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School to become academy as £2.9m deficit written off

A secondary school is due to join a multi-academy trust as part of plans to clear a £2.9 million deficit in its finances. Several years...

Celebrations at Primary School following a ‘Good’ Ofsted judgement.

Staff and students at Woodlands C of E Primary School are celebrating after a recent Section 8 Ofsted inspection in January 2023, where inspectors...

Women ‘woefully underrepresented’ in Freedom of Newcastle

Two Newcastle MPs have demanded action to recognise more “woefully underrepresented” women with the city’s highest honour. Catherine McKinnell and Chi Onwurah have united in...

Primary School children fly the flag for International Women’s day

Year 5 pupils from Horton Grange Primary School joined the Lord Mayor of Bradford and our Editor, Fatima Patel on Wednesday for a flag...

Man prosecuted over extension

A Bradford man “buried his head in the sand” by failing to demolish an unauthorised front extension – a court was told. Mohammed Ghafoor was...

Dewsbury regeneration projects to be “re-evaluated” due to inflation

Two major projects to regenerate Dewsbury town centre are being “re-evaluated” as Kirklees Council grapples with inflationary pressures. Last year, Yorkshire Live reported that £15m...

Parking charge increases

The cost of car parking in more than 170 locations around Newcastle is set to jump next month. City bosses have confirmed plans to increase...

Sikh temple plans approved

Plans for a new Sikh temple in a Sunderland suburb have been given the green light by city councillors. Sunderland City Council’s Planning and Highways...

New food festival

A new food and drink festival will be coming to Bradford next month – and is the first new festival in the run up...

Service was ‘walking towards car crash’

Council bosses kept the fact that Bradford Children’s Services was “walking towards a car crash” a secret, a Councillor has claimed. And the head of...

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