BBC Local Live: Leeds and West Yorkshire on Friday 22 April 2016

Summary

Work to dismantle flood-damaged Elland Bridge gets under way
Holmfirth man jailed for stealing £90,000 of stamps from Co-op store
Life-saving equipment stolen in raid at Meltham fire station
Mother of Tyrone Clarke in appeal on 12th anniversary of teenager's murder
Updates on Friday 22 April 2016

Live Reporting

Nick Wilmshurst

Goodbye: Our live coverage for todaypublished at 18:00 BST 22 April 2016
Thanks for being with us today, we'll be back on Monday at 08:00 with more news, sport, weather and travel. We'll see you then.
In the meantime I leave you with this great photo of Otley Chevin sent in by Mark O'Neill.
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Weather: Temperatures falling over the weekendpublished at 17:50 BST 22 April 2016
Keeley Donovan
BBC Look North
For most a dry evening and night with variable cloud and clear periods. Under clearer skies and with a light breeze a touch of frost is likely as temperatures drop to 2C (36F) in some spots.
Tomorrow, we've got a chilly start but dry and bright at first with plenty of sunshine during the morning. Scattered showers developing during the afternoon, could be wintry over the hills. A maximum temperature of 10C (50F)ze.
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats: Mickael Simon extends contractpublished at 17:40 BST 22 April 2016
BBC West Yorkshire Sport
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats prop Mickael Simon has signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2017 season.
Simon, 29, joined the Wildcats from Catalans Dragons, and has played nine times in Super League this year.
Image source, Getty Images
Quote Message
He has been a stand-out player for us over the last few weeks and it's a real statement of intent from the club."
Chris Chester, Wildcats coach
Travel update: Rush hour approachespublished at 17:28 BST 22 April 2016
So as we look at the general travel picture for the big weekend commute home, things aren't looking too bad really.
Just the usual, busy traffic, which is shown by the grey boxes below..
Image source, Google
Your memories of Prince in Leedspublished at 17:17 BST 22 April 2016
Thousands came to Leeds to see Prince when he played at the Arena in 2014.
Some of them have been paying their respects on Twitter...
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More bus delays in West Yorkshirepublished at 17:10 BST 22 April 2016
BBC Travel
And the delays aren't just in Huddersfield, there seem to be delays on the buses in Keighley and Wakefield too...
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Travel update: Bus delays in Kirkheatonpublished at 17:01 BST 22 April 2016
BBC Travel
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Sex attacker jailed for more than 10 yearspublished at 16:42 BST 22 April 2016
A West Yorkshire man's been jailed for ten and a half years for a sex attack on a four-year-old boy.
Image source, West Yorkshire Police
Thirty-year-old Tyler Lyness from Steeton, Keighley, also shared indecent images of the child on the internet.
He was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court today.
Latest headlines: Ten-year sentence for sex attacker and work starts on flood-damaged bridgepublished at 16:30 BST 22 April 2016
The latest headlines in West Yorkshire include:
- A West Yorkshire man's been jailed for ten and a half years for a sex attack on a four-year-old boy
- Work has begun to dismantle and rebuild historic Elland Bridge which was damaged by the Boxing Day floods
- A man from West Yorkshire has been jailed for stealing £90,000 worth of stamps from his employer which he used to fund foreign holidays and gambling
Huddersfield Town: Preview of Birmingahm City at homepublished at 16:07 BST 22 April 2016
BBC West Yorkshire Sport
Huddersfield have an unchanged squad as forward Jamie Paterson is fit to play following his midweek comeback from a hamstring strain.
Only goalkeeper Joe Murphy and midfielder Jonathan Hogg are missing, with Hogg close to a return.
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Police horses get ready for the weekendpublished at 15:39 BST 22 April 2016
What do police horses do when they're off duty? This....
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Nothing sheepish about this coppublished at 15:26 BST 22 April 2016
When PC Dave was making enquiries at a farm in Kirklees last night, little did he know that he'd be present at the birth of a lamb!, external
West Yorkshire Police are hopeful that the new arrival will be called Dave or Davina...
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How many stamps does £90,000 buy?published at 15:17 BST 22 April 2016
More on the manager of the Co-op store in Darfield who stole £90,000 worth of stamps.
We've been busy with our calculators, and we've worked out that:
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Two lanes now open on M62published at 15:05 BST 22 April 2016
Looks like things are starting to get back to normal on the M62 J32.. There'll still be delays for a bit though...
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M62 disruption latest: Delays to buses in area of accidentpublished at 15:00 BST 22 April 2016
The accident on the M62 near Castleford is causing big problems for local bus services...
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Queues build up as delays hit M62published at 14:57 BST 22 April 2016
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Travel update: M62 closed J32 westboundpublished at 14:52 BST 22 April 2016
A bit more info from Metro...
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Travel update: This is the scene at J32published at 14:44 BST 22 April 2016
BBC Travel
This is the scene at J32 on the M62 following the accident, as you can see the traffic's building up pretty quickly
Image source, Highways England
Travel update: M62 closed westbound J32published at 14:37 BST 22 April 2016
BBC Travel
We're just hearing that the M62 is closed westbound at J32, that's the Castleford junction. It's because of a multi-vehicle accident. We'll bring you more as we get it
Mum’s fury over disabled bay blunderpublished at 14:26 BST 22 April 2016
Halifax Courier
A furious mum has slammed the council after a vital and long-awaited disabled bay, external for her daughter was painted in the WRONG place.
Image source, Halifax Courier