A main road through Chesterfield is closed due to to a police incident Derbyshire Police say they have closed the A617 in the centre of the town, between Horns Bridge Roundabout and Lordsmill Roundabout is shut and is likely to remain closed for some time. Sign up for our free newsletters now It is close to a section of road which is frequently used by motorists travelling from south from Sheffield and heading for the M1. Drivers are advised to avoid the area entirely if they can, say police....
Officers have made an arrest after a reports of a man with a knife in Sheffield city centre. South Yorkshire Police were sent to Silver Street in the city centre on Sunday evening after receiving calls from worried members of the public. Officers issued a statement today and confirmed a man had been arrested and charged. Sign up for our free newsletters now Officers said in the statement: “We were called at 7.53pm on Sunday night (21 April) following reports of a man wielding a knife on Silver...
Several police agencies from around the Tri-Cities area are responding to the area of William R. Wiley Elementary School.This is a developing story. We will ke
The huge emergency services response came after officers were told shortly after 8am today (April 17) that an item had been delivered to a building at the Wellington Place office development. The building was evacuated and cordoned off, as checks were carried out. In a full statement provided to the Yorkshire Evening Post, West Yorkshire Police confirmed that the cordon has now been lifted. A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “At 8.13am today, police were called to a report of a...
A large number of police, including the drone unit, were called out to Tile Hill
Officers were called to a property on Fearnville Close at around 2pm yesterday (April 25) to a report of a “concern for safety”. After entering the house, the bodies of two adults were found. The bodies have not yet been formally identified but are understood to be a 63-year-old woman and a 61-year-old man. The woman’s death is currently being treated as suspicious, and no one else is being sought in connection to the incident. Detective Chief Inspector Stacey Atkinson, of West Yorkshire...
West Yorkshire Police data, made available on Leeds Observatory, shows every offence recorded in Leeds from March 2023 to February 2024 that was not later cancelled. There were 108,363 crimes recorded across the city during the 12 month period. Offences range from anti-social behaviour and public order to robbery and violent crimes. We have broken down the offences by Lower Super Output Area (LSOA), a geographic area covering small clusters of streets. Get the latest headlines, straight to your...
A man who was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter has been rebailed. Adam Johnson tragically died in October after being cut with an ice skate blade. The 29-year-old was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead
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...
Imagine trying to start your life over on an empty stomach. There’s a training centre in Sheffield that shows a simple kindness to its learners. It’s not everyone, but some of the people who pass through the doors of Momentum Recruitment on Scotland Street will be in a bad way. They could have been out of employment for months, lost for structure or routine, desperately short on funds, and hoping a new qualification will get their lives back on track. It turns out the remedy to all that starts...
At a meeting of Derry city and Strabane District Council’s Environment and Regeneration Committee on Wednesday, April 17, DfC’s North West Development Officer, Paul Mc Naught, said the £5.1 million project would “transform a number of streets adjacent with the historic City Walls”. He added: “It is the Department’s largest investment in public realm project since the completion of the Guildhall Square and Waterloo Place scheme in 2010. “Initial considerations for this project actually started in...
Multiple emergency services were in the area yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, April 23)