News from across the Yeadon district from the Telegraph and Argus

Boy, 15, robbed at knifepoint in Heckmondwike

9:00am Monday 3rd September 2012

A 15-year-old boy was threatened with a knife by robbers who stole his phone.

Heckmondwike engineering firm fined after worker hurt

8:30am Thursday 14th June 2012

An engineering firm has been fined £5,000 after a worker was badly injured when he became entangled in a rotating machine tool that caught him by the neck, tearing the clothes from his back.

Plea made to victims of possible Heckmondwike deceptions

5:00am Friday 4th May 2012

Police have appealed for victims of and witnesses to a suspected distraction burglar to come forward.

Anyone for a game of petanque?

8:50am Friday 20th January 2012

The French game of petanque is being played in Heckmondwike following the building of a new court in Firth Park.

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Heckmondwike club needs volunteers

7:15pm Wednesday 18th January 2012

The organiser of Heckmondwike’s monthly free music shows at the Comrades Club is appealing for volunteers to spread the word about the free shows.

Town is re-created for Heckmondwike war weekend

10:30am Wednesday 22nd June 2011

An authentic Normandy-style town is being built as a setting for a charity war weekend.

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Heckmondwike teenager turns his life around

10:16am Monday 18th April 2011

Heckmondwike teenager Jonathan Kirby has turned his back on anti-social behaviour and signed up for a career in the Army.

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Now metal thieves target litter bins

9:58am Monday 22nd November 2010

The problem of metal being stolen and sold for scrap has taken a new twist.

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Plea for witnesses to racist attack in Heckmondwike

10:09am Wednesday 3rd November 2010

Police are hunting a group of teenagers who injured a 13-year-old boy in an alleged racist attack in Heckmondwike.

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