Firefighters had to free a pregnant cow which had got stuck in a ditch at a farm in Trawden at 8pm yesterday.

Crews were called to Wanless Farm, Keighley Road, after the animal wandered into a ditch which narrowed, leaving it trapped.

Firefighters used ropes, straps and a tractor to free the cow.

Watch manager Richard Taylor said: "It could have taken a lot longer but we did well.

"It was trying to get out as much as it could, it was stressed."