Home insurance customers in Huddersfield are being offered help that could reduce their chances of having to make a claim.

West Yorkshire police announced people visiting the Armitages Garden Centre in Shelley this Saturady may come away with one than one type of bulb.

They explained officers would be on hand to offer people crime prevention advice and dish out security lights, purse chains and home security information leaflets.

PC Sally Baines said well lit properties acted as a huge deterrent for criminals.

"Burglars don't want to be caught and, therefore, don't want to be seen.

"Areas that are not well lit can be more inviting to potential burglars or thieves," she explained.

Officers will be present at the garden centre from 10:00 to 14:00 GMT.

Elsewhere in West Yorkshire, police in Calderdale have urged residents to be on guard against bogus officials attempting to gain access into their houses.

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