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Mayor’s anger over rapid Government U-turn as Liz Truss’ investment zone plans dropped

A North East mayor has hit out at the Government over plans to heavily scale back one of Liz Truss’ flagship policies. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt...
Leeds

Primary school to stay open after council backs down from closure plan

Leeds City Council has abandoned controversial plans to close a primary school, following a huge backlash. Queensway Primary School, in Yeadon, found out in September...
Bradford & Keighley

Keighley MP Chairs panel on ‘harrowing’ Human Rights abuses in Bangladesh

Keighley’s MP Robbie Moore last week chaired a panel event in Parliament focusing on human rights abuses in Bangladesh. The event, organised by the British...
Kirklees

Kirklees Councillors Call for Answers on Future of Huddersfield’s Tolson Museum

The future of one of Huddersfield’s best-loved landmarks – The Tolson Museum – still remains uncertain despite years of wrangling about what should happen...
News

Hunt promises multi-billion pound North East devolution deal ‘shortly’ – but doubt still surrounds Durham

The future of a multi-billion pound devolution deal for the North East remains unclear – despite Jeremy Hunt promising it will be announced soon. The...
Business & Finance

Plans for new ‘investment zones’ in Teesside dropped following Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement

Much-vaunted plans for new ‘investment zones’ set for Teesside have been dropped by the Government less than two months after they were announced. Expressions of...
Kirklees

Kirklees Cabinet approves Climate Action Plan

Kirklees Cabinet on 17 November, approved the council’s Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP). Due to the significance of the plan this will also be...
Leeds

Labour councillor backs calls for authority to apologise over handling of possible school closure

A Labour councillor has backed calls for her own party’s leaders to apologise to parents in a row over the proposed closure of a...
News

Sunderland City Council to hold ‘all out elections’ in May 2026 under new review of council ward boundaries

Sunderland City Council is expected to hold ‘all out elections’ in May 2026 following a review which could redraw the local political map. The city...
Bradford & Keighley

Council Leader makes plea to Chancellor over Autumn statement

The social care crisis and Bradford’s inclusion on the Northern Powerhouse Rail line should be priorities in this week’s Autumn statement, it has been...
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