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1 week ago | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Rachael Grealish
Preparations are under way for Leeds United’s Bank Holiday parade, giving fans and players the chance to celebrate their Premier League return together. Large crowds are expected to turn out on Monday (May 5) to salute Daniel Farke and his team as they make their way through the city centre on an open-top bus.
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1 week ago | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Rachael Grealish
A man who drove home from a court that had just banned him from driving has been sentenced again. Matthew Testa, 51, from Whalley, Lancashire, was disqualified from driving for six months, during a hearing at Harrogate Magistrates Court on December 18, 2024. Testa was warned by the court not to drive from that moment onwards.
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1 week ago | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Rachael Grealish
A father-of-two was fatally shot in the head in Sheffield, sparking a major police investigation that has now led to a sixth man being charged in connection with his murder. Kevin Pokuta, a 19-year-old father-of-two, he was shot on Page Hall Road in the early hours of Tuesday, December 12, 2023Kevin died the following day, in hospital, after a single bullet wound to the head.
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1 week ago | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Rachael Grealish
A driver who killed a nine-year-old girl after running a red light in Halifax has been jailed, as her grieving family said he “destroyed” their daughter. On July 8, 2023, Qadeer Hussain, 55, was driving a black Vauxhall Corsa down King Cross Street, in Halifax, towards the town centre. Hussain failed to stop at a red light when he hit 9-year-old Alice Williams. Alice was taken to hospital with critical injuries and died a few days later.
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1 week ago | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Rachael Grealish
A video released by West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has revealed the "devastating aftermath” of the moorland fire near Ripponden. At 12:15pm on Thursday (May 1), West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service responded to reports of a moorland fire near the M62 and Ripponden. The fire was initially a 2km long blaze that required eight crews to tackle.
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1 week ago | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Rachael Grealish
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 71-year-old woman died in a crash on the M1 near Barnsley. At 9:23am on Thursday (May 1), police were called to a serious crash between junction 36 and 37 on the M1 southbound, near Barnsley. It is understood that a grey Volvo XC40 hit the central barrier of the motorway and left the carriageway. Emergency services attended, and despite their best efforts, a 71-year-old woman died at the scene.
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1 week ago | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Rachael Grealish
Firefighters remained at the scene overnight as they battled to contain a 3km moorland blaze near the M62, with a 50-metre active flame front and multiple hotspots still burning in the morning. At 12:15pm on Thursday (May 1), West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service responded to reports of a moorland fire near the M62 and Ripponden. The fire was initially a 2km long blaze that required eight crews to tackle.
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1 week ago | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Rachael Grealish
More than a dozen fire crews have been called to action to tackle a moorland fire in Ripponden, spanning two kilometres. At 12:15pm on Thursday (May 1), West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service responded to reports of a moorland fire near Oldham Road. The fire was a 2km long blaze that required eight crews to tackle. Crews from Slaithwaite, Halifax, and Todmorden were the first to be sent with specialist wildfire equipment including 2 all-terrain Argocat vehicles.
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1 week ago | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Rachael Grealish
West Yorkshire Police has launched an investigation after the bodies of a man and a woman were found in a Leeds flat. At 8:35pm on Tuesday (Apr 29), police received a call about concerns for a woman living in a flat on Dawlish Road, Leeds. Police said the woman was living in a flat in multiple occupancy accommodation at the location. Officers attended and, upon gaining entry, found the body of a woman and also the body of a man inside. Police said both had “sustained injuries”.
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2 weeks ago | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Rachael Grealish
Police have launched an appeal for information after a 75-year-old motorcycle rider died following a crash in Malton. At around 3:40pm on Wednesday (Apr 30), North Yorkshire Police received reports of a crash near Malton. The incident occurred on a minor road between Coulton and Yearsley, involving a red Triumph motorcycle. Prior to the crash the red Triumph was heading towards Hovingham, in company with a blue Aprilia motorcycle which stopped at the scene.
