Organisers of the Happy Valley Pride Festival are calling on the community to 'unite against prejudice' at the first event of its kind in Hebden Bridge this weekend.
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The group itself is the brainchild of local residents who were left shocked and outraged by homophobic graffiti they saw in the town..
The main festivities will centre around Hebden Bridge Town Hall tomorrow.
Variable amounts of cloud lingering throughout Saturday, but we should see some sunny spells as well. Where we do, it'll feel warm but staying rather breezy. Maximum temperature of 19C (66F).
It's of the pedestrian subway on Briggate. They say that it was constructed in the mid 1960s when traffic could drive up and down it.
Do you remember it?
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For the last 32 years, he has been detained at Broadmoor, the high security psychiatric hospital, having been diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic. Now, a mental health tribunal has decided he is sane enough to be transferred to a prison.
Dr Mike Berry, a clinical forensic psychologist, explained to the World at One's Shaun Ley how to treat someone who has committed such crimes.
Delays to buses from Otley
Worth bearing in mind if your trying to get somewhere this afternoon.
The RMT rail union says its members who work for Virgin Trains East Coast will strike on Bank Holiday Monday 29 August, as well as on 19-20 August and on 26-27 August in a dispute over jobs, working conditions and safety.
In a statement, Virgin Trains says it's given assurances on each point raised by the RMT union at the start of the dispute and passengers won't be affected by the strike action.
Quote Message: We have worked hard to ensure there are comprehensive contingency plans in place and I want to reassure our customers that our timetable will be unaffected during these walkouts, as well as during any subsequent strikes by the RMT." from Virgin Trains spokesperson
We have worked hard to ensure there are comprehensive contingency plans in place and I want to reassure our customers that our timetable will be unaffected during these walkouts, as well as during any subsequent strikes by the RMT."
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Happy Valley Pride festival this weekend
Organisers of the Happy Valley Pride Festival are calling on the community to 'unite against prejudice' at the first event of its kind in Hebden Bridge this weekend.
The group itself is the brainchild of local residents who were left shocked and outraged by homophobic graffiti they saw in the town..
The main festivities will centre around Hebden Bridge Town Hall tomorrow.
Weather: Dry but cloudy tonight and tomorrow
Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
We'll see some broken cloud overnight but also some clearer spells as well as one or two isolated showers. Temperatures getting down to 16C (61F).
Variable amounts of cloud lingering throughout Saturday, but we should see some sunny spells as well. Where we do, it'll feel warm but staying rather breezy. Maximum temperature of 19C (66F).
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Just spotted this great pic on the Leeds Back in the Day Facebook page.
It's of the pedestrian subway on Briggate. They say that it was constructed in the mid 1960s when traffic could drive up and down it.
Do you remember it?
Listen: How will the Yorkshire Ripper be treated in a mainstream prison?
BBC Radio 4
In 1981 Peter Sutcliffe admitted being the Yorkshire Ripper and described his killing spree as something that "grew and grew until I became a beast"
For the last 32 years, he has been detained at Broadmoor, the high security psychiatric hospital, having been diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic. Now, a mental health tribunal has decided he is sane enough to be transferred to a prison.
Dr Mike Berry, a clinical forensic psychologist, explained to the World at One's Shaun Ley how to treat someone who has committed such crimes.
Delays to buses from Otley
Worth bearing in mind if your trying to get somewhere this afternoon.
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The RMT rail union says its members who work for Virgin Trains East Coast will strike on Bank Holiday Monday 29 August, as well as on 19-20 August and on 26-27 August in a dispute over jobs, working conditions and safety.
In a statement, Virgin Trains says it's given assurances on each point raised by the RMT union at the start of the dispute and passengers won't be affected by the strike action.