Explosion flattens family house in West Yorkshire as three people are rushed to hospital and neighbours say it shook the ground like an ‘earthquake’ Three people rushed to hospital after an explosion in Illingworth, near Halifax Blast destroyed one building but residents in six other houses also fled homes Emergency services and units from several … Read more
A police force has been compared to the ‘Gestapo’ after guarding its borders using number plate recognition cameras to stop drivers travelling between Tiers. North Yorkshire Police warned people could face ‘enforcement action’ if they make non-essential journeys into and out of the county. Officers are using the Automatic Number Plate Recognition system to check travellers are not … Read more
Yorkshire Energy goes bust: Around 74,000 customers told to sit tight by Ofgem as it finds them a new supplier The provider is the latest energy supplier to collapse Its 74,000 customers have been advised to sit tight by Ofgem The watchdog is in the process of looking for a new supplier for the … Read more
From the surrounding countryside, you would never know that this vast ultra-modern house with six bedrooms was in the centre of a rural idyll. That is because the property which spans across 12,000 square foot – the equivalent size of more than four tennis courts – is below ground level. It was built in the … Read more
10,500 turkeys will be culled after bird flu outbreak at North Yorkshire plant – with less than four weeks to Christmas All of the turkeys at the site in North Yorkshire will now be ‘humanely culled’ A 3km and 10km zone has also been put in place to stop the disease spreading Public Health England … Read more
We’ve climbed for half an hour when the summit makes its first appearance, piercing through the moody clouds above. My 17-year-old daughter Nathalie points in disbelief. ‘What!? We’re climbing all the way up there?’ It’s the first day of a family walking holiday in the Yorkshire Dales, with my husband and our two daughters, and … Read more
A coroner made a touching tribute to the victims of the Yorkshire Ripper’s and their families during an inquest into his death passing on his ‘solidarity and support’. During a hearing at Crook Civic Centre, assistant senior coroner for County Durham and Darlington Crispin Oliver paid tribute to Peter Sutcliffe’s 13 murder victims. He also … Read more
The Yorkshire Ripper started planning his own funeral five years ago, as it is revealed his four surviving siblings will not attend the ceremony. Peter Sutcliffe contacted an undertaker while he was being treated at Broadmoor Hospital. It was just a year before a mental health tribunal deemed he was well enough to serve the … Read more
The loyalty of Peter Sutcliffe’s ex-wife could spare taxpayers the cost of paying for the serial killer’s funeral. Sonia Woodward, 70, remained close to the Yorkshire Ripper and they are still listed as jointly owning the marital home in Bradford – estimated to be worth £274,000. The only sibling Sutcliffe remained in touch with was … Read more
The Yorkshire Ripper had repeatedly failed to contact his ex-wife through a series of desperate phonecalls just days before he died. Peter Sutcliffe, who killed at least 13 women and attacked several others, died on Friday after contracting coronavirus following a heart attack. Sutcliffe had complained to fellow prisoners that he could not reach his … Read more