The new rules are needed but ministers must set out an exit strategy, Sheffield City Region's mayor says.

Leeds end Aston Villa's winning start and deny them top spot in the Premier League table thanks to a Patrick Bamford hat-trick.

Leeds and their striker Patrick Bamford give warning that they are back in the Premier League and intend to stay.

A new exhibition of images from 1980s Sheffield has gone on show at the city's Weston Park Museum.

Glenn Philpott spent more than a week in intensive care and wants people to consider their actions.

Hundreds show support for Lady the Robin Hood's Bay cockerel after his owners receive a complaint letter from the council.

St Helens move a step closer to a third Super League minor premiership in a row with a comfortable victory over Leeds.

Catalin Rizea, 43, died in hospital two days after he was found with "significant injuries".

It comes after MPs rejected calls to extend free school meals over holidays amid the Covid-19 crisis.

Maureen Eames hit the headlines when her views about new Covid rules in South Yorkshire went viral.

Championship clubs Norwich City and Rotherham United are both fined £5,000 following a melee in their match on 17 October.

Train passengers in West Yorkshire are being warned to check their journeys ahead of the closure of a landmark bridge as restoration work starts this weekend.

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The landmark Gauxholme viaduct (pictured) is set to undergo a £3.7m investment which will see structural repairs take place.

It means the structure, which was built in 1840, will be closed to trains for eight days starting on Saturday.

Taylors Bridge, which carries the railway over Rose Bank Road near Todmorden station, will also be reconstructed with disused sections removed, Network Rail said.

Kathryn Berry, scheme project manager for Network Rail, said: “This work to restore the impressive Gauxholme viaduct and renew Taylor’s Bridge is essential to improve passenger journeys through Todmorden.

“The Great North Rail Project investment will secure this important piece of railway heritage for generations to come.

From tomorrow, South Yorkshire is set to be moved into the highest tier of the coronavirus alert level - tier three.

But what will the new restrictions be?

Tier three restrictions mean that from 00:01 Saturday morning:

• People will not be allowed to meet socially with anybody who is not part of your household, or support bubble, indoors
• People cannot meet in private or pub gardens, but can meet in parks, beaches, countryside or forests, as long as they are not in a group of more than six
• Pubs and bars must close unless they are serving "substantial" meals. Alcohol can only be served as part of a meal
• People are being advised not to travel into or out of tier three areas, other than for work, education, youth services or because of caring responsibilities

Extra measures for tier three areas can also be introduced, following discussions between central and local government.

The restrictions will be reviewed again within a maximum of 28 days, according to the government.

However, Sheffield's director of public health said it's likely the rules will remain for more than 28 days.

Championship club Barnsley name former Wolfsburg and LASK boss Valerien Ismael as their new head coach.

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Whitby's landmark old town hall could be restored and improved in a bid to make it a focal point for the North Yorkshire seaside town, it's been revealed.

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Scarborough Council has partnered with Whitby Town Council to explore ideas for the building's future as well as the nearby marketplace.

The old town hall has been empty and unused since 2017, an issue which was identified as requiring attention in the Whitby market consultation in 2018.

Last year, Scarborough Council’s cabinet gave approval for officers to work with Whitby Town Council to explore options that could secure the building’s future.

Using a £15,000 project viability grant awarded to Whitby Town Council, a condition survey of the old town hall is to be carried out to see what repairs need to be made.

Architects are expected to feed back their findings and initial ideas to the two councils by the end of this month.

A consultation into the proposals will be held in November, which will include engagement with market traders and local businesses in the area surrounding the old town hall.

The results of the consultation will be used to create draft proposals for the future of the building by the end of the year.

Liz Colling, from Scarborough Borough Council, said: "The building is an important part of the town’s heritage and a prominent feature of the market area and east side of Whitby, so to be able to bring it back into use to support the economy of the area would be wonderful."

More Yorkshire councils have pledged to provide food vouchers over half-term as the row over free school meals provision during holidays continues.

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A motion to extend free school meals over holidays during the coronavirus pandemic was rejected by MPs.

The campaign to extend them was championed by footballer Marcus Rashford.

Doncaster announced this morning that it was to provide vouchers for food for more than 11,000 eligible children.

Councils in York and Sheffield have both also said they're to provide a £15 voucher which will be distributed through schools.

Councillor Keith Aspden, leader of City of York Council, said: “We want to ensure children who receive free school meals don’t go hungry this half-term. Nearly 3,000 children can access this support, with vouchers of £15 per child provided to all who are eligible for free school meals.

“Staff at the city’s schools have been incredible in supporting children and families and once again they are stepping up to help administer this programme. I am incredibly grateful for all they are doing.”

Councillor Julie Dore, leader of Sheffield City Council, said: "The vouchers will provide support to people who are most in need and even though the council budget is under massive pressures due to Covid-19, it feels like the right thing to do.

“No child should go hungry. I hope this support goes someway in stopping that and encourages everyone who needs the help to claim it.”

Tighter coronavirus regulations for using face coverings are causing more difficulties for people with hearing difficulties, a Yorkshire organisation representing people who are deaf has said.

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Some people who have issues with their hearing rely on reading people's lips to communicate.

But the Hull and East Yorkshire Centre for the Deaf says people with hearing impairments often come up against resistance from other people when asking them to lower their face masks.

Sarah Regan, who is from the centre, is asking people to lower their masks when asked in an effort to help those with hearing impairments when talking to them.

Ms Regan said: "We have many in the deaf community who agree that masks should be used and if you are deaf you can lower your mask to communicate. It's asking the hearing community to do that, that's the problem.

"But it's becoming a way of life now, we just have to wear them all day long and everybody has to wear them in society, it's just so frustrating for the deaf community."

Stricter coronavirus rules are likely to remain in place in South Yorkshire for more than 28 days, according to Sheffield's director of public health.

More than 1.4m people in the county will be living under tier three restrictions from 00:01 on Saturday.

The restrictions must be reviewed after 28 days, but Greg Fell said he feared four weeks "will not be long enough".

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has said restrictions will remain "as long as they are absolutely necessary".

In Barnsley the infection rate in the seven days to 19 October was 486 cases per 100,000 people, in Sheffield 415, in Rotherham 407 and in Doncaster 393. The average area in England had 117.

Mr Fell said: "I think the numbers would have to get an awful lot lower than they are now for us to be moved back into tier two.

"The numbers are [currently] quite high and they are going up so we've got to turn that corner and get them going back down again.

"I hope I'm wrong, but I sense it will take more than a few weeks for the numbers to get down to a low level."

A deer had to be rescued after becoming tangled in netting in North Yorkshire, an animal charity has said.

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The male roe became trapped when his antlers wrapped around loose chicken coop netting in Thirsk.

Video from the RSPCA shows the animal jumping up and down trying to shake the netting loose.

The animal charity was called to help cut the netting and release the animal back into the wild.

RSPCA Insp Claire Little said: “When we arrived, the poor animal was thrashing around in a panic. The hen coop netting had tightly wound round his antlers and there was no way he could have freed himself on his own.

"Once he was free of the mesh, we released him and it was lovely to see him bounding off into the woods across some fields."

The RSPCA added that deer can go into shock when stressed, leading to them dying after ordeals such as this one.

The opening of a new £22m bridge spanning the A63 in Hull has been delayed again because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Murdoch's Connection bridge, which was named after the city's first female GP Dr Mary Murdoch, was meant to open in May.

However, delays caused by the disruption from the pandemic meant it was pushed back to May, then October, and now January 2021.

Highways England says it's been delayed because of key staff "staff having to go into self-isolation due to Covid-19".

It added it was still awaiting the delivery of handrails from abroad, which has been "significantly delayed by manufacturing issues related to the pandemic".

The new bridge will link the city centre to the waterfront in the city, crossing the A63 dual carriageway.