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‘Dangerous’ child sex offender jailed for over a decade

‘Dangerous’ child sex offender jailed for over a decade

by Will Russell | Oct 28, 2025 | General News, West Yorkshire

A man has been jailed for 13 years for multiple sexual offences against a child. Gary Lewin, 42, from Huddersfield, was sentenced to 13 years in prison at Leeds Crown Court yesterday (Monday 27th October) after being convicted of serious sexual offending. As well as...
Nearly 100 knives taken off Bradford’s streets in police operation

Nearly 100 knives taken off Bradford’s streets in police operation

by Jimmy Tse | Oct 27, 2025 | General News, West Yorkshire

Police in Bradford seized 93 knives and weapons during a citywide crackdown on knife crime over the summer. The Bradford City Neibourhood Policing Team (NPT) seized 93 weapons as part of a knife amnesty designed to make communities safer. Officers carried out regular...
Drivers could be stopped under new police operation testing eyesight and vehicle lights in West Yorkshire

Drivers could be stopped under new police operation testing eyesight and vehicle lights in West Yorkshire

by Jimmy Tse | Oct 27, 2025 | General News, West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire Police are carrying out roadside eyesight checks as part of a national road safety campaign aimed at protecting vulnerable road users during the darker months. From 27 October to 9 November, police officers from the Road Policing Unit will be stopping...
‘Enough is enough’: women in West Yorkshire march tonight 

‘Enough is enough’: women in West Yorkshire march tonight 

by Rosie Wood | Oct 26, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, West Yorkshire

Five “Reclaim the Night” events will be taking place tonight to show solidarity with women and girls across Yorkshire Reclaim the Night is a movement that began in Leeds in 1977 with the aim to demand that women and girls should be able to move around...
10 year plan announced to provide Leeds with 100,000 new jobs

10 year plan announced to provide Leeds with 100,000 new jobs

by Will Russell | Oct 25, 2025 | General News, West Yorkshire

An ambitious economic vision and plan which is hoped will generate £20 billion in economic growth and provide 100,000 jobs in the area has been announced by Leeds City Council. Framed by both national (National Industry Strategy) and regional strategies (West...
Bradford commemorate the 220th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar

Bradford commemorate the 220th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar

by Will Russell | Oct 25, 2025 | General News, West Yorkshire

The 220th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar takes place today (Saturday 25 October) and is commemorated by a parade in the centre of Bradford by the North District Sea Cadets. Over 170 cadets from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate, including Bradford’s TS...
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