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A family crisis led Fara Butt from teaching to the top of manufacturing

For 25 years, Fara Butt thought she knew exactly what her future looked like. She was an English teacher, later becoming Head of English, spending...
Business & Finance

Veetee Rice founder Moni Varma: Resilience stronger than ever following cancer diagnosis

When Moni Varma reflects on his life, he doesn't measure it in factories built, international expansion or the success of the rice empire he...
Business & Finance

Union launches call for Kirklees women to join equal pay claim

GMB is urging women working for Kirklees Council to check whether they are entitled to equal pay compensation, warning that thousands may have been...
Bradford & Keighley

Widowed at 23, now leading a retail legacy – meet the woman reshaping Bombay Stores

At just 23 years old, Sabra Kader found herself rebuilding a life she never imagined she would have to. Five years earlier she had left...
Business & Finance

City of London wrongly billed £11,600 in overseas travel costs to taxpayer-funded account

The City of London Corporation incorrectly billed almost £11,600 in overseas travel expenses to an account partly funded by taxpayers before identifying the mistake...
Bradford & Keighley

Council Tax freeze ruled out despite Bradford’s financial recovery

Bradford Council leader Stephen Place has ruled out freezing Council Tax next year, saying the authority's financial recovery depends on future increases of 4.99%. Speaking...
Business & Finance

Tower Hamlets cabinet members told to work three days a week after allowance rise

Senior councillors in Tower Hamlets have been told they must work at least three days a week after voting through a significant increase in...
Business & Finance

TfL and GLA hold more than £20bn in debt, new analysis shows

Transport for London has emerged as the most indebted local authority body in the UK, with borrowing approaching £14 billion, according to new analysis. Research...
Business & Finance

Audit delays persist at Tees Valley Combined Authority amid calls for resolution

Delays to the completion of Tees Valley Combined Authority's accounts are continuing, with councillors warning that audit issues risk being "kicked into the long...
Bradford & Keighley

Plans submitted to redevelop one of Bradford’s grandest former banks

A historic former bank building in Bradford city centre that has stood empty for years and is reportedly suffering from a pigeon infestation could...
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