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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

Michelle Edwards, Kirklees and Calderdale Read Easy coordinator

Read Easy Kirklees and Calderdale group appeals for new volunteers

An artist's impression of the Cooper Bridge scheme

Kirklees takes on responsibility for Cooper Bridge scheme despite cost concerns

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The existing A62/A644 Cooper Bridge junction is one of the busiest corridors in the district and currently experiences significant congestion

More power over Cooper Bridge scheme set to be handed to Kirklees

The Cooper Bridge improvement project aims to cut congestion, improve air quality, enhance safety, boost public transport and ultimately support economic and housing growth.

Next step in Cooper Bridge improvements project

Zoopla has revealed the areas of Yorkshire where the biggest percentage of homes have gone up in value

The 13 Yorkshire areas where most homes are rising in value

Violet Miller has raised £144 for the TCD charity in Batley.

Youngster makes Christmas candles to raise money for Batley charity yet again

First Bus has released forthcoming timetables for the Christmas period. Picture: Bruce Fitzgerald

Bus travel: First Bus release Christmas timetable changes

Craggs Energy Tanker

Temporary fuel duty freeze is welcome relief for drivers and businesses in Yorks...

Fly-tipping from the recent cases

Headway made in tackling Kirklees fly-tipping backlog but cases continue to rise
Fly-tipping is on the rise but Kirklees Council says it has made a dent in a serious backlog.
Abigail Marlow

Christmas events in West Yorkshire: Markets, Santa's grotto, pantos and more

The average price of a semi-detached house has risen by more than 25% in a year in parts of West Yorkshire

The 9 areas of West Yorkshire where the price of semis is soaring

Councillor Carole Pattison, leader of Kirklees Council

Council misses out on millions to cut Kirklees residents’ energy bills

Violet, 7, created and sold 45 handmade bracelets, as well as selling some of her preloved toys at a yard sale last month to raise money for TCD, a mental health charity based in Batley.

‘Very caring’ youngster raises nearly £200 for Batley mental health charity

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Extra trains on Calder Valley line during Transpennine Route Upgrade

Hollie Love

Police appeal to trace missing West Yorkshire teenager

Emily Yates, former Young Person of the Year.

Craggs Energy’s Emily Yates acts as ambassador for the downstream liquid fuels s...

Emily Yates former UKIFDA Young Person of the Year out on delivery.

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Where the slide once stood in Greenhead Park

Distinctive slide removed from playground over safety concerns

Cleckheaton Health Centre.

Health centre partners with Diabetic Eye Screening Programme

The Craggs Energy Team

Craggs Energy to raise vital funds for Age UK Calderdale & Kirklees as part of i...

Officers from West Yorkshire Police arrested a total of five people for offences linked to the drugs trade.

Watch: Police seize £1.6m worth of cannabis plants

Kirklees and Calderdale Independent ME Support Group

Local charity tells the government to wake up and see the bigger picture

Martin Hathaway, managing director of the Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce

Chamber announces launch of free Calderdale and Kirklees Business Festival

Dedicated artists delivered kite-making sessions to a diverse range of groups in Calderdale and neighbouring Kirklees, with these kites now forming part of the exhibition

Kite festival exhibition created by Dewsbury group to open at Halifax Minster

A sinkhole along Halifax Road, Hedben Bridge in Yorkshire has turned up on Google as an unlikely tourist attraction and five star reviews.

Watch: Sinkhole becomes 'tourist attraction' with five star reviews

Watch as man goes snowboarding down street during heavy snow
Watch the moment a skatepark owner tries his hand at snowboarding down his local street, making the most of the heavy snow.
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Driving in the snow.

Watch: List of UK school closures after cold weather causes disruption

400 festive stockings were gifted to residents to ensure everyone feels special this Christmas

Audiologists spread festive cheer delivering 400 stockings to care home resident...

Forget Me Not Children's Hospice

West Yorkshire children’s hospice faces 'impossible choices'

Huddersfield Town Hall

Kirklees Council performs worst for tenant satisfaction in West Yorkshire

15 November 2024. Dignity in Dying event at Healds Hall Hotel, Liversedge, hosted by Kim Leadbeater.

How your MP voted on the assisted dying bill

Proposed bridge designs in Brighouse town centre. Artist's impression

A641 update: Progress on £65 million scheme as councillors back key measures

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South Asian kite festival project launched for CultureDale celebrations

Riders taking part in the second annual Al-Sultan Tent Pegging Championships in Heckmondwike

11 photos of the Al-Sultan Tent Pegging Equestrian Tournament in Heckmondwike

Pictured are from left to right: Emma Rodrigues and Sue Marsh.

Teaching partnership ‘adapting to changing environments’ ahead of September 2024

New Total Travel store opens at Brighouse.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 27: Alison Worthington, George Worthington and Helena Worthington with the Entertainment award for 'Gogglebox' during The TRIC Awards 2023 at Grosvenor House on June 27, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images)

Gogglebox star Helena Worthington said she saw ‘big cat’ on train to Todmorden

The new A&E opens in May

Calderdale hospital doctor's plea as opening date announced for new A&E

The parents of the late Jo Cox, Jean and Gordon Leadbeater, and sister Kim Leadbeater, now Batley and Spen MP, unveil a plaque to officially announce the opening of the new Bronte Birth Centre, a £1.38m purpose built, midwife led birth unit at Dewsbury and District Hospital in 2016. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe

Dewsbury's Bronte Birth Centre re-opens for first time in two years

Huddersfield Royal Infirmary,

Opening date for new A&E for Dewsbury, Batley and Spen residents revealed

14 notable people who you may not know are from Wakefield, Halifax and Dewsbury

14 notable women who you may not know are from Wakefield, Halifax and Dewsbury

Plans for a tram system running in West Yorkshire have been set out as the West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin aims to revolutionise the region's transport network.

Mayor sets out plan for tram system in West Yorkshire

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board are collaborating on a public consultation to gauge Wakefield residents' views on how older people with mental health needs are cared for in hospital

NHS appeal to Wakefield, Calderdale and Kirklees residents over dementia wards
A public consultation on how older people with mental health needs are treated in Wakefield, Kirklees and Calderdale has been launched by the local NHS.
Catherine Gannon

The KACCL Committee 2023. Photo: Heather Magner, Northern Exposure.

Annual business event raises £30,000 to help young people

The new toilet facilities at Hartshead Moor services

Hartshead Moor East: 'We expect to see a considerable improvement'

The road sign on Halifax Road. Photo by David Kelly

Welcome to Kirklees sign put up on wrong side of the road

Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, at the Walk it Ride it campaign launch.

New sustainable travel campaign launches across West Yorkshire

Here are some of the top places go to pumpkin picking across West Yorkshire in the run-up to Halloween.

Here are the top places for pumpkin picking in and around West Yorkshire

The Home Office plans to double the number of asylum seekers being housed at Cedar Court, Wakefield.

Council took legal advice to block plans to house more asylum seekers at hotels

Kim Leadbeater visited The Crescent & Co CIC, on Station Road in Batley, a care service that supports children and adults in the Kirklees, Calderdale, Leeds, and Wakefield areas in their homes.

MP praises Batley care service that is helping tackle loneliness and isolation

New funding will help provide traffic-free paths in Wakefield.

£23 million cycling scheme to create "attractive alternative choice" in region

West Yorkshire Combined Authority is to invest more than £4m into enhanced services across the region in a bid to encourage passengers to travel by bus more often.

Councillor welcomes more than £4m bus investment in Calderdale and Kirklees

Northern has warned 'fare dodgers' in West Yorkshire to 'quit while they're ahead' as their investigators are able to look into the circumstances of attempted fare evasion in much more detail.

'Quit while you're ahead' says Northern's 'Digital Fraud Squad'

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