A national strategy is needed to tackle poor health and lower life expectancy in seaside towns, a report from England's chief medical officer says.
Image source, Ceri OakesChris Whitty says these places might have natural beauty but suffer from high rates of serious illnesses.
Coastal towns have been "overlooked by governments" and had their "ill-health hidden", said Prof Whitty.
A Shetland pony stolen from a field in East Yorkshire has been found dead.
Image source, Humberside PoliceHumberside Police said the 33-year-old pony, called Peter Pumpkin, was taken from the Neat Marsh Lane area of Preston on Saturday.
Following an appeal for help the pony was found dead in a dyke near his home address on Tuesday.
Officers said enquiries were continuing into the pony's disappearance and asked for anyone with information about the incident to come forward.
Sgt Julie Fenton said: "We would like to thank everyone involved in the search for the missing pony, the family of Peter have been overwhelmed by the generosity of the local community.
"My heartfelt condolences go to his owners following their tragic loss."
Yorkshire and former Warwickshire spinner Josh Poysden retires with immediate effect at the age of 29.
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Read MoreNational Trust rangers and members of a newly created community fire watch group are stepping up patrols on Marsden Moor during the hot weather in an effort to prevent a major blaze.
Image source, WEST YORKSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICEIn April a fire on the moorland near Huddersfield burned for three days and caused "hundreds of thousands of pounds" of damage.
A spokesperson for the National Trust said the extra patrols came after volunteers had spotted two barbecues on the moor despite a year-round ban on barbecues and fires in the area.
Countryside manager for the National Trust, Craig Best said, “Our ranger team have stepped up their patrols, but they can’t be everywhere at once.
“The last fire is fresh in everyone’s mind. The damage caused to wildlife and vegetation was devastating, and we want to ensure that there are no more fires this summer.
"Whilst the weather stays warm and dry, the risk of fire on Marsden Moor is high."
Two Yorkshire museums have been shortlisted for the Art Fund's Museum of the Year award.
Image source, Thackray Museum / David LindsayThe Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds and Experience Barnsley are among five contenders for the title.
The winning museum will be announced at a ceremony in September and will receive £100,000. The other nominees will each be given £15,000.
Art Fund director Jenny Waldman said the entrants had overcome "the challenges of the past year".
"Their resilience is nothing short of heroic." she said.
"Our five finalists are all deeply embedded in their communities and alive to the possibilities of reaching far beyond their locality digitally.
"They have each shown extraordinary innovation and resolve."
Experience Barnsley charts the history of the town, in particular its industrial and social past.
The Thackray, based in a former workhouse, reopened in May after a £4m redevelopment.
The three other museums on the shortlist are the Centre for Contemporary Art in Londonderry, Firstsite in Colchester and Timespan in Helmsdale.
In Yorkshire, any mist and fog will clear to the east to reveal sunshine for many. In the afternoon, a few isolated, but heavy and thundery showers are possible. However, many will remain dry and hot.
Meanwhile, Lincolnshire is expected to see a fine and dry day for many with extensive sunshine throughout. It will be another hot day, and there is the chance of an isolated, thundery shower in the afternoon.
The body of a 15-year-old boy has been found in a canal in West Yorkshire.
Emergency services recovered the teenager from the water in Stocking Lane at about 18:00 on Tuesday.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, West Yorkshire Police said.
The force's Homicide and Major Enquiry Team has launched an investigation into how the boy came to be in the water and detectives are appealing for witnesses.
Det Ch Inspector Tony Nicholson said: "This has been a tragic incident in which a boy has sadly lost his life and I would like to advise people of the dangers posed by open water.
"Even on days as hot as we have had recently, canals can still be very cold and cold water can cause cramps in even the strongest swimmers.
Inspectors say the service in Lincolnshire was poorly led and people were kept there too long.
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A blue plaque has been put up in Leeds to celebrate the work of the woman believed to be Yorkshire's first female doctor.
Image source, Leeds Civic TrustIn the 1870s, Dr Edith Mary Pechey was the only female doctor in the north of England, say Leeds Civic Trust.
Their plaque is on Park Square in the centre of Leeds, where she had her consulting rooms.
Dr Pechey opened a free dispensary in Holbeck, staffed entirely by women, and also set up a hospital in India, offering medical training for women in Mumbai.
History enthusiast James Rhodes told BBC Radio Leeds: "She was a teacher before she went into medicine, so she was a passionate campaigner for education and was very highly regarded.
"She was also heavily in the Leeds suffrage movement before her death in 1908."
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A new scheme has been launched to invest £150,000 in community projects in the Eastfield area of Scarborough.
More than 30 people attended a meeting on Tuesday to hear about the Cash for Causes scheme and learn more about how to apply for a grant.
Applications for money will be considered by a panel of local residents.
Billa Duggal (pictured above), one of the project leaders, says: “It’s about engaging people and making them feel they’re part of the change in Eastfield.
“Even Covid won’t derail the good work being done here and that includes Cash for Causes.”
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A £38m masterplan to regenerate Whitby has been approved by councillors.
Image source, PA MediaThe Whitby Blueprint includes plans to overhaul the harbour, improve roads, build 50 new carbon-neutral home and create a Maritime Skills Academy.
Council documents say the scheme, which will be part funded by a £17.1m grant from the government's Towns Fund, "seeks to further boost the town’s attractiveness to residents, visitors and business".
The proposal was approved by Scarborough Borough Council's cabinet on Tuesday, external.
Whitby councillor Carl Maw said: “Whitby is an absolutely beautiful place, one of the jewels on the coast.
“Rather than try and drastically start all over again, this plan is to enhance the features that are already there and make better use of it."
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BBC Radio Leeds News
A new warning has been issued about swimming in open water following three deaths in Yorkshire at the weekend.
Image source, YappAppIt comes as Pugneys Country Park in Wakefield (pictured above) reopened after a man's body was recovered from the lake on Monday.
The Canal & River Trust says the consequences of cooling off by going for a dip "can be devastating", and is encouraging people to follow its advice:
As well as the incident in Wakefield, a man's body was pulled from a lake at Crookes Valley Park in Sheffield, and another from the River Ouse in York.
Police are appealing for help to find a 33-year-old Shetland Pony after it was stolen from a field in East Yorkshire.
Image source, Humberside PoliceThe pony, called Peter Pumpkin, was taken from the Neat Marsh Lane area of Preston at about 23:30 on Saturday, Humberside Police say.
The force said the pony needs daily medication and is appealing for help to locate it.
Sgt Julie Fenton said: “Peter is a much loved and adored pony who has been in his owners family for 31 years. Understandably, they have been left devastated by this incident.
“They have been overwhelmed by the help and generosity of the public so far with searches and information, however we are continuing our appeal.
“We are keen to trace the people responsible and reunite Peter with his rightful owners.”
