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Top 10 best performing secondary schools, according to government data

The Royal Voluntary Service is inviting locals to join their Festive Spread Christmas lunch event at the charity’s Batley Lunch Club later this month.

Charity offering free Christmas meal for the elderly at Batley Lunch Club

Red House Museum in Gomersal has been sold at auction for £650,000.

Historic Grade II Listed building sold at auction for £650,000

Storm Darragh causes disruption and damage across the UK.

Watch: Storm Darragh causes disruption and damage across the UK

Situated within the renowned Victoria Quarter arcade on Vicar Lane, The Ivy Victoria Quarter will be open seven days a week.

The 10 most booked restaurants in West Yorkshire, according to OpenTable

Council tax bills in Kirklees are set to rise by 4.99 per cent

Kirklees Council set to increase council tax as budget proposals revealed

A decaying rodent carcass was found in one of the units.

Rat droppings and dead rodent found at Batley kebab firm

Dua Lipa headlined at the Glastonbury Festival in the summer

ITV to air special with Dua Lipa tonight - how to watch

Presenters Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly attend the 'Strictly Come Dancing 2017' red carpet launch at The Piazza on August 28, 2017.

Strictly dances confirmed for the semi-final - full list

People

Heathfield Farm in Birkenshaw has unveiled its new and improved indoor play area for children.

Popular Birkenshaw pub unveils new indoor play area

A popular Birkenshaw pub has unveiled its new and improved indoor play area for children.

Adam Cheshire

Heckmondwike Grammar School has been named the North State Secondary School of the Year as well as the State Secondary School of the Year for Academic Excellence in the North. Pictured here is headteacher Peter Roberts.

Schools crowned best in the North by The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025

Roberttown Community Centre is set to hold its first ever Christmas Market on Sunday, December 8.

Roberttown Community Centre hosting first ever Christmas Market

Top L - William Ellard. Top R - Luke Littler, Bottom - Sky Brown. Photo: Getty Images

BBC reveals names up for young sports star award

Wilton Park Junior Parkrun volunteers handing over toys collected for the Liversedge Toy Run.

Junior parkrun celebrates 100th event by donating Christmas toys to children

Cost of Living

Household Support Fund returns with up to £500 available for families

'Lifestyle inflation' is to blame, according to 4,000 adults

Fewer than one in 10 millennials have hit their financial goals

Bear is looking for his forever home after spending 4 years in kennels.

Watch: Dog who is 'not cute or small' seeks home after 4-year wait

Annabel Fenwick Elliott and son Jasper in Mauritius.

Watch: Woman leaves UK so she can afford to be a stay-at-home mum

Crime

Jonathan Saville

West Yorkshire Police appeal for public's help to find wanted man

Officers and partners including Kirklees Council’s Taxi Licensing Team hosted the day long operation in the New Street area following recent concern from residents about anti-social parking and driving.

Dewsbury police clamp down on anti-social drivers and illegal taxis

A secret stashed cannabis factory has been found by the Batley and Spen Neighbourhood Policing Team.

Cannabis farm found behind spy-style false wall in Batley

Beware of Black Friday scams

Black Friday shoppers told to watch for ‘bogus website’ scam

From left, Brunswick PACT chairman Brian Roberts, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and policing minister Dame Diana Johnson at the Home Office discussing the NationalWorld campaign Silent Crime on November 21, 2024

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper pledges action on Silent Crime

Detectives in Kirklees investigating an attempt burglary in Dewsbury Moor have released a number of CCTV images of the suspects.

CCTV images released by police following attempt burglary in Dewsbury Moor

Business

An artist's impression of the Dewsbury Arcade once renovations have taken place.

Iconic 1899 Dewsbury Arcade roof to be renovated by original local firm

Kirklees Council has announced the Grade II Listed Dewsbury Arcade’s historic roof is to be renovated by the same local firm which installed it in 1899.

Catherine Gannon

You could be sitting on a Lottery jackpot - check for unclaimed prizes

Dave Broadbent, chair of R3 in Yorkshire

Yorkshire and Humber insolvency-related activities fall by a third in November w...

Shoppers in an Aldi supermarket in March 2020 (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Supermarket opening four new stores this week - full list of locations

Royal Mail postal workers sort Christmas cards in the Royal Mail Regional Sorting Office in Filton (Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Royal Mail's Christmas and New Year delivery and service schedule

Traffic and Travel

M62.

M62 traffic: Two lanes closed on M62 Westbound at J22 due to road surface defect

Several sets of roadworks are set to take place in North Kirklees during December

Residents warned of upcoming roadworks in Dewsbury, Batley and Cleckheaton

M62

Major West Yorkshire motorway is CLOSED northbound due to a vehicle fire

The incident between two vans on the westbound carriageway has led to 60 minute delays on the motorway.

M62 delays: All lanes now open after drivers faced delays of 80 minutes on M62

Health

Families impacted by the plans want to keep the homes council-run and have spoken highly of the services provided

Council set to privatise dementia care homes despite wishes of families

ME Action UK campaigners gather in Parliament Square to demand the £100s millions missing from ME research.

ME: 'Tired doesn't even come close to describing it'

These vitamins could be the key to dodging illnesses this winter

The best Vitamin D supplement to take this winter - a doctor explains

Plant-based alternatives to meat are increasingly realistic (Picture: Adam Berry/Getty Images)

Why it's bad that vegetarians now eat the most ultra-processed foods

Roderick's Examination at Surgeon's Hall, May 12, 1800. Artist Thomas Rowlandson, Joseph Constantine Stadler. (Photo by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

Dr's Casebook: ​Some medical curiosities in old Edinburgh’s Surgeon’s Hall

It's important to be aware of the symptoms of Covid this Christmas.

Covid symptoms you should look out for this Christmas

Politics

Batley Library will remain at its current home in the Carnegie Building

Batley Library saved from relocation to town hall after community campaign

Community campaigners are celebrating news that Batley Library will be staying in its historic home after Kirklees Council backtracked on relocation plans.

Abigail Marlow, Local Democracy Reporting Service

The much-loved building has been closed for over a year, but Kirklees Council has now said they will be considering a proposal to bring Cleckheaton and Spenborough Town Hall back into use.

Could much-loved town hall be brought back into use?

It is planned for the service to move from its existing premises on Railway Street to the Walsh Building next to Dewsbury Town Hall, with refurbishment work on the library’s new home starting next Spring.

Dewsbury Library booked in for ‘a new and modern home’

Cleckheaton Town Hall.

Town hall group outline why they believe historic building should re-open

UK Trending

Man dressed as Batman is arrested for drink driving.

Watch: Moment man dressed as Batman is arrested for drink driving

Ant and Dec will present I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! Cr. ITV.

What the winner of I’m a Celeb gets after being crowned

Ant and Dec on I’m A Celeb

Every single I’m a Celebrity winner since 2002 - full list

Danny Jones was the winner for 2024. He was crowned king of the jungle ahead of Coleen Rooney and Richard Coles.

I’m a Celeb winner Danny Jones’ first words after victory

I'm a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here presenters Ant and Dec. Photo by ITV.

Who won I’m a Celebrity in 2024 - final results

The order of elimination for I’m a Celeb in 2024

Weather

People battle against the wind and rain.

Watch: Met Office issues rare red warning - weather warnings explained

Two separate yellow weather warnings for strong winds and heavy rain later this week have been issued by the Met Office for Dewsbury, Mirfield, Batley and Spen.

Weather warning: When will strong winds and heavy rain hit North Kirklees?

Strong winds are expected to hit the UK.

Watch: Met Office issues yellow weather warnings for wind and rain

Education

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Top 10 secondary schools according to latest government performance data

These schools were among the country's highest performers in the most recent school year

England's top 20 state secondary schools for 2024 named in new data

These apps can help prepare pupils ahead of the summer exam season

7 of Apple's top-rated free education apps for GCSEs and A Levels

'Smashed' has educated over 580,000 students in Great Britain.

Award-winning alcohol awareness production is visiting West Yorkshire

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