Thousands have power restored in storm aftermath

Power has been restored to thousands of homes across Yorkshire after disruption caused by Storm Boelo over the weekend.

About 127,000 customers lost power over the weekend across the north of England, but supply had been restored to most of them on Sunday night, according to Northern Powergrid.

In an update at 13:00 GMT on Monday, it said fewer than 900 households were still without power, almost of which were across West Yorkshire and the North York Moors areas.

Normal service has resumed at Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) after some flights were cancelled on Sunday, but some disruption has continued on the railways.

Rail operator Northern said several stations in West Yorkshire would be served by "fewer trains than normal" on Monday, and disruption was "expected until the end of the day".

Some trains between Leeds and York on the Harrogate line would not call at Headingley or Weeton, while trains travelling from Leeds to Chester would not call at Bramley, according to Northern.

Passengers travelling into Leeds from Bramley were unaffected by the disruption due to Storm Boelo, the train operator added.

All trains between Hull and Halifax would start and finish at Bradford Interchange, although Northern said Halifax would still be served via other rail routes.

Meanwhile, some services running between York and Blackpool North would not call at New Pudsey.

In a statement on Sunday night, a spokesperson for LBA said: "Weather conditions have improved and operations are returning to normal."

Meanwhile, a cafe and plant nursery in Farsley, Leeds, had to cancel a planned craft market on Sunday after a portion of its roof was ripped off by the storm overnight.

Sam Hall, from Little Leaf, told BBC Radio Leeds that she and staff were "devastated", but that the venue had been "overwhelmed" by support from the local community.

She said: "We were getting constant messages from family and friends and people saying they could help.

"Unfortunately there wasn't a lot we could do yesterday. We're going in today and will see if the damage has been made any worse, but the community was amazing."

Community spirit was also in full force in Scarborough, where the Weston Hotel was flooded over the weekend.

Writing on Facebook, managers said that "messages of help and kind words have been pouring in almost as quickly as floodwater did".

They added: "Thankfully, with the help of our absolutely brilliant team, we've managed to clear the bulk of the damage and get things back on track.

"The Weston Hotel survived being bombed during the Second World War, so it's going to take more than a storm or two to write us off."

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