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Transport strikes to cause a week’s worth of disruption across West Yorkshire

Delays and disruption to public transport across West Yorkshire are expected this week following the largest rail strike since 1989 across the country. Over 50,000...

Struggling households in Leeds set to benefit from £100 voucher payment by end of July

=Thousands of households in Leeds struggling to meet the rising cost of living are set to benefit from a £7.1million grant being distributed by...

Doncaster man fined almost £2000 after being caught fly-tipping in Huddersfield

When Naveed Mohammed from Doncaster decided to dump his rubbish in Huddersfield, he ended up with a fine of nearly £3,000 after being caught...

Car tracking gang jailed for targeting homes of Chinese business owners

A criminal gang who put high-tech tracking devices on the cars of Chinese business owners in Leeds to target their homes for burglary have...

Meet the Batley sports coach leading 200 women on a weight loss challenge

A fitness instructor and personal trainer from Kirklees is leading 200 women on a fitness challenge to lose half a stone healthily in just...

Asian Standard’s own editor Fatima Patel wins big at Asian Women of Achievements Awards

Asian Standard’s own editor and managing director won big at the Asian Women of Achievements (AWA) Awards last night. Held in a respected Park Lane...

Talented Beckfoot Allerton primary school pupil raises £140 through selling paintings for refugee families

A ten-year-old pupil from Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and nursery has raised £140 to buy much-needed food and toiletry items for refugee families in...

Not enough support for people living in “UK’s Diabetes Capital” says community worker

This week marks Diabetes Week, an annual UK-wide initiative devoted to raising awareness of diabetes and raising money to help fund research into the...

Shi’a mosque backs Imam Qari Asim following allegations of allowing anti-Shi’a hatred by Government

A Shi’a mosque in Leeds has backed one of Leeds’s prominent Sunni Imams after the Government accused him of promoting anti-Shi’a hatred by “failing...

Great Get Together events to be held across Batley and Yorkshire in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox

Yesterday marked six years since Jo Cox MP was murdered in her constituency of Batley and Spen during the deeply divisive Brexit referendum campaign. The...

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