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‘2nd Wife’ Restaurant Opens in Bradford – Clever Branding or Cultural Insensitivity?

A new restaurant in Bradford is causing a stir not for its food, but for its name. ‘2nd Wife’, recently opened in the city’s...

Dewsbury community renews calls to reopen shuttered sports centre

Residents and campaigners in Dewsbury are stepping up pressure on Kirklees Council to reverse the controversial decision to permanently close Dewsbury Sports Centre, warning...

First Bus helps tackle unemployment for parents of junior rugby players

First Bus has teamed up with Hunslet Rugby Foundation (HRF) to support the parents of children participating in junior rugby with an outreach programme...

Voices of Bradford’ put accent on trip for First Bus city fleet

Millions of visitors to Bradford for this year’s City of Culture events and local people travelling will now get a special welcome when boarding...

Up to 40,000 new homes on railway land

Labour’s transport secretary will be in Newcastle today (Wednesday,, 30 July) to launch a new initiative that could help kickstart a major Tyneside regeneration...

Education minister recognises ‘huge challenge’ with child poverty after Teesside visit

A Government minister on a visit to one of Teesside’s – and the country’s – most deprived areas has admitted tackling child poverty is...

Alice Billing House to be refurbished

A funding deal for the next phase of a listed building’s transformation into a community arts centre has been approved by Newham Council. Up to...

£14M infrastructure investment approved

A North London council has approved plans to invest more than £14m in improvements to the borough’s roads and parks, as well as installing...

Plan to merge two primary school has been approved

A plan to merge two North London schools has been given the green light by the local council which could see the construction of...

“Deeply personal memorial” tree removal in Bentley Priory Nature Reserve

Five years ago, Sonia Rosenblatt and her close friend planted ten native trees to “enhance the biodiversity” in Bentley Priory Nature Reserve in Stanmore. The...

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