Daily Archives: 03/04/2014
30 years for drug dealing scum
Three men from Bradford have been jailed for a combined total of 30 years for their roles in a major drugs conspiracy involving almost...
Leeds author gives us Ridiculous Witches at Headingley LitFest 2014
One of Leeds’ fastest rising children’s authors made sure her home city was not forgotten about last weekend as a ‘Ridiculous Witch’ was spotted...
An interview with former West Yorkshire Deputy Chief Constable, Jawaid Akhtar
For 32 years, Jawaid Akhtar was proud to call himself a member of the West Yorkshire Police Force yet at the start of 2014,...
Female baby with two heads born in India
A woman gave birth to a 7.7 pounds baby girl with two heads in northern India last week.
The conjoined twins born at JK Hindu...
Drug Bust
A British woman has been handed a life imprisonment by a court in Pakistan for attempting to smuggle 63kg of heroin out of the...
‘Flood Hero’
A teenager from Southfields has been labelled a ‘hero’ and given a £5,000 prize live on television after his work with the flood relief...
Gay bank worker killed wife and incinerated her body
A bank worker strangled his wife and burnt her body in a garden incinerator, just months after marrying her to hide his sexuality, a...
Shrien Dewani to be extradited to South Africa to face charges over his...
Shrien Dewani will be extradited to South Africa on 8th April to face trial over the honeymoon murder of his wife, the South African...
Going bananas for Fairtrade
Pupils from across Leeds came together last week to celebrate an important milestone for the city and its Fairtrade status.
For a whole decade Leeds...
Quiet Room opens at Trinity Leeds
The bustling Trinity Leeds retail and leisure centre has opened a quiet room for use by visitors and staff.
The room, located on the top...
Highway to health
Step aside HS2, there is another new route planned which could not only give Yorkshire’s residents easier access to two major cities but also...
By Royal appointment
For more than 30 years, a Rotherham resident has worked tirelessly with the local public all in hope of creating a cohesive community and...
Next Steps at Tong
More than 350 students from a Bradford secondary school attended an options evening last week with special guest graduates on hand to explain the...
Tragic death of daughter ‘may have triggered mum’s suicide’
Coroners have released the name of the woman who killed herself in a Shipley supermarket.
Sobia Yousef stabbed herself in the neck on Tuesday 25th...
