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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...

Leeds

Council-run schools in Leeds need £66m worth of repairs

More than £66m worth of repairs have been identified across crumbling council-run schools in Leeds. But the Department of Education (DfE) has been criticised for...

Leeds

RAAC found on estate of second Leeds school

Crumbling concrete has been found on the estate of a second Leeds school, local councillors have been told. Reinforced autoclave aerated concrete (Raac) has been...

Community

Batley Girls High school contains collapse-prone concrete, government confirms

A Kirklees High School has been confirmed to contain dangerous concrete, with a review of other sites in the district currently being undertaken. Batley Girls’...

News

Engineers confirm Newcastle schools safe from dangerous concrete; RAAC concerns ruled out

Engineers ruled out the possibility of potentially dangerous concrete being in more Newcastle schools shortly before the Government’s closure orders last week. The city’s council...

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