BBC Local Live: York and North Yorkshire

In just a few weeks, yachts will be jostling for position in Scarborough preparing to set off on a 200-mile race across the North Sea to Holland. 

I've been to Vincent Pier in Scarborough today where I met one of those taking part - Pete McIntyre from Scarborough Yacht Club. 

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Pete told me one of the hardest aspects of the race is negotiating all the obstacles.

Quote Message: Look out to sea from shore and you see no obstacles, but once you're out there you've countless oil rigs to negotiate around. There are windfarms to avoid and the weather can be gale force conditions. It's a really hard race!" from Pete McIntyre Scarborough Yacht Club

Look out to sea from shore and you see no obstacles, but once you're out there you've countless oil rigs to negotiate around. There are windfarms to avoid and the weather can be gale force conditions. It's a really hard race!"

Scarborough Yacht Club's North Sea race looks set to break all records, with over 100 crew members taking part on yachts from as far afield as Switzerland, Norway and Holland.

It may have started life more than four decades ago as a simple idea to showcase British wool, but the fashion shows at the Great Yorkshire Show now have extensive appeal. 

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About 6,000 visitors head for the Fashion Pavilion during the three-day agricultural extravaganza to catch a glimpse of the latest trends and catwalk looks, as well as a sneak preview of the new autumn/winter collections.

A little earlier on BBC Radio York, I spoke to coin and banknote expert Paul Woollons.

Normally when Paul appears on the show he talks about antique bank notes and coins, but today he brought in a revolutionary first: an example of the polymer notes already in use in Scotland, which will be issued in England in September. 

No need to worry about a fiver in your pocket going through the wash anymore!

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While Paul was in, he also looked at this rare "Bradbury" ten shilling note sent in by a listener.

It's worth checking your pockets, apparently it's worth about £250...

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York has its first ever Green Lord Mayor. So that must mean the shiny Mayoral limo - registration number DN1 - will be mothballed for a year?

Well, no, actually. He will turn up at some events in a cycle rickshaw, promises Dave Taylor. But DN1 is the only civic vehicle big enough to carry the whole civic party to functions.

However, those hoping he might be just that little bit different won't be entirely disappointed - as you'd expect from a man once a punk bassist and who isn't above dressing as a Goth.

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Drivers are being warned to expect months of delays around Selby as the next phase of roadworks starts at the end of June.

The work is expected to take three months to complete and will cover the stretch between the A1041 and the A19 Doncaster Road - with that section closed in both directions.

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The work is the second part of a three-phase project. 

When the work on phase one was carried out last summer, there were long hold ups on both the bypass and through the town - with traders saying it had a big impact on their businesses.  

Quote Message: We want the people of Selby to have a bypass that is fit for purpose in the interest of the town’s economic future. The work involves deep repair and reinstatement of the carriageway, which requires a full closure of the bypass along the stretch under reconstruction." from Don Mackenzie North Yorkshire County Councillor

We want the people of Selby to have a bypass that is fit for purpose in the interest of the town’s economic future. The work involves deep repair and reinstatement of the carriageway, which requires a full closure of the bypass along the stretch under reconstruction."

An overcast start to the afternoon in North Yorkshire, and even though it will remain fairly cloudy it should brighten up inland.

A moderate northeast breeze, stronger for the coast still. Maximum temperature of about 13C (55F).

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The top stories from the York newsroom this lunchtime include:

• Drivers are warned to expect three months of further delays on the Selby Bypass as a new phase of work starts on the road at the end of the month
• The number of young people receiving treatment for eating disorders in Yorkshire has increased by 75% in three years, new figures show
• A Yorkshire man and his wife who were given the wrong baby by a hospital in El Salvador are allowed to return home to the US with their son

Look at these two great pics that have just been sent in by two BBC Weather Watchers.

Josie's Area sent in the artistic, windswept, shot of barley in Barlby, and Emma's Dales gave us the dramatic shot of Askrigg. I love the contrast between the bright yellow foreground and the dark, ominous background.

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You can send in your own marvellous landscapes via Twitter, Facebook or email.

In the closing days of the EU referendum campaign, on the evening of Monday 20 June, BBC Radio York will hold a special EU debate in York - and we'd like you to be part of the audience. 

The live debate will be hosted by Len Tingle, BBC Yorkshire's Political Editor, and starts at 19:00. 

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The debate will be recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio York and filmed for social media.   

You can click here to fill in a form to submit your interest in attending, and if you're successful you'll be notified via email at least 24 hours before the debate. 

The closing date for applying for tickets is Sunday 19 June.

An accident has closed the A167 South Parade in Northallerton and there's slow traffic northbound between the Malpas Road junction and the A168 Thirsk Road junction.  

Earlier I told you about diners in a chip shop in York last night experiencing dancing and singing with their cod or haddock supper.

Chip Shop The Musical has just opened in York and is performed not on a stage but in an actual fish and chip shop. 

Here's just a taste of what those tucking into their fish and chips experienced:

If you're travelling on the East Coast Main Line today, be aware that there are major problems on the route at the moment due to disruption between Grantham and Doncaster.

It's because of damage to overhead lines. 

Take a look at the latest updates from York Railway Station's live departure board.

The latest from Virgin Trains East Coast is that the line between Retford and Doncaster will be blocked until 14.00:

Heavy traffic's currently being reported on the A661 westbound in Harrogate between the Kestrel Roundabout and the Woodlands Pub traffic lights. Drivers are being warned to expect some delays. 

Yorkshire are hoping to follow up their 175-run County Championship win over Lancashire with their first T20 victory of the season this evening. 

David Willey returns as a top order batsman to face Worcestershire Rapids at New Road.

He won't be used for bowling duties, though, as he continues his recovery from an abdominal injury. 

Tim Bresnan says it's great to have him back:

A 21-gun salute is due to be fired by the Army in York at midday to mark 63 years since the Queen's coronation. 

The new Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Dave Taylor, will inspect the troops in the Museum Gardens.

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By the way, did you know the 21-gun salute custom was started by the Royal Navy?

Warships used to fire their cannon out to sea until all the ammunition was gone to show they had no harmful intentions.

The number of young people receiving treatment for eating disorders in Yorkshire has increased by 75% in three years to more than 300, figures seen by BBC Radio York show.  

One of those affected is 19-year-old Chloe Scott from Norton near Malton. 

She developed an eating disorder when she was 16 and says it's a form of self harm:

The latest headlines from our York newsroom include:

• An increase in the number of children in Yorkshire being treated for eating disorders is being partly put down to online peer pressure
• York's new Lord Mayor has written a letter in this morning's York Press condemning the far-right demonstrators who held a protest in the city at the weekend
• A 12-year-old boy from North Yorkshire is through to the finals of the BBC's first ever Young Commentator of the Year competition

Slingsby Bank in Slingsby is currently closed in both directions near the B1257 Malton Road junction because of a serious accident. Police are directing traffic at the scene.

Customers in a York fish and chip shop might have wondered what exactly was going on last night when they sat down to eat, as the shop's owner and a rap-loving teenager pranced and danced between the tables, shouting and singing at each other.

Hopefully, before diners stormed out in a bewildered huff, they'll have realised the truth: the raucous chip shop shenanigans are all part of a new musical play.

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Chip Shop The Musical has just opened in York and is performed not on a stage but in an actual fish and chip shop.

The play's protagonists shout, argue, sing and rap at each other, while parading among an audience still seated at their tables.

Dave Richards owns and runs Wackers Restaurant on Gillygate where the show is being performed, and he says it's taken quite a bit of organisation to make it work:

Quote Message: It's been difficult because we're quite limited with space here, but it's been a nice thing to do, especially for York. It's an honour to have been asked really." from Dave Richards Wackers Restaurant owner

It's been difficult because we're quite limited with space here, but it's been a nice thing to do, especially for York. It's an honour to have been asked really."

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