Summary

  • Live updates for Friday 16 October

  1. Arts groups get government coronavirus grantspublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 17 October 2020

    Harewood House in Leeds and other groups and venues receive money from the Cultural Recovery Fund.

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  2. Swansea City 1-2 Huddersfield Townpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 17 October 2020

    Huddersfield Town end Swansea City's unbeaten start to the season as Josh Koroma's first Terriers goal earns them a 2-1 win at the Liberty Stadium.

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  3. Black miners films shown for Black History Monthpublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 17 October 2020

    Documentaries Digging Deep and Skin and Coal will be screened in Doncaster.

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  4. Running group raise funds for Rhinos' Rob Burrowpublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 17 October 2020

    The event takes place before the Rhinos play Salford in the Challenge Cup final at Wembley.

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  5. Challenge Cup final: Gale drop-goal gives Leeds win - as it happenedpublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 17 October 2020

    Relive all the action as Luke Gale's late drop-goal gives Leeds victory over Salford in the Challenge Cup final.

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  6. Harrogate Town 1-0 Barrowpublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 17 October 2020

    Jack Muldoon grabs Harrogate's winner as Barrow fail to lift absent boss David Dunn's spirits after his positive Covid-19 test.

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  7. Yorkshire skipper Patterson extends dealpublished at 07:02 British Summer Time 17 October 2020

    Yorkshire captain Steve Patterson signs a contract extension with the club for the next two seasons.

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  8. Hatfield rail crash service marks 20th anniversarypublished at 00:25 British Summer Time 17 October 2020

    Covid-19 restrictions mean the memorial to the four passengers killed is limited to 30 people.

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  9. Call for financial support amid Covid tier shiftpublished at 19:58 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    York's council leader says it is critical the government unlocks more funding for businesses.

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  10. Barnsley sign midfielders Kane and Jamespublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    Barnsley sign Liverpool midfielder Herbie Kane for £1.25m and Leicester's Matty James rejoins the club on loan.

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  11. Elliott/Pears among four Rovers signingspublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    Blackburn sign Middlesbrough goalkeeper Aynsley Pears for an undisclosed fee, plus Barry Douglas, Harvey Elliott and Tom Trybull on loan.

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  12. PRS Foundation grants boost for West Yorkshire artistspublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    Three artists from Leeds have been awarded up to £5,000 each to help develop their careers in music.

    Pianist Simeon Walker , external(pictured below right), solo artist Harkin, external (below left) and the alternative rock band English Teacher, external were all successful in gaining the grants to help them grow their fan bases.

    Solo artist Harkin and pianist Simeon WalkerImage source, Harkin/Will Killen

    Selected by a network of industry experts, the "PPL Momentum Accelerator" grants are funded by the PRS Foundation.

    The latest round of grants were made in partnership with Music:Leeds’ Launchpad, which offers support for emerging artists in Yorkshire.

    The money will go towards recording, marketing and video production.

    Leeds band English TeacherImage source, English Teacher
  13. York convent visitors step out on rare 150-year-old tilespublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

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    Visitors to what is believed to be England's oldest "living convent" in York are being invited to follow in the footsteps of residents from the last 150 years.

    Bar Convent employee Lauren Masterman cleans a historic George and Arthur Maw tiled floor.Image source, Danny Lawson/PA Wire/PA Images

    A living convent is defined as one with a continuously resident religious community - and York's Bar Convent was established as far back as 1686.

    The floor in the convent's Winter Garden, which was created in 1867, is one of only two surviving examples from tile makers George and Arthur Maw.

    It was made for the religious order of sisters living in the Grade I listed building at the time, and now forms part of the cafe in the Bar Convent Heritage Centre.

    Bar Convent, YorkImage source, Google

    The space - which was originally an outdoor yard but is now covered by a cast iron beamed roof - also features the designs of railway architect GT Andrews.

    A spokeswoman for the Bar Convent said members of the public visiting the Winter Garden in the coming weeks could experience how it was originally used by the sisters.

    "The Winter Garden is the ideal setting, now the colder weather and autumnal light is coming, for people to enjoy some autumnal activities and warming homemade food, just like the sisters would have done 150 years ago," she said.

    And Sister Ann Stafford, convent superior, said: "We are incredibly lucky to have such a beautiful space in the Bar Convent.

    "The Winter Garden has offered a peaceful sanctuary to the sisters that have lived here over the years. It remains so for the sisters that still live here today and for all those who visit us."

  14. Fundraiser for doctor with Covid tops £95kpublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    Dr Basem Enany came to the UK from Egypt to help during the pandemic but has contracted the virus.

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  15. Huddersfield loan Obiero to Carlislepublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    Huddersfield Town's young forward Micah Obiero joins League Two outfit Carlisle United on loan until January.

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  16. Scarborough friends in 'own weight' litter-pick challengepublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    Two Scarborough friends are waging a war on waste - and raising funds for the local St Catherines Hospice at the same time, by attempting to pick up their combined bodyweight in rubbish.

    Claire Howard (above right) and Meshell Heelbeck (above left),

    Social workers Claire Howard (above right) and Meshell Heelbeck (above left) have set themselves the challenge to collect 132kg (20st 7lb) of litter by 1 January.

    The friends say they're concerned about the number of face masks and gloves discarded and worry about the impact on the environment, in particular to marine life.

    They told BBC Radio York's Adam Tomlinson they've have picked up 33.7kg (5st 3lbs) so far.

    To hear the full interview simply click this link:

  17. Boy, 17, airlifted to hospital with serious injuriespublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    A 17-year-old motorcyclist has been airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a collision near Whitby.

    B1416,Image source, Google

    The collision, outside a petrol station on the B1416, involved an orange and black KTM motorcycle and a white Hyundai.

    Both vehicles were travelling into Ruswarp from the Sneaton direction at about 15:35.

    A police spokesperson said: "As a result of the collision the rider of the motorcycle, a 17-year-old boy from Whitby, suffered serious injuries and was taken by air ambulance to James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough, where he remains in a serious condition."

    The driver of the car, a man in his 20s from the Whitby area, was uninjured.

    Anyone who saw what happened, or who has dashcam footage of the incident, is asked to contact police.

    The North Yorkshire force says it's also keen to hear from anyone who saw the orange KTM motorcycle, which was with riding with a second motorcycle, in the area around the time of the collision.

  18. Plan for 'Covid cars' to swoop on rule breakerspublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    North Yorkshire Police wants to use rapid response vehicles to act on tip-offs from the public.

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  19. Father raises more than £180,000 for second lung transplantpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    A father with cystic fibrosis has raised more than £180,000 to pay for a potentially life-saving second lung transplant.

    Ben Wolfenden, of Bingley in West Yorkshire, had his first transplant in 2019 but said a "catastrophic miscalculation" with anti-rejection drugs caused his lungs to fail.

    The NHS refused another transplant leaving him to seek help in Geneva.

    Within 48 hours of starting a GoFundMe appeal to pay for the transplant, more than £140,000 had been donated.

    He's now past his target of raising £175,000.

  20. Doncaster sign midfielders Sims & Smithpublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    Doncaster Rovers sign midfielders Josh Sims and Matt Smith on loan from Southampton and Manchester City respectively.

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