Leonne Weeks funeral - and other stories from Yorkshire

Summary

Funeral of teenage Dinnington stab victim Leonne Weeks is held
Steel maker Tata signs agreement to sell Speciality Steels business for £100m
Arriva Rail North workers balloted over strike action
£135m energy-from-waste incinerator gets the go-ahead in Keighley
Stolen sheep being hidden "in plain sight" in North Yorkshire
Updates on Thursday 9 February 2017

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Elly Fiorentini, Nick Wilmshurst and Kat Harbourne

Still some way to go until the spring...published at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
It's definitely still winter out there - not least in Leeds:
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Listen: Leonne Weeks' funeral - Friends 'still in shock'published at 15:09 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield News
About 500 mourners have attended the funeral of Leonne Weeks this afternoon.
Leonne was found with stab injuries in Dinnington, near Rotherham, on 16 January.
Her friends have told me: "We're all still in shock."
Fleeced: Stolen flock rescued in North Yorkshirepublished at 14:59 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Elly Fiorentini
BBC Local Live, York
Sheep in North Yorkshire are being quietly stolen one or two at a time by rustlers, according to the police.
Image source, North Yorkshire Police
After a tip-off last Saturday officers found a flock of about 65 sheep and goats in the Hambleton area and police believe they would have been destined for the "illegal meat trade".
They'd been left in a field and the landowner had no idea whose they were, and North Yorkshire Police say they think they were stolen.
A 54-year-old man from Middlesbrough was arrested at the scene on suspicion of theft and possession of cannabis.
He has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
Tata agrees to sell 'Speciality Steel'published at 14:47 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Steel maker Tata has signed an agreement to sell its Speciality Steels business, which has several sites in South Yorkshire, for £100m.
Image source, Getty Images
The factories make products for the aerospace, automotive and oil and gas industries and Tata has sold the business to the Liberty House Group.
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Employees, trade unions and the management team have worked incredibly hard and I'm delighted to say that the business is now on track to thrive in the future."
Bimlendra Jha, Chief executive, Tata Steel UK
Your headlines this afternoonpublished at 14:39 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
The top stories from Yorkshire so far this afternoon include:
- The funeral for 16-year-old Leonne Weeks, who died from multiple stab wounds, is held in Dinnington, near Rotherham
- Steel maker Tata signs agreement to sell its Speciality Steels business, which has a number of sites in South Yorkshire for £100m
- Harrogate Borough Council is to put up its share of council tax by 2.23% - the first rise in six years
Listen: Leonne Weeks 'will not be forgotten'published at 14:24 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
At the funeral of killed 16-year-old Leonne Weeks, Les Clarke, Salvation Army Officer, has paid tribute to her.
He says Leonne "will not be forgotten":
Leonne Weeks funeral: More floral tributespublished at 14:15 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
At the funeral of Leonne Weeks in Dinnington, near Rotherham, many floral tributes have been left to the 16-year-old who died from stab wounds in January.
Leonne Weeks funeral: Pink coffin carried into churchpublished at 13:58 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield News
As the funeral is held for killed teenager Leonne Weeks in Dinnington, near Rotherham, a pink coffin carved with her name and covered in hearts is carried into St Leonard's Church.
Funeral held for Leonne Weekspublished at 13:54 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Hundreds turn out to pay their respects to 16-year-old Leonne Weeks at her funeral
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Funeral of Leonne Weeks is taking placepublished at 13:44 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
The funeral service for 16-year-old Leonne Weeks has begun.
Image source, Leonne Weeks
Her body was discovered on a pathway off Lordens Hill in Dinnington, near Rotherham, in January.
She'd died of multiple stab wounds.
Shea Peter Heeley, 18, of Doe Quarry Lane, Dinnington, has been charged with her murder, and is due to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on 17 February.
Leonne Weeks funeral: Family's tribute to 'beautiful' daughterpublished at 13:41 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Earlier today, the family of 16-year-old Leonne Weeks, whose funeral is being held in Dinnington, near Rotherham, this afternoon, paid tribute to their "beautiful" daughter.
Image source, Leonne Weeks
Leonne's body was discovered on a pathway off Lordens Hill on 16 January. She'd died of multiple stab wounds.
In a statement, her family said: "She is loved and sadly missed by all her family. Leonne was a twin and was close to all of her brothers and sisters.
"We are grateful for the ongoing support shown by the community and other groups which have links to the family."
Leonne Weeks: Funeral service beginspublished at 13:37 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
The private service is under way at St Leonard's church in Dinnington for killed 16-year-old Leonne Weeks.
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Watch: Funeral procession reaches churchpublished at 13:35 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Hundreds of people have joined the procession for the funeral of Leonne Weeks in Dinnington.
Leonne Weeks: Flowers for teenager outside churchpublished at 13:28 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Hundreds of mourners are in are now going into St. Leonard's church in Dinnington for the funeral of 16-year-old Leonne Weeks.
Here are some of the floral tributes that have been left.
Community 'still grieving' after death of Leonne Weeks - Vicarpublished at 13:24 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
People living in Dinnington near Rotherham, have accepted the death of teenager Leonne Weeks, but are "still grieving", according to the vicar who will lead her funeral service shortly.
Leonne, 16, was found near Lordens Hill on 16 January. She'd died of multiple stab wounds.
The Reverend Hilary Jowett (pictured), vicar of St Leonard's Church, says following Leonne's death, local residents were "horrified and shocked, then there was fear".
"But, I think we've now accepted this has happened, horrible and awful though it is, and we are grieving for a teenager who should be living her life," she says.
Shea Peter Heeley, 18, of Doe Quarry Lane, Dinnington, has been charged with Leonne's murder and is due to appear before Sheffield Crown Court on 17 February.
Travel update: Bus station mayhem resolvedpublished at 13:16 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC Travel
A few minutes ago we told you that the bus station in Leeds was gridlocked because of an accident on Eastgate in the city.
Well, we're told all is fine now, but I just found this pic from Paul Kirby that really shows you how bad it was:
Image source, Paul Kirby
Leonne Weeks: Funeral to take place this lunchtimepublished at 13:11 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Phil Bodmer
Journalist, BBC Look North
This is St Leonard's Church in Dinnington, Rotherham, where the funeral of 16-year-old Leonne Weeks is due to take place shortly.
Leonne was found near Lordens Hill on 16 January. She'd died of multiple stab wounds.
The Reverend Hilary Jowett will lead the service which will start at about 13:30, following a procession through the town.
The Reverend Jowett says the procession is "a real demonstration of the feeling in the community and their grief."
Travel update: Leeds bus station gridlockedpublished at 13:05 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC Travel
Oh dear, this isn't good news if you're expecting to get a bus any time soon in Leeds.
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A 'hole' lot of troublepublished at 13:03 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Kat Harbourne
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
A woman in her 40s has been taken to hospital, after falling down a 15ft hole in Sheffield city centre.
She was found shortly after midnight this morning, in the hole on Bakers Hill, near Ponds Forge leisure centre.
Image source, Google
It's thought she slipped on some steps through a cordon.
Firefighters rescued her, and she was taken to hospital with an injured leg.
Cannabis haul after armed raid in Leedspublished at 12:53 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
A cannabis growing factory has been discovered at a flat in Beeston in Leeds after a raid by armed police.
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It happened at two properties on Tempest Road and Stratford Street, officers found about 50 plants growing but no guns were found during the raid.　
Two men, aged 32 and 36, were arrested and are currently in custody.　
Police are still at both addresses while searches continue and the cannabis growing set-up is removed.
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Clearly we will always treat any suggestion of firearms very seriously and put appropriate policing measures in place to deal with any such potential threat."
Det Insp Dave McDougal, West Yorkshire Police