Graffiti chippy thrown a line for now

OFFICERS arrested two men after a homeless man was reportedly attacked on a busy road in broad daylight.

An eyewitness who saw the attack said the man was left with a “bloody nose and mouth” after being targeted by a group of men on the gyratory at Huddersfield Road in Ravensthorpe on Thursday evening.

The woman who saw the attack wrote on Mirfield Matters on Facebook: “[They] were laughing and shouting at him. It was absolutely disgusting.

“I stopped to help the poor chap, he was crying. It was a horrible unprovoked attack on a man who literally has nothing in his life. Nothing at all.”

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police confirmed they were called at 7pm on Thursday to reports of an assault on Huddersfield Road.

Two men, aged 24 and 25, we arrested on suspicion of assault. by £350 for artist Martin Hayhurst’s design. He forked a further £138 for the application and survey drawings. Total cost: £888.

“I had no idea that I needed planning permission for the art. Maybe the council should give out a planning pack to new business owners so that they can get it right from day one,” he said.

“I feel better now. I’m happy that I won’t be fined £250 a day for every day the art stays on the wall.”

A council spokesman said: “The council advised the business owner of national advertisement regulations and have requested positive steps in order to resolve the matter.

“These steps may include the submission of a retrospective application for advertisement consent. The council will consider any application upon its own merits once details are received.

“The enforcement letter sent to the business regarding the unauthorised adverts follows our standard template for communication on this issue’.’