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  1. Yorkshire and Lincolnshire: Latest news and coronavirus updatespublished at 06:03 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2022

    Breaking news, sport, weather and travel updates from across North, West, East and South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

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  2. Veteran Labour MP to step down at next electionpublished at 13:38 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2022

    Dame Rosie Winterton has been the Labour MP for Doncaster Central since 1997.

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  3. Campaigners seek legal advice after homes approvedpublished at 11:24 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2022

    A planning inspector has overturned the council's refusal for a 67-home estate on a flood plain.

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  4. Three arrested over attempted murderpublished at 10:12 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2022

    A man found injured on a street remains in a critical condition, police say.

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  5. Teenager arrested over derelict school blazepublished at 09:24 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2022

    The 14-year-old boy was arrested on Saturday afternoon and is being held in custody, police say.

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  6. Nine-try Hull hammer Sneyd's Salfordpublished at 18:24 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    Rampant Hull run in nine tries as they take Salford apart to ruin Marc Sneyd's return to the KC Stadium.

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  7. Sutton United 4-1 Scunthorpe Unitedpublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    Will Randall scores twice as Sutton reignite their League Two promotion push with a comfortable win over Scunthorpe.

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  8. Dover Athletic 1-3 Grimsby Townpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    Grimsby keep themselves within striking distance of the National League play-off places after a 3-1 win at bottom club Dover.

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  9. Hull beat Posh in McCann's first game backpublished at 17:12 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    Grant McCann's first game back in charge of Peterborough ends in defeat by Hull as Posh fall to the bottom of the Championship.

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  10. Man held on suspicion of rape and police assaultpublished at 15:56 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    Police say they were called to the Sharrow area of Sheffield on Saturday morning.

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  11. Former town hall on the market for £600kpublished at 13:54 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    The town hall is surplus to requirements, East Lindsey District Council says.

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  12. Thousands back shop's sheepdog muralpublished at 11:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    The mural on a listed building was erected without planning permission two years ago.

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  13. Fire crews remain at waste site blazepublished at 10:20 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    At the height of the blaze, nine fire engines and 45 crew were at the scene.

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  14. Rovers victory leaves Cas still winlesspublished at 22:46 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2022

    Hull KR are triumphant in the battle of two of Super League's winless sides as they beat Castleford at Craven Park.

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  15. Cocaine and crystal meth 'worth £11m' seizedpublished at 21:47 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2022

    Three men are charged over what police say is one of the largest drug seizures they have seen.

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  16. Post Office theft claim destroyed my life - victimpublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2022

    Former sub-postmistress Janet Skinner gives evidence at the inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal.

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  17. Watch: Hair salon for autistic children opens in Sheffieldpublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2022

    A hair salon in Sheffield has created a specialised room to help autistic children get their hair cut in a less challenging environment.

    Kathy Chisholm added toys and sensory equipment to the salon after she realised the difficulties families faced.

    Her son is autistic and she said she just "wanted to give something back".

    The Sheffield-based hairdresser said she works hard to build trust with her clients and each haircut is an achievement for the child:

  18. Man seriously hurt in Heckmondwike hit-and-runpublished at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2022

    A man's been airlifted to hospital with serious head injuries following a hit-and-run in West Yorkshire, police say.

    Police jacketImage source, Nick Potts/PA Wire

    A dark coloured car hit a male pedestrian who had stepped off a traffic island at the junction of High Street and Market Place, Heckmondwike, just after 18:15 on Thursday.

    The vehicle, whose driver did not stop at the scene, had been travelling from the High Street and carried on up Westgate, according to West Yorkshire Police.

    The 24-year-old victim is said to be in a critical condition in hospital.

    Anyone who saw the incident, or who has dashcam footage from the area at the time of the collision, is asked to contact police.

  19. MP's fears over thousands left without dental care in Yorkpublished at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2022

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Up to 10,000 people in York will be unable to access NHS dental treatment after surgeries said they would scale back provision, an MP has said.

    Rachael MaskellImage source, LDRS

    Two practices in the city have announced changes to the way they operate, with one claiming it can't find dentists to replace those who've left, despite advertising the vacancies.

    In an email to patients, Perfect Smile Clinic in Acomb (pictured below), said it was left with two dentists and two dental therapists, down from six dentists before the pandemic.

    The email read: "We're concerned we are unable to look after all our patients on the NHS safely."

    Currently, over 6,000 patients do not have an allocated NHS dentist at the practice.

    The practice says it has a further 2,000 patients on its waiting list who staff have never seen.

    Perfect Smile dental practiceImage source, Google

    Healthwatch York Manager Sian Balsom said she'd also been contacted by several patients from York Dental Practice in Clifton Moor, who said they had been told they would no longer be offered NHS treatment.

    York Central Labour MP Rachael Maskell (pictured top) said: "We’re really worried about this putting further pressure on people – we’ve already got people travelling 40 miles to see a dentist, with other people talking about going overseas."

    Ms Maskell this week called for the creation of a new National Dental Service to bring dental services fully back into the NHS, as well as a new dental school for York.

  20. Wakefield turns pink as it welcomes back rhubarb festivalpublished at 15:35 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2022

    BBC Radio Leeds

    Wakefied's famous rhubarb festival, external is back for the first time since before the pandemic.

    Forced rhubarb growing

    Over the weekend, visitors have the chance to try and to buy numerous varieties of the pink vegetable.

    More than 50 chalets on the cathedral precinct and the Bull Ring are selling rhubarb-infused pies, crumbles, gin, beer and even sausage rolls. There's also entertainment and music, as well as a variety of workshops.

    Wakefield councillor Michael Graham says: "Wakefield is famously part of the Yorkshire 'rhubarb triangle'. It's in our DNA, steeped in our heritage and we absolutely love celebrating it."

    Rhubarb stall

    Brand new for 2022 is a foodie trail with over 30 cafes, restaurants and bars across the city serving up rhubarb-themed dishes.

    Janet Oldroyd-Hume's family has been growing "forced" rhubarb in Rothwell for five generations and is selling pies and crumbles.

    Ms Oldroyd-Hume says: "We block all the light so the roots get stronger and stronger, then it can take three men to lift the plant on to a trailer."

    The festival runs between 10:00 and 17:00 Friday 25 February and 10:00 and 16:00 on Sunday 27 February.