NHS hospital parking costs soar 5%
NHS hospital visitors and staff paid out at least £18m in parking fees across the region last year.New figures show that hospital trusts in England collectively raised more money than ever before -...
View ArticleRobbers threatened victim with knife on Halifax canal towpath
A man was assaulted and robbed at knifepoint on a canal towpath in Halifax last night.Police today issued an appeal for information as they hunt two suspects in their twenties.The incident happened at...
View ArticleRammed patrol cars and vehicle seizures: Christmas for the road cops
West Yorkshire Police's Roads Policing Unit have been kept busy over the festive period.Officers have apprehended a stolen vehicle which rammed their firearms car, made several seizures and caught...
View ArticleSir Bradley Wiggins announces retirement
Sir Bradley Wiggins has announced his retirement from professional cycling.Wiggins, 36, who was the first British winner of the Tour de France in 2012, posted a statement on his Facebook page this...
View ArticleRecreating the parsonage for Sally Wainwright’s new Brontë drama
Grant Montgomery remembers the first time he and his production team headed up to the flat cap of Penistone Hill, the windswept hilltop heavily cratered by abandoned quarries overlooking Haworth.“We...
View ArticleSister gives the gift of life
“I would do anything to help her.”Those are the heartfelt words of a Todmorden teenager who gave her sister the greatest gift of all - a life-saving bone-marrow transplant to help her beat...
View ArticleSLIDESHOW: Reporting for duty, police horses work on the hoof
They are the nine biggest serving recruits of West Yorkshire Police.And each morning after being fed, mucked out and groomed, at their Carr Gate stables, the horses report for duty. Their roles include...
View Article‘Can we recover from this?’ Burglars ransack flooded business
A Hebden Bridge business which fell victim to last year’s devastating floods was dealt a second blow when it was hit by burglars just before Christmas.Toby Rainland and Stella Bird, owners of The...
View ArticleVIDEO: Hospital theatre singer is 'Kim-tastic' tonic for our talent competition
Hospital worker Carina "Kim" Galsim - or 'Kim-tastic Funtastic' to her friends - wants to swap the operating theatre for a showbiz theatre.And Carina is hoping to prove she's just the tonic to win our...
View ArticleRSPCA reveals its top 10 rescues of 2016 - including a surprised snake in York
A snake stuck in a vacuum cleaner and a gull that fell into a vat of curry are among this year's most memorable animal rescues, according to the RSPCA.The charity has drawn up a hall of fame of its top...
View Article£7,000 cash stolen in burglary at Huddersfield house
BURGLARS stole £7,000 in Scottish bank notes during a raid at a house in Huddersfield.The incident happened at a property in Senior Street, Moldgreen, between 8am and 11:30am on December 19, but police...
View ArticleCalder Valley MP spreads Christmas cheer at supported housing
Calder Valley MP Craig Whittaker spread some Christmas cheer this week when he visited tenants at Willow Court extra care housing scheme.The Elland scheme, run by Pennine Housing, part of the Together...
View ArticleCall for people to use ambulances wisely over New Year
The region’s ambulance service is once again appealing for people to use their emergency service wisely as they complete their final preparations for what is traditionally the busiest night of the year...
View ArticleForecast: More cold weather on the way for New Year in Yorkshire
After Storm Barbara and a week of black ice and freezing fog, you might be forgiven for wishing for some warmer weather.But apart from a brief interlude of milder temperatures on Saturday, New Year’s...
View ArticleMan reported missing from home in Elland has been found
A MAN who was reported missing from his home in Elland near Halifax earlier this week has been found safe and well.Police issued an appeal for information in a bid to trace 23-year-old Oliver Simpson,...
View ArticleNew Year Honours for our leading lights
Two Brighouse residents are among those to be recognised in the New Year Honours list.Dr Martin John Haigh has been made MBE for services to the community and to charity in West Yorkshire.And Elizabeth...
View ArticleTeam GB lead the way in New Year Honours list
Britain’s first ever Tour de France cyclist, a cutler to the Queen with 76 years under his belt and the director of an agricultural show are among the Yorkshire recipients of New Year’s...
View ArticleMore cash needed for flood schemes, says report
A review into the devastating Boxing Day floods in Yorkshire has called for an immediate boost of £25m to deliver flood defence shemes.The report says 90,000 homes and businesses in the region remain...
View ArticleTwo taken to hospital after blaze at Elland house
A MAN suffered serious burns during a house fire in Elland near Halifax area this morning.He suffered 40 per cent burns and a woman suffered smoke inhalation during blaze in the attic of the house on...
View ArticleBoundary shake up problems for council
Boundary changes to parliamentary constituencies in Calderdale could present some ‘difficulties’ according to the chief executive of Calderdale Council.The Boundary Commission for England published its...
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