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Councillors to sleep rough to raise awareness and cash for homeless

A group of seven Labour councillors will sleep rough next week as part of a drive to raise awareness about homelessness in Leeds. Local homeless...
Bradford & Keighley

“It is an uphill battle”, Councillor expresses concern over lack of crime reporting in Little Horton, Bradford

Reluctance to report crime and anti-social behaviour is a “massive issue” in one area of Bradford, according to a Councillor. The claim was made during...
News

Metro engineers in Tyne and Wear to strike over ‘miserable’ pay offer – but bosses say network won’t be shut down

Metro passengers have been warned to brace for disruption after train engineers voted to go on strike. More than 50 staff employed by Stadler Rail...
News

County Durham wants to join North East devolution deal – but could yet be blocked by other councils

County Durham wants to join a multi-billion pound devolution deal to establish a new North East mayor. After being set a mid-October deadline by ministers...
Kirklees

£1million boost for Kirklees youth facilities set to benefits thousands of youngsters

Kirklees Council has allocated funding of around £1million to improve and expand youth facilities across the district. Earlier this year, local organisations were invited to...
Bradford & Keighley

40th Annual Aagrah Charity Dinner raises over £20,000 for Bradford Hospitals Charity

The 40th annual Aagrah dinner attracted over 250 guests to their flagship Midpoint restaurant including guest speaker Lord Karan Bilimoria, CBE and a life...
Business & Finance

Cost of Living crisis and Economic prosperity among issues set to be discussed at North East’s Economy event

Expert speakers from The Institute of Directors, CBI (Confederation of British Industry) and the Resolution Foundation will join the North East Local Enterprise Partnership...
Health

Huge boost for Newcastle’s medical knowhow as district gets £23.1million for Biomedical Research Centre

The Department of Health & Social Care has today awarded Newcastle £23.1m of funding for its world-leading research in ageing and multiple long-term conditions. The...
Community

Almost half of Muslims in Leeds feel they’re not treated equally

Almost half of Muslims living in Leeds feel they’re treated unequally because of their faith, a new report has suggested. A survey of 221 Muslims...
Bradford & Keighley

25% of businesses supported by Bradford’s ‘Microbusiness Support programme’ were from Black and South Asian backgrounds.

A business support service set up by Bradford Council to help small companies to adapt and survive during the Covid-19 pandemic has been hailed...
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