The Devil's Own Blog From God's Own County

THE family of the late Jane Tomlinson are tackling a 2,500-mile ride from Istanbul to Leeds. Widower Mike, 49, daughter Rebecca, 22, and son Steven, 13, along with family and friends, aim to reach Leeds on August 30. Mike is keeping a diary for the YEP (31/07/2010 10:28:39)

POWERFUL elected mayors are set to be imposed on Leeds and Wakefield without voters having a say first, it was claimed Saturday. (31/07/2010)

A PENSIONER evaded armed police during a siege allegedly sparked when DVLA staff tried to clamp an untaxed car. (31/07/2010 09:13:14)

AN Olympic weightlifting hopeful has been jailed after a car was firebombed as part of a £26,000 blackmail plot. (31/07/2010 09:23:24)

A POLICE sergeant suspended under an alleged fraud investigation has been found hanged. (31/07/2010 08:13:56)

A DRUG dealer has been jailed for six years after being caught with more than £20,000 worth of drugs in his house and car. (31/07/2010)

A doting father died after he was allegedly attacked by two thugs roaming the local area causing trouble as he went to collect his seven-year-old daughter to protect her. (30/07/2010 16:12:16)

A PARISHIONER who claimed that a female vicar was "wicked and evil" and that her terminally ill daughter would die as a punishment has been convicted of harassing her. (30/07/2010)

HOUSING bosses came under fire Friday for spending thousands of pounds on a survey which quizzes residents about their sexuality. (30/07/2010 08:41:57)

COUNCIL spending in Calderdale will have to be slashed by more than £100 million over the next three years. (31/07/2010 08:00:00)

A CABBIE was savagely beaten and robbed as he drove a man home from a pub in Siddal, Halifax. (30/07/2010 09:05:01)

A TOTAL of 20 cafes, businesses and organisations have been awarded five-star ratings by Calderdale hygiene experts. (30/07/2010 09:07:38)

TRIBUTES have been paid to one of Halifax's most popular landladies. (30/07/2010 08:54:23)

A PAIR of daredevil teenagers are going to leap from the tallest tower in America. (30/07/2010 08:56:48)

The Comment Room is an area where people using the website can have a general discussion - rather than talk about specific issues. (30/07/2010 07:50:43)

Roadworks in the centre of Mytholmroyd look set to continue to cause traffic chaos for a further two weeks. (31/07/2010 08:00:00)

A councillor and a prospective councillor arrested on suspicion of election fraud have been rebailed while police inquiries continue. (30/07/2010 08:58:38)

PLANS have been unveiled for a gym, library, supermarket and post office in the centre of Mixenden. (30/07/2010 09:10:48)

THE highest number of green flags have been handed out this year to Calderdale parks. (31/07/2010 08:00:00)

A SANDWICH bought at a shop in Leeds train station left a woman facing months of dental work after she bit into a stone inside it. (30/07/2010 09:10:31)