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Long service awards have been presented to staff at Bradford Teaching Hospitals who have clocked up 1,230 years’ service between them.

The owner of a takeaway in Otley has faced costs of over £6000 for repeatedly breaching the establishment’s licence terms and conditions.

Greater Manchester Police are treating a fire at a mosque in Cheetham Hill as a hate crime.

A man has been jailed after telling police where he stole a television from whilst holding it in his hands.

Police in West Yorkshire had to backtrack on a potential arrest for indecent exposure.

A specialist team are to begin assisting police officers to search a building in Leeds due to the presence of asbestos.

Two men have been jailed after a car was driven at a police officer and pedestrians.

Detectives have arrested two people after a man was shot in Huddersfield.

Art lovers have just a few days left to see the David Hockney painting, My Parents at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, which has been on loan to the gallery since July.

Detectives in Brighouse are carrying out enquiries following an armed burglary.

It is feared that a fire at a mosque in Manchester may have been a case of arson.

Police are appealing for information following a single vehicle collision in Bradford.

Computer game designers at the University of Leeds are amongst a team of researchers creating a robotic arm for people who have suffered from a stroke.

Police in Glasgow are appealing for information after a 32-year-old man sustained facial injuries following a serious assault in the Trongate area.

A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Pendleton.

Police patrolling Bradford and Keighley arrested four people on suspicion of theft offences.

Police are appealing for information after a victim was seriously injured in an assault in Halifax.

A new exhibition exploring portrait photography opens at Bradford Industrial Museum on Saturday 8 December.

Police are appealing for information following a robbery in Huddersfield.

A man who caused a bus to be evacuated in Manchester city centre after being found with a knife has been jailed.

An investigation has been launched after a man who was found with serious injuries in Leeds died.

A day of free Christmas fun comes to Cliffe Castle Museum in Keighley on Saturday 9 December.

A man who assaulted two women in a drunken rampage has been sentenced.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) are treating two gunshots in Salford this week as linked.

A man is to stand trial accused of kidnap in Bradford last month.

Research from the University of Bradford leading to improving the lives of people affected by dementia has been named as one of the UK's 100 best breakthroughs for its significant impact on people's everyday lives.

Police in Kirklees are appealing for witnesses following two incidents of owls being shot in moorland above Holmfirth.

A teenage driver has been jailed after hitting a toddler with such force he was thrown 17 metres across a Leigh car park.

Extra gritters have been brought in to Bradford as the district prepares for winter weather.

Shoppers with young children will be able to take part in reading events as a special visitor comes to Bradford District.

Money raised for a Syrian boy after footage emerged of him being subjected to abuse at a Huddersfield school is to be used for his family’s relocation.

A father and son were targeted by armed robbers outside a fast food restaurant in Oldham.

Over 50 people have been arrested so far in West Yorkshire Police’s festive crackdown on drink and drug driving.

Eco-warrior Bradford pupils are doing their bit for the environment by taking part in litter-picks.

Two pedestrians were hit by a lorry in Bradford.

A man has died following a collision on the M60 motorway in Greater Manchester.

A man who raped a woman and two children has been jailed for 20 years.

West Yorkshire has been named in the top 10 must-visit destinations for next year.

New analysis from Shelter has found a 9% increase in the number of homeless children in Yorkshire and the Humber in the last five years.

A Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officer has been arrested in connection with alleged abuse of their position for a "sexual purpose".

A Bradford man convicted of fraud has been ordered to repay tens of thousands of pounds following a confiscation hearing.

A supermarket in Keighley is giving away unsold fruit to children.

Child cruelty and neglect offences in Yorkshire and the Humber have increased by 75 per cent in the last five years.

More than 6,000 counterfeit cigarettes have been seized as part of a crackdown on rogue trading in Bury.

Two brothers are on trial in connection with the death of a man in a car crash in Bingley.

A garden centre in Bradford has won a festive award for the third year in a row.

Two prison officers in West Yorkshire have been jailed for assaulting a teenager in a young offenders institution.

A man has been charged in connection with robbery and fraud offences in Manchester.

A temporary bus schedule is in place in Keighley after drivers have gone on strike in a dispute over pay.

Literature lovers will be able to step back in time and listen to the Brontes whilst walking the moors above Haworth.

Two men were taken to hospital with burn injuries following a gas explosion at a flat in Bradford over the weekend.

Police are appealing for information following a disturbance outside a nightclub in Manchester city centre.

A school in Bradford was forced to close its doors over a suspected norovirus outbreak.

West Yorkshire Police is supporting the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) drink drive campaign, reminding people that drink or drug driving will not be tolerated at any time of the year.

Bradford city centre will shine bright this weekend as Illuminate Bradford returns.

The driver of a car in which a man was shot dead by a police marksman told a court he “knew nothing” of his passenger’s handgun.

Police in Bolton are investigating the death of a dog that was killed in a hit-and-run.

A man known to beg for money at traffic islands in Bradford has been banned from the city centre for three years.

A Bradford youngster has been awarded the National Intermediate Apprentice of the Year.

Leeds Crown Court was told a Bradford man is known as a police informer.

Two men have been charged in connection with a shooting at a carpark in Oldham.

A girl was hit by a piece of roof on a busy Bradford street during strong winds yesterday (29 November).

An event celebrating market life is to come to Bradford.

Residents have saved a play area in a Bradford park through a petition.

A man has been sentenced to three years in prison after he attacked a fire engine with a hammer.

Detectives investigating a firearms discharge in Huddersfield have arrested a second man.

Three groups have come together in an effort to bring more fish to Bradford Beck.

The University of Bradford has launched the third World Technology Universities Congress in India, the first time it has been held outside the UK.

A large emergency services operation was launched following reports of suspected human remains discovered in the River Irwell in Salford.

Bradford Council is considering plans to increase Council Tax payments by four times for empty homes.

Representatives from the University of Bradford have attended a conference in Pakistan to promote entrepreneurship.

Police in Bradford are appealing for information after an armed robber entered a shop but was fended off by a dog.

A man was tasered twice by police after brushing off a knife wound in a rampage at a nightclub.

A video showing a Syrian refugee being bullied in a Huddersfield school has caused widespread outrage.

New plans could see trams come back to Bradford.

A gun conspiracy trial was told two cars reached over 100mph as they travelled along the M62 towards Bradford.

A man has been charged with the murder of a teenager in Manchester.

A dinner lady from Keighley is taking the government to court over Universal Credit.

A video game artist, a philanthropic wool merchant, a prominent public health scientist and a museum leader are all set to receive honorary awards from Bradford College.

A pedestrian was left with serious injuries following a hit-and-run collision in Bradford.

Greater Manchester Police are appealing for information following an armed robbery in Whalley Range.

Bradford Council has released its latest draft budget proposals.

Bradford is counting down to the UCI 2019 Road World Championships coming to Yorkshire.

The University and College Union (UCU) has confirmed strikes at Bradford College scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday (28 and 29 November) this week remain on.

Staff and pupils at a school in Manchester are being tested for tuberculosis (TB) after a person contracted the disease.

An investigation has been launched after computer equipment was stolen from a school in Bradford.

18 young people from Bradford and Kirklees are visiting NATO HQ in Brussels as part of a leadership development programme.

A man and woman have been arrested following a suspected firearms discharge in Huddersfield.

Police have launched an attempted murder investigation after a man was shot in Salford.

A man has died following a collision with a stationary tipper truck on Stanningley Bypass between Leeds and Bradford.

Detectives in Huddersfield are appealing for information following an attempted armed robbery.

A gymnast in Leeds has set a Guinness World Record with a gravity-defying leap.

A Bradford drug dealer has been ordered to pay up more than £50,000 following a confiscation hearing.

An EasyJet flight declared a medical emergency as it came in to land at Manchester Airport.

Detectives investigating a firearms discharge in Huddersfield have charged a man.

After a week filled with over 40 events featuring baby fun, baby celebrations, baby raves and baby information, the first ever Baby Week Bradford officially comes to an end on Saturday 24 November.

On 25 November Bradford is joining the call to end violence against women on White Ribbon Day.

A man was found dead at a bus stop in Stockport.

Detectives investigating a firearms discharge in Huddersfield this month have arrested two people.

Children and young people from across the Bradford District are set to take part in the Takeover Challenge which takes place on Friday 23 November.

A woman has been seriously injured in a crash involving a police car in Leeds.

A man has been arrested following a shooting in Oldham.

An elderly woman was critically injured in a road traffic collision in Denholme.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is celebrating after securing over £80,000 of funding from the Kirklees New Homes Bonus (NHB).

A series of events to support National Road Safety Week 2018, organised by the road safety charity Brake, are taking place across Bradford district this week.

Two men have been arrested in connection with modern slavery offences in Greater Manchester.

A man has been charged with the murder of a three-year-old boy in Huddersfield.

Stonework repairs on Bradford’s iconic St George’s Hall have been unveiled.

A survey conducted by police for the Bradford East team has revealed "burglary and vehicle crime" is a preferred community priority in the area.

Two rival gang members have been jailed for their part in a large fight which saw a man get shot in Bolton.

The public is being asked for their views about a proposed Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) which aims to reduce the nuisance use of vehicles in Bradford District.

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.