Blackout at Leeds Train Station
Hundreds of passengers are having to use Leeds Train Station in darkness, following a power cut this morning.
New-look market revealed in Grimsby
A new-look Grimsby Top Town Market will be unveiled today following a £100,000 revamp
The Deep "nearly bankrupted Hull", says Chief Exec
The boss of The Deep has described how the attraction nearly bankrupted the entire city of Hull.
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Video: Rail link to open after landslip
It's been announced the rail link between Sheffield and Hull will re-open in July, six months after the line was severed by a massive landslip.
The track next to Hatfield Colliery was pushed twenty metres sideways. But major engineering works have almost seen the two ends re-connected. Martin Fisher has visited the site for us.
Heart Unit decision expected today
The Health Secretary is expected to make a decision today on the future of children's heart surgery in Leeds. He's been considering the findings of an independent review of plans to close the unit.
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Fight is on to save Bradford Media Museum
A public meeting is being held in Bradford this evening to help save the city's National Media Museum from closure.
It comes after its owners, the Science Museum Group, said it will 'almost certainly' have to close one of its 3 museums in the north of England if the Government goes ahead with a possible 10 percent cut to its funding.
York's Railway Museum and the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester are also under threat.
Yorkshire's women honoured at awards ceremony
Yorkshire's most inspirational women gathered this afternoon for the annual Women of Achievement Awards.
Hundreds gathered for the glittering ceremony at the Royal Armouries in Leeds. as awards were handed out to celebrate the success of women in every area from business to sport. Among them was Emmerdale actress Gaynor Faye.
Business park could bring 2,500 jobs
Plans for a £50 million business park, could bring 2,500 jobs to North Yorkshire.
Property development company The Glentrool Estate Group are planning to transform a 90-acre site at Sherburn-in-Elmet into a business and employment park.
Called The Proving Ground, the site is next to the existing successful Sherburn Enterprise Park, which is already occupied by Debenhams, Sainsbury, Optare and Eddie Stobart. The Enterprise Park was once part of Sherburn Airfield.
The plans have been submitted to Selby Council.
Say " no" to rogue traders
North East Lincolnshire Council trading standards officers are warning householders to beware of cold callers after a rise in complaints of uninvited ‘roofers’ pressuring people into having work done on their homes.
Their tactics are to claim work has been done when it has not or grossly overcharging for minor work undertaken.
The complaints have come from new and repeat victims in Immingham and Cleethorpes.
Householders are advised not to trade on their doorsteps; instead, they should obtain three written quotes, which include details of the trader’s name, address and contact details. Using the councils Home Services Directory www.hsd.org.uk is an easy way of finding vetted, reliable traders.
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Yorkshire chef to cook up a Festival treat
Yorkshire chef Brian Turner CBE will be returning to Kirkgate Market this weekend to make some of his favourite recipes. As part of the Leeds Loves Food festival Brian will be based at a specially customised unit in the market on Saturday 8 June from 10am to 1pm.
As well as preparing his own dishes, Brian , who is from Morley, will be on hand to give advice and hand out recipe cards. Alongside the famous chef, traders from Hayes Seafood and My South African Butcher will be doing demonstrations and showing people how to prepare their own specialities.
Leeds Food Festival, which, due to its popularity has been extended with events over a two week period, is culminating in the famous Food and Drink Festival on Millennium Square between 7th and 9th June.
There will also be an event on Victoria Gardens – Handmade in Yorkshire which will be showcasing local food and produce of the region.
Illegal booze recycled into electricity
Counterfeit alcohol seized by Trading Standards from across Lincolnshire is being recycled to generate electricity, in a project thought to be the first of its kind in the country.
Around 8 tonnes of illegal alcohol has been seized by Trading Standards since March 2011, along with almost 40 kilograms of fake tobacco and 55 thousand counterfeit cigarettes.
But as Ian Newell of Lincolnshire Trading Standards explained the counterfeir booze is being sent to a plant in Sheffield, where the liquid is being recycled to create electricty, that's then fed into to the national grid
Volunteers " give something back"
More than 120 volunteers from companies throughout Leeds have got involved in the 'give something back' campaign by helping out at the Herd Farm Activity Centre.
The centre which specialises in providing outdoor educational resources for young, disadvantaged people works alongside the Youth Offending, Multi-systemic therapy and the Wraparound services.
Organised by Business in the Community the 'give and gain day' takes place once a year and this year's theme was helping young people. The idea of the campaign is for people to spend one working day volunteering for a good cause.
Councillor Judith Blake, executive board member responsible for children’s services said “It is fantastic that so many people were willing to give up their time to help make the activity centre an even better place for the children and young people of Leeds.”
The volunteers helped improve and sustain the 16 acre site by creating a BBQ area, a new outdoor activity, completing a garden area for disabled visitors and general tidying up of the centre.
Tony Edwards, Herd Farm Activity Centre manager, said “Herd Farm covers 16 acres and managing the site requires a lot of work from a small team.
"Therefore we are very grateful to all the businesses that release their staff and the staff themselves for their dedication, hard work and willingness to often take on tasks that are often completely different from their usual working day. "
Hull's bid to be top destination
Now, when it comes to tourist destinations organisers of the city of culture 2017 bid say Hull should be on top of the list.
Today they revealed how they plan to win the prestigious title, and how their quirky scheme has catapulted the city from rank outsider to a serious contender. Victoria Whittam reports.
