Andrew Barton

England

Online Journalist at BBC

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Fountains Abbey unveils Chaos and Light exhibition

1 week ago | bbc.com | Andrew Barton

Exhibition sheds new light on Fountains AbbeyAndrew BartonFountains AbbeyEd Kluz says the work reflects on "echoes of history and how they shape our understanding of the present"A "powerful" immersive installation will cast new light on parts of a World Heritage site which have not been seen for 40 years, an artist has said.
Six-month conservation work to York medieval gateway begins

1 week ago | bbc.com | Andrew Barton

Six-month conservation work to city gateway beginsAndrew BartonCity of York CouncilWork by stonemasons restoring parts of Bootham Bar could take up to six months, the council saidStonemasons will spend up to six months restoring a leaking medieval city gateway, a council has said. Bootham Bar, which sits on the site of a gateway to York's Roman legionary fortress, is one of four fortified gateways along the two-mile (3.4km) city walls which encircle the city.
Bird flu outbreak confirmed in West Yorkshire poultry

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Andrew Barton

Image source, ReutersImage caption, A case of bird flu has been confirmed in RavensthorpeA case of bird flu has been confirmed in poultry in West Yorkshire. The virus was discovered at a site near Ravensthorpe, near Mirfield, on 11 June, according to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra). An almost two-mile (3km) protection zone and a six-mile (10km) surveillance zone cordon have been put in place around the premises.
Girls' run for Huddersfield bus stop crash friend Katelyn Dawson

1 week ago | bbc.com | Andrew Barton |Oli Constable

Girls' charity run for bus stop crash friendAndrew Barton and Oli ConstableBBC/Oli ConstableFriends of Katelyn Dawson joined hundreds of people fundraising for Forget Me Not Children's HospiceFriends of a girl who died after being hit by a car at a bus stop have taken part in a charity run for the children's hospice that supported them after she died. Katelyn Dawson, 15, was struck as she waited for a school bus on Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, on 10 January 2018.
Boy and three men arrested after Knottingley knife incident

1 week ago | bbc.com | Andrew Barton

Boy and three men arrested after knife incidentAndrew BartonGoogleNo one was reported to have been injured during a violent incident on Yew Tree Walk, police saidFour people have been arrested following a violent incident in Knottingley. Police were called to Yew Tree Walk at about 18:50 BST on Friday, following reports of a dispute involving several males, one of whom was reported to have a bladed weapon.
Police team at Knaresborough Bed Race push for fallen colleague

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Andrew Barton

Police team bed push in memory of fallen colleagueAndrew BartonBBC /Sarah UrwinThe North Yorkshire Police team is running the event in memory of PC 949 Rosie PriorA team of police officers taking part in an annual charity bed push want to raise "as much money as possible" in memory of a colleague killed earlier this year. PC Rosie Prior, 45, died in January when she was hit by a lorry, after stopping to help a motorist on the A19 at Bagby, North Yorkshire.
Sex offender jailed for following teen on York train

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Andrew Barton

Sex offender who followed girl on train jailedAndrew BartonBritish Transport PoliceZainal Osman was jailed for engaging in sexual communication with a childA man who followed a 15-year-old girl on a train and made sexual comments to her has been jailed. Zainal Osman, 31, who was subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order because of a previous offence, approached the girl on a train from York to Sherburn-in-Elmet at about 21:50 BST on 25 May, according to British Transport Police.
Schools cash boost is 'not enough', North Yorkshire Council warns

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Andrew Barton

Image source, North Yorkshire CouncilImage caption, The council will get about £7m for school improvements, but said more than £80m was neededMore than £7m of government cash for improvements to schools in North Yorkshire is not enough to cover a backlog of repairs, a council has warned. The Department for Education (DfE) has awarded North Yorkshire Council £7.03m from its School Condition Allocation grant for maintenance and building projects.
Life ban for Malton man who mistreated two wild birds

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Andrew Barton

Life ban for man who mistreated two wild birdsAndrew BartonRSPCALee Jefferson painted a jackdaw's claws with nail polish and bound a pigeon's wing in gaffer tapeA man found guilty of mistreating two injured wild birds has been given a lifetime ban on keeping wildlife. Lee Jefferson, 30, from Malton, was found by an RSPCA inspector to be keeping a jackdaw with a damaged foot and a pigeon with a broken wing in a pen at his home.
New nature reserve to return rainforests to Yorkshire Dales

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Andrew Barton

New nature reserve to return rainforests to DalesAndrew BartonGraham StandringYorkshire Wildlife Trust plans to restore a temperate rainforest at a new nature reserve north of KettlewellA new temperate rainforest in the Yorkshire Dales could prove to be a "vital oasis" for wildlife, people behind the scheme said.