It's been revealed that the Great Yorkshire Showground is hosting Harrogate's Autumn Flower Show for the last time.

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After 24 years it will move 17 miles down the road to Newby Hall and Gardens, near Ripon.

Organisers say it's about "future proofing" the event and that it would be "too expensive" to continue to stage it at the Great Yorkshire Showground.

More than 40,000 people are expected at this year's event which began today and continues over the weekend.

Flower show organisers say the Spring Flower Show will remain at its current home at the Great Yorkshire Showground.

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Orders that allow police to take tougher action against street drinking in town and city centres will continue for at least another three years.

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Members of Bradford Council’s Regulatory and Appeals Committee yesterday agreed to expand a number of Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) in Bradford city centre, Keighley town centre, Bingley town centre and Shipley town centre.

The orders allow authorised officers to request, where they reasonably believe consumption of alcohol within the area will lead to anti-social behaviour, the surrender of any alcohol.

Failure to comply with the request is a criminal offence to which a fixed-penalty notice or fine can be imposed.

Members approved to extend all the orders except the one for West Bowling.

Some of the postcards were bought by Sheffield City Council for its archives.

People who campaigned against plans to build a "mega prison" in Yorkshire are this morning considering what their next step will be.

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Yesterday planners approved the 1,440-inmate jail at Full Sutton in East Yorkshire, despite more than 2,800 objections, including from police.

The jail - where a Category C facility will be built alongside the current maximum security Category A and B wings - is part of government plans for 10,000 new prison places nationally.

Prisons Minister Lucy Frazer says: "It will create and support hundreds of jobs, during construction and afterwards, and will be a major boost to the local economy."

People living nearby say it's wrong place to put it and are disappointed with the decision.

A West Yorkshire tunnel has been included in a top 10 most endangered buildings list.

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The Queensbury Tunnel, a disused railway tunnel connecting Holmfield and Queensbury, is among buildings to make the The Victorian Society's list of "absorbing" Victorian and Edwardian architecture most at risk of ruin.

The scheme, now in its 12th year, uses public nominations to determine which buildings to list.

The two-mile (3.2km) long disused railway tunnel was Great Northern Railway's longest tunnel when it was opened in 1878 .

It's currently abandoned and flooded with water and is at the centre of a heated debate.

Campaigners want it restored and turned into a cycle path.

The Department for Transport wants to fill in sections of the tunnel with concrete then leave it to collapse.

A collection of more than 10,000 postcards showing various parts of Sheffield since the Victorian times has been sold at auction for almost three times its valuation.

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The collection, described as a pictorial history of the city, was put together by Tim Hale over the course of 50 years.

It was sold at auction on Thursday for £27,000, having originally been valued at about £10,000.

They included images such as Sheffield United's 1915 FA Cup win and the Great Fire of Heeley in 1921.

Northern politicians have made a new joint call for more help for the regions from Boris Johnson's Government.

Mayors and city leaders from Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds and Sheffield, along with business leaders, are meeting for the second Convention of the North in Rotherham.

In a joint article in The Times, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and Liverpool city region mayor Steve Rotheram said: "To get this country working again, there is an urgent need to take power out of Westminster and give it to our great cities and regions."

Northern Powerhouse Minster Jake Berry told the BBC the Prime Minister is "mad keen" on devolution.

He said: "For devolution to work it has to reflect economic geographies; that's why we are so keen to complete the Sheffield City Region Deal [and] that's why we are keen to complete a West Yorkshire deal.

"What comes next and after that is up to the leaders of Yorkshire."

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

However:

• the 09:03 service from York to Newcastle has been cancelled
• the 09:35 service fro York to Reading has been cancelled
• the 09:59 service from Doncaster to Reading had been cancelled

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

There's going to plenty of sunshine around today with temperatures up to 19C in places.

Overnight it should stay dry with temperatures getting down to about 7C.

A police force's officers could routinely be armed with Tasers if the idea is backed by the public.

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Julia Mulligan, the police, fire and crime commissioner for North Yorkshire, is to launch a consultation on the plans across the county.

She said the initial scheme would cost about £900,000, plus £200,00 a year for ongoing training and upgrades.

Deputy Chief Constable Phil Cain said training plans were "dynamic and reviewed".

Ms Mulligan said the final decision on deployment of Tasers to officers across the force rested with the Chief Constable Lisa Winward.

A woman has died after she was found seriously injured in Huddersfield town centre.

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Emergency services were called to Fitzwilliam Street just after 18:10 yesterday and a police cordon was put in place.

West Yorkshire Police said a 21-year-old woman was found "seriously injured" and later died.

A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and inquiries into the incident are continuing.

The force say it is believed to be a domestic-related incident.

Wigan Warriors win for the 12th time in 13 games to finish second in Super League and leave Castleford sweating on a top five finish.

One survivor who struggled to get support says it could have prevented more "psychological damage".

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Hull City player Angus MacDonald has thanked the "football family" for their support after he was diagnosed with the early stages of bowel cancer earlier this month.

The 26-year-old had only recently returned to full training having been sidelined for almost a year due to deep vein thrombosis.

MacDonald revealed he will undergo an operation in a fortnight, before which time he intends to go travelling:

The defender, who last appeared for Hull in April 2018, signed from Barnsley for an undisclosed fee in January 2018, but he has made only 13 league appearances for the Championship club.

Patricia Mansaray says clinics opening across England will help victims of FGM speak out and explain what they are going through physically and mentally.

A man who died in a crash in Bradford earlier this week has been named.

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Stephen Tordoff, 18, from Bradford, was a passenger in a Renault car when it crashed with a VW Transporter van on Wakefield Road at about 22:55 on Tuesday.

Three males, one aged 16 and two aged 17, were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

West Yorkshire Police said the 16-year-old and one of the 17-year-olds had been released on bail.

The other 17-year-old remains in custody along with a 19-year-old male, who has also been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

The force is appealing for witnesses to the crash to come forward.

Ferrybridge C's eight cooling towers are a noted West Yorkshire landmark close to the M62 and A1.

Three men have been arrested in connection with an attack in Leeds which left a man seriously injured.

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The 30-year-old victim, a man from Huddersfield, suffered head injuries after being assaulted at the junction of East Parade and South Parade at about 22.30 last Saturday.

West Yorkshire Police said a 33-year-old from Bradford, a 19-year-old from Harrogate and a 19-year-old from Knaresborough were arrested last night.

"Cold case" detectives investigating the murder of a Leeds woman 27 years ago are appealing to someone with possibly vital information to come forward.

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Yvonne Fitt was last seen in Bradford on 16 January 1992 and her body was found in Lindley Wood, just outside Otley, on 12 September that year. She'd been murdered.

A full reconstruction of events surrounding her death was shown on the BBC's Crimewatch programme later in 1992.

Police holding a full review of the case say they now want to speak again to a caller to Crimewatch who gave the name of someone they suspected was involved in Ms Fitt's death.

Det Ch Insp Emma Winfield, leading the investigation, says: "Yvonne was brutally killed and then left without any dignity.

"Despite the passage of time we remain committed as ever to getting justice for her and her family. We have spoken to Yvonne’s family and they want to know who killed her.

"And this is why I am appealing directly to an individual who called Crimewatch back in November, 1992 with information that could be vital to our investigation."

Anyone with information is being asked to call the team directly on 01924 821543 or on 101, or they can call Crimestoppers in confidence on 0800 555111.

Two police officers were injured in a crash following a pursuit in Sheffield yesterday.

The incident happened at about 14:05 when a stolen grey VW Golf collided with two police cars on St Mary’s Roundabout in the city centre.

South Yorkshire Police said two police officers suffered minor injures in the collision.

Three men, aged 22, 23 and 27, were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and taken to hospital for checks.

The 23-year-old, who is thought to have been the driver, was further arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and driving over the prescribed limit.