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West Yorkshire’s Weaver Network takes next steps with Kirklees the first to benefit

A multi-million pound investment in a new fleet of publicly owned, zero emission electric buses has been approved by West Yorkshire’s council leaders, and...

Kirklees Council sets out ambitious plan as hundreds housed in temporary accommodation

Though hundreds of homeless households remain in temporary accommodation across Kirklees, “real progress” has been made in reducing the numbers, council bosses have said. on...

New York style approach to support more rough sleepers

A scheme to help homeless people off the streets – inspired by work done in New York, will be expanded in Bradford to help...

Campaign group suggests new rail service “wish list”

A campaign group has called for new train services between Bradford and Sheffield, saying train users need “big improvements now.” The Halifax and District Rail...

Tributes paid to long standing Councillor who has died

A long-standing Councillor whose artwork celebrating Captain Tom and the Tour De France helped brighten up the District has died. Conservative Councillor Russell Brown represented...

11 bed HMO “would not provide an acceptable standard of living”

Plans to turn a house overlooking a Bradford park into an 11-bed HMO have been refused, as some rooms “would not provide an acceptable...

Upper floors of former Bradford department store could finally become apartments

Fresh plans to turn the upper floors of a landmark Bradford building into flats have been submitted to Bradford Council. The former Brown Muffs department...

Councils commit £10m to long-awaited bridge linking Canning Town and Poplar

A long-hoped-for footbridge across the River Lea could be built in 2027, after nearly £10million was put up by two councils to fund it. The...

Forest Gate baker fights Newham Council order to shut home business

A baker is fighting Newham Council’s order to stop running her business from her home. Fatima Yusuf says she has been running her cake business,...

Residents protest outside Harrow Council over “damp, mould and spiralling rents”

A group of residents held a protest outside a North London council’s offices demanding the local authority do more to tackle the borough’s “housing...

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