60 years ago this week: Yorkshire first switched channels
IT IS the simplest of actions but one that would spawn a thousand household arguments - and exactly 60 years ago, television viewers in Yorkshire were able to do it for the first time.In an era before...
View Article‘Despicable’: 19 attacks on Yorkshire firefighters over Bonfire Night weekend
Fire service chiefs in West Yorkshire have branded attacks on their colleagues “despicable” after 19 incidents were reported in the county over the Bonfire Night weekend.The number of attacks on...
View ArticleSiblings ‘swim channel’ for baby charity
A brother and sister duo from Halifax swam the length of the English Channel to raise money to help prematurely born and ill babies.Aby Heavyside, 24, was born three months premature with her twin...
View Article2016 White Rose Awards: Finalists for ‘tourism oscars’ revealed
From the large to the small, from farm shops to four-star hotels and furniture makers to theme parks they are all up for a prestigious Yorkshire tourism award.The diverse list of finalists for the...
View ArticleKids competition to design police Christmas card
West Yorkshire Police are on the hunt for budding young artists to design the front of their Christmas card.Entries must be hand-drawn and themed on “The Police at Christmas.”Children taking part must...
View ArticleWeather warning: 12 hours of snow for Yorkshire - hour by hour forecast
Parts of Yorkshire could wake up to as much as four inches of snow tomorrow as the region gets an early blast of winter.The Met Office have this morning updated a severe weather warning and forecast...
View ArticleClinton or Trump? An armchair guide to the US election
The name-calling, bluster and lack of clear policy pronouncements in one of the most divisive US presidential elections ever is at an end.Today, America will finally find out who will lead it for the...
View ArticleM&S to close 60 UK clothing stores as profits plunge to £231m
High street giant Marks & Spencer has said it will close around 60 clothing and home stores as it focuses on food, and warned of more than 2,100 job losses under plans to axe 53 overseas shops.The...
View ArticleRoyal Mail reveals special Christmas stamps for 2016
They may be up there with turkey, eggnog and Slade as a seasonal tradition - every year the Royal Mail issues a set of festive stamps to brighten up the envelopes containing your Christmas cards (or...
View ArticleSupermarket recalls remote control car
Sainsbury’s has recalled a remote controlled car, following safety fears.The supermarket issued a recall notice for the MacLaren 1:10 Radio Control Car after being alerted to a potential issue with the...
View ArticleWest Yorkshire police officer found hanged ‘could not live’ with indecent...
A POLICE officer found dead the day after he was arrested over an allegation of having indecent images on his computer left a note saying he “could not live with it” an inquest jury was told.The body...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of murdering Lindsay Jo Rimer
A 63-year-old man from Bradford was arrested this afternoon on suspicion of the murder of Hebden Bridge teenager Lindsay Jo Rimer. Lindsay was last seen on November 7, 1994, when she went to buy...
View ArticleDonald Trump wins White House race: here’s how he could be a successful...
Donald Trump is now President-Elect of the United States of America. Here’s how he could be a successful President. For some, having Trump at the helm of the USA is a frightening thought. Outgoing...
View ArticleSlow going as snow covers West Yorkshire - six more hours of wintry weather...
West Yorkshire woke to a blanket of snow this morning, with another six hours of wintry weather to come.Commuters faced rush hour misery as the weather caused tailbacks on main roads into the city.A...
View ArticleDozens of child abuse images on West Yorkshire police officer’s computers
A TOTAL of 70 indecent images of children aged as young as seven were recovered from computer equipment seized from the home of a West Yorkshire police officer who was found dead the day after his...
View ArticleIce warning issued as wintry weather looks set to continue
More wintry weather is expected in Yorkshire overnight, with temperatures predicted to drop below freezing.The Met Office has issued a yellow warning of ice for the whole of the region from 6pm today...
View ArticleCommuter nightmare as crash shuts parts of M1
COMMUTERS are facing nightmare journeys this morning after a crash reduced the M1 to just a single lane of traffic in each direction. A car which hit the central reservation and overturned has closed...
View ArticleTaurid meteor shower to bring ‘fireballs’ to UK skies this weekend
Look up into the night sky this weekend, and you may just see a fireball streaking through the darkness. As our planet rolls through a cloud of cosmic debris, we’re set for a spectacular display as...
View ArticleTodmorden Family History group to hold exhibition to mark anniversary
To celebrate its third anniversary, the Todmorden Family History Group will be holding an exhibition in Todmorden Library next week (November 14 - 22).Over the past three years, around 30 people have...
View ArticleAUDIO: Let it snow for a Christmas song at Yorkshire charity gig, say The...
Christmas will come early for fans of The Puppini Sisters if it snows during their Yorkshire charity gig with Gary Barlow this weekend.The all girl trio - who performed Jingle Bells and Frosty The...
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