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Detectives have said they will be speaking with hotels in the Wakefield District about their safeguarding following a recent undercover child protection operation.

A Bradford School of Art undergraduate has had two photographs reach the final of a prestigious national competition.

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

A 19-year-old woman is in a critical condition after falling from a shop balcony in Manchester.

Three teenage boys have been jailed after they pleaded guilty to three robberies in Bradford.

More than 300 young people from across the Bradford District will take part in the ‘We Are One’ football tournament at University Academy Keighley on Friday 13 July.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious road traffic collision in Leeds.

A man has been charged after a police van was damaged during World Cup celebrations in Manchester city centre.

A woman has been arrested in connection with a stabbing in Bradford city centre.

A Yorkshire charity is celebrating 25 years of working with the Church of England to support disadvantaged communities.

Bradford Council for Mosques (CFM) has welcomed the decision by the Bradford Council’s Executive to endorse the upgrading of the existing lease with CFM and to expand the cemetery at Scholemoor to provide an extra seven years of burial space.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a firearms discharge in Bolton.　

A man has admitted to ramming parked vehicles on a Bradford street.

Final preparations are being made as Bradford Festival hits the city for the weekend.

Detectives investigating so-called ‘Asian gold’ burglaries in Leeds have charged three men with offences.

A Stockport woman who hit her father over the head with a spade and buried him in the garden has been jailed.

A man who sexually abused young girls over a period of nearly half a century has been jailed.

England’s Ping! Festival is bouncing back into Bradford this summer.

A Bradford MP has landed a role in the shadow cabinet.

A man has died following a collision in Manchester city centre.

West Yorkshire Police are urging football fans to enjoy the England semi-final but to remember not to drink drive later in the night or the morning after.

Boxing legend Frank Bruno took time out of his busy schedule at Bradford Literature Festival to visit the Children and Young People’s Unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI).

10 community projects have been awarded nearly £70,000 funding to boost cycling and walking as part of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s £60m CityConnect programme aimed at encouraging more people to travel by bike or on foot.

Greater Manchester Police have increased patrols after a teenager was raped in Levenshulme.

A mother and grandmother from Leeds have been jailed over the death of a teenage boy who was found in an emaciated state at home.

Bradford Festival is to be opened by over 1400 singing and dancing school children in Bradford’s Centenary Square on Friday 13 July.

A new report states that the local economy was given a £98m boost as the Tour de Yorkshire rolled through the county.

An investigation has been launched after a man was violently attacked in a flat in Bolton.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a number of pedestrians were injured by a car in a fail to stop incident in Castleford over the weekend.

A Leeds-based arts and social change charity has received a National Lottery grant of £29,800 to run a project which celebrates the 70th birthday of the NHS.

A lorry became stuck under a bridge in Bradford and shed its load of red chilli peppers.

A man has been jailed after throwing an ashtray at a woman and fracturing her eye socket in Rochdale. 　

West Yorkshire Police confirmed that armed officers arrested a man in Otley over the weekend.

A Bradford eye specialist who led the largest-ever study of its kind into the effect of children’s sight problems on reading skills has scooped a top national award for her research work with the district’s youngsters.

West Yorkshire Police are warning people not to fall foul of a scam where telephone callers are purporting to be police officers.

A Stockport pensioner has been charged with murder.

Fire crews have been tackling a moorland fire in the Cullingworth area of Bradford.

Twelve young people from Bradford are joining the Ministry of Justice on a new social mobility programme.

Community groups from across the Bradford District will come together to commemorate the Genocide of Srebrenica which took place 23 years ago.

Greater Manchester Police are appealing for information after a child was shot with a pellet gun in Reddish.

A fly-tipping campaign is aiming to clean up Keighley.

A floral representation of the Pride flag – the iconic symbol for the LGBT+ community – has been officially unveiled on the Leeds Pride parade route through Leeds city centre.

Fire crews had to battle a grass fire at Baildon Bank for the second time this week.

A Manchester man who had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl has been jailed.

Kirklees District Police have joined forces with partner agencies in a continued bid to raise awareness about human trafficking offences and safeguarding vulnerable victims.

Leeds is set to be bathed in blue at night.

A hole was discovered in the wall of a Bradford supermarket following an attempted burglary.

A man attempted to rape a dog walker in Stretford.

Police are appealing for information following a large fight in the Harehills area of Leeds.

Bradford will be celebrating the 1st anniversary of the opening of a permanent gallery dedicated to the world-famous Bradford-born artist David Hockney, with a series of events this weekend.

A West Yorkshire oil dealer has been jailed for three and a half years for selling potentially harmful illegally laundered fuel to unsuspecting customers.

The mother of a drug dealer in Manchester has been jailed for allowing her home to be used for the supply of Class A and Class B substances.

Detectives are appealing for information following a serious assault in Brighouse.

Students from Bradford schools are heading to Stratford to perform ‘The Scottish Play’.

Plans have been approved to introduce new parking charges across Bradford District.

A man has been charged in connection with a large disturbance in Partington.　

Twelve fire crews tackled a large blaze at a plastics factory in Brighouse.

A new partnership will be launched in Bradford this week to develop social work education.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) is asking the public to take extra care after dealing with a high number of grass fires which is unprecedented in recent years.

A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal fail to stop collision in Manchester.

Detectives have issued a warning to hotels in Kirklees following an operation carried out last week to raise awareness about Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE).

The 400-mile Schools Yorkshire Tour cycle relay came to a close with a welcome reception in Leeds.

A man was attacked with an axe during a fight on a Bradford street.

A man who received life-changing injuries from an attack on Manchester’s Deansgate Locks has died three and a half years on.

A 17-year-old girl was injured when a shotgun was fired through the window of a house in Leeds.

People who enjoy a good brew are being encouraged to celebrate 70 years of the NHS with a tea party and help Yorkshire Ambulance Service Charity at the same time.

An Oldham family have been sentenced for their role in the supply of drugs.

A Rochdale Imam has been jailed after beating children attending his study classes.

Detectives are appealing for information following a robbery in Batley last week.

Influential names have got behind the campaign to save Queensbury Tunnel.

Police have released the identity of the 17-year-old boy who died after entering the River Aire, near to Cardigan Fields, Kirkstall, last week.

A man has admitted to killing a woman in a hit-and-run incident in Salford.

A man suffered serious facial injuries in an alleged street fight between groups of men in Bradford.

Bradford is taking part in the first-ever National Democracy Week.

Detectives are appealing for information after a man was stabbed and seriously injured in Huddersfield town centre.

A man has been charged in connection with an assault in Manchester city centre.

West Yorkshire Police have formally released the identities of four men who died in a road traffic collision in Leeds at the weekend.

The BEYOND festival is coming to Leeds this week.

The University of Bradford is holding a conference to give teachers an insight into higher education developments and emerging topics.

A man from Ashton-under-Lyne was forced to admit to fly-tipping in Manchester city centre, after a Manchester City Council CCTV camera caught him in the act.

The legacy of independence for Britain's Pakistani communities will be explored at a special event at the National Science and Media Museum on Wednesday 4 July.

West Yorkshire Police say action to tackle youths throwing stones at buses in Leeds has led to a significant reduction in the number of incidents.

Healthy Heaton Partnership is working together to motivate and encourage the community to walk around the world in 80 days this summer.

Two people required hospital treatment following a house fire in Bradford.

Greater Manchester Police are working to trace a vehicle involved in a fatal collision in Trafford.

A man has been charged with rape in connection with an incident in Leeds city centre.

A project to promote a love of reading and help improve literacy levels in Keighley will culminate in a family celebration day at Cliffe Castle Museum and Park.

An investigation has been launched after a pellet gun was fired in Bolton.

A man has been charged in connection with an assault in Dukinfield.

Police in Huddersfield seized over 1,000 cannabis plants after a drugs warrant was executed.

In the wake of the wildfire on Saddleworth Moor, residents are being reminded to take care when out and about in moorlands around Bradford and West Yorkshire.

New restrictions around littering, smoking in children’s play areas and dog control will come into place in Leeds next month.

Four men have been sentenced following a large-scale fraud operation that spanned over four years and targeted more than 50 victims.

A man has been left with burn injuries after the car he was driving in caught fire following a crash.

An award-winning scheme to help Bradford students with learning difficulties find employment has celebrated the graduation of eight more interns.

Members of the public have teamed up with local police and Bradford Council to help take action against speeding motorists.

Detectives investigating the shooting of a mother and son in Salford and a shooting at a car wash in Wigan have made a number of arrests.

Police have arrested a man in connection with a serious sexual assault in Leeds.

A painting of the Yorkshire Wolds, created from memory in California by Bradford-born artist David Hockney, fetched £11.2m at an auction in London.

People who didn’t pay up after receiving Fixed Penalty Notices for dropping litter in Bradford have been fined by the courts.

A Chadderton man who sexually assaulted two teenage girls has been jailed.

Four people have been arrested following a firearms discharge in Bradford.

Gareth Gates will provide a performance in his hometown as he takes to the stage for this year’s Bradford Pride festival.

Motorcyclists and scooter riders are being urged to make sure their vehicles are kept secured following an increase in bike thefts in parts of the Wakefield District.

Greater Manchester Police have made three arrests after a teenager was stabbed during a disturbance in Droylsden.

West Yorkshire Police are investigating an incident in which a suspected shotgun was fired at a house in Leeds.

Events are being held across Bradford to celebrate Armed Forces Day.

A Bradford man has been jailed over historic sexual attacks on children.

Firefighters have responded to a massive moorland fire in Greater Manchester, which reignited on Monday 25 June after being extinguished the day before.

A store in Leeds has been ram-raided by thieves for the second time in just over six months.

Bradford will be hosting a special conference on how the area, in conjunction with other cities, can develop the skills of local people.

A man caught dumping rubbish on a street in the West Bowling area of Bradford has been fined.

Greater Manchester Police have launched an appeal after a man was stabbed outside Middleton Arena.

Armed police swarmed on an address in the Undercliffe area of Bradford yesterday (25 June) afternoon.

The site of a former café in Bradford is to be transformed into an art gallery.

The family of Adam Chadwick have taken their campaign for justice to the streets on the 10-year anniversary of his murder.

A man has been found guilty of robbing a McDonald’s, KFC and Wilko across Greater Manchester in just four days.

Two men have appeared in court over a machete attack in Shipley over the weekend.

More than 20 groups and organisations around Bradford are planning to raise a cuppa to the NHS as it turns 70 on 5 July.

More than 60 Year 12 school students will be taking part in an innovative law programme with top legal experts from across Bradford and West Yorkshire.

Manchester City Council is warning people against a number of organisations offering a paid-for service to help people check whether they are entitled to discounts, exemptions or support with their Council Tax.

Bradford District’s Safeguarding Week launches today (25 June) with a special community event.

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.