Summary

  • Leisure centre fined after children suffer burns in chemical leak

  • Chef sues forensic company over wrongful conviction

  • Residents angry over pre-dawn tree-felling in Sheffield

  • School strike called off

  • Speed camera proposal for A64 as driver tops 135mph

  • Demolition of Scarborough theatre gets under way

  • Three Yorkshire councils criticised over rate relief cash

  • Plans thrown out for A1(M) services near Doncaster

  • Protest against £7m cuts to Bradford Council services

  • Big increase in litter and dog mess fines in Rotherham

  • University gets 27 new Steinway pianos

  • Updates on Tuesday 12 December 2017

  1. How hot is it where you are?published at 10:24 BST 16 June 2022

    Compare the temperature in your area to other locations in the UK and around the world.

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  2. That's all from Tuesday...published at 06:30

    Those are all our updates from across Yorkshire on Tuesday 12 December 2017.

    Want to find out what's happening where you live on Wednesday 13 December? Just click here.

  3. Rail firm flushed with £4.8m from toiletspublished at 00:48 GMT 13 December 2017

    Since 2007 Network Rail has received over £41m from people paying to use its station toilets.

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  4. Huddersfield Town 1-3 Chelseapublished at 23:45 GMT 12 December 2017

    Chelsea move level on points with second-placed Manchester United and send Huddersfield to a fifth defeat in six games.

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  5. York refuses Uber licence renewalpublished at 22:27 GMT 12 December 2017

    The ride-hailing app has been banned in three UK cities amid safety fears and complaints from cabbies.

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  6. 'Drug-drive' chef sues forensic firmpublished at 22:08 GMT 12 December 2017

    Billal Hartford had his sample re-tested after seeing media reports about a forensic testing firm.

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  7. Husband 'not involved in wife's death'published at 18:35 GMT 12 December 2017

    Akshar Ali tells a court he did not wield the hammer used in a fatal attack on Sinead Wooding.

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  8. Our five top stories todaypublished at 18:00 GMT 12 December 2017

    That's all from us for today, we'll be back tomorrow from 06:30 with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel for Yorkshire.

    Updates on breaking news will continue throughout the night, but before we go, let's look back at some of our top stories from today:

    1. Leisure centre fined after children suffer burns in chemical leak
    2. Chef sues forensic company over wrongful conviction
    3. Residents angry over pre-dawn tree-felling in Sheffield
    4. Roads boss backs North Yorkshire speed camera plan
    5. Star Wars characters do battle on shopping centre roof

    See you tomorrow.

  9. Children create Dearne Valley artworkpublished at 17:52 GMT 12 December 2017

    Children from Barnburgh Primary School in Doncaster have taken up hammers and chisels to help carve a stone seat sculpture which will sit alongside the River Dearne.

    They've been taking part in an major project where artists have teamed up with the local community to create a series of artworks that say something about the area.

    Child carving stone

    The sculpture will reflect the changing biodiversity of the River Dearne and will depict the effect that industrialisation has had on the river both physically and biologically.

    The carved stone will include cast glass and ceramic elements developed through community workshops.

  10. Sheffield primary school strike called offpublished at 17:50 GMT 12 December 2017

    Strike action planned at a primary school in Sheffield tomorrow has been called off.

    Westways PrimaryImage source, Google

    Teachers in the National Education Union at Westways primary in Crookes had proposed a fourth day of action in protest at changes to the curriculum and working practices following the introduction of an executive headteacher.

    After a meeting last night - they say good progress was made - they've now called off tomorrow's strike.

  11. 'More choice and competition' good for York taxi customerspublished at 17:37 GMT 12 December 2017

    A decision is due later on whether the taxi hailing service, Uber, can have it's license in York renewed.

    UberImage source, Reuters

    The city's taxi drivers have been holding a demonstration this afternoon, because they're unhappy Uber drivers who work in other areas are coming into York at busy times.

    In a statement Uber says: "Thousands of people in York have used the Uber app over the last year to travel safely from A to B.

    "More choice and competition is good for both consumers and drivers, as it raises service levels across the board."

    The demonstration is taking place outside West Offices, where councillors are meeting to discuss Uber's licence to operate in York.

    It comes after Sheffield City Council decided to suspend Uber's licence, a move the company says it will appeal against.

  12. Motorway service station plan for Doncaster farmland rejectedpublished at 17:27 GMT 12 December 2017

    A new motorway service station for the A1(M) near Marr in South Yorkshire has been turned down by Doncaster Council.

    J37Image source, Google

    The proposed development, on an area which is currently farmland, would have been built at Junction 37 and would have space for about 560 cars, according to motorway services provider Moto.

    It's claimed that when fully open, a service station could bring about 200 new full-time jobs to the area.

    Objectors to the scheme from local villages of Marr, Barnburgh and surrounding areas attended the meeting and welcomed the decision to refuse planning permission.

  13. Listen: If the Shoe Fits - Bradford's first Muslim pantopublished at 17:16 GMT 12 December 2017

    The curtain goes up on Bradford's first ever Muslim panto today.

    Comedian, Abdullah Afzal, from the BBC sitcom, Citizen Khan, is starring alongside a family of seven in "If the Shoe Fits: The Great Muslim Panto."

    Abdullah says the festive season is very much part of everyone's culture and a great way of showing Muslim integration:

  14. Man jailed for 15 years for robbery at elderly woman's homepublished at 17:00 GMT 12 December 2017

    A convicted criminal who was out of jail on life licence has been sent back to prison for 15-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to robbery at an elderly woman’s home in Sheffield.

    David TomlinsonImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    David Tomlinson, 40, of HMP Marshgate, appeared before Sheffield Crown Court today for sentencing after pleading guilty to robbery last week.

    In June 2017, Tomlinson threatened an 89-year-old woman with a brick at her home on Lees Hall Road, Norton and demanded money from her.

    DC Yvonne Fairbrother, from Sheffield’s Performance Crime Team, said: “Tomlinson subjected this elderly woman to a terrifying ordeal and she genuinely believed she would come to serious harm if she didn’t comply with his demands for money.

    “Tomlinson is a prolific, dangerous individual who was on life licence after serving previous sentences for similar offences, so I’m pleased he is now behind bars for a significant period of time.”

  15. University of Leeds students get early Christmas presentspublished at 16:47 GMT 12 December 2017

    Christmas has come early for music students at the University of Leeds - a load of new pianos:

    Steinway pianos

    Twenty-seven brand new top quality Steinways have been delivered this morning.

    The prestigious instruments mean Leeds has become the only Russell Group university to achieve the All-Steinway School status.

    The head of the School of Music even went to the factory in Germany, to see them being built!

  16. Travel update: Ice warningpublished at 16:17 GMT 12 December 2017

    BBC News Travel

    The Met Office have issued a yellow warning for ice over tonight and tomorrow morning, external.

    Rain is expected which could lead to stretches of ice where it falls onto frozen surfaces.

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  17. Light Fantastic - Bagby bulb bonanzapublished at 16:03 GMT 12 December 2017

    Sarah Urwin
    Political Reporter, BBC Radio York

    At this time of year your senses can occasionally be overcome by a twinkling sight, set up by people who love the festive season so much, they cover their entire houses in thousands of Christmas lights.

    I spotted these this morning at the Marshall household in Bagby, near Thirsk, in North Yorkshire.

    Lights

    It took me a while to actually make out where the house is among all the sparkle!

  18. Kear leaves Wakefield for Bradfordpublished at 15:51 GMT 12 December 2017

    BBC Sport

    Bradford Bulls have appointed Wakefield director of rugby John Kear as their new head coach on a three-year deal.

    John KearImage source, SWPIX.COM

    Kear, 63, who coached Wales at this year's World Cup, returned to Trinity in 2016 after five years with Batley.

    The Bulls were relegated to the third tier last season after starting the campaign with a 12-point deduction following liquidation.

    "We want to regain our place where we feel the infrastructure of the club belongs" Kear told the club website., external

  19. Listen: Ilkley woman backs organ donation system changespublished at 15:41 GMT 12 December 2017

    A woman from Ilkley is backing suggested changes to the organ donation system after she appealed for a liver donor when husband was taken ill.

    The government's looking into changing the organ donation system, so everyone would be automatically on the register.

    At the moment people in England have to sign up, but Wales has an opt out system.

    There are currently 6,500 people waiting for a transplant.

    Samantha Pignanelli believes the change needs to happen: