The leaders of the four local councils wrote a letter thanking the home secretary for cutting PCCs.

'Giant ball of fun" Winston settles into his new home in Goole after 22 months at a rescue centre.

Personalised memory boxes will be donated to children who have lost a loved one to suicide.

Rations were modest and decorations homemade, but the return of peace was met with widespread joy.

Benjamin Briggs, 40, was jailed for 10 years for multiple sex offences involving young children.

The former owner of a large bar and wedding venue, and his accountant, have been jailed for a total of nearly a decade for their roles in a £721,000 VAT fraud.

A man was rushed to hospital after suffering injuries in a collision with a vehicle on a Bradford road.

Households could have to pay more to help fund policing - after it emerged West Yorkshire Police faces a funding gap of nearly £10 million next year.

A Bradford district charity has smashed its £100,000 fundraising target - meaning it can continue providing vital services.

Advice has been given to homeowners after figures revealed hundreds of burglaries in West Yorkshire over the Christmas and New Year period.

Bellway Strategic Land has submitted outline plans for a new development of about 120 new homes in the North Yorkshire village of Killinghall near Harrogate.

HERE the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, talks about the sense of community which makes our city special.

ABOUT 400 people in need in York are set to receive a bumper Christmas hamper this year from I am Reusable food bank.

York Neighbours, which helps lonely and isolated over 65s in the city, has completed 402 one-off tasks and seen 120 people take ten outings this year.

A POIGNANT Christmas tree which was rescued from the Langdale Moor Fire has been voted the favourite at a North Yorkshire festival.