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NHS Inequalities chief meets medics helping Bradford’s rough sleepers and vulnerable pregnant women

A GP who is leading the NHS' mission to reduce inequality in healthcare has praised Bradford's services for homeless residents and vulnerable women. Dr Bola...

Do India and Pakistan benefit from being a part of the Commonwealth on The Queen’s platinum jubilee?

This week, Her Majesty the Queen's platinum jubilee will be celebrated across the Commonwealth and the United Kingdom. The Queen officially became the first British...

Two dozen cyclists ‘ride for Palestine’ across West Yorkshire

More than two dozen cyclists have biked across West Yorkshire to raise money for Palestine. Ride for Palestine returned to Yorkshire this Sunday, with riders...

Tory MPs keep silent on partygate report

Kirklees’ two Conservative MPs have not responded to Sue Gray’s report on the partygate scandal despite pledging to do so several months ago. Jason...

Kids say new £15m Spen Valley Leisure Centre is ‘proper cool’

Thousands of schoolchildren every year will be taught to swim at the new Spen Valley Leisure Centre in Liversedge, which has been formally launched...

Row breaks out over “diminished” scrutiny of council

The leaders of the Labour and Conservative groups on Kirklees Council have rejected suggestions that a back-room deal was done over key committees on...

Kirklees Council cabinet members revealed

Kirklees Council Leader, Councillor Shabir Pandor, has today appointed his Cabinet to lead the authority for the next twelve months. Cllr Pandor’s Cabinet team will...

Bradford Council plans to shut down children’s home in a bid to improve looked after care provisions

Bradford Council has set out plans for its children's homes provision in line with the changing demands of the service. The Council currently provides 11...

Junior Lindley crime fighters get ‘hands on’ crime scene training

Youngsters from Huddersfield were treated to a surprise last weekend, with a first-hand crime scene investigation (CSI) demonstration from their local neighbourhood policing team. Officers...

Two men from Kirklees jailed for combined 40 years for child sex abuse offences

Two men who sexually abused a vulnerable child have been jailed for a combined 40 years as part of a major investigation into non-recent...

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