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500 unable to vote

Almost 500 people in Bradford were unable to vote in this month’s local elections due to new voter ID laws. The 4 May election was...

Community ‘heartbroken’ as campaigners respond to KAL’s leisure centre plans

Campaign groups in Kirklees have responded to the news that their local leisure centres have been dealt their fate, calling for leisure centres to...

Striking restaurant design seemingly dropped

Plans for an eye-catching new restaurant on Bradford’s Wakefield Road appear to have been scaled back to a more traditional design. Proposals to redevelop the...

First Muslim Scout group in district seeks volunteers: ‘lend a hand, make a change.’

If you're familiar with the concept of Scouting, you will know that the movement was founded by Robert Baden-Powell in 1907 on Brownsea Island...

Driving down the number of road deaths

Cleveland Fire Brigade is encouraging people to take extra care on the roads as part of a national drive to reduce the number of...

Why this Darlington community elected 3 Green councillors

New Green Party councillors have thanked voters in a Darlington community for the “life-changing” decision to let them represent their area. The party’s success at...

New mayor’s priorities

Chris Cooke wants long-term strategies. He’s accepted that this isn’t “jazzy” and won’t warrant a ribbon-cutting ceremony but he’s convinced that this is the best...

Students at University of Bradford hail leadership as visionaries who are ‘not resisting change but adapting to change.’

At a time when all that is reported in the media is that universities across the country are not offering value for money and...

Batley and Spen MP Kim Leadbeater pays “moving” visit to children’s hospice

Kim Leadbeater MP paid a moving visit to the Forget Me Not Children's Hospice, which supports children with life-shortening conditions, their families, and families...

Ready to paint the park all the colours of the rainbow?

Taking place on 20 May, Forget Me Not’s Colour Run will see up to 1000 participants take on an easy 3km walk, jog or...

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