Glastonbury 2015: What Yorkshire fans wrote on the Kanye West petition
Local residents have signed a petition on Change.org to call on Glastonbury organisers to replace headliner Kanye West with a rock band. Image: Change.org petition. Over 50,000 people have signed the petition, which More...
Yorkshire tweeters are replacing song titles with the word sausage
Yorkshire residents have been joining in on a Twitter trend that is making songs sound a little bit bizarre. Image: Twitter. Twitter users have posted up their own tweets using the hashtag #ReplaceASongTitleWithSausage More...
Jail for man who masturbated in front of young girls at Wakefield station
A 30-year-old man has been jailed for 32 months for masturbating in front of two young girls at Wakefield Kirkgate station. Wakefield Kirkgate Station. Samuel Robert Frost, of Talbot Road, Normanton, appeared for More...
Rehomers told to beware of dog fighters looking for bait online
WARNING: Content in story may be distressing to some. Local residents have been sharing a shocking image of a dog on social media to raise awareness of dog fighters looking for bait online. The story shared online. More...
Take Me Out contestant Alan jets off to the Isle of Fernando’s
A plumber from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, jetted off to the Isle of Fernando’s after landing a date on Saturday night TV show Take Me Out. Image: ITV. Alan Marcon, 32, from Pontefract strut his stuff in front More...
Indian soldier who died fighting alongside Yorkshiremen in WW1 remembered
An old pair of spectacles in India have shed light on the story of a lone Indian soldier who fought on the Western Front among fellow Yorkshiremen. Left image and top right: Laurie Milner. Bottom left: BBC. Jogendra More...
Books to be found lying around West Yorkshire, here’s why
Residents in West Yorkshire may come across books lying around whilst using public transport. Image: WYMetro. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority Book Club will be launched on 5 March to help passengers share More...
Explained: New drug driving law and “drugalysers” in force
A new law that has come into force today will make it illegal to drive with set limits for both illegal and certain legal drugs for the first time. Image: West Yorkshire Police. The new legislation now sets limits More...