Latest news with #Garforth
BBC News
27-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Garforth crash leaves six-month-old boy critically injured
A six-month-old boy is in a critical condition after he was injured in a crash between two cars in Leeds at the weekend. The baby was one of three people taken to hospital after a black Suzuki Alto and a grey Nissan Qashqai collided on Great North Road, Garforth, at about midday on Saturday. Anyone who witnessed the incident, which happened at the Aberford Road junction, was asked to contact police. A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "The collision is being investigated by the roads policing unit and anyone who witnessed it, or the movements of either vehicle prior to it, is asked to get in touch." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
20-02-2025
- BBC News
Cheshire drug dealer who fled to Spain ordered repay £40k
A drug dealing gang member who went on the run in Spain has been ordered to pay back more than £40,000 in illicit Garforth had benefited by over £1,530,000 from his criminal lifestyle and was still in possession of £40,331 worth of assets, Cheshire Constabulary was sentenced to 18 years and eight months in prison in 2024 after admitting conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs and transferring prohibited weapons and 32-year-old, who previously lived in Widnes, Cheshire, was arrested in Marbella in 2022 after being on the run for two years. Garforth was called back to Chester Crown Court on 11 February where he was ordered to pay back the sum - which included 50% of the equity in his home and the value of his KTM off-road Ch Insp Nick Henderson, of the serious and organised crime unit, said the confiscation order sent "a strong message that Cheshire Constabulary takes the recovery of the proceeds of crime seriously"."It highlights the importance of asset recovery considerations, running throughout an investigation to maximise the opportunities to recover significant sums, derived from criminality," he said."The financial investigator in this case worked tirelessly to accomplish this result through a tenacious and diligent approach to the investigation, leaving no stone unturned in pursuit of asset recovery." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram, and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
