme park for the former Futurist theatre site.

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Scarborough Borough Council expressed "delight" in February at initial plans for the development of the site, dubbed Flamingo Land Coast, which include a 60m-high "Cliffhanger" rollercoaster ride.

But within moments of securing his position, Steve Siddons said he would change the way decisions were made, including scaling back the cabinet-led system of the previous Conservative administration.

He also laid out his priorities, which included tackling the most controversial decisions taken by previous administrations.

These include the council’s decision to grant "preferred bidder" status to Flamingo Land to build the £14m attraction.

Mr Siddons said: "We have to look at our legal position, but there is an awful lot of opposition to the proposals. Some people think they are great, so I have to know where that balance lies."

A museum celebrating the history and culture of Yorkshire's waterways is to close due to financial problems.

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In a statement, the Yorkshire Waterways Museum in Goole said a liquidator had been appointed after it could no longer "cover its own costs" and is expected to close next Wednesday.

The centre, based in the town's docks, features a collection of boats, including "Tom Pudding" canal barges which were used to transport coal from Yorkshire pits.

As well as hosting events and exhibiting artifacts from the town's maritime history, the museum is also the base for the Sobriety Project charity which provides educational opportunities for people with mental and other health issues.

Did you help a woman who was assaulted in Doncaster? Officers are trying to find a stranger who stopped to help the victim, who was extremely distressed.

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A 31-year-old woman was aided by a man outside McDonalds at Frenchgate Shopping Centre after she was attacked at about 09:00 on 6 April.

The victim was allegedly assaulted by man known to her and had fled from him when the stranger intervened so the suspect stopped chasing her.

The woman is described as being of slim build, about 5ft 6ins tall, had blonde hair and was wearing a blue top and skirt.

The suspect is described as being 6ft 2ins tall, of muscular build with a shaved head.

Richard Burton looks set to be named the new leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

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Councillor Burton is poised to take over from Stephen Parnaby, who led the council for more than 20 years before stepping down last week.

He was elected to lead the ruling Conservative party, which increased its representation on the council in last week's local elections and now holds 49 of the 67 council seats.

With the Conservatives having a big majority on the council, it's likely he will be endorsed as the leader of the whole council at a meeting next Thursday.

Riley Siswick, three, was found to have a violently ruptured bowel, a court hears.

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A Yorkshire council has withdrawn plans to hang PVC or mesh advertisement banners across the streets of a seaside town.

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Scarborough Council made the decision not to to hang four banners in Whitby promoting "events, culture, attractions and educational establishments" following more than 300 objections.

Among the objectors was Whitby Civic Society whose chairman, Dr John Field, called the application "bizarre" and said it went against many of the council’s own planning policies.

In a letter to the council, Dr Field wrote: "The proposed banners would harm and detract from the historic street scene of Church Street and Sandgate, both of which are of 18th Century origin and are characterised by a large number of listed buildings."

A special service has been held in Hull to remember those who died during air raids in the city during World War Two.

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The service took place at the memorial in the city's Northern Cemetery, where there is a headstone remembering the 327 people killed in raids between 1939 and 1945.

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Representatives of Humberside Fire and Rescue Service were at the service to pay their respects and said rainy conditions "didn't dampen the spirits" of those in attendance.

Martin Rhodes, from the Halifax area, has not been seen since he went on a walking trip in the Highlands last week.

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We Are Bradford

A group of Bradford actors are starring in an independent film which will premiere in Los Angeles.

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Once a Year on Blackpool Sands features 11 actors who were coincidentally all cast in the same film after being in the same acting group years earlier.

The film, which has been partly shot in Idle and Saltaire, is about two coal miners who were secretly in a relationship in the 1950s.

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Gill Szulc, one of the actors taking part in the film, said: "There are 11 actors who started the craft at acting classes in Saltaire who have found themselves in this same film and couldn't believe it.

"They are now going from the cobbled Streets of Saltaire to the film premieres in both Hebden Bridge in November and LA in December this year."

This article was created as part of We Are Bradford - a BBC project to tell the stories that matter to the people of the city.

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A woman has been attacked and subjected to a serious sexual assault in York, external.

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An international arts festival in Hull is to be extended to five days this year.

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This year, the Freedom Festival will run from Wednesday 28 August until Sunday 1 September.

A full programme for the event, which is now in its 12th year and attracts thousands of people, will be announced next month.

The gospel choir which sang at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is performing in York tonight.

The Kingdom Choir, which performed Stand By Me in front of an estimated global TV audience of 1.9 billion people at the Royal Wedding in May 2018 is bringing its UK tour to the Barbican.

Below, you can hear a lullaby which was written by the choir for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's new baby:

Two men have been arrested in Sheffield on suspicion of drugs and firearms offences after weapons including a sub-machine gun were found by police.

Last month, six firearms were seized from an address on Abbeydale Road, along with ammunition and suspected class A drugs.

Today, early morning raids were carried out in the Totley and Woodseats areas with two men, aged 29 and 22, now in police custody as inquiries continue.

The operation, carried out by Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit, South Yorkshire Police and the National Crime Agency, is not terrorist-related, police say.

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Reporter, BBC Radio Humberside

Does the wording of the sign which is now outside the old Marks and Spencer store in Hull suggest some optimism?:

Marks and Spencer left Whitefriargate on Saturday and a sign on the store says "look forward to seeing you soon".

I know discussions are being held about retailers future in the city.

You often see "we're closed, nearest store x miles away", so perhaps the retailer will be moving into another city centre location at some point in the future?

The government has written to Sheffield City Region political leaders.

All in a night's work for a North Yorkshire traffic cop?:

School children have been "recruited" by police to issue parking "tickets" to parents outside a South Yorkshire primary.

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A team of youngsters have been on patrol outside Ecclesfield Primary School warning drivers about illegal and inconsiderate parking.

South Yorkshire Police say the Junior Road Safety Officers were taken on in response to concerns raised about the issue.

The pupils hand out personally designed "tickets" whilst warning motorists about the dangers of pulling up in the wrong place.

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Community Support Officer, Mark Raynor said: “It’s brilliant working with the kids and the school to get this message across.

“I think it comes as a real shock to parents to receive such a stern warning about their bad parking habits."

A tip-off from another police force about a potential suspect in the 1965 killing of a teenage girl was turned down in initial inquiries, it emerged.

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The revelations came in a High Court hearing which ruled a new inquest into Elsie Frost's death could go ahead.

It heard West Yorkshire Police turned down Metropolitan Police information suggesting convicted child killer Peter Pickering could be a suspect. Elsie, 14, was stabbed to death as she walked back to her Wakefield home.

A new police investigation in 2015 led officers to believe Pickering - who died last year at the age of 80 - was responsible for her death.

In Wednesday's ruling, Lord Justice Irwin and Mr Justice Jay said a new inquest was in the "public interest and the interest of the bereaved families".