West Yorkshire

Dec- 2015 -

7 December

Gang jailed for 51 years over £1m of watch thefts

An organised gang of criminals from Estonia who flew into the UK in order to steal more than £1 million pounds worth of watches have been jailed for 51 years. Taimar Uibopuu, 30, from Estonia was found guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery and sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment; Alar Kalyurand, 43, from…

Mar- 2015 -

30 March

Crime

Tom Davis

Three arrests after rooftop raid at Beaverbrooks in Huddersfield

Three men have been arrested following a roof-top raid at a Beaverbrooks store in Huddersfield town centre. The suspects are believed to have been caught following an operation which involved the West Yorkshire police helicopter. It is believed that police were called to the building at the corner of King…

25 March

Crime

Tom Davis

Shoppers tackle armed robber in Leeds jewellery store raid

Members of the public tackled and detained an armed robber as he tried to flee the scene of a jewellery store raid in Leeds city centre yesterday. The incident took place at Berrys Jewellers, in Albion Street, when three masked men entered the store at 3:20pm and threatened staff with…

Dec- 2014 -

23 December

Crime

Tom Davis

Raiders steal £150,000 of watches from Huddersfield Beaverbrooks

Raiders have stolen almost £150,000 worth of designer watches from a Beaverbrooks in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The raid, which took place at 8pm on Sunday December 21, saw the burglars enter the store via the roof, before forcing their way through two locked doors and accessing a locked display cabinet…

Aug- 2012 -

14 August

Trade Organisations

Jewellery Focus Staff

NAG to launch retail apprenticeship scheme

The National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG) is working with Skillsmart Retail to launch an apprenticeship scheme within the sector.

Apr- 2012 -

10 April

Retailers

Michael Northcott

West Yorkshire jeweller to cycle 260 miles for charity

Richard Franklyn of Franklyns Jewellers and Goldsmiths Ltd in Halifax, West Yorkshire is taking part in a charity bike ride with Pedal for Pounds 3.

Feb- 2012 -

27 February

Trade Organisations

Michael Northcott

Assay master calls for more hallmarking after jeweller trial

Sheffield assay master Ashley Carson has called for greater responsibility in the jewellery community after a Bradford jeweller was uncovered with 90 per cent of his stock not bearing a hallmark.