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An actor raised in Halifax is preparing for a new kind of role — volunteering on the ground of a humanitarian crisis.

A young woman texted her mum to tell her she was going to hurt herself before tragically falling off a bridge to her death.

Katie Price has shared her hopes of training to become a paramedic after having cared for her son Harvey, who has Prader-Willi syndrome, septo-optic dysplasia and autism, all his life. Since his birth 19 years ago, Harvey has needed round the clock care, a lot of which has been done by Katie, 43. With this in mind, Katie believes she now has a “special gift” and wants to use it to become a paramedic.

Katie Price has been slammed as “irresponsible” after it was revealed that she and her 19-year-old son Harvey have been booked for a personal appearance in a nightclub. Acapulco Nightclub in Halifax, West Yorkshire, took to social media to announce the news about the 43 year old, saying tickets will be going on sale for the event on Monday.They wrote: “We are excited to announce that we have a Live PA coming soon with Katie & Harvey Price! “More details to be released soon with tickets going on sale on Monday 9am.” Many fans couldn’t contain their excitement, with one writing: “I adore Mr Harvey.

Isle Of Wight 2022 line-up. Jessie Ware, Madness, DJ Nathan Dawe, The Academic and The Rick Parfitt Jnr Band join co-headliners Muse and Lionel Ritchie, as well as Kasabian and Lewis Capaldi, for the June 16-19, 2022 music festival.Organisers of the event, held at Seaclose Park in Newport, announced other additions recently including The Charlatans, Wet Leg and The Kooks.

A builder who defrauded victims across Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and Lancashire will be jailed later this year.

Jessie Ware has rescheduled her UK tour and announced some new dates.The ‘What’s Your Pleasure?‘ singer pulled four shows last December including two nights at the O2 Brixton Academy in London after her crew members contracted COVID.“I’m completely devastated to announce that sadly, we have to reschedule the remaining shows of the ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’ tour,” she said at the timeThe jaunt was previously moved from April 2021 to December due to ongoing concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.She has now rescheduled her dates to May with the first of those cancelled at Bristol’s Marble Factory now going ahead on the May 26, while two new shows in Halifax and Edinburgh have been added to the jaunt on June 19 and 22. Tickets for the shows go on sale this Friday (February 11) and can be purchased here.Announcing her return, the singer said: “Finally, I am so pleased to tell you that the ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’ Live will resume in May! And we have added some extra dates.

We have lots of great new photos of Emilia Clarke on the set of the Marvel series Secret Invasion!

We have brand new set photos from Marvel‘s Secret Invasion!

Happy Valley fans will be pleased to find out that the third and final season of the BBC show has started filming. Sarah Lancashire, who plays police officer Catherine Cawood on the show, was seen back in her role as filming of the show took place in Halifax.

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay Rights has struck its first deals for Channel 4 prison drama Screw, with networks in Australia and New Zealand picking up the series.

Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Lloyds banking apps are down as thousands are unable to login to their accounts.

in Corrie to picking up awards for their acting roles since departing the famous cobbles. READ MORE: Let's take a look back and raise a toast to the sparkling ladies who have set the bar high.

A police officer has been sacked after he underpaid for a packet of Jaffa Cakes by 90p.

A stellar cast tell a fascinating story - based on real events - for BBC One's epic new period drama, Ridley Road, starting on Sunday night.The series was actually filmed in Manchester, by Red, the local company known for some of the hottest dramas in recent years, with hits like Happy Valley, Last Tango In Halifax and It’s A Sin. But the northern city is doubling for the East End of the 1960s.

teenage daughter's final days at an inquest hearing on September 2. Mum-of-four Kate Reilly, 38, spoke out after the virtual inquest held at Bradford Coroner's Court, which was held into the death of 19-year-old Courtney Lonsdale.

family of a young man who tragically died from a single stab wound. Assistant coroner Anthony Howard opened an inquest into the death of Casey Lewis Badhams, 20.

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New Order have announced a one-off show in Halifax for next month – see all the details below.The Manchester icons will take to the stage at the West Yorkshire town’s Piece Hall venue on Wednesday September 8.Tickets go on general sale here at 10am BST this Friday (August 6). A pre-sale will be accessible to members at the same time the previous day (August 5).LoneLady and DJ Tin Tin will open for the band at the gig, with the former saying she is “delighted and honoured” to be performing.

Courteeners have announced they’ll be performing a short run of new warm-up gigs ahead of their massive Old Trafford homecoming show.The Manchester band will play Leicester’s O2 Academy, Stoke-on-Trent’s Victoria Hall, and Halifax’s Victoria Theatre this coming September, with support coming from Zuzu.The gigs will precede Courteeners’ huge hometown show at Manchester’s Emirates Old Trafford cricket stadium on September 25, which sold out in just 90 minutes.

TV viewers know actress Nicola Walker as the leading lady of ITV’s brilliant crime drama, Unforgotten. However the star, who plays dedicated police officer DCI Cassie Stuart, has been winning fans over for more than twenty years, with standout roles in shows including Spooks, Last Tango in Halifax and The Split.

direct to your inbox A churchyard in Sale has been transformed into a grisly crime scene during filming for a new TV police drama.

Also on this day: The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishing slavery is ratified as Georgia becomes the 27th state to endorse it.Army engineers complete construction of the Washington Monument by setting an aluminum capstone atop the obelisk.

direct to your inboxThree people have been taken to hospital after an explosion at a house reduced a property to a smoking pile of rubble.The incident happened on Saturday morning at around 7.30am in Green Lane in Halifax, West Yorkshire.West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said three people were treated at the scene and were taken to hospital.All others have been accounted for, they said.No other information has been released about the people who were hurt.Get the latest updates from across

The Music Venue Trust launched a new campaign to save 30 UK venues still in danger of being lost forever in the wake of coronavirus restrictions.MVT’s new #SaveThe30 ‘Traffic Light’ campaign will highlight the venues considered safe, at risk or in imminent danger between now and March 31.

Doves have announced details of two outdoor UK shows for next summer – get all the details below.The shows, which follow an existing headline tour set for March and April, come in support of the band’s recent comeback album ‘The Universal Want’.The new gigs will take place across two days in late June next summer.

coronavirus. The branch, at The Rock in Bury town centre, closed today (Friday, September 4) ahead of a deep-clean.

The Cribs have announced a number of new UK tour dates for 2021 – see the list of new shows below.The announcement comes after the band recently revealed details of their upcoming new album, ‘Night Network’, which lands in November.The band’s tour begins in London at the Roundhouse on June 11, with shows then taking place in Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow and Manchester, before the six-date tour finishes up at the Piece Hall in Halifax on June 20.See the dates in full below.JUNE 202111 – London,

A mother-of-two died in the street after her drunken boyfriend threw a mobile phone at her neck.

Sajjad Hussain had a full-time job at an HSBC call centre.