Jail for Lightcliffe roofer who stole from man, 83

Darren Stones

11:34am Wednesday 6th July 2011

A cold-calling roofer who tricked his way into the home of a housebound 83-year-old man and stole cash from his bedroom drawer has been jailed for three years.

Swindler in vow to marry locked up

Andrew Harding

7:10am Wednesday 15th December 2010

A 28-year-old man has been jailed for two years for swindling a 72-year-old widow out of her pension money by pretending he was going to marry her.

Swindler, 27, faces jail for conning pensioner he vowed to marry

Andrew Harding

7:30am Wednesday 17th November 2010

A 27-year-old man found guilty of swindling £15,000 from a 72-year-old widow by promising to marry her has been branded “despicable” by police investigators.

'I took widow shopping for her wedding'

Andrew Harding

10:38am Friday 12th November 2010

A social worker told a jury he took an elderly widow shopping to buy clothes for her wedding to her 27-year-old fiance.

Woman, 72, ‘conned out of £15,000 by fiance’

Andrew Harding leaving court

8:00am Thursday 11th November 2010

A love cheat in his 20s conned an elderly widow into handing over £15,000 for their wedding and spent the money on holidays in Tenerife, a Court heard.

Lightcliffe Gala should be grand day out

9:58am Thursday 1st July 2010

Peppa Pig and Bob the Builder will be appearing at Lightcliffe Gala, near Brighouse, on Sunday.

Busy day at Lightcliffe Gala

1:22pm Wednesday 1st July 2009

The cricket club at Lightcliffe, near Brighouse, will host the village’s gala this Sunday.



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