A bomb squad was called in after the object was discovered near Manston just after 8.30am today (Wednesday). The object was found on land at the junction of Leeds Road and Smeaton Approach in east Leeds, near to John Smeaton Academy. A cordon was put in place and nearby roads were closed while officers liaised with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team. Sign up today and get the latest headlines delivered straight to your inbox, with the YEP’s free newsletter A spokesperson for West...
A bomb squad was called after a public works employee discovered a World War II-era mortar in his relative's belongings in Westchester, authorities said. The incident began on Monday, April 29, at around 11 a.m., when a Yonkers Department of Public Works employee contacted the city's police department and told them he had a mortar in his car, parked at the DPW Service Center at 1130 Nepperhan Ave. According to Yonkers Police Lieutenant Jamie Dumser, the employee had discovered the mortar while...
NEW DELHI: Several schools in Delhi-NCR on Wednesday morning received bomb threats via email. The schools have started sending students back home as a precautionary measure.According to TV reports, over 50 schools received the threat mail."We've checked all the schools and nothing has been found, there is no need to panic," said DCP Central, Devesh Kumar Mahla.List of prominent schools that received the bomb threatDelhi Public School (Dwarka) Sanskriti School, Chanakya Puri, DelhiMother Mary's...
Police are appealing for witnesses or video footage following the road traffic collision in which the driver suffered serious injuries. The single-vehicle collision happened at about 5.25am yesterday morning (April 21) on the eastbound carriageway of the A6120 ring road between the junctions of Otley Road and Long Causeway. It involved a black convertible Mercedes A350. The male driver, who was the only occupant of the vehicle, was taken to hospital with serious head injuries. Sign up for our...
Hull are also understood to be close to signing former Leeds Rhinos winger Tom Briscoe from the same club, with back Derrell Olpherts going the other way. Briscoe played for Hull from 2008-2013 and then had nine seasons with Leeds before joining Leigh ahead of the 2023 campaign. He is a former Rhinos teammate of Hull’s new director of rugby Richie Myler. Chamberlain, who can operate in the outside-backs and back-row, has also played for Salford Red Devils and London Broncos. The 28-year-old made...
The Henrico County Department of Public Works has announced there will be a closure on sections of Belfast Road and Edinburgh Road beginning this week.
The fire was found in one of the train's coaches - with disruption on the railway network in the county as a result
Third hosts fourth on the final day of the Championship season on Saturday lunchtime as Leeds host Southampton still with an outside chance of sealing automatic promotion back to the Premier League
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The Walmart on Route 9 in Hadley was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after police received reports of a possible explosive device inside.
Leeds have the chance to climb back into the automatic promotion places in the Championship tonight as they take on Middlesbrough at the Riverside. Middlesbrough v Leeds odds Find the latest match
The local authority has signed off on plans to resurface over 138km worth of city roads amid growing complaints over potholes. Figures obtained via a Freedom of Information request in January found that Leeds City Council recorded nearly 5,000 more potholes in 2023 than before the Covid-19 pandemic. In July of last year, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority announced more than £73million would be made available to tackle potholes and resurface roads – with more than £17million pledged to Leeds....