VIDEO UPDATE: Hunslet does the Locomotion
by Emma Kirwan and Caroline Grandjean
A Hunslet charity will celebrate the 150th anniversary of a legendary Leeds locomotive company this weekend.Read More »VIDEO UPDATE: Hunslet does the Locomotion
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VIDEO UPDATE: Controversial plans to limit memorial tributes in Bradford approved
By Mike Berriman
The public will no longer be able to leave memorial tributes at beauty spots run by Bradford Council.
Further memorial benches will no longer be allowed at Bingley South bog, Ilkley’s Cow and Calf rocks, Baildon Moor and parts of Penistone Hill.
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Young girl hospitalised after Cross Flatts fire
The fire took place on Mafeking Grove, Cross Flatts by Elizabeth Archer A little girl was rushed to hospital with burns to her legs after… Read More »Young girl hospitalised after Cross Flatts fire
BREAKING: Bomb scare forces End Park evacuation
The site of the suspected explosion [above]
by Elizabeth Archer
An explosion forced residents to evacuate and roads to close in the End Park area of Leeds around 7pm tonight [Tuesday].
Police rushed to the scene after a blast was reported on Clark Mount, near Richmond Hill Primary School.Read More »BREAKING: Bomb scare forces End Park evacuation
Ex West Yorkshire cop backs Stephen Hawking’s £100m alien bid
By Caroline Granjean A former West Yorkshire detective has backed Stephen Hawking’s £100m project to prove we are not alone. Breakthrough Listen, funded by tycoon… Read More »Ex West Yorkshire cop backs Stephen Hawking’s £100m alien bid
Wrecked car abandoned after colliding with wall: Bradford
An Audi has been abandoned after colliding with a wall in Rooley Avenue. Police are appealing for information after the crash happened at about 5pm… Read More »Wrecked car abandoned after colliding with wall: Bradford
UPDATED VIDEO :Baby girl and puppy rescued from Gipton house blaze
A family, including an 11 month old baby, escaped a house blaze yesterday after a chip pan caught fire while they slept.
Dad David Parker, 56, was knocked out by the smoke as he dozed in the living room after cooking fish and chips in the kitchen at around 1am.
Daughter Emma Parker, 18, was upstairs asleep when she woke to crackling and smashing sounds downstairs, and saw smoke rising into her room. Read More »UPDATED VIDEO :Baby girl and puppy rescued from Gipton house blaze
Ilkley pensioner seriously injured after being trapped between two cars
by Mike Berrimen
A pensioner is seriously ill in hospital after being trapped between two parked cars on Friday.
John Watts, 68, was walking behind his car, which rolled back and trapped him between that and another unoccupied car.Read More »Ilkley pensioner seriously injured after being trapped between two cars
Arson attack damages listed school building in Wortley
by Elizabeth Archer
An arson attack on a derelict school in Leeds has caused extensive damage after flames spread throughout the listed building.
Police are appealing for witnesses after the offenders broke into the old Upper Wortley Primary School building, on Ashley Road, on Saturday evening around 6pm.
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New £1.4m fire station in Rothwell logs 180 incidents since going live
by Lisa Bradley
A new £1.4m fire station was opened in Rothwell yesterday.
The Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Michael Fox, was guest of honour at the event and called the new £1.4m facility “fantastic”.Read More »New £1.4m fire station in Rothwell logs 180 incidents since going live