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4 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Steve Jones |Cathy Killick
'I've enjoyed every minute of 50 years in the fire service'Steve Jones and Cathy KillickCathy Killick/BBCPeter Whitely has worked for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service for 50 yearsWhen Peter Whitely joined West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) in January 1975, mill fires and moorland blazes were a common occurrence. Industrial developments mean mill fires are far less common these days, although moorland blazes still occur regularly.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Jessica Bayley |Steve Jones
Parkrun veteran, 82, runs final race in LeedsJessica Bayley and Steve JonesNigel PepperHilary Wharam has completed more than 200 marathons and 171 parkrunsA veteran runner has completed her final race after taking part in more than a century of events at her local Parkrun in Leeds - but isn't putting her feet up just yet. Hilary Wharam, 82, has more than 200 marathons and 171 Parkruns to her name since she took up the sport aged 55.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
msn.com | Steve Jones
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Steve Jones
Steve Jones - BBC News, YorkshireThu, January 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM UTC1 min readSinaga was jailed for the rape of 48 men in 2020 [Handout]A man has appeared at crown court charged in connection with a prison attack on Britain's most prolific rapist. Jack McRae is accused of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm to Reynhard Sinaga at HMP Wakefield on 4 July 2023.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
msn.com | Steve Jones
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Steve Jones
A Championship footballer has appeared in court charged with drink driving. Former Leeds United player Jamie Shackleton, who is now at Sheffield United, appeared at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Wednesday accused of being in charge of a motor vehicle when over the prescribed limit.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Steve Jones
A coroner has highlighted the "critical failure" in the care of a woman who died after a doctor failed to spot her gastric band had "slipped". Gemma Marshall died at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary on 15 March 2024 "from the consequences" of the device's movement, according to the the assistant coroner for West Yorkshire, Steve Eccleston. Mr Eccleston issued a Prevent Future Deaths report to NHS England and the Royal College of Radiologists over the death of the 44-year-old from Halifax.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
sports.yahoo.com | Steve Jones
The world's oldest football clubs have praised the "phenomenal" interest in their first competitive match for more than a decade. Sheffield FC will take on their old foes Hallam FC at the world's oldest football ground, Sandygate, in front of a sell-out crowd of 1,496 on Tuesday. The sides first played each other at the same venue 165 years ago and are thought to have met more than 100 times since, although they have not gone head-to-head competitively since 2012.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Steve Jones
Doncaster-based Warmsworth Stone has been fined thousands of pounds [Health and Safety Executive]A stonemasonry firm and its director have been ordered to pay fines of almost £20,000 over their "reckless disregard" for health and safety. Doncaster-based Warmsworth Stone repeatedly failed to protect its workers from fine stone dust at the site, which can can cause "irreversible, life-changing and often fatal respiratory conditions", according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
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