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Newcastle

Newcastle politicians hope to be ‘inspiration’ to young girls

Newcastle’s first female council leader and the North East mayor say they hope to act as an inspiration to girls across the region. As the...
Education

Leeds primary school to be ‘taken over’

A primary school is set to be taken over by a west Leeds-based chain of academies. Fountain Primary in Morley will become part of the...
Elections

Ex-Labour Cllr wins seat whilst independent

A former Labour cllr has beaten his old party as an independent in a West London by-election. Theo Dennison won the Syon & Brentford...
Bradford & Keighley

Bradford Council approves 9.99% tax hike amid protests and calls for leader to resign

Bradford residents will pay an extra 9.99 per cent Council Tax from April after the coming year’s budget was approved on what one Councillor...
Bradford & Keighley

Work is underway to demolish a “chai village” on a site that Bradford Council ordered to be cleared last Summer

A “Chai Village” that was built without planning permission in 2022 is finally being demolished – over eight months after the owners were ordered...
Bradford & Keighley

Four found guilty in UK’s largest-ever £266 million money laundering case

Four criminals who funnelled hundreds of millions of pounds in illicit cash through a West Yorkshire scrap jewellery business have been found guilty in...
Bradford & Keighley

‘Sport Is Our Culture’ event showcases Bradford’s thriving sporting community

Bradford’s deep-rooted connection to sports took centre stage at the Sport Is Our Culture event on 27 February, held at the historic Bradford Park...
COVID 19

The ‘heroic’ work of key workers, 5 years since Covid-19

Today marks five years since the first person in the North East tested positive for Covid-19. On the afternoon of Wednesday 4 March, 2020,...
Bradford & Keighley

Bradford ‘City of Culture’ to generate ‘6,500 jobs’

A Minister has said the Government “believes in Bradford” during a debate on the merits of the City of Culture. Two District MPs expressed differing...
Bradford & Keighley

Government support to Bradford Council “misrepresented”

The support given by the Government to keep Bradford from going bankrupt has been “misrepresented” by some,  a Cllr has argued. Cllr Paul Godwin (Lab,...
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