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Bradford West Awards honour community heroes

Community heroes from the Bradford area were honoured at Bradford Council’s Bradford West Community Recognition awards ceremony which took place on Wednesday 1 March....

Leeds unlikely to meet 2030 net zero target – council

Updated with government right of reply Leeds is unlikely to meet its net zero target by 2030, the city council has admitted for the first...

Controversial Amazon at Cleckheaton Refused

The controversial Amazon warehouse at Scholes, Cleckheaton has been refused at a marathon planning meeting. Today (March 15) Kirklees Council’s Strategic Planning Committee met to...

Somaiya Begum Murder: Uncle jailed for niece’s ‘dreadful’ murder.

A man from Bradford has been jailed for life for murdering his niece at her home in Bradford. Mohammed Taroos Khan, 53 of Thornbury Road,...

Candidate banned after transphobic comments

A Conservative candidate in the upcoming Darlington local election will not stand after making a transphobic comment online. Ethan Pugh, 19, was suspended by the party...

Fly tippers caught on CCTV

Hundreds of people have been caught dumping waste thanks to a new array of anti-fly tipping cameras. And many have either been prosecuted, fined or...

Council criticised for “disgraceful” museum plans

Campaigners have criticised a “disgraceful” council decision to dig up the ashes of dead war veterans, as they say plans to redevelop the former...

Southlands Centre vote

Politicians are set to vote this week on whether to give plans for the new Southlands Centre the go-ahead. The proposals reveal the £3.7m facility...

Conservative resignation prompted by “Dirty Pakistani politics”

Former Lord Mayor of Bradford and Keighley councillor Zafar Ali has blamed his decision to resign from the Conservative party on ‘dirty Pakistani politics’ and...

Budget argument continues

Bradford Council’s upcoming budget is “doomed to failure” – according to a Conservative councillor. The budget for the 2023/24, which includes a 4.99 per cent...

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