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Volunteers at fun run before games
Young volunteers from Sheffield are providing essential support at a charity fun run ahead of their once-in-a-lifetime role at the Olympic Games.
Paramedics in non-stop footie match
A group of paramedics from Yorkshire will attempt to play five-a-side football for 44 hours in an effort to beat a world record and raise money for charity.
Concert to help Chernobyl children
Music will help to bring children from Chernobyl to West Yorkshire for a much-needed holiday to escape the effects of radiation.
Tribute to killed rail worker
A family has paid tribute to a rail worker who died after becoming trapped between two trains on a North Yorkshire heritage railway.
Anti-social complaint routine plan
Home Secretary Theresa May has unveiled a plan for a community trigger to force police to investigate repeated complaints with West Lindsey in Lincolnshire hosting one of the three pilot schemes.
Cafod Lent appeal raises £8 million
Aid agency supporters have raised £8 million to help provide clean drinking water to poor communities around the world, with residents in Leeds and East Anglia quadrupling last year's total donations.
Badger baiter sentenced to 23 weeks
A West Yorkshire man who urged his dog to attack and kill badgers kept footage of the brutal fights on his phone, a court heard.
Hawk deal 'will not help site jobs'
Unions have welcomed a £1.6 billion deal to supply Hawk aircraft to Saudi Arabia but said it made no difference to the Hawk site at Brough in East Yorkshire.
Driver faces jail over boy's death
A driver was warned he faces a prison sentence after he admitted causing the death of a six-year-old Wakefield boy.
Man jailed over unprovoked attack
A 21-year-old South Yorkshire man who "wrecked the life of another human being" with one unprovoked punch has been jailed for two years and eight months.
Concert to help Chernobyl children
Music will help to bring children from Chernobyl to West Yorkshire for a much-needed holiday to escape the affects of radiation.
No half efforts for novice runners
Two students from Doncaster Deaf College are to take part in the Sheffield Half Marathon alongside their tutor.
Bees building a society at new home
Endangered honey bees are being helped by Yorkshire Building Society.
Man in court on hit and run charge
A Huddersfield driver will appear in court charged with causing the death of a six-year-old boy in an alleged hit-and-run incident.
Mother murder charge man remanded
A 32-year-old man accused of murdering his mother in Sheffield has been remanded in custody by magistrates.
Race attack on man on way to store
A racially aggravated assault has been carried out on Batley Road in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire.
Police apology for retaining tissue
West Yorkshire Police has found 31 cases where the force retained significant tissue, after all forces were requested to conduct an audit of human tissue retained in relation to suspicious deaths.
Man 'urged tragic mother to call'
The son of an award-winning North Yorkshire businesswoman who was found dead in a snowy garden told her to call him when she arrived home after leaving his 21st birthday party - but never received the call, an inquest heard.
Worker dies on heritage railway
A rail worker has died after becoming trapped between two trains on a heritage railway in North Yorkshire.
11 years for rape of teenage girl
A Dewsbury man has been jailed for 11 years for raping a drunken 15-year-old girl who was filmed as she was sexually assaulted by a number of men.
Police at Sky after 'victim named'
Police have met staff at Sky News after the broadcaster inadvertently published the name of the teenager raped by Sheffield United footballer Ched Evans.
Travel application process opens
Places are available on a travel scheme which last year saw a Leeds woman visit America and South Africa.
Bean to star in 4th Reich war film
Sheffield star Sean Bean has signed up to star in a Second World War action-horror film.
£60m tram-train pilot approved
Tram-trains which run on street tracks and railway lines are to be piloted in South Yorkshire in a scheme worth nearly £60 million, the Government has confirmed.
Free family fun day in the running
Sheffield families are being invited to have a ball at an Olympic-themed fun day involving a community relay race.
Memories needed for chapel project
Artefacts, memories and stories about a York chapel are being collected to help create a piece of "living history".
Unemployment rate drops by 9.1%
Unemployment in Yorkshire fell by 24,000 in the three months to March, official figures have revealed.
Weir tragedy wife thanks rescuers
The wife of a man who died with their three-year-old son in a boating accident near Warwick has thanked rescue teams for their efforts to save them.
Pennant admits drink-driving charge
Stoke City footballer Jermaine Pennant has admitted drink-driving home from a Manchester nightclub after being dumped by text message by his girlfriend, a court heard.
Umpire Bird bowled over by OBE
Legendary cricket umpire Dickie Bird, from Barnsley, was left bowled over by the experience of receiving an OBE from the Prince of Wales.
Inquest into snow-death woman
An inquest is due to take place into the death of an award-winning businesswoman who was found dead in a snowy garden in North Yorkshire.
Blades host Macmillan fundraiser
Sheffield United will support Macmillan Cancer Support by hosting a charity football tournament at Bramall Lane.
Oil-powered car to travel 1,500m
Eco-friendly fundraiser Jay McGreneghan, from Sheffield, is preparing to drive 1,500 miles in a car powered by recycled cooking oil for charity.
Flower firm supports terminally ill
Mother and daughter team Carole Smith and Laura Robinson are donating profits from their floral design business to support terminally-ill people in North Derbyshire and Sheffield.
Postmistress killer launches appeal
A North Yorkshire shopkeeper found guilty of bludgeoning his postmistress wife to death is set to appeal against his murder conviction.
Moyles to star in Lloyd Webber show
Leeds-born Radio 1 presenter Chris Moyles is going from saviour to villain - by playing King Herod in stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar.
Vehicle for search and rescue team
A former police personnel carrier is being donated to Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Search and Rescue (YALSAR) by South Yorkshire Police Authority.
£16m settlement for Cattles stakes
Shareholders who refused an offer of 1p a share for their stakes in West Yorkshire-based sub-prime lender Cattles are celebrating a £16 million settlement.
More beaches gain Blue Flag awards
An increasing number of England's beaches have gained Blue Flag awards this year, with Bridlington North and Bridlington South in East Yorkshire among the new awards for 2012.
Radio accolade for experienced pair
A pair of BBC Radio Humberside stars have written themselves into the history books by becoming the oldest winners of one the industry's most prestigious accolades.
Fish and chips for fundraising team
Workers are coming together for a fundraising walk in aid of a Doncaster Royal Infirmary unit which helped a colleague following the birth of her son.
Castle vandalism 'a mindless act'
Vandalism at an ancient castle and tourist landmark in Scarborough has been described by police as a mindless act of criminal damage.
Man jailed over tourist murder bid
A man who said God told him to try to kill a tourist by hitting him over the head with a cobble in York has been jailed for a minimum of four and a half years.
'Despicable' robber given 14 years
A "despicable" drug addict from North Yorkshire who stole the wedding ring off the finger of an 87-year-old cancer sufferer in her bed has been jailed for 14 years.
Ex-policewoman admits cancer fraud
A former police officer from West Yorkshire who took time off work after lying about her daughter having cancer has admitted fraud.
Region gets millions from lottery
Charitable causes across Yorkshire have been awarded millions of pounds thanks to the Big Lottery Fund.
Doctor's triple marathon challenge
Sheffield doctor John Snowden is pushing himself to the limit by completing his third marathon in five weeks.
Girl in No 10 cathedral protest
A seven-year-old girl from Yorkshire is going to deliver a letter to Downing Street asking David Cameron to reverse the Government's proposed 20% VAT on listed buildings alterations.
New appeal to find blaze suspect
A new appeal has been launched by police to mark the 10th anniversary of a house fire that killed three generations of one family.
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