Sam's dramatic rescue

Here's some very dramatic footage from the Hull and Humber Clipper which you may have seen on ITV Calendar.

17-year-old Sam from Hull was taken ill on board and was rescued by a Brazilian naval vessel.

The footage was first to appear on ITV Local Yorkshire and then our colleagues at Calendar used it throughout the day. Watch below:

Sailing around the world

We've been quite fortunate to get some great video from on board the Hull and Humber Clipper which is racing around the world.

Watch this space for more videos to come like the one below. It really gives a great idea of just what it's like on-board

ITV Local Yorkshire meets Google Video

As a test we added a great interview of Monty Panesar to Google Video. The process was quick and (generally) easy.

It can be viewed here:

Over the Moon

Alan Bean was the fourth man to walk on the moon. His was the second lunar landing, and although it was 35 years ago, he is no less excited for having been there. Alan has been in Pontefract talking to students about one of the greatest adventures to have been made. Jon Mitchell describes it as an honour (and is clearly excited) to interview Alan Bean.

Extended interview on ITV Local Yorkshire

Jason Donovan

I am reliably told that Jason, heartthrob, Donovan will be appearing on tonight's Calendar programme. I wouldn't normally take much notice myself but the girls in the newsroom seem a little distracted today.

Grassroots Sport

We launch a Grass Roots Sport channel later today. Here's a man you might remember from the days of the TV show, How.

World Mental Health Day at Huddersfield Uni

Tomorrow, 10th October

The event, from 10am to 3pm, takes place in the Harold Wilson Building foyer, the Castle Hill Suite and the Quayside Centre and involves a variety of informative and active sessions around mental health and mental illness as well as stalls and stands describing the experience of mental ill health and the services and support available.

In addition, there are creative sessions including art workshops, writing, drama, and dance, and music and complementary therapy tasters available. The event will be broadcast live with a pod cast available on the internet.

More details on ITV Local, Yorkshire

or by e-mailing Saira Mustafa

The Chief

Wayne Allison will go down in English football history as one of the few players who've appeared in 750 league matches. He reached the landmark last week and is now just seven appearances short of Frank Worthington's all-time record for a striker.

The Chesterfield player talked with David Hirst before their game against Macclesfield. See the report on Calendar tonight with the full interview on ITV Local.

Goodbye Mr Clough

A month or so back we showed a fascinating interview with Brian Clough and Don Revie, filmed in the aftermath of Clough's controversial dismissal at LUAFC back in 1974.

We do, of course, monitor the number of people using ITV Local and this feature attracted a huge audience. Since taking it off we have received a large number of requests to put the feature back.

I'm pleased to say a have obliged and you can once again see this historic and remarkable feature at http://www.itvlocal.com/yorkshire/sport/

Fly-by shooting

The West Yorkshire police have come up with a cracking idea - taking photos other than crime scenes while they are out and about. Their charity calendar has some great shots of Yorkshire taken from the air. The one above is a rare scene of three of the counties power stations; do you know which ones they are? Details of how to buy a calendar are now on the ITV Local Yorkshire website.

Childhood Remembered

A new series for the weekends begins soon, Childhood Remembered. To open, some enchanting footage from Grimsby capturing the spirit of childhood. It shows youngsters in the sixties not playing with fashionable electronic devices, but making their own entertainment.

What may seem ordinary or everyday, with the passage of time can provide a powerful insight into the way our lives have changed. But are these changes for the better? Were children then as happy as they are now, or quite the reverse?

Watch out for more details on ITV Local this week and catch the series soon. And if you have any video or cine footage taken 20 years or so ago then email us at yorkshire@itvlocal.com

Stories for Thursday

How secure is electronic data? Are there conflicts between commerce and security? Fingerprinting in Leeds schools - tonight we discuss a controversial new ID card system

A reports from Skipton Auction Mart meeting for the first time in eight weeks.

Fancy travelling around Europe in a clapped out old car covered in Artex? We meet a man from Doncaster who did - and see the video.

Actor Steve Huison will be performing a very personal one man show to celebrate World Mental Health Day.

We go to the Waterways Museum in Goole to find out what's on offer there and in the rest of the region, for this weeks Entertainment Guide.

Andy Ritchie interview

Huddersfield Town shared the points with Notts Forest in a one-all draw. It's been a frustrating time with injuries for Danny Cadamarteri since he arrived at the Galpharm and he couldn't help in sharing with the fans his joy at scoring his second goal in two games. Unfortuantely for Cadamarteri, who'd already been booked, referee Nigel Miller was in no mood to celebrate with him - and sent him off.

You can see the whole interview with Huddersfield Town Manager Andy Ritchie about that controversial sending off

Voice Box

ITV Local is constantly responding to your ideas for new features. We've been contacted by a number of you who are keen to put some fire under local campaigns - for example, World Mental Health Day, Anti Bullying and giving a voice to Refugees.

ITV Local requires you to make a video in order to have a place on the channel, and we appreciate that making videos requires a certain amount of confidence (not to mention equipment). If your message is highly personal and relevant then we'll forgive the production quality.

If you really find producing a video a problem, we are establishing a new project which we are calling the "Voice Box".

We'll have more on that soon, but in the meantime write to yorkshire@itvlocal.com with your ideas and we'll give you more information.