WEST Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has issued important advice for keeping safe over the Christmas period.

They are warning people to ensure real trees are well-watered. People are also being urged to never spray pine needles with hairspray to stop them dropping, as this is very flammable.

It's also important to make sure lights are safe.

And as winter draws closer, the following advice has been issued for candle safety:

-Place tealights/candles on an even, non-combustible surface in an appropriate holder

-Don't leave them unattended and make sure they are out properly

-Keep them away from combustible items and keep children and pets away from them

-Due to the high temperatures created and transmitted through the metal base, a tealight can burn through plastic surfaces. If it drops, for example through a TV unit, it can then ignite and quickly spread to the rest of the room.

-Glass shelves can shatter from conducted heat.

-Don't leave spent matches/paper in the tealight while the candle is in use - this can cause liquid wax to reach temperatures of over 300 degrees Celsius with a flame up to six inches

-Don't extinguish tealights with water as it can create a mini chip pan effect

-Install a smoke detector and test it regularly