Month: October 2016

This year’s Halloween is almost upon us and many people across West Yorkshire will be getting ready for the festivities – West Yorkshire Police and West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue are urging people to enjoy the celebrations safely. Halloween and Bonfire Night are extremely busy nights for the emergency services, calls to the 999 number can increase by as much as 20 per cent on Halloween night so the emergency services are asking people to think twice before ringing 999. The 999 number should be used for reporting an emergency…

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Bradford Magistrates this week slapped a £1,114 penalty, including fines and costs, on a 23-year-old man caught fly-tipping on land at West Bowling. The defendant was observed by police dumping waste on land at the junction of Parkside Road and Birch Lane. Officers took his details and passed on the information to Bradford Council’s Environment Enforcement Team who followed up the case and began a prosecution. After failing to turn up at court, the defendant was arrested and put before Bradford Magistrates where he pleaded guilty to an offence of…

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Southbank Centre’s WOW – Women of the World Festival, which celebrates and recognises the achievements of women and girls and takes a frank look at what stops them from achieving their potential, comes to Bradford for the first time next month on 5 – 6 November. Supported by Spirit of 2012, Southbank Centre is expanding its global WOW network of festivals to create nine new WOWs in five cities across the UK to mark the centenary of female suffrage in 2018. Bradford is the first northern city to host one…

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Blacks Solicitors LLP triumphed at the Yorkshire Legal Awards last night when the firm took home the award for Best Law Firm (11 – 30 partners), beating an impressive competitive line-up of Yorkshire-based firms. The judging panel, which included Sue Harris, Deputy President of the Leeds Law Society and Judge Geoffrey Kamil, presented the award to Blacks in recognition of the firm’s continued growth, enviable reputation, its wide range of experience across a variety of sectors, and its commitment to training initiatives and CSR. This is the second time in…

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Residents are being asked to play their part in keeping the district safe as Bonfire Night approaches. Bradford Council is working in partnership with the police, the fire service and the district’s largest social landlord, Incommunities, to solve bonfire season problems before they can get out of hand. They also want people to help the campaign and report dangerous bonfires which can be dealt with before they cause problems. Businesses, homes and schools are being advised to remove accumulations of rubbish before they can be set on fire. Traders are…

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***UPDATED 19/10/16*** This is an update into the search for missing Bradford woman Chloe Heffernan. Chloe, 27, has been found safe and well. Officers would like to thank the media and members of the public for their assistance in this matter. ——————————————————————————————————————————– Police are appealing for anyone who sees a missing Bradford woman to get in contact. Chloe Heffernan, 27, was reported missing on 15 October. She was last seen at around 5am on 24 September at Boggart Wood View, Bradford Chloe is described as being of mixed race, 5’8″…

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