Storm Arwen trapped guests and staff inside Britain's highest pub for three days.

Ray Illingworth was one of the leading figures in English cricket for four decades as player, captain, commentator, administrator and coach.

Kye, who was hand-reared on a farm in Skegness, has now become rather attached to his owner.

Capt Sir Tom Moore's daughter urges anyone grieving a loved one at Christmas to reach out for help.

Sufferers of parosmia - a long Covid side-effect that ravages taste and smell - gear up for Christmas.

The boarding business in Bradford receives planning approval after operating for three years.

Hospitality businesses in Lincoln's historic quarter report a sharp drop in festive trade.

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Campaigners battling to save an historic Harrogate district pub from redevelopment have vowed to fight on despite suffering another significant setback.

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The Henry Jenkins Inn at Kirkby Malzeard, near Ripon, dates back to the 18th Century, but has been closed for the last decade.

The Henry Jenkins Community Pub group has so far raised £237,000 with hopes of running the pub as a community-owned venue.

The group has made made several attempts to buy the building and reinstate its protected status, all so far without success.

Their latest setback came last month when Harrogate Borough Council rejected a third application for an Asset of Community Value (ACV) nomination.

Pub group chairman, Richard Sadler, said the group now plans to submit a fourth ACV application.

Mr Sadler said: "The pandemic has taught us that community hubs – places where local people can meet up, socialise and make friends or do business – are​ more important than ever.

"We can’t appeal against the decision but we’re entitled to reapply – and we believe there is a very strong case for doing so."

If approved, the ACV status would mean part of the pub is protected from a change of use or demolition and has to be considered for community bids.

But following the latest refusal, it will now remain in the ownership of developers who have planning permission to redevelop the pub.

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Scarborough has the lowest Coronavirus rate in England, according to the latest public health figures.

The figures are for the seven days to 19 December.

In the Scarborough district there were an average of 323.7 positive cases per 100,000 people.

The only place in the UK lower is the Shetland Islands.

A health official has warned, though, that North Yorkshire is a “week or so” behind London’s surge in Covid infections and hospitalisations.

Dr Victoria Turner, public health consultant at North Yorkshire County Council, told a meeting of the county’s Outbreak Management Advisory Board that while the capital was at the epicentre of the Omicron wave and there are “relatively small number” of cases in North Yorkshire, infections rates in the county were likely to rise and that hospitalisations would follow.

City Hearts says it wants the people it works with to know they are "valued and cared for".

Listen to BBC radio commentary from Boxing Day's action in the National League and National League North.

The arrests took place in West Yorkshire and London as part of an inquiry into historical abuse.

Weapons, drugs and cash have been found in a vehicle stopped by police in Hull.

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Two men, a 19-year-old and a 20-year-old, were arrested at about 22:00 on Thursday night following the find, police said.

The vehicle the men were travelling in failed to stop for officers and then crashed on Robson Way in Hull, according to Humberside Police.

A spokesperson for the force said: "When officers went to the vehicle they found a quantity of cannabis, cash and offensive weapons.

"Two people have been arrested on suspicion of driving offences (fail to stop and dangerous driving), possession with intent to supply and possession of an offensive weapon.

"One of the men was further arrested for criminal damage to a taxi."

Both men are currently being held in police custody, officers added.

A midwife on the labour ward at York hospital has created a crib decorated in festive knitted ornaments for the first Christmas baby to use.

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Sue Cowley (pictured below) has been a midwife for more than 30 years and each year she decorates the crib for the first baby born on Christmas day to sleep in.

She spends a few months making the crib so it’s ready in time for Christmas morning.

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This year's crib has been covered in knitted decorations and includes knitted Santa outfits to dress the baby in.

Sue says: "I love making them at this time of year. It’s a little extra for our amazing families."

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Poorly children are receiving treatment for some illnesses at home rather than at a Grimsby hospital in a trial which it's hoped will also ease the strain on the NHS caused by the Covid pandemic.

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The Hospital At Home scheme sees nurses visiting the children at their home.

Bronchiolitis, asthma, croup, gastroenteritis and diarrhoea and vomiting are among the illnesses where children may benefit from returning home from hospital more quickly, officials said.

Visiting nurses carry out a full assessment and record pulse rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation level, temperature and blood pressure.

It comes as Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust’s hospitals brace themselves for a rise in coronavirus patients over the winter.

Julie Hamill, advanced paediatric nurse practitioner, said: "One of the reasons for setting up this service is in response to the current respiratory surge we're experiencing.

"We're seeing lots of referrals, so the aim of the pilot is to provide a service that can assess and monitor a child during an acute phase of illness in their own home, while providing support and education to the family.

"It's hoped it will also reduce our inpatient admission rate. If it’s successful, it will be rolled out in other areas too."

The trial is expected to run until the end of March 2022.

Four people are convicted of selling heroin and crack cocaine in Hull and East Yorkshire.

Visitors to Bradford hospitals must show a negative test to staff to enter the wards, the trust says.

Funeral lighting costs in Leeds' cemeteries are to be reduced by over £300, the council says.

The honour would be an acknowledgement of Lincoln's importance as a historical city, officials say.

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North Yorkshire is a “week or so” behind London’s surge in Covid infections and hospitalisations, a health official has said.

Dr Victoria Turner told a county council meeting there were a “relatively small number” of cases in North Yorkshire, but she added infections were likely to rise and that hospitalisations would follow as the true impact of the Omicron variant is felt over the New Year.

“The level of hospitalisations we are seeing at the moment are predominantly reflecting where we were with the Delta variant a couple of weeks ago," she said.

“But it is safe to say Omicron is going to be the dominant variant in North Yorkshire.”

The warning comes as early studies by researchers at the Imperial College London have found the Omicron variant may cause milder illness than Delta.

Dr Turner said while the findings were encouraging, it was still early data and that the larger number of infections from Omicron meant a rise in hospitalisations – similar to what is being seen in London – should be expected.

“It is still not 100% certain how severe Omicron is compared to Delta and other previous variants,” she said.

"And there still remains the same lag time between becoming infected and hospitalised, so over the next week or two we are likely to see hospitalisations increase as the Omicron wave is reflected in the figures."