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Local Radio,07 Feb 2021,24 mins

Polling, The PM and Parish Councils

Yorkshirecast

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Gemma, James and Tim discuss May's local and mayoral elections in England which will be going ahead. They look at how they will work in a Covid-safe way. Aisha Iqbal speaks to the Prime Minister about the vaccination programme in Yorkshire after he visited Batley. We've heard a lot recently about mental health during the pandemic. Recent research shows that nearly all colleges in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have at least one student who's made an attempt on their own lives in the past 12 months. We hear from one school in North Yorkshires about what they are doing to support their pupils. More support on this issue can be found here on the BBC's Action Line page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline/ If you have a question for the team and want to get in touch please email [email protected] and put ‘Yorkshirecast’ in the subject of the email. Sound: Adam Campbell Producer: Louise Wheeler

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