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Leeds

A lookback at 2022 for Leeds City Council: Major stories of the year

A bid to host the Eurovision Song Contest, a bitter spat with a Prime Minister about “political correctness” in schools and a row over...
News

North East council gets back £15m loaned to troubled Essex authority that has £1.5bn debt

A £15m loan from a North East council to a troubled Essex authority in dire financial straits has been repaid with interest, bosses say. Thurrock...
Kirklees

Government Minister visits to see plans to improve Batley town centre

Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities visited Batley to take stock of development plans for the city Mr Gove was...
Bradford & Keighley

Nursing staff in Bradford to go on strike on 15 and 20 December

Nurses at the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are scheduled to take part in strike action on Thursday, 15 December as a part...
News

Labour promises new powers for North East in ‘greatest era of English devolution in living memory

Labour has promised a major shift of power away from London that would herald the “greatest era of English devolution in living memory”. The party...
News

North East mayor talks: Path clearing for Durham to join multi-billion pound devolution deal

The path appears to be clearing for County Durham to join a multi-billion devolution deal that will create a new North East mayor. A massive...
Business & Finance

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...
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