BBC Local Live: York and North Yorkshire

Earlier we told you about Tim Peake's visit to the University of York at the weekend.

He was in the city to talk about his time in space and to meet hundreds of children who've been inspired by what he's been doing. 

Among them were Ethan, Seb and Laura from Hempland School in York who've had this to say aboug the visit of Major Tim:

There's talk of snow over northern hills over the next 24 hours - and even at lower levels.

With that in mind, it seems York's gritting teams are getting ready for the winter months:

In the week the country remembers those who died in the line of duty, a North Yorkshire brewer says he's honoured to have created a beer for the Royal British Legion. 

The Daleside Brewery in Harrogate has come up with a Poppies Ale. 

Its head brewer is Craig Witty and he's told me how the idea for the beer first came about:

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We are honoured to have been asked to do this by the Royal British Legion."

A generator, computers and surveying equipment have been stolen from a site in Skipton where new flood defences for the town are being constructed.

The high-value theft took place at the site on Otley Road, just outside Skipton and towards the A65, between 12:00 on Saturday 5 November and 06:30 today.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information about the theft, and officers especially want to speak to anyone who saw any suspicious vehicles near the construction site or people in or around the site over the weekend.

Thanks to Steve Hood for sending in this picture of what he calls "brooding sky and swirling winds" in Filey at the weekend. Very moody and atmospheric...

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This afternoon will see sunny spells and scattered showers, especially in the east where some will be heavy and possibly wintry over high ground.

The top temperature will be about 7C (45F) with a light or moderate northerly wind.

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The top stories from our York newsroom this lunchtime include:

• More than £200,000 is raised for a jockey who spent much of his career in North Yorkshire and who was left paralysed from the waist down after a race last week
• Taxi drivers in Scarborough, Filey and Whitby could be forced to smarten up, with the borough council looking to bring in a dress code
• The yarnbombers have been at it again in Thirsk, placing 35,000 knitted poppies at several churches in the town ahead of Armistice Day

A fundraising campaign to help a former North Yorkshire apprentice jockey paralysed after a fall last week has reached its second fundraising target within 72 hours of being set up.

Freddy Tylicki suffered a T7 paralysis, meaning he cannot move from the waist down.  

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At The Races presenter Matt Chapman set up the page with an initial target of £20,000. 

But that was hit so quickly it was almost immediately increased to £200,000.

No hamsters were harmed in this incident...

Police in Skipton have issued a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the theft of men's razors from the Savers store on Skipton High Street.

It happened over two months ago on 28 August when a large number of razors worth about £100 were stolen from the store.

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About 7,000 people are believed to have attended this year's Whitby Goth Festival, which attracts people from all over the world to the North Yorkshire seaside town.

It was the 22nd time it's been held in the town, with event organisers describing it as "a celebration of the non-conformity, diversity and freedom of expression the scene embodies".

Here's another taste of the sights around Whitby over the past few days:

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Let's return to the story I brought to you earlier about a proposed dress code for taxi drivers across Scarborough borough.

They're being asked for their views as part of a consultation which ends this week.

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Will Barraclough is a taxi driver based in Scarborough and he questions whether the move is really needed. He told me he'd welcome a dress code.

"But how required it is - that's another story. When you look at the other drivers around town, there aren't actually that many where you'd think, why are you dressed like that?

"I can think of one or two, but not to the point where you'd go, we need to enforce something."

A fund to help a former North Yorkshire apprentice jockey who was paralysed after a fall last week, has almost reached its target.

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Freddy Tylicki was injured in a heavy fall at Kempton and has been paralysed from the waist down. 

He used to work under Malton trainer Richard Fahey. 

The GoFundMe campaign has now surpassed £182,000, just short of its initial target of £200,000.

There are a few traffic pinch-points in North Yorkshire at the moment. Here are the latest updates:

• One lane's blocked and there's queuing traffic on the A19 northbound in Ingleby Arncliffe after Cleveland Tontine because of a broken down vehicle
• An accident and a fuel spillage on A167 Oaktree Hill means delays in both directions in Oaktree Hill near the Brompton Lane junction
• There's queuing traffic on the A1036 Foss Islands Road in both directions in York at the Layerthorpe Bridge junction

British astronaut Tim Peake landed in York at the weekend.

He was at the University of York to meet hundreds of children from schools all over the UK who've been involved in projects inspired by his mission to the International Space Station.

As well as meeting all the children, he gave a special talk about his time in space, the feeling of weightlessness and the beauty of the "tiny and fragile" planet Earth.

Here's just a short taste of things he talked about:

This was the scene at York's landmark Clifford's Tower yesterday afternoon.

A demonstration was held by people who aren't happy with plans for a new visitor centre at the 13th century tower.

A petition which has so far attracted over 3,300 signatures describes the planned centre as "ugly beyond belief".  These people are clearly not happy...

The cost of parking in Harrogate goes up today.

It applies to on-street parking and comes ahead of the controversial introduction of charging people to park on Sundays.

It's part of a review of on street parking charges in towns across North Yorkshire.

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The County Council says the decision to being in Sunday charges from this Sunday follows an extensive consultation and a joint review with Harrogate Borough Council.

The aim of the Sunday charges is to encourage people wanting to park for longer to use off-street car parks and get more people into the town by freeing-up on-street places.

The re-opening of the flood-damaged Tadcaster Bridge has moved a step closer with the replacement of the arches to support its reconstruction. 

The town, which was split in two during the Boxing Day floods, is still coming to terms with news that the bridge won't be finished in time for Christmas. 

The work now won't be completed until January, with the delay caused by higher-than-expected water levels, partly down to work by Network Rail on another part of the river.

I've been to Tadcaster to get the latest:

It's going to be a cold day but there will be some sunny spells and showers once again.

There'll be a cold northerly breeze and a top temperature of about 7C (45F).

Watch my full forecast here: