David Cameron has claimed the Conservatives' "spectacular" victory in the local elections shows they are capable of winning seats across the country at a general election.
Projects aimed at bringing communities together and reducing isolation across Yorkshire and the Humber are among those receiving funding today from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG).
BASC has secured a 15 year lease of sporting rights on Crown Estate foreshore along the upper Humber estuary for the Alkborough Wildfowlers and Conservationists.
The UK's largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), will co-host an airgun awareness day in North Yorkshire.