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Leeds

West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin issues statement on Harehills sentencing

Three men have been jailed for arson and violent disorder during an incident which saw a bus set on fire in Harehills on 18...
Community

Research links participation in arts and sports to improved wellbeing for UK youth

The wellbeing of young people in the UK has significantly decreased in the last two decades with a major international study ranking the UK’s young people fourth from bottom out of...
Kirklees

Kirklees Council launches ‘Culture Lab’ events to shape new Cultural Strategy and boost local creativity

Kirklees Council is asking residents to get involved in developing a Cultural Strategy for the borough. The council says its new strategy will aim to...
Kirklees

Seven Kirklees Council buildings to go under the hammer soon

A former Kirklees library, care home and youth centre are among the buildings to go under the hammer this year, to help plug the...
Kirklees

Kirklees Council ‘failed to notice’ £1.5m energy bill blunder

More than £1.5m has slipped through Kirklees Council’s fingers ‘unnoticed’, as energy tariffs for some properties have not increased in more than a decade. Earlier...
North East

North East mayor to publish details of gifts amid claims of ‘deeply worrying’ lack of transparency

The North East mayor will publish details of her financial interests and gifts she has accepted “shortly”, amid concerns about a “deeply worrying” lack...
Newcastle

Newcastle Labour votes in Karen Kilgour as new leader to replace Nick Kemp

Karen Kilgour has been confirmed as Labour’s new leader in Newcastle. Members of the city’s ruling party gathered on Monday night to formally crown the...
North East

Tees Valley cabinet meeting highlights governance concerns and transport funding uncertainties

It may have been the unanimous agreement of cabinet to back the response to the Tees Valley Review recommendations that grabbed headlines last week,...
Housing

Leeds City Centre building set to transform into holiday flats after planning approval

A listed city centre building will be converted into holiday flats after planning permission was granted. The new “apart-hotel” will provide five short-stay flats with kitchens...
Leeds

Council invests £650,000 in new laptops to ensure Microsoft Windows 11 compatibility

The council will spend almost £650,000 on new laptop computers to ensure compatibility with a software update. A contract will be awarded to Telefonica UK...
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