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Middlesbrough Council drops plan for a traveller site at Teessaurus Park

Plans to locate a traveller site at Teessaurus Park have been dropped by Middlesbrough Council, a year on from when the proposals were first...

Kirklees Council to offload eight key assets amid financial struggles

Kirklees Council is getting ready to offload more assets as it continues to address financial difficulties. When major pressures first took hold, the local authority...

Northern rail services could be taken over by mayors amid anger over train cancellations

Mayors across the North of England could try to seize control of struggling rail services that have “failed” passengers. North East mayor Kim McGuinness says...

London Mayor ushers a spectacular New Years Eve for London – and talks of his honour at receiving a Knighthood

The London New Year’s Eve celebrations are famous worldwide – and newly knighted London Mayor Sadiq Khan was present to head up the party. The...

Have your say on West Yorkshire’s future – Public engagement opens on draft budget

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) is calling on residents to shape the future of the region by sharing their views on its draft...

New App to reward West Yorkshire residents for walking, cycling & using public transport

A new app that will reward people in West Yorkshire for walking, cycling or using public transport could soon be rolled out. The app could...

A new supermarket will be able to open for 24 hours a day – planners have confirmed

A new supermarket due to open in a former Lidl unit can open for 24 hours a day – Bradford Council has confirmed. The store...

Plans for new cafe on land “used by random people leaving their vehicles for long duration of time”

A cafe could soon be installed on an area of land that is used by “random people leaving their vehicles for long duration of...

Surgical errors cost South Tees NHS Trust nearly £300K in damages over retained objects

Mistakes which led surgical items to be left behind in patients post-op cost the South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust nearly £150,000 in damages,...

Six month closure for Dewsbury road as rail upgrade continues

Part of a Dewsbury road is to be shut for six months as the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade gathers pace. A section of Thornhill Road...

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