Derbyshire stay top of the Bob Willis Trophy North Group as their game with fellow pacesetters Yorkshire finishes in a draw.

"Lockdown heroes" from York are being recognised with their own blue plaques in the city.

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Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, York Civic Trust has asked for nominations for people quietly doing good work to help others.

A wall has now been set up at Fairfax House for the blue plaques, with a chalkboard also letting people add their own personalised message to thank those who have helped them.

A ceremony took place earlier to thank those who have gone above and beyond during the pandemic.

Winners include those who helped the homeless, set up food deliveries and made Covid-19 masks and scrubs for healthcare workers.

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Andrew Morrison, the trust's chief executive, said: "York Civic Trust is an organisation which in a number of ways represents people's voices in how our city develops and how York is seen by others.

"The personalise-a-plaque initiative transforms a more formal marque of York and other cities into a responsive symbol of community action which is so important at this time."

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Stunt driver Jonny Davies got his bike up to 109.2mph - beating the world record by 1mph.

A team which is raising money to help save a popular music venue in Hull has hit a major milestone after raising enough cash to buy the assets from administrators at auction.

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The Polar Bear faces closure after its operator VMS Live went into administration in July.

The decision to close its venues came after financial strain caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the company said.

Former staff and members of Hull's music community set up a crowdfunding campaign to save the Polar Bear.

The group behind it has now raised £15,000 to buy all the equipment from the administrators at auction and it's now looking to generate more funds to keep the venue going during the Covid-19 crisis.

Thr group's target has increased to £55,000, meaning it could operate "free of financial duress for a year".

A man who died in a crash in Barnsley last week has been named as 71-year-old Michael Jordan.

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Mr Jordan, from Swinton, was found seriously injured on Doncaster Road, Darfield, Barnsley on 11 August and died in hospital three days later.

In a statement his family said he was "wonderful father and husband" who always put his family first.

His wife Janice said: “I've known Mick for 56 years when we met as teenagers.

“He has been a very dedicated cyclist for over 40 years, averaging at around 8000 miles a year. He was always very careful and considerate to other road users.

South Yorkshire Police say they are investigation how Mr Jordan was injured and say they are keen to speak to the driver of a white-coloured Ford Focus, a dark-coloured Hyundai i40 estate and a small dark-coloured Hyundai, possibly an i10, who were travelling on Doncaster Road A635 at about 10:15 on Tuesday 11 August.

His family added: “The whole family and everyone who knows Mick are devastated and will miss him dearly.”

Head teacher of Wales High School in Rotherham Pepe Di'lasio says pupils had faced an "injustice".

The footage appears to show a man being restrained and told: "Chill out or I'll choke you out".

A six-year-old boy has run 17 miles in 17 days to raise money for charity.

Thomas Dale, from Shotton Colliery, was five when he began his challenge on the 1 August .

Since then he has run a mile a day in his local park, raising more than £2,500 for 4Louis, which was set up to help parents of stillborn babies.

He completed it on Monday, 17 August - the seventh anniversary of the stillbirth of his brother Jayden.

Thomas, who is a massive Leeds United fan, said his dream is now to do a run around the Leeds United Stadium.

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Traffic wardens are being sent to patrol a village on the East Yorkshire coast which has been inundated with day-trippers in recent weeks.

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The cliff-top car park at Mappleton, near Hornsea, has been overflowing and visiting motorists have been parking on the roadsides, sometimes causing obstructions.

On one occasion, a bus couldn't get through the village because of cars partly blocking the road.

Police have been in attendance and East Riding of Yorkshire Council has imposed temporary parking restrictions to try and deal with the problem.

Tickets will be issued if necessary, the authority says.

Some local residents say they want double-yellow lines painted through the village, but others are concerned they won't be able to park near their homes if that goes ahead.

A meeting to discuss the problem is due to take place later today.

Students have gathered in Leeds this afternoon calling on the Secretary of State for Education to resign following the A-level grading controversy.

Gavin Williamson has said he is "incredibly sorry for the distress" caused to pupils after having to make a U-turn in how A-levels and GCSEs are graded.

There was an outcry after 40% of A-level results were downgraded by exams regulator Ofqual, which used a formula based on schools' prior grades.

Some students ended up with grades way below predictions, meaning they missed out on chosen university courses.

A government U-turn meant students in England would be given grades estimated by their teachers.

Speaking on BBC Breakfast, the education secretary refused to say if he will resign amid a fresh scramble to secure university places.

The students gathered in Leeds this afternoon also called for a "lenient" attitude towards those having to appeal over their university place or apprenticeship in light of the recent change of mind by the government.

A soldier from Ripon is planning to walk non-stop for 24 hours in an effort to raise awareness about mental health.

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Jack Kewley will begin walking from 17:00 this evening on a six-mile route around the city.

He says he was inspired by the Barefoot Soldier, who passed through Ripon earlier this month as he walked the full length of the country for charity.

The father-of-one said he wanted to raise money for the Mental Health Foundation after tackling mental health issues himself last year.

After "turning his life around" with the help of his family, he says he wants to increase awareness of the support available for people who are in his position.

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More money will be pumped into efforts to reduce the risk of flooding around Wakefield’s Horbury Bridge following storms earlier this year.

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Dozens of homes and businesses in the area were devastated by floods caused by storms Ciara and Dennis over successive weekends in February.

The council has now received a £60,000 grant from a regional fund to carry out work around Reid Park Beck, which will be designed to cut the risk of future flooding.

The local authority has also repaired a local pumping station, which is believed to have contributed to the situation earlier this year.

Horbury and South Ossett councillor Darren Byford said: “It’s tremendous news. It gives us a bit more certainty for moving forward with the work we’re doing.

“I was speaking to one of the residents affected just last week and I think it will give them and other residents certainty as well."

Parents in East Yorkshire are being urged to recycle more school uniform - after a new report found that 100,000 items of clothing are binned in Yorkshire every year.

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Demand for second-hand clothing is high, according to East Yorkshire charity Re:Uniform - which says it helped more than 600 families last year alone.

The new report, by label manufacturer My Nametags, found extending a garment's lifespan by just three months could help reduce people's carbon and waste footprints.

Suzie Steel, from Re:Uniform, said: "We had over 600 families come to get uniform and they're desperate their child is not singled out because they don't have the right uniform.

"They're worried their child is going to get punished - put in isolation - because they cannot afford the correct uniform. So they're turning to us to see if we can offer them the right piece of uniform for their child."

A dog which only responds to people speaking German has been helped by the RSPCA after being found abandoned in Wakefield covered in "cigarette burns".

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The American bulldog was found tied to a gate outside the RSPCA's animal centre in East Ardsley at the start of the month.

CCTV showed a black Mercedes with apparent foreign number plates dropping the dog off on Saturday 1 August.

The "aggressive" dog was tied tightly to the gates of the RSPCA branch, with staff having to calm him down before checking if he was injured.

Hector, as he’s been named, is described as a tan and white unneutered male. He was in good body condition, with what looked to be freshly cut nails.

He was found to have some burns, thought to be cigarette burns, on his body, one of which was fairly new, the RSPCA said.

He initially only reacted to commands given to him in German, the charity said.

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Anyone with information about who Hector belongs to is being asked to contact the RSPCA.

The hospital in Harrogate will remain open to safeguard against a spike in cases this winter.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died following an incident involving a quad bike in Elland.

The man, who was in his 50s, died a short time after he was found in Elland Park Woods, near the Park Wood crematorium, at about 16:20 on Sunday.

It's believed he had fallen from a red quad bike, police say.

Anyone who saw what happened is being asked to get in touch with West Yorkshire Police.

Music venues in South Yorkshire should get help to stay open after being hit hard during the coronavirus pandemic, according to MPs.

Local venues lost £1.2m in revenues during the first two months of the pandemic, according to a survey carried out the University of Sheffield.

South Yorkshire MPs are now backing calls from the Sheffield City Region (SCR) to provide fincancial support for the music industry.

The SCR music board wrote to the department of digital, culture, media and sport asking for tailored help.

It was backed by MPs Louise Haigh, Stephanie Peacock, Gill Furniss, Paul Blomfield, Clive Betts and Sarah Champion.

Mayor of the Sheffield City Region, Dan Jarvis, said: "Music is an important part of South Yorkshire’s culture and economy – and it has suffered badly in the aftermath of this pandemic.

“We’ve got to get the industry the help it needs to get through the crisis.”

“I welcome the government’s £1.57bn support package for the arts, but more is needed to fully support the music industry through these uncertain and unprecedented times.

“While we have seen pubs, bars and restaurants open up, our music venues remain closed and the economic shockwave is being felt across the industry in South Yorkshire, where the industry was already being short-changed by government before the coronavirus hit."

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A suspected theft of funds from a town council in East Yorkshire is being investigated.

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The probe into Howden Town Council started in March, but no arrests have been made, Humberside Police said.

Council chairman Hugh Roberts said he was aware of allegations but would not comment while inquiries were ongoing.

Separately, an internal audit report found there were "serious concerns" over the council's financial controls for the 2018-19 financial year.

The report stated a "high number" of documents relating to payments made from council accounts were not available.

It alleged cash machine withdrawals had been made of a "personal nature".

A business in Goole says the Eat Out to Help Out scheme has been a huge success - taking thousands of pounds more than what they would normally have done.

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Throughout August, customers can save up to £10 on meals by eating in selected restaurants and cafes across the country.

The offer works from Monday to Wednesday, with diners getting a 50% discount on food and soft drinks.

It's in a bid to encourage people to spend money at establishments which were closed throughout the height of the coronavirus lockdown.

Brian Harrison, who runs Stanley's Bar and Kitchen in Goole, says: "In the two weeks that it's been running, it's four-and-a-half times more than what we would normally do.

"Monday to Wednesday, you could take anything from £1,000 to £1,500. So, for example, this week, we took £4,500."

Truth, in Wakefield, asked all its staff to take a test after one person showed symptoms last week.