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One of the world’s most popular children’s authors has challenged children in Leeds to use their imaginations and create stories for a new competition.

The Bradford Council budget for next year has been approved – with a tax rise and cuts to services on the way.

A teenage cyclist has died following a collision with a car in Rochdale.

A truck full of stolen boilers and an Audi SQ5 were recovered by the Batley and Spen Neighbourhood Policing team.

A delegation from the University of Bradford is visiting Pakistan to create new partnerships between the country and the Bradford region.

A student-penned poem about the late Jo Cox has been unveiled at Bradford College.

Police have seized 101 suspected stolen bicycles from a house in Oldham.

A judge is to urge the Foreign Office to assist in efforts to locate a missing girl from Leeds.

Bradford Council has been celebrating the reopening of St George’s Hall.

Police are hunting a woman after she helped her boyfriend rob her own grandad.

Greater Manchester Police have charged a man after racist graffiti was found in a block of flats in Salford.

A Shipley man has been found guilty of sexually abusing two young girls when he was a teenager.

A scheme in Leeds has seen around 250,000 single-use cups turned into bales and recycled into paper.

A new children and young people’s community eating disorders service is set to launch in Bradford district.

Police have arrested three people after more than 500 cannabis plants were uncovered during a raid in Rochdale.　

Historic England has opposed proposals for traffic calming measures in Saltaire.

Bradford College has been recognised as a Diversity Champion at the British Muslim Awards 2019.

Bradford Council and West Yorkshire Combined Authority are planning £14 million worth of improvements to three junctions in West Bradford on the A6177 Ring Road and want to hear people’s views and ideas on the project.

Police have arrested a man after racist graffiti was daubed on a door in Salford.　

A mother-of-four from Bradford has been ordered to carry out unpaid work after dishonestly claiming over £42,000 from the taxpayer.

Bradford UNESCO City of Film is marking its 10th anniversary this year with a series of events, festivals and screenings.

A man has died after being hit by a truck in Manchester city centre.

There has been a spike in reported numbers of animals being mistreated in West Yorkshire, with Bradford district identified as prominent in the figures.

An investigation has been launched after a man was injured in a hit-and-run collision in Batley.

One of the world’s most popular children’s authors has challenged children in Leeds to use their imaginations and create stories for a new competition.

West Yorkshire Police have confirmed there will be “no further investigation” over allegations made against an imam based in Bradford, which resulted in him leaving his position over claims of gross misconduct.

An 85-year-old was injured after being targeted by a mugger on a bike.

Police are treating three fires in the Savile Town area of Dewsbury in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday 19 February) as arson.

Four creative writing workshops for children will be held during the February half-term holidays in Bradford Libraries.

Firefighters tackled a moorland blaze in Greater Manchester.

A cyclist was hospitalised following a crash with a car in Bradford.

Four people have been arrested in connection with a large fire in Bardsey, near Wetherby, over the weekend.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault in Huddersfield.

Carlton Bolling College have been crowned as the winners of the West Yorkshire Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner’s latest schools cybercrime competition!

Bradford Council is planning to introduce a new 20mph zone in the city centre and around a number of schools.

Five men have been jailed after a man was kidnapped and attacked at a house in the Levenshulme area of Manchester.

An investigation has been launched after two males were stabbed in Birkby.

Four creative writing workshops for children will be held during the February half-term holidays in Bradford Libraries.

Detectives in Halifax are appealing for information following a burglary where a large amount of rare collectable comic books was stolen.

Two men have been arrested in connection with a murder investigation in Bury.

A Bradford man who sexually abused two boys over a period of nine years has been given a 20-year sentence.

The ‘Wonders of Winter’ will be explored on a walk organised by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and Bradford Council’s Countryside and Rights of Way team.

More than 152,000 people are now registered organ donors in Bradford, a rise of a third on seven years ago.

Five teenagers have been arrested following a hate incident in Bury.

Students in a block of flats in Bradford were evacuated after the building failed a fire safety test.

A new scheme has been introduced to schools – with an eye on improving maths and literacy levels.

A Bradford woman who dishonestly claimed £23,000 in Disability Living Allowance has been ordered to carry out unpaid work.

Six people have been held in custody as part of an ongoing investigation into sexual abuse in Greater Manchester.

West Yorkshire Police are warning owners of high-performance vehicles to be vigilant following an attempted theft by a masked gang.

Bradford UNESCO City of Film is marking its 10th anniversary this year with a series of events, festivals and screenings.

A Bradford man has been ordered to carry out unpaid work after dishonestly claiming tens of thousands of pounds.

Rough sleepers in Manchester could be hit with fines of £100 in a crackdown on anti-social behaviour.

A man who fell from a bridge in Leeds has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

A scheme aiming to reduce air pollution has rolled into Leeds.

Four men have been jailed for 16 years in total for their part in the burglary of Hebden Bridge Co-op last month.

Police are appealing for information after a shop was robbed in Manchester.

Two men who were jailed last year following a money laundering investigation have been ordered to repay more than £25,000.

A delegation from the University of Bradford will visit Pakistan later this month to create new partnerships between the country and the Bradford region.

A man who burgled a suite at Bradford Football Club’s stadium has been jailed.

A primary school was evacuated in Greater Manchester over a hoax bomb threat.

A man has been jailed after robbing a taxi driver at knifepoint in Bradford.

Free bike maintenance sessions are being held in Bradford this month, as part of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s £60m CityConnect programme aimed at encouraging more people to cycle and walk.

Police were seen guarding the site of a fatal house fire in Heaton.

An armed robber targeted the same shop in Manchester twice.

Police are appealing for information following a report of a firearms discharge in Batley.

Competition at the Bradford Dragon Boat Festival has always been fierce – and now it may have an international flavour.

A local charity has been contracted to continue to provide services for adult unpaid carers in the Bradford district for at least three more years.

Police investigating damage to a Jewish cemetery in Greater Manchester are treating it as a hate crime.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision in Huddersfield.

A new police team committed to making the roads of Bradford District safer is already making an impact.

A dementia-friendly café is set to launch in Bradford after successfully securing funding.

Police are appealing for information following an attempted armed robbery at a bank in Leeds.

A huge fire has engulfed several businesses in Manchester.

The Liberal Democrats won a by-election for a seat at Bradford Council.

Free bike maintenance sessions are being held in Bradford this month, as part of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s £60m CityConnect programme aimed at encouraging more people to cycle and walk.

Leeds councillors are to decide on measures aimed to improve journey times between Leeds and Bradford.

Seven people have been rescued following a modern slavery raid in Oldham.

A man from Leeds has been ordered to pay back over £1.3 million he had illegally earned after the conclusion of a proceeds of crime hearing at Leeds Crown Court.

Decades of campaigning, protests and progress will be celebrated this week as Leeds City Museum leads the way in marking LGBT History Month.

A man accused of repeatedly raping a girl in Bradford has denied knowing she was a resident at a care home.

A man has died after being hit by a coach in Manchester.

Five people have been injured in a gas explosion at a flat in Batley.

Tech-savvy youngsters have been getting involved with the Yorkshire Games Festival.

Police are appealing for information following an armed robbery at a pharmacy in Leeds.

Homes in Oldham were evacuated as emergency services responded to reports of a “suspicious package”.

A motorist has pleaded guilty to mowing down a soldier outside of a Batley night club on New Year’s Day.

Skipton market has been handed a national award for the second time.

Police are encouraging school children in Bradford to be vigilant.

A man who caused a large-scale emergency response after shouting ‘bomb’ and ‘Muslim’ at a wedding party has been convicted.

A burglar who targeted a house in Halifax has been jailed for over four and a half years.

The award of a grant to buy instruments has proved music to the ears of students at Bradford College.

Police in Batley and Spen are appealing for information following an assault on an elderly man in Liversedge.

An investigation has been launched after a man was seriously injured in a hit and run collision in Greater Manchester.

A Bradford teenager who stole a car to ferry his friends to steal more vehicles has been jailed.

Bradford Council will be gathering people’s views on its new city centre food market proposals at a number of consultation events this month.

A Greater Manchester Police officer has been charged with possession of an indecent image of a child.

Two people have died following a road traffic collision in Cleckheaton.

West Yorkshire Police has issued a warning against so-called paedophile hunters after arresting five people for false imprisonment.

Global companies will be attending a digital technology event at Yorkshire Games Festival where they will be able to explore new business opportunities.

Three dogs have died following a house fire in Leeds.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a car collided with a woman in Stalybridge.

Police investigating non-recent allegations of child sexual exploitation in Calderdale have arrested 33 men as part of an ongoing operation.

Bradford Council for Mosques has elected a new president.

Workers at a factory in Bradford were evacuated over concerns of an ammonia leak.

An investigation has been launched following reports that two groups of people opened fire on each other in Salford.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal road traffic collision in the Undercliffe area of Bradford.

The Dutch-owned Fugro Equator is the last remaining ship still looking for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370.

Isaac Blamires of Parrot Street, Tong, Bradford has been sentenced to 22 months after crashing a stolen car into metal railings during a police chase across central Bradford.

Shortly after 8.20pm on Sunday 27 November 2016 three men, one armed with a knife and one with a crowbar, entered the One Stop Shop on Lostock Road in Davyhulme.

Britain is facing Christmas strike chaos after unions have announced walk-outs at UK’s 300 largest Post Offices - which handle 20 per cent of all post.

POLICE are currently investigating 249 crimes across the Bradford districts that have links to child sexual exploitation.