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Exclusive: Region’s police face a £100m financial black hole
POLICE forces in Yorkshire and the Humber will have to find savings of more than £100m by 2018 as they struggle to cope with the combination of rising costs and cuts to Government funding.
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Blow in bid to save North Yorkshire hospital services
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has rejected calls for a full review of plans to scale-back women’s and children’s services at a North Yorkshire hospital – but campaigners last night pledged it was not the end of the fight.
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Football fans jailed for affray over fight at Leeds station
Violence erupted at a crowded Leeds Railway Station when there was chance encounter between some Leeds United supporters and fans from Middlesbrough.
‘Neighbour from hell’ jailed over rude number plates
A neighbour who parked cars with rude number plates outside a former magistrate’s house as part of a campaign of harassment has been jailed for a second time.
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Video: 110 years of Harrogate’s Royal Hall video
IT ONCE looked like Harrogate’s “glittering palace of gold” was set to remain an empty shell whose faded grandeur merely hinted at a more dazzling past.
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Mine firm clears major hurdle after MoD talks
NATIONAL park chiefs have warned that contentious plans for a £1bn mining operation still face major challenges despite developers allaying concerns over the impact on a radar base on the front-line of the war on terror.
Amateur detective uncovered golf club fraudster
A SENIOR official at a leading golf club in Yorkshire has been jailed after his treasurer turned detective to expose a fraud running into tens of thousands of pounds.
Football fan granted review of watchdog’s police assault probe
A BUSINESSMAN who claims he was assaulted by two police officers outside Elland Road after a Leeds United game has been given a judicial review into an investigation of the case by an independent watchdog.
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Our hearts have been ripped apart, say murdered soldier’s family
The tearful family of murdered soldier Lee Rigby have spoken of how “our hearts have been ripped apart” by the horror.
Family in tearful tribute to murdered soldier video
THE family of murdered soldier Lee Rigby paid touching tribute to him today, as detectives continued a rapidly-developing investigation into his barbaric killing.
Reforms ‘hit GPs’ time with patients’
GPs are having to pull out of their new commissioning duties because of massive workloads, reports suggest.
Video: Fairfax House Festival of Flowers video
It is a display of flowers that has been inspired by diamonds, tiaras and coronets.
Investigation into runaway skip death
AN investigation has been launched into the death of a man who was hit by a runaway skip wagon.
Man admits causing GBH to bus driver in 84mph horror crash
A LEARNER driver – who was allegedly high on a cocktail of drink and drugs before his car ploughed in to a bus – has admitted dangerous driving.
Learner drivers to be taught how to share the road with cyclists
Learner drivers are to be taught cycle awareness under plans announced today by the UK’s two biggest driving schools.
World’s oldest couple ‘over the moon’ at garden party with Queen
A COUPLE from Bradford believed to be the oldest married couple in the world were “over the moon” at meeting the Queen at a Buckingham Palace garden party, their family said yesterday.
Call for inquiry after suicide of dentist ‘harassed’ by NHS chiefs
AN inquiry has been demanded into the death of a Yorkshire dentist who killed himself after feeling “harassed and bullied” by health managers.
Thousands to save on household fuel costs
THOUSANDS of householders across Yorkshire will save more than £800,000 on their fuel bills after signing up to huge collective changeover.
Former police station is sold for £1.5m after bid accepted
Police bosses in North Yorkshire have accepted an offer for the former police station on North Park Road in Harrogate.
BBC chief scraps £98m digital archive as ‘huge waste of money’
The BBC has scrapped a multimillion-pound attempt to create an internal digital archive after director-general Tony Hall said the scheme had wasted “a huge amount” of money.
Footballers cleared of sexually assaulting drunk woman at hotel
Four footballers were cleared yesterday of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room.
From railway to greenway
A FORMER railway line which once linked Dewsbury and Ossett has been given a makeover to become a greenway for walkers and cyclists.
Two arrested over Rotherham murder
DETECTIVEs have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man in Rotherham.
Cider country toasts the best blossom in a decade
West Country cider makers are celebrating the best apple tree blossom in more than 10 years.
Bears esssential
Youngsters riding on the train this May half-term holiday are sure of a big surprise.
Frozen UK was ‘only six hours away from running out of gas’
Fears over the UK’s reliance on imported energy were fuelled today after a report claimed Britain was just six hours away from running out of stored gas in March.
Praise as pilots land plane with engine blazing video
British Airways pilots were praised after safely landing a smoke-trailing plane on which both engines appeared damaged.
Bercow wife’s tweet on McAlpine libellous
COMMONS Speaker’s wife Sally Bercow has settled a libel action brought by Lord McAlpine after the High Court found a tweet posted by her was highly defamatory of the Tory peer.
Wheelchair dancer overcomes pain to win competition
A teenager has won a dancing competition despite being confined to a wheelchair every day.
Century old folk tale to live on after ‘devil dog’ statue replaced
A canine statue, branded a “devil dog” by Leeds residents, has been replaced in a bid to keep the memory of a local legend alive.
Apology as Question Time minister labelled ‘Sinn Fein/IRA’
The BBC has apologised for a Question Time production gaffe that saw a Stormont minister labelled as being a member of “Sinn Fein/IRA”.
500 ambulance workers set to walk out again
Hundreds of Yorkshire ambulance workers are planning a second strike in a matter of months over staffing changes.
Bobbies on the tweet in initiative to highlight problems caused by alcohol
West Yorkshire Police will give live Twitter updates on alcohol-fuelled problems on the streets of the county tonight.
Judges condemn Iraq torture probe
A Government inquiry into allegations that British troops ill-treated and murdered Iraqi citizens has been ruled legally flawed.
EU slammed over funding ‘farce’
A six-year European Union programme to help build a wave of ‘clean coal’ power stations across the continent has “turned into a farce” with not a single project receiving funding, a scathing new report has found.
Watershed in care of elderly unveiled
A unique scheme, the first of its kind in the country, has been unveiled by a Yorkshire council to create specialist dementia care units to cope with soaring demand.
Don’t ask what’s in a name if it’s the Bard
A priceless William Shakespeare signature is to go on display at an exhibition in London.
Officer shares policing success with Europe
A SOUTH Yorkshire police inspector has represented the force at a seminar hosted by the Valencia Police Force, attended by officers from across Europe.
Footballer on gay slur charge
A Blackburn Rovers footballer will appear in court after allegedly making a homophobic gesture to the crowd while playing against one of his former clubs.
Free school ‘could be catalyst to family housing’
BACKERS behind plans for the country’s biggest free school say it will be the catalyst that leads to family housing, new employment and leisure facilities being developed in the former industrial heart of a Yorkshire city.
Oddie rages at HSBC over forest ‘desecration’
Banking giant HSBC felt the wrath of TV’s Bill Oddie as it was accused of funding the desecration of forests.
1 commentJudgment day looms for police spending plans
YORKSHIRE’s police commissioners are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the Government’s spending review next month which could add further pressures to their budgets.
Referendum risk may be taken in a bid to break out of the budgets freeze
POLICE forces are funded through a mixture of Government grants and money raised locally through a precept added to council tax bills.
‘Double whammy’ threat to country policing
Douglas Chalmers, director of policy and public affairs at the Country Land and Business Association North, said rural people felt “particularly at risk” because of their isolation.
RBS left red-faced by new IT glitch
RBS has been hit by another embarrassing IT failure that left customers unable to access their accounts online via its mobile app.
Plans unveiled for second plant powered by waste
PLANS have been unveiled for a multi-million pound incinerator in Yorkshire to prevent waste ending up in landfill and providing power for thousands of homes.
Cable hails Vodafone graduate scheme as blueprint for business
Business Secretary Vince Cable yesterday hailed plans by mobile phone giant Vodafone UK to hire 400 graduates over the next five years as a blueprint for British businesses.
Snake slides in... after 18 months
A stray snake found by a man drinking his morning tea could have been living in his wall for 18 months.
‘Surprise package’ sets out to clinch 2017 bid
ORGANISERS of Hull’s 2017 £11m City of Culture bid are confident their quirky edge will get them on the shortlist to be announced next month.
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