The man who helped bring the World Student Games to Sheffield has died aged 76, his family has said.

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Gerry Montgomery, who was born in Rochdale, was part of the team that staged the 1991 games in the city.

In the mid 1980s he was part of the team that helped regenerate Sheffield through sport and leisure.

Mr Montgomery also worked on the European Swimming and Diving Championships and the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

He died following a short battle with cancer.

This is believed to be the "suspicious object" which has closed part of an East Yorkshire beach.

The corner of South Promenade and Sands Lane were cordoned off after a member of the public found the suspected ordnance and put it on top of a bin.

A spokesman for the Coastguard said the area is close to a former RAF bombing range and it was possible the item had been washed ashore by the sea.

He added: "We're in attendance at the moment and are seeking advice from the bomb disposal team."

A university student from Sheffield who has campaigned for disability awareness has been recognised for her work.

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Ellen Mae Watson has Usher syndrome, a degenerative condition that affects people's sight, hearing and balance.

The history and politics student has been awarded the Chancellor’s Medal from the University of Sheffield following her academic excellence, the university said.

Her work with the university includes making the campus accessible for people with guide dogs.

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Plans to build a multi-million pound theme park on the site of a demolished theatre on the Yorkshire coast are likely to be delayed.

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The leader of Scarborough Borough Council has told a meeting he's still not convinced about the £14m Flamingo Land development on the town's seafront.

Flamingo Land wants to build a rollercoaster and 60ft Cliffhanger tower on the site.

But Steve Siddons says a timetable to sign off the deal with Scarborough Borough Council is likely to be pushed back to allow for more scrutiny.

Flamingo Land was granted preferred bidder status for the site of the former Futurist Theatre in 2014, with the council later spending more than £4m to demolish the building and make the area safe.

Councillor Siddons says he wants more information about any deal struck by the previous Conservative administration and the Ryedale-based attraction before any decision is made.

A decision on the agreement was due to made in September but Mr Siddons says that timetable is “ambitious”.

Huddersfield prop Paul Clough faces a month out with a hand injury, while back-rower Dale Ferguson could miss the rest of 2019.

Parents are being urged to recycle unwanted school uniform, dropping it off at churches in Hull so it can be given to other children for free.

The scheme has been launched after Labour MP for Hull West and Hessle, Emma Hardy, said the price of school uniforms is forcing some families to go without food.

A number of churches around the city are accepting uniform which children have grown out of or which is no longer needed for school.

The uniform will be cleaned before being offered to anyone who needs it during a series of events in August.

Police are appealing for help to find a man after he failed to appear in court.

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North Yorkshire Police say John Patrick Collins, 44, is wanted after failing to appear at York Crown Court to answer charges of drink-driving, driving whilst disqualified and perverting the course of justice.

They say despite numerous inquiries they can't find him.

Mr Collins usually works on building sites around North Yorkshire and lives on local caravan sites.

The North Yorkshire force wants anyone who has seen him or knows where he is to get in touch.

Yorkshire crush Somerset by an innings and 73 runs to dent their ambitions of a first-ever County Championship title.

An ice cream parlour in East Yorkshire is making dog-friendly gelato.

Neil Saunders, from Pocklington, came up with a recipe that he says is easily digestible for pooches.

It's made with chicken stock which seems to have set a few tails wagging:

Sheffield United announce the signing of former Manchester United and West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison on a one-year deal.

Labour MP says she is not sure if she will back her party's expected no confidence vote in the government over Brexit.

Two kittens have been rescued after being dumped in a box in a Rotherham graveyard.

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The female kittens, who are about 10 weeks old, were found by a member of the public on Rother View Road earlier this month, with the RSPCA saying they think they had been deliberately abandoned.

The charity say thousands of kittens are being found during the summer as more cats give birth.

Boo and Spook - as they have been named by RSPCA staff - will be rehomed if they're not claimed by their original owner.

Part of an East Yorkshire beach has been cordoned off by police after reports of a "suspicious object" being found.

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The corner of South Promenade and Sands Lane in Hornsea has been cordoned off.

The Coastguard says teams are there helping the police.

A spokesman said a member of the public found "what appears to be an ordnance and put it on top of a bin".

He said the area is close to a former RAF bombing range and it was possible the item had been washed ashore by the sea.

He added: "We're in attendance at the moment and are seeking advice from the bomb disposal team."

Police have released an e-fit after an attempted robbery in Bridlington where a man was attacked with a screwdriver.

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A man was reportedly approached on Windsor Crescent on Sunday and asked for his mobile phone.

He was allegedly assaulted with a screwdriver but managed to get away, suffering what's believed to be a minor injury.

Humberside Police have now created an e-fit of a man they want to identify in connection with the incident.

Hull KR hooker Matt Parcell could miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury, and may require surgery.

West Yorkshire Police say the huge rise in the number of motorists caught driving at over 100mph is due to recently installed smart motorway speed cameras.

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According to figures obtained by road safety charity Brake, 2,252 drivers were caught travelling at ore than 100mph in 2018, up from 345 the previous year.

When asked about the dramatic rise the force said: "In November 2017 the smart motorway speed cameras were switched on which explains the increase in offences."

Smart motorways operate variable speed limits with overhead gantries containing speed cameras.

An 87-year-old cyclist from York has died in hospital after being hit by a car, police say.

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The man was hit by a blue BMW as he was crossing the A1237 between the Copmanthorpe and Woodthorpe roundabouts on Saturday afternoon.

The motorist, a 60-year-old man from York, was uninjured.

North Yorkshire Police has appealed for witnesses to the collision to get in touch.

Leeds forward Patrick Bamford regrets the incident which led to a ban for deceiving a referee in April's draw against Aston Villa.

Hull City Council has pledged to give extra help and support to staff diagnosed with terminal illnesses.

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The authority has signed up to the Dying to Work Charter, as part of a Trade Unions Congress (TUC) campaign.

On Twitter, council chief executive Matt Jukes said: "The charter is a commitment to give additional help, support and protection to staff diagnosed with a terminal illness, to help them deal with this extremely difficult situation."

Fire crews in South Yorkshire say they have wasted more than 1,000 hours attending automatic fire alarms in the past three years - with 97% of the calls turning out to be unnecessary.

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It comes after plans were announced to not automatically respond to alarms in shops and offices, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said.

Automatic fire alarms for hotels, hospitals and high-rise flats would still warrant a fire service response.

The hope is that firefighters would be freed up to train, work in the community or be available to attend other, genuine incidents.

The plans will be discussed at the service’s governing Fire Authority on Monday.