Partners Against Crime Week started under a cloud, as Look North weatherman Paul Hudson was charged on a spoof arrest on Tuesday.

The week-long anti-crime campaign aims to tackle the fear of crime in local communities and was kick-started when Chief Inspector Trevor Gasson, of Keighley Police, arrested the BBC weatherman at 9am, outside the Airedale Centre.

Paul was then put in the dock at the Airedale Centre where he faced about 60 local children from St Andrew's Primary School and St Anne's with placards demanding more sun.

Menswear outfitter David Petyt played the role of the Judge.

Keighley -born Paul said: "I was charged this morning with getting the weather wrong, wearing loud jackets and not putting Keighley on the map.

"It's all been good fun and a fantastic start to Partners Against Crime Week.

"I was mortified to see Keighley on the national news when there was a murder recently, and want to do anything I can to support local people in fighting crime.

"It's good to be back in Keighley and it's great to be able to support such a fabulous cause.

"The outlook will be brighter for us all, especially the children, if we work as partners against crime."

Chris Slaven, Community Safety Co-ordinator for the Keighley district and development officer for the Keighley Anti-Crime Partnership, said: "It's good to have a local celebrity endorsing the official launch and it's an honour to have Paul Hudson here.

"The whole thing has been a really good way to start a serious week."

Schools Liason Officer PC David Brown explained: "Some of the pupils here from St Andrews are the ones whose letters were in the Keighley News saying how worried they were about crime in Keighley.

"It's great to see what has come out of that and the way that they have been involved in activities like this to show them what's being done.

"The children from both schools designed and made their own posters and they've all made a really good effort."