North Yorkshire Council says the site near Scarborough would have "no adverse environmental impact".

A shortfall in government funding is preventing care homes from taking on the number of patients needed to ease pressure on hospital beds, the co-owner of one home says.

Helen Thompson from Ochre Care, which runs two private homes in North Yorkshire, said current funding levels did not match the costs of support needed for many residents coming out of hospital.

Thompson said while her company "absolutely" had capacity, funding from government was "not appropriate to the level of need".

She said as a provider, the company received about £994 a week for each council-funded resident, but the real cost of providing care was up to £1,300 a week.

"About 65% of our residents are not funded to the amount they need to be appropriate to their dependency, so with that, it's the privately-funded residents that subsidise the gap.”

The Department of Health and Social Care said it was tackling the situation with a promise to boost funding by about £4.6bn by 2028-29.

“We are also creating a National Care Service, based on higher quality of care, greater choice and control, and joined-up neighbourhood services,” a spokesperson added.

MPs from across Yorkshire say the anti-social use of fireworks is blighting their communities.

The fire at Langdale Moor, in the North York Moors National Park, burned for over a month last year.

Enzo helps officers stop a suspect fleeing the scene in Selby after a high-speed chase.

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Sue and Kevin Wheeldon in Beverley, East Yorkshire, were called at 07:30 GMT with an urgent mission: to take their grandchildren sledging.

Both are taking turns to push the children down the slope on Beverley Westwood.

"It’s fine at the start but you soon get out of puff," Kevin Wheeldon, 65, says.

Sue Wheeldon, 66, made sure that the children were wrapped up warm for their morning out. “I came up here when I was about their age to sledge," she recalls.

Their eldest granddaughter, 11-year-old Devon, runs back up the hill shouting “again, again!"

She says she loves the snow and wishes it came to Beverley more, but adds: “I wish grandma and grandad could get better at pushing.”

Roads have been blanketed in snow near Whitby, North Yorkshire. Earlier, forecasters said the area could have 25cm (10in) of snow fall by the end of the day.

• Driving in severe winter weather can be difficult, and in very bad conditions you should avoid driving at all unless your journey is absolutely essential. Check out our guide to driving in snow and icy weather

York Central MP Rachael Maskell had the whip removed over her opposition to planned welfare reforms.

Listen to the moment BBC Radio York's Georgey Spanswick and Joanita Musisi completed their epic BBC Children in Need Thousand Mile Challenge.

Sir Ed Davey is confident his party can build on the success of its sole MP in the region.

The Planning Inspectorate approves a development plan for the site between York and Harrogate.

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Farmers across North and West Yorkshire say they are grappling with the impact of prolonged dry conditions which are putting their livelihoods - and the local food supply - at serious risk.

Angela Serino, who runs Beetle Bank Farm near York, fears she will have to reduce the number of animals she keeps because her hay yield this year will be a quarter of the usual amount.

Angela estimates she goes through about half a round bale of hay each day to keep her animals fed.

And although she is used to buying in to top up her own supply, she will now need to buy a lot more.

"It's quite a sad time because we collect animals as we go and keep hold of our favourite ones and that might not be possible for the future if you never know whether your animals have got anything to eat or not," she said.

• Read the full story: 'Drought means no hay for our animals' - farmers warn

While most people are still snug in bed, farmers like Rebecca Wilson are already hard at work - checking on livestock, tending to newly-hatched chicks and making the most of every daylight hour.

Rebecca, who runs a farm in the outskirts of Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire, says: “We could be working until midnight this evening, but it’s amazing how quick the time passes because you are always busy.”

BBC York reporter Hannah Sackville-Bryant went along to find out more.

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Reporting from Harrogate

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Even though it’s due to reach 29C (84F), some of the staff at the Great Yorkshire Show are still dressed in the formal attire of dark suits and bowler hats.

Sunglasses and sunscreen are definitely the order of the day for humans. Ice cream sellers are doing a roaring trade and the queue to refill water bottles is 20-deep.

For those on four legs, I’ve seen animals being hosed down or even given their own fans to help keep them cool.

The parched showground tells its own story of the lack of rain, and the hot weather is due to continue into the weekend.

There may be some showers at the start of next week, but that won’t be enough to end the hosepipe ban for Yorkshire Water customers.

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BBC Yorkshire Political Editor James Vincent catches up with some of them a year after the election.

North Yorkshire voters highlight issues they want their MPs to focus on - a year after the election.

Legendary trainer Peter Easterby, who saddles racing greats including Sea Pigeon and Night Nurse, dies at the age of 95.

Higher than usual amounts of a type of bacteria have been found in some North Yorkshire tap water.

Services between Hull and London King's Cross are affected by the walkout.

Plans were announced by Arla in February to close its factory in Settle, putting 130 jobs at risk.