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The pieces, which have not been heard for a century, were brought back to life from sheet music.

Parents say they celebrated but are unsure if their son will be eligible for the £1.79m treatment.

Hull strengthen their position at the top of League One with a victory at home to Oxford.

Josh Reeson, 15, died in September after taking a "significant quantity" of ecstasy.

Network Rail says it is not cost-effective to keep the 120-year-old building at Beighton.

The map tracks where the bombs fell and links the stories of those affected by the raid 80-years-ago.

The Attorney General's Office rejects a request to increase Pawel Relowicz's 27-year jail term.

Mayor Dan Jarvis said the renewal fund plan showed the area's "ambition and confidence".

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Around half of Wakefield’s 2,500 ash trees are thought to be diseased and could be cut down, according to a council report.

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More than 1,000 trees across the district are facing the chop because of ash dieback disease.

The condition is spreading across the UK and gradually kills the tree and increases the risk of branches falling off, potentially putting passers-by in danger.

A local council survey last year revealed 50% of trees had the condition. The council has now revealed plans to cut down those and plant new ones to compensate.

A report going before the authority said failure to respond to the disease “would create potential financial and legal risks resulting from personal injury claims caused by damage or injury from tree/branch failure".

Speaking ahead of next week’s meeting Jack Hemingway, the council’s deputy leader, said: “Sadly, the disease will inevitably result in irrecoverable damage to tree health and, over time, many ash trees will unfortunately need to be removed. “

A 79-year-old York man has been jailed for 17 years for sexually abusing young children.

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John Anthony Whitehead of Kexby Avenue was sentenced at York Crown Court on Thursday.

He was charged with 20 offences dating back to the 1980s and 90s.

His four victims were aged between four and nine at the time of the abuse and have been praised for their bravery in coming forward.

Det Insp Jackie Smart, of North Yorkshire Police said: “The bravery of these victims cannot be overestimated, nor can the impact the abuse has had on their lives.

"They have stuck with what was a long and difficult investigation over the past three years to see Whitehead brought to justice."

The charges included four of gross indecency with a boy under 14, one charge of gross indecency with a girl under 14,10 charges of indecent assault on a girl under 14, four charges of indecent assault on a boy, and one charge of inciting a girl under 14 to commit an act of gross indecency.

Whitehead had initially pleaded not guilty but later changed all of his pleas to guilty.

Whitehead was also sentenced to one year on extended licence and to be placed on the sex offenders register for life.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A funicular railway could be built to transport people between Stocksbridge's High Street and Fox Valley shopping centre under new plans.

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A funicular is a system using cable-driven cars along a steep incline, with counterbalanced passenger cars attached to the same cable looped over a pulley.

An example of the system in use is on the seafront in Scarborough.

Two businessman said the proposal for Stocksbridge could be funded as part of the £24m Stocksbridge Town Deal.

It would run from land adjacent to Liberty Steel to the High Street.

Ian Sanderson said: “It’s not a long ride, from Manchester Road to the bottom it will be 115ft."

The slope would be about 30 degrees, he added.

“It won’t take long at all to travel that distance, but will just be a very convenient and innovative way of getting between the two levels", he said.

Damien Swan admits punching former Leeds player Gary McAllister during a night out in the city.

Whitby's landmark swing bridge could be closed to drivers at weekends from next month.

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Under trial changes which could be introduced from April as part of an Experimental Traffic Order, the bridge would be closed to traffic at times during weekends and bank holidays, though pedestrians would still be able to cross.

The original proposal was to implement restrictions for seven days a week, but after a consultation that plan was dropped, said North Yorkshire County Council.

Councillor Don Mackenzie said. “We understand the importance of allowing traffic over the swing bridge, but this has to be balanced with the needs of pedestrians at peak times.

"Please be assured this is a trial which would be reviewed before any decision was made to make it permanent.”

An executive meeting of the council is to consider consider the proposals to prohibit vehicles between 10:30 and 16:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays throughout the year.

BBC Radio Bradford

A month-long project in Bradford is aiming to increase diversity in children's storybooks.

One in three children say they don't see themselves represented in stories, according to a National Literacy Trust survey.

That proportion increases to nearly two in five for young people of colour.

To tackle the issue, families in Bradford are being given access to stories told by local volunteers, in 11 languages.

Imran Hafeez, from the National Literacy Trust, says: "The impact and importance of what children read and see can't be overlooked.

"Stories are filled with so many messages. There are the really obvious ones written across the cover and the blurb, and sometimes more subliminal ones, like the language used and the characters' names.

"If you can relate to characters, an author or a plot, it goes a long way to making you feel connected."

Researchers hope to discover why the animals are visiting Yorkshire from their Scottish home waters.

A driver was left in a "critical" condition after she was involved in a serious crash in West Yorkshire earlier this week, police say.

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The 20-year-old woman, who was driving a Fiat 500, was in collision with a Toyota being driven in the opposite direction on Listing Lane in Cleckheaton at about 19:50 on Tuesday evening.

The woman was taken to hospital for treatment, according to West Yorkshire Police.

The driver of the Toyota was also treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Anyone who saw what happened is being asked to get in touch with police.

Officers say they're particularly keen to hear from anyone who has dash camera or CCTV footage of either vehicle in the time before the crash.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Tributes have been paid to a "principled" North Yorkshire county councillor who died on Thursday.

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Geoff Webber led the Liberal Democrat group on North Yorkshire County Council and was a former leader of Harrogate Borough Council.

He was first elected to the county council in 1993 and was also a former mayor of Harrogate and had served on Harrogate Borough Council until 2011.

Conservative leader of the county council, Carl Les, said: "I am very saddened to hear of Geoff's death and my thoughts are with his wife and family at this time.

"Geoff and I served on the county council for a similar length of time and I enjoyed many discussions and debates with him, and when he spoke I listened.

"He was a very principled man and was passionate about the community that elected him. He is a very sad loss to his community and the county council."

Mr Webber served on a number of county council committees and fellow Liberal Democrat councillor Philip Broadbank described him as a "sincere, devoted family man" who would be missed by many.

"He was always working to be constructive when faced with challenging issues and was a strong believer in the important role local government had in people's daily lives," he added.

A lorry driver has been left seriously hurt after bricks were thrown at his vehicle in South Yorkshire, police have said.

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The attack happened at about 08:30 on Wednesday morning as the victim, a 46-year-old man, was reversing his lorry up Jubilee Street, off Canklow Road, in Rotherham.

Bricks were thrown at the cab of the lorry and hit the driver in the face, causing serious injuries, according to South Yorkshire Police.

PC Leah Tolliday says: "This was a thoroughly distressing incident for him, and we are working hard to identify those responsible.

“If you were in the area on Wednesday morning and saw the incident happen or have any dash cam footage which captured what happened, please do get in touch.”

BBC Radio Bradford

A competition to write a "Song for Yorkshire" has been won by a children's choir in Bradford.

Dixons Music Primary's Young Voices were the only under-18 finalists, judged by a panel including the Kaiser Chiefs' Simon Rix and Emmerdale star Natalie Anderson.

After a public vote, their track Song for Yorkshire came out on top.

As a result, the group will receive £1,000 and appear at a Yorkshire event when Covid restrictions allow it.

Speaking when they entered the top four, musical director Luke Robinson-Ross said: "We're very much about promoting diversity, developing cultural capital in all of our students, and this is something that allowed us to do that in abundance.

"We were inspired by lots of different attractions, features and traditions that make Yorkshire an absolutely fantastic county to live."