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  • Updates on Wednesday 10 December 2014

  1. Good eveningpublished at 18:00 GMT 10 December 2014

    Martin Coldrick
    BBC Local Live

    That's all for today from BBC Local Live in Leeds and West Yorkshire.

    I'll be with you again from 08:00 tomorrow with the latest news, sport, weather and travel updates from across the county.

  2. A windy and showery nightpublished at 17:52 GMT 10 December 2014

    Paul Hudson
    Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

    Tonight will continue to be windy with scattered showers, locally wintry and mainly over the hills, and a low temperature of about 1C (34F) with a risk of icy patches.

    Tomorrow will be another cold and windy day with sunny spells and scattered showers, wintry over the hills but tending to become more isolated through the afternoon.

    The top temperature will be about 5C (41F).

  3. Memorial stones on the movepublished at 17:41 GMT 10 December 2014

    Martin Coldrick
    BBC Local Live

    More than 130 memorial stones are to be moved from Halifax's Square Chapel as work on the nearby Piece Hall and new Central Library gets under way, Calderdale Council says.

    Square Chapel in HalifaxImage source, ALexander p kapp/Geograph

    The stones will be placed in Lister Lane Cemetery where many of the Square Chapel congregation chose to be buried after it opened in 1841, and as the Square Chapel yard became full.

    The council says it's working with the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery and Calderdale Family History Society to ensure the stones are recorded and photographed before being moved.

  4. Army veteran's medal theft upsetpublished at 17:32 GMT 10 December 2014

    Alasdair Gill
    BBC Local Live

    An army veteran has said he "didn't want to bother with people" after having his medals and beret stolen by a gang in Keighley as he went to a Remembrance Sunday service.

    George Gill

    George Gill, who has been given new medals today, said dealing with the theft, which happened in Lund Park, had been "very, very hard".

    However, Mr Gill said he would "treasure" the new medals and beret, which have been presented at Catterick Garrison

  5. Coming up on BBC Onepublished at 17:25 GMT 10 December 2014

    Harry Gration
    Presenter, BBC Look North

    Join me and Amy Garcia at 18:30 for BBC Look North as we find out why so many Bradford secondary schools are failing to meet the grade, according to new figures from Ofsted.

    Benjamin the pygmy goat

    We're also meeting Benjamin the pygmy goat from Barnsley. We first reported on him last week and since then he's become and absolute internet sensation.

  6. New medals for army veteranpublished at 17:20 GMT 10 December 2014

    Alasdair Gill
    BBC Local Live

    An army veteran who had his medals and beret stolen by a gang as he was heading for a Remembrance Sunday service in Keighley has been presented with new ones.

    George Gill

    George Gill said he would treasure the new medals which have been awarded at a special ceremony at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire.

    "The Northern Ireland medal means a lot. We lost friends and colleagues there," he said.

  7. Treasurer jailed for stealing £30,000published at 17:17 GMT 10 December 2014

    Telegraph & Argus

    A church treasurer who plundered more than £30,000 from a deprived Bradford parish has been jailed for two years, external.

  8. Appeal over city shootingpublished at 17:06 GMT 10 December 2014

    Martin Coldrick
    BBC Local Live

    A further update on the shooting in Seacroft last night which saw two men taken to hospital, one with serious but not life-threatening injuries, external.

    Det Ch Insp Steve Thomas says: "I believe there will be people in the local community with an awareness of what has been behind this incident but I appreciate they may be reluctant to come forward given the circumstances.

    "I would like to assure anyone in this position that any information they provide will be treated in the strictest confidence and their identity will be protected."

  9. Snow warning from Fridaypublished at 16:29 GMT 10 December 2014

    Pontefract & Castleford Express

    Snow could fall across Yorkshire on Friday, as wet and wintry showers sweep across the country, the Met Office has said, external.

  10. Shotgun attack 'targeted'published at 16:22 GMT 10 December 2014

    Alasdair Gill
    BBC Local Live

    Det Ch Insp Steve Thomas says the shooting in Leeds happened at about 21:00 yesterday at Kingsdale Court, off Boggart Hill Drive in Seacroft.

    Two 26-year-old men who were injured are believed to have been sitting in a car when a shotgun was fired at them.

    Det Ch Insp Thomas said the incident appeared to have been a "targeted" attack.

  11. Heavy traffic on M62published at 16:11 GMT 10 December 2014

    BBC Travel reports there's slow and heavier than usual traffic on the M62 in both directions at J27, the M621 (Gildersome).

    Drivers in the area are being warned to expect delays.

  12. Bridgewater Place wind restrictionspublished at 16:04 GMT 10 December 2014

    Alasdair Gill
    BBC Local Live

    Strong winds have closed Bridgewater Place to high-sided vehicles, Leeds City Council has confirmed.

    Bridgewater PlaceImage source, Stanley Walker

    Signs warning of high winds are likely to remain active for the rest of the day, the local authority has said.

  13. News on the hourpublished at 15:55 GMT 10 December 2014

    Davinia Ramos
    Newsreader, BBC Radio Leeds

    Police are appealing for information after two men were injured in a shooting in Leeds.

    Both men were taken to hospital and one is said to have serious but not life-threatening injuries.

    Listen live to the 16:00 bulletin for more.

  14. NHS staff offered redundancypublished at 15:44 GMT 10 December 2014

    Halifax Courier

    Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust has asked its staff to take voluntary redundancy, external as it struggles to find savings resulting from government cuts.

    Trade union Unison has estimated that up to 400 jobs could be slashed from the current 6,000 staff.

  15. Police appeal over city 'chop shops'published at 15:35 GMT 10 December 2014

    Alasdair Gill
    BBC Local Live

    Detectives are asking for people in Bradford to keep a look out for suspicious activity at industrial premises in the city.

    The appeal follows the arrests of two men, external in connection with a car "chop shop" in Banner Street.

    Insp George Bardell called for the public to report frequent movements of high-value vehicles or car parts left "scattered around" premises.