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Sanaa Shaqeel was named winner of the Learning for Work Award at the recent Kirklees Adult Learner Awards.

Former Kirklees College student recognised at Adult Learner Awards

Chris Firth, of Chris Firth Creative, welcomed Spen Valley MP, Kim Leadbeater, to his new premises in Birstall.

Entrepreneur welcomes MP to new Birstall premises

John Roe with his booklet, Batley RLFC Cemetery Walk.

Historian publishes booklet on rugby stars and directors buried in town cemetery

The village community of Thornhill has rallied together ahead of Remembrance Day after ten large poppies displayed outside a dentist surgery were stolen. Villagers have been taking part in Thornhill Remembers, Together, which has seen colourful poppies popping up in windows of homes, schools, playgroups and businessness throughout the village.

Villagers rally ahead of Remembrance Day after theft of poppies

Lovehoney’s £119 couples advent calendar contains 24 grown-up surprises and comes with free standard delivery.

Lovehoney's £119 advent calendar has 24 surprises

Northorpe Hall Child and Family Trust has launched its annual Holiday Hampers Appeal to support young people in Kirklees leaving care.

Charity launches Christmas hampers appeal to support care leavers

Oakwell Hall in Birstall is set to close for over a year to allow for a major programme of improvement works.

Much-loved Grade I listed hall to close for over a year for £1.6m repair works

Voting opens to name Kirklees Council’s new fleet of gritters.

Voting opens to name Kirklees Council’s new fleet of gritters

Josh Woods has extended his stay at Batley Bulldogs. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Young Sinfield signs for Bulldogs as two others extend Mount Pleasant stay

People

Floral tributes have been left at the mural of Sir Patrick Stewart at Mirfield train station.

Floral tributes for Mirfield’s most famous son and Hollywood star
Flowers have been left at Mirfield railway station in honour of the town’s most famous son, Sir Patrick Stewart, where there is a mural and painting of the Hollywood legend.
Adam Cheshire

Richard Perkins with his collection.

Avid war memorabilia collector to host Remembrance Sunday exhibition

Jake on the podium with his silver medal. The youngster from Mirfield was competing in the WKC World Championships in Spain.

Mirfield schoolboy and martial arts ace is second best in world

A previous year's Remembrance Sunday service at Ings Grove Park in Mirfield.

Communities to gather and pay their respects to the fallen at Remembrance events

Sharron Ryan

Heckmondwike breakfast club founder shortlisted for award

Cost of Living

One in five workers are putting parenthood plans on hold

Employees delay parenthood due to concerns over parental leave

Nearly half of homeowners have incurred late payment fees

Disorganised households estimate they pay an extra £801 on bills

Sick of soaring bills? They’re not all going up

The household bill that costs less than 10 years ago

Novuna Consumer Finance is one of the UK's leading providers of retail point of sale finance and personal loans

Ad Feature One in eight households couldn't cover essentials for two months

Crime

Detectives have launched an appeal for witnesses and mobile phone footage after two police officers were assaulted while attempting to make an arrest

Police appeal launched as two officers assaulted in street attack

West Yorkshire Police will be deploying extra officers on the streets over the Halloween and Bonfire Night period.

Police to deploy extra officers on the streets for Halloween and Bonfire Night

Kibriya Ahmed.

Update: Missing children have been found as police renew appeal to locate father

Leeds Magistrates' Court.

Dewsbury man appears in court in connection with £9m drugs bust

Officers carrying out a warrant at a premises in Ravensthorpe as part of the 'Clear, Hold, Build' programme.

Residents invited to meet police and have their say on future of Ravensthorpe

Mohammed Tasadiq Khan and some of the 100g gold bullion bars discovered during the police investigation.

Drugs network ringleader ordered to pay back £260,000

Business

The Knowl Club in Mirfield will be hosting its November Beer Festival later this month.

Award-winning Mirfield club preparing for annual beer festival
The best club for real ale in the whole of Yorkshire is preparing for its annual beer festival later this month.
Adam Cheshire

Simon Senior and Ken Davy OBE at newly-named Autex Acoustics Arena in Dewsbury.

Huddersfield Giants announce stadium sponsor for new home at Dewsbury Rams

Michelle Ovens CBE says greater support is needed to help side hustles grow into sustainable businesses.

Ad Feature Side hustling UK adults face outdated systems

The team at tabletop gaming and hobby store NextDeck. Photo: Lucille Moore.

Arcade retailers move into bigger units after successful first months of trading

Batley Law directors Waseem Nazir, left, and Hassnain Sajjad holding their award.

Law firm directors thank 'fantastic team' after winning major national award

Traffic and Travel

Here are the road closures in North Kirklees that are set to begin this week.

Here are where road closures due to start this week

Dewsbury train station.

Dewsbury train station lift is out of service

M62.

Multi vehicle crash on M62 with residual delays of 70 minutes this morning

Spen Valley MP Kim Leadbeater joined Cycling UK at Downing Street to hand over a petition calling for women to feel safer on their bikes.

Spen Valley MP backs campaign for safer cycling for women

Health

Winter 2026/27 is expected to place 'sustained pressures' on health and care services. Photo: stock.adobe.com.

Kirklees NHS bosses brace for tough winter as scale of pressure is revealed

The boxes offer creative activities to support patient well-being, recovery and social connection.

Hospital launches well-being boxes to support patients through creativity

Nurosym's earpiece has helped people relieve various symptoms

This unusual earpiece claims to help with anxiety, fatigue and pain

Fatima Fakech at Advanced Care Pharmacy in Cleckheaton.

Cleckheaton pharmacist close to achieving another significant milestone

Anthony Shaw with some of the medical team that cared for him at Pontefract Hospital.

Patient praises hospital as it marks 300th day case joint replacement surgery

Sharon Jones-Stanley, left, bereavement midwife at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, with Aaminah and Ali Hussain.

Bereaved mum honours her daughter’s memory by donating Qur'an Cubes to hospital

Politics

The plan will now be presented to the council's children’s scrutiny committee in November.

Kirklees special educational needs and disabilities reform plan gets green light
Work to improve support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across Kirklees has taken a big step forward.
Abigail Marlow

A new electric vehicle charging scheme has been given the green light.

Electric vehicle charging scheme and planning policy changes approved by council

Kim at Birstall Primary Academy's Breakfast Club.

A safer approach to fireworks is needed

Kirklees first declared a climate emergency in 2019 after a motion from Labour, Lib Dem, Green and Independent councillors was upheld. Photo: stock.adobe.com.

Council axes its climate emergency declaration after lengthy debate

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Maryam Moshiri will appear in Taskmaster’s New Year Treat after becoming known for a viral BBC News moment in which she was accidentally shown making a middle-finger gesture during a studio countdown.

Maryam Moshiri joins Taskmaster after cancer battle

Is a Sudden Stratospheric Warming about to deliver a massive cold snap in the UK? It could, but it’s not that simple.

Explainer Sudden stratospheric warming: What could it mean for the UK weather?

Kevin the Carrot and Chantenay launch a search for missing Cauli Dog in Aldi's 2026 Christmas advert.

Shoppers hail Aldi's Christmas advert 'the best' one - watch it here

A Ryanair flight from Madrid was caught up in Thursday’s disruption (photo by Jaime REINA / AFP via Getty Images)

Plane bomb threats: all flights and airports affected

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Data revealed that the quality of toilet facilities affects how much people are willing to spend

UK hospitality industry risks losing £500m because of poor toilets

Over half of parents saying their child avoids creativity due to fear of getting it wrong

Parents say screen time and homework hold back children's creativity

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Brits biggest houseshare 'icks' revealed

1 in 3 are choosing to spend their weekends cooking

Brits ditch nights out for home cooking

Brits spend nearly four days a year handling ‘life admin’ for others on their phones

Brits spend nearly four days a year on phone life admin

Weather

Storm Boelo. Picture: MapTiler/OpenStreetMap contributors

Storm Boelo warning: Met Office forecasts high winds in Dewsbury and Batley

Yorkshire has officially entered drought status, although there are no plans to introduce water restrictions.

Drought status declared in Yorkshire

A thunderstorm warning has been issued for North Kirklees. Photo: Getty.

Two-day thunderstorm warning for Dewsbury, Mirfield, Batley and Spen

Education

Carlinghow Academy in Batley is celebrating after receiving its latest Ofsted report.

Batley school praised for creating ‘caring’ culture in latest Ofsted report

Westmoor Primary School.

Class of 2026: Photos of new starters at schools in Dewsbury, Batley and Spen

Ravenshall School has been awarded £2,000 by Howden's annual scheme which funds student-led initiatives designed to improve mental health and wellbeing within their school communities.

School awarded £2,000 as part of national wellbeing project

Proud headteacher of Healey Junior School, Luisa Lang, with some pupils from Years 2, 3, 5 and 6, after learning about their positive Ofsted report.

School proud to be at heart of 'wonderful community’ after latest Ofsted report

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