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The welcome to the programme. We are live in the Holme Valley. Look

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at this, snow everywhere. Up to four inches of the white stuff

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caused havoc. It is only the first week of April but the snow is not

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On the North York Moors, motorists were left stranded. Elsewhere, tens

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of thousands of people were left without electricity. And the

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heaviest April snow for Yorkshire in more than 30 years saw chaos on

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the regions roads during rush hour. On the M 62, people were stranded.

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And also coming up on tonight's programme:

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Making a city fit for a Queen. We're in York where last-minute

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preparations are being made to welcome the Queen for tomorrow's

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Maundy service. And Rotherham's Ben Swift lives up

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to his name, winning one of two Yorkshire gold medals at the Track

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Cycling World Championships. And join me for the weather. It was a

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slowly started the day. Tomorrow should be dry with some sunshine. I

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will have the full forecast later What a difference a week makes.

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Last Wednesday, temperatures were in the early 70s and drought orders

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had just been introduced by the Environment Agency. This is hade

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Edge, high on the Pennines. The wind-chill is biting cold, hints

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that his hat. Last week, the Environment Agency and as there

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were restrictions in some parts of Yorkshire. The reservoir looks for

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tonight. Once the snow melts, it will be topped up. This low,

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although a forecast, it seems to have caused the number of people by

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surprise. Especially on the main Trans Pennine route, the and 62

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caused problems today. Drivers find it to a halt in West Yorkshire and

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thousands of homes were left without power. We have three

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reports from around the region for sport --. If there were four inches

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of snow in the main, in North Yorkshire, not far beyond the whole

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of war com, drifts of up to halt -- 33. By day, it all looked calm and

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pretty. But last night, conditions were appalling and dangerous. Our

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reporters soon found out. We are right here, smack in the middle of

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the Yorkshire Dales. You wouldn't believe it but the weather here

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last week was 23 degrees. People were actually sitting outside in

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their shorts and T-shirts. They were sunbathing here. Now, we can

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barely stand up, it is so cold, windy and snowy. This road was one

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of the first to be cleared. Elsewhere, it was a battle to

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reopen. A tractor to the rescue of this stricken than here. In Whitby,

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this woman and her child were one of 11,000 households without power

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when the overhead lines were blown down. Making her bottles, it has

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been difficult. But luckily, I have a gas hob so I could world some

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water. If it had happened for any longer, we would have been

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struggling. This winter came as a shock to many. Snow was covering

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the landscape which last week was in spring. Elsewhere today, it has

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a scene of transport chaos in and around the motorways of West

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Yorkshire. Even the most gentle of inclines cools lorries to a

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standstill at this roundabout. Truckers from across the country

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caught out by a late last of the Pennine winter. Tailbacks snaked in

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all directions. This very afternoon, it was lovely. I got us far as

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Chesterfield and were cut this morning, there was a foot of snow.

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Britain services offered grit to get traffic moving but there was

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never going to be enough for everyone. It is not just lorries

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that have been struggling. Cars have been finding it equally hard

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going and because of the conditions, I decided to abandon my vehicle hit

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a couple of hours ago. That has been a deeply frustrating because

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last November, I put winter November -- I put winter tyres on

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this car but last week, I took them off. It turns out that was the

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wrong decision and this morning, I have been skidding a red everyone.

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Some give up on the drive, walking to work. We got in the car at 7

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o'clock this morning so it has taken us well over an hour and a

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half to get so far in so the 20 minutes. It is amazing how the

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weather changes in just 24 hours. The higher the hill, the worst the

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weather with snow of forcing the closure of the most exposed roots.

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This was the A635 from Holmfirth to Alton. One unexpected winter

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weather is appreciated by some give. Today, children are playing in

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these fields, building an igloo and doing a bit of sledging. And

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snowballing. Igloo building, sledging and snowballing art

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regular Easter activities. Last night, these two children slept

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under canvas. It's got to get real called and we went outside. So, not

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a great night for can he? Recent winters have broken records

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for the intensity of the cold. 2012 will be remembered for biting back

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and temporarily removing all signs of spring. So, some pretty dramatic

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pictures there. But it is about three degrees, just a few degrees

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above freezing but the wind-chill is so cold, it really does cut you

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in half. But alongside the problems in North and West Yorkshire, South

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Yorkshire and North Derbyshire were affected. The Trans Pennine winds

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and the Woodhead Pass was especially difficult with several

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inches of snow falling there. My colleague was there. He is at the

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bottom of the Woodhead Pass. We can teach you a thing or two about

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wind-chill here. It is absolutely bitter himself you should do. As

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you join us, the road has only just reopened. It has been closed all

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day. Quite clear now, it is usually being used by thousands of vehicles

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at this time a but going between Sheffield and Manchester. Look at

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these pictures we recorded earlier today. It looks absolutely

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different to the way it looks now. People getting stuck, people

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ignoring the do Not Cross signs, and people grinding to a halt at

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the top of the hill. About 30 lorries got stuck, 20 or 30 cars,

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people were there for hours. We asked the police what they think

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people were ignoring the roadblocks? I don't think they

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believe why the road closures were in place. On the Sheffield site,

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it's not quite as bad as this. I don't know what it is like on the

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Derbyshire side. As you can see, it speaks for itself. The temperatures

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are plummeting as we speak. Joining the now is one of the regional

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commanders for the murder in rescue. You have had a busy day today,

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haven't you? We certainly have. We stuff that nobody this morning. We

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took about Aberdeen -- a dozen motorists off the Woodhead Pass.

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The same problems, they found close science, traffic was moving through

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it, we had to recover a few... think we got the message there.

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Thank you. I'm afraid the icicles must have affected our signal,

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there. I have to say, thank you so much for everyone who has been

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sending us photographs all day. Just to remind you, the Woodhead

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Pass has just reopened. We will show you some pictures later in the

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programme but do keep them coming. You can post on our Facebook page.

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Or you can send us an e-mail. We are going to go back to Philip at

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the end of the programme for a look at how the birds are going to be

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surviving and how it is going to affect all your flowers and plants.

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Let's have a look at the rest of the day's news now. And bin crews

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in Sheffield have called three days of strikes over a pay dispute with

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their employer Veolia. The industrial action called by the GMB

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will disrupt collections on three consecutive Fridays starting next

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week, 13th April. More talks are scheduled for tomorrow.

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A West Yorkshire manufacturing firm which employs more than 350 people

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has gone in to administration. Birkbys Plastics is based at

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Liversedge. The administrators have told Look North that there will not

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be any immediate redundancies. In better employment news,

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Debenhams are moving about 200 jobs from their call centre in Somerset

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to Leeds. The firm says call volumes have increased rapidly due

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to online shopping and the centre in Somerset was not coping with

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demand. The firm says they'll outsource the work to Capita.

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A Thalidomide victim from North Yorkshire who served 20 years in

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jail in the Philippines has arrived back home after being pardoned.

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Billy Burton was jailed for 30 years after trying to smuggle

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cannabis out of the country. He received a pardon from the

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Philippino president after UK campaigns to release him due to his

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deteriorating health. Developers behind a proposed new

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shopping complex in York city centre say they'll pull out if

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plans for a John Lewis store and other shops at out of town Monks

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Cross go ahead. The council's cabinet met yesterday to discuss

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moving forward with the Castle Picadilly site which is next to the

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Eye. Lasalle UK says the city isn't big enough for both projects. It is

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Maundy Thursday tomorrow. This year, the purses will be distributed at

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York Minster. Today, final preparations were under way for the

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city's rather first -- special visitor. A look outside shows there

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is someone important committee York. Large teams of specialist officers

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from several police forces have spent the days making last my

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security checks to keep the Queen say. Every bin and drain cover is

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checked and checked again. Inside, preparations have been going on all

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week. Getting the chairs in the right place is crucial and all of

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tomorrow's Ryan Day service will be rehearsed. It is great to have the

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Queen coming. It is the first time since Luddism T2 that she has made

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a return visit to distribute the Maundy. It is great for us and

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breadth of the city. This is local dating York. This time tomorrow,

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thousands of people will be lining the streets to see Her Majesty the

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Queen and already, the local traders have been out in force

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decorating the street. All the bunting is out but doing that has

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been a miserable job in today's weather conditions. You look like

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you're doing a sterling job, there. Yes, it is cold and a bit wet but

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we are all doing our bit. It is absolutely freezing. It might feel

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like winter outside but there is a little bitter spring inside the

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Mansion House where ladies from the local foul group have been asked to

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dress the tables with the Queen will have lunch. -- local flower

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group. I can't believe that tomorrow, at the Queen will be here

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after all that planning. Look at your flowers, they are rather

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spectacular. They spell so spring- like. Would you like to have a go?

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Put it into the foam. Push it well in. That is a focal point. The

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yellow, I know the weather has not been brilliant, but it really does

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make it look like Spring Show Show. -- spring sunshine. We know the

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Queen loves flowers. She is going to look at my flower now. Yes, she

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is. And another on a for the Queen, one City trader has found a Union

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flag from the Second World War. It will be there tomorrow, flying high

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above the well-wishers, whatever I never had him down as a flower

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arranger! Maundy Thursday has been celebrated before in York but it is

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the only cathedral to have hosted the service twice in modern times.

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The lucky recipients will each receive two courses, one white and

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one red. The red purse will contain a five pound coin. Also a 50 pence

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piece. The white purse contains uniquely minted Maundy money.

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Silver, 1, 2, 3 and 4 penny pieces. Where did the tradition that begin

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and why does Her Majesty still have to ask permission to enter the city

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of York? Ian Stewart has been It has been 40 years since the

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Queen distributed Maundy money in York. It is here where she will be

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welcomed into this city. The tradition that dates back to Roman

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times when emperors and my next travelling up from the south would

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come to Micklegate bar where they can look up and see the severed

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heads of traitors looking down at them. Luckily nothing so much

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Cambrai takes place today. It is a great honour to welcome the Queen

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to the City of York on behalf of the residents. I understand she is

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required to ask of me her permission to enter the city which

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I undoubtedly it will give. Majesty will come here to York

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Minster to moped is to be the Maundy money. The ancient ceremony

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dates back to Christ's command but now we should love each other which

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she -- which he gave before washing the feet of the disciples on the

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night before Good Friday. It seems to have been the custom as early as

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the 13th century. They distribute money and gifts. It was Henry the

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4th that began the practice of relating the number of recipients

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of gifts to the sovereign age. Men and women have been chosen to take

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part in the ceremony to mark. thought I was going down to one of

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the garden parties. When I opened it and it was the Maundy money, I

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felt really honoured and wonderful. 2012 is set to be a memorable year

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for York and for the Queen. As her Majesty celebrates her diamond

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jubilee, York celebrates 800 years since becoming a self-governing

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city. Events marking such historic occasions will be taking place

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throughout the year with her Majesty's visit this Thursday being

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the icing on the cake. We have had lots of e-mails. We

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know it is Maundy money. The Queen's arrival means there will be

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delays in York. There of roads closed tonight. Around the railway

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station, Micklegate and the Minister will be closed. The

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council are advising people to use the park and ride and public

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transport but they want everyone to come to welcome the Queen to York.

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Still to come: A hoping for a better year than last. Yorkshire's

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critic is it -- cricketers looking to bounce back on the eve of the

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new season. And he is that red hair from houses

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filled who has won gold at the Track Cycling World Championships,

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getting closer to Olympic glory in London.

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I don't take delight that the cyclists beat Australia but it is

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time to introduce all the way from Australia, Jason. You have a brand

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new job as first team coach. Last year, they went down. This is a big

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year. It is very exciting for Yorkshire cricket and cold wait for

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this season to start. You say it is exciting for Yorkshire cricket, I

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think it would be exciting if we were still up there in the number

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one leak. We would like that. We are not and there is nothing we can

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do about that. We are not worrying about that. We are not referring to

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2011 this season. Sorry, it doesn't exist. As long as you get back up

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there next year. Our focus is on playing positive cricket. If we can

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do that, we believe results will take care of themselves. People

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were nudging when you were announced as the team coach. They

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were saying you were the man. Are you really quite tough underneath

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it? Are you coming to shout them back up there ought to cajole them?

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My focus is working together with everyone from support staff to the

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players, to everyone involved in the club. We are all here working

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together to get the best resorts and I am a big believer in giving

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players responsibility for their own games on and off the field. If

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we can work together, I believe that is a good formula for success.

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We were talking before we came on their, the time that Jason has, he

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got burnt last week in this country! We had a game against

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Durham and it was very over cast so I didn't put any suncream on.

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got burnt last week. The snow has come. That must mean it is start of

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the cricket season. It is bizarre. I was growing but my wife was happy.

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She likes the snow. It is a novelty for her. It would be a novelty if

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we go up. We would like to see you again with a trophy and back up

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there. Thank you very much. football, Huddersfield Town

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returned to winning ways. A 3-1 victory at Leyton Orient. They went

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behind early on but equalised when Jimmy Smith turned the ball into

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his own net. Before half-time, Jordan Rhodes put Huddersfield in

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front. The Terriers have now closed the gap on Sheffield Wednesday to

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just three points. For news of double gold for

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Yorkshire at the Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne

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now. Huddersfield's Ed Clancy and Ben Swift from Rotherham became

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world champions today at their last major event before the London

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Olympics. Celebrating with them is Ian Bucknell.

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It may have been snowing in Yorkshire but it was raining goals

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in the Melbourne. They won the team pursuit against Australia. The lead

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changed hands but Britain came out on top in a world record time.

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is the best World Championships I have had. You have to fight for the

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ones that you remember and I will never forget that one. We knew it

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was a battle going into wet. Then Ben Swift claimed a second gold

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with victory in the men's 15 kilometres scratch race. It was

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sweet success after he was left out of the pursuit team. I tried to

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play it cool and make everybody chase. It is the hardest I have

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ever had to work. His world-beating performance was in an event that

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would be part of the London Games. His victory may be enough to force

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his way into the Olympic team pursuit when he could end up

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celebrating gold alongside fellow Yorkshireman, Ed Clancy.

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Celebrating victory there. Lisa and I were just saying last week we

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were in our summer best and now we are in an hour red woollen jackets.

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For the Queen's visit, could we be wearing thermals?

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The sun is going to shine but she We have had it all today. We have

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had snow and winds gusting up to 50 miles per hour. Tomorrow, it

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promises to be a quieter day. We have some welcome sunshine. We have

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this ridge of high pressure that will settle the weather down

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temporarily. We will see rain at times. On the satellite picture, we

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have the clout that we have had and the weather front that brought us

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the snow. It is moving self now and the cloud will break-up as well. It

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is going to be a cold night and a widespread frost with temperatures

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down to zero Celsius. The sun will Tomorrow, a cold and frosty start

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to the day but a bright start with plenty of sunshine. Any cloud we

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see will melt away during the morning. Not as windy as it has

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been today and it will not feel quite as cold. Temperatures below

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average. They will be around eight Celsius. The best of the weather

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We have been very worried about our plans. We have an expert coming up.

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You were talking about the cricket CCN -- the cricket season early on.

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It seems a long way off to me. The snow is here and it will stay for

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some time because it is very cold. You mentioned about the gardens.

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Neil Grant is the Radio Sheffield gardening experts. Now we are

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plunged back into winter. How will it affect our plans? A most of them

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will be fine. It is unusual, particularly after last week. The

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new stuff going on could be a problem. The old primula may get

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scorched bet me birds will come through. What about the birds? How

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will this affect them? They can move and plants can't. All of this

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snow we are getting, we hear about the drought measures and gardeners

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calling out for water. This will help. This is slow rain because it

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will work its way through the soil so it will be really useful for

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gardeners. Many thanks for talking to us. Thank you for braving the

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