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A drug-fuelled robber who tried to hold up a Queensbury shopkeeper with a screwdriver has been jailed for more than three years.

The Victoria Theatre has announced that Yorkshire-born comedy actor Josh Benson will be joining the theatre as the loveable comic for this year’s pantomime Beauty and the Beast.

The Halifax and District team made it two wins out of two in Division Two of the Federation’s National League with a 23-9 success over Bury and District on Sunday.

A Calderdale entrepreneur has created care company with a difference.

Police are appealing for information after a man was arrested following an assault in Brighouse last night (Monday).

An inspirational speaker and musician from Halifax will become the first person to sign a performance of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Friday.

Summer may not have arrived weather-wise but a festival of music, art, poetry and tours is set to bring sunshine to Halifax Minster.

A campaign has been launched to pay for a stone replica of a Roman Altar found in Greetland.

A Brighouse signwriter who was given a suspended jail sentence after trading standards officers uncovered his counterfeit clothing business has been told to repay nearly £50,000 under a proceeds of crime order.

The Book Case in Hebden Bridge celebrated Independent Bookshop week in style with a visit from author Julia Donaldson and The Gruffalo.

Rastrick Fire Station is offering one lucky member of the public the chance to name their fire engine for a year.

The sweet and juicy stalkless cherry - Spanish Picota - is now available on supermarket shelves for six weeks only.

There will be 13 weeks of road works in Halifax town centre starting next month while engineers replace a gas main.

A woman in her 20s was raped in a Sunday afternoon attack.

A huge fund raising event for an inspirational girl from Elland returns this weekend.

Work has begun to transform a former court building in Halifax into apartments for adults with learning disabilities, supported by £270,000 of funding from the government’s housing agency, Homes England .

It is time to vote for you favourite crime novel in the annual Theakston Old Peculier competition.

This week is Safeguarding Week and activities have been planned across Calderdale by West Yorkshire Police to highlight work being done in the borough.