Air ambulances currently land on a field near the hospital and transfer patients by ambulance.

The number of people making "black gold" at home surges after some garden waste collections stopped.

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Local Democracy Reporting Service

A popular link road near Scarborough will be closed for five weeks in order to repair a landslip, it's been confirmed.

Forge Valley in East Ayton will be shut next month so essential work can be carried out, North Yorkshire County Council says.

The road links the Forge Valley nature reserve with East Ayton and the A170. It is also used by drivers looking to avoid the centre of Scarborough if travelling north.

Diversions will be put in place and access to premises will be maintained.

Highways area manager Richard Marr, says: "This work on the stretch of road at Forge Valley, East Ayton, is to repair a sunken area of carriageway and to carry out maintenance to the drainage.

"This carriageway is prone to slipping due to the frequency of underground springs in the area. The current landslip is adjacent to an area known locally as a birdwatchers’ car park.

"The road is expected to be closed for five weeks from 6 September for these repairs."

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been granted planning permission for a swimming pool, gym and tennis court at his North Yorkshire home.

Mr Sunak had applied to develop the complex in a paddock at Kirby Sigston Manor, near Northallerton.

The Grade II-listed house, built in 1826, is in the MP's Richmond constituency.

Hambleton District Council's planning committee approved the plan, despite some concerns over its appearance.

Members of the committee had visited the chancellor's large gardens to assess the proposals.

These include changing the use of agricultural land, constructing a stone building and outdoor tennis court, and creating a wildlife area.

Officers told the committee the usual policy was to only support development in Kirby Sigston in exceptional cases.

However, they said developments in residential properties were common where they posed no harm to the character of the countryside.

The proposed L-shaped single storey building, close to the Grade I-listed 12th century St Lawrence's Church, had been designed to have a minimal impact on the historic buildings and landscape, the meeting heard.

Mr Sunak, who was not mentioned by name at the meeting, has lived in the house since before he became the local MP in 2015.

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An executive head of three schools in South Yorkshire has urged parents to encourage their children to get tested regularly for Covid-19 to enable greater "freedoms" and reduce disruption.

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Andrew Truby, who runs two primary schools in Sheffield and one in Rotherham, acknowledged that teenagers are likely to be "fed up" with taking Covid tests, but stressed it would help to stop coronavirus spreading and minimise disruption to the upcoming school term.

Mr Truby said: "It's not pleasant, but they've been used to doing it and continuing to keep that will really help especially as we go into the autumn."

Department for Education guidance states that secondary school and college pupils in England should be tested twice on-site on their return, with lateral flow tests carried out between three and five days apart.

Pupils should then continue to test twice weekly at home until the end of September, when the policy will be reviewed.

A man has appeared in court charged with kidnap after a woman was found in a vehicle in Leeds.

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North Yorkshire Police said officers were called to a disturbance in the Tang Hall area of York early on Thursday, with a search then commencing for a woman.

She was later found in Leeds and is now safe, the force said.

Marcus Green, 31, who is also charged with driving while disqualified and driving without insurance, was remanded in custody at York Magistrates' Court (pictured).

Mr Green, of Grey Friars, Chester, is due to appear at York Crown Court on 23 September.

Members of a North Yorkshire mountain rescue team say they've had the busiest ever year since the organisation was formed in 1965.

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Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue (SAR) says two calls on Monday took the total to 80 operations already this year.

Members of the team helped an ambulance crew to carry a casualty with an ankle injury along a narrow canal path south of Driffield.

They were also asked to help a 70-year-old man who had fallen near Scarborough, but were stood down as help was no longer needed.

The SAR team, which has about 50 members, all of whom are volunteers, covers the eastern half of the North York Moors, Scarborough, Ryedale and York.

It has a base in Snainton, near Scarborough, housing two Land Rover ambulances and other equipment.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

People in the Wakefield district will "play our part" in helping Afghan refugees, the leader of the council has said.

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At least 20,000 refugees are to be given sanctuary in the UK over the next five years, following The Taliban’s power grab in Afghanistan.

It is not yet known how many of those refugees will be resettled in Wakefield, but council leader Denise Jeffery said support would be given to those who come here.

But she called on the government to offer financial help to communities involved in that process.

She said: "My thoughts are with the Afghan people as they face great uncertainty, fear and upheaval in their lives at this time.

"In our district, we have a tradition of welcoming vulnerable and persecuted refugees – and are willing to play our part in supporting those in need by working with Migration Yorkshire.

"The government must help ensure adequate longer term funding is available to support all communities willing to provide asylum so the necessary services can be provided to those who will settle in our region."

Migration Yorkshire, a partnership agency working on behalf of councils in the region on the issue, said it couldn’t say how exactly how many refugees will be resettled in each area.

Hull City sign Sheffield United striker Tyler Smith for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal.

George Greaves, of Hull, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail over indecent assaults of a girl.

BBC Radio York

The Yorkshire Balloon Festival, external gets under way today, with over 50 hot air balloons expected to take to the skies over York this weekend, weather permitting.

The fiesta is being held on the city's racecourse over the next four days and could attract up to 50,000 visitors, organisers believe.

It was announced in March that the fiesta would return in August, with Covid-measures in place, after it was cancelled last year due to the pandemic.

The event, described a the biggest of its kind in the north of England, is due to have a "Night Glow" (pictured) again this year, featuring tethered hot air balloons lighting up to music.

A huge firework display is also planned, with rockets launched from drones above the racecourse.

Officials in Scarborough, where unofficial meet-ups were stopped in 2018, recommend a ban remains.

Temporary police measures have been put in place in Leeds to help stem an ongoing “feud” between rival groups of young males.

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West Yorkshire Police say a number of recent incidents in Beeston have been linked to an “ongoing conflict” between two groups.

The order, which runs until 16:00 today, but may be extended, means officers can stop and search anyone without suspicion and covers areas either side of Dewsbury Road.

Officers say there has been recent fighting with weapons, including an incident earlier in the month when a blank-firing gun was fired in the street.

South Yorkshire Police has increased patrols in the Balby area of Doncaster after a series of recent "targeted" attacks.

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Officers say three incidents have been reported in the Milner Road area (pictured) between Monday and Wednesday, including a 51-year-old man being shot with a shotgun.

He is being treated at Doncaster Royal Infirmary and is in a serious but stable condition, according to the South Yorkshire force.

The other attacks include a report of attempted arson and shots being fired, but no further injuries have been reported.

Officers say the incidents are believed to be part of an “ongoing dispute”.

Skegness Town Hall is among several seaside heritage landmarks in England to be awarded Grade II-listed status.

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Elsewhere, Blackpool's seafront promenade shelters, a boathouse in Devon built in 1937 and Hythe Pier in Hampshire have also been given protection by Historic England.

An obelisk in Leigh-on-Sea, Southend, has also been awarded listed status.

Heritage minister Caroline Dinenage said she was delighted the seaside gems would be "recognised and protected".

Announcing the new listings, Deborah Mays, from Historic England, said: "Our seaside towns are a huge part of our national story.

"I'm thrilled the significance of our seaside heritage has been recognised with these six new listings."

Built in 1926 as a convalescent home to the designs of architect William Henry Ansell, Skegness Town Hall was re-purposed as the seaside resort's town hall in 1964 and is now used as council offices.

A 51-year-old man who was struck by a bus in Leeds city centre on Thursday is still in a "critical" condition, police say.

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It happened on Park Row at about 09:15, with the busy street remaining closed for several hours following the incident as police carried out investigations.

Officers have again appealed for anyone who witnessed the collision or may have relevant CCTV or dashcam footage to get in touch.

BBC Weather

It's a cool morning in store with some sunny spells.

Areas of cloud will linger through the morning, but it will warm up under the sunshine.

The afternoon will be largely cloudy and cool, but cloud should break up through the evening allowing for late sunny spells for many.

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Castleford Tigers seal a big win in the Super League play-off race, beating fellow challengers Hull FC 23-12.

Wakefield come from behind to seal a morale-boosting third win from two games under Willie Poching as they beat Hull KR.