Kirklees news

• Andy Burnham confirms four groups NOT eligible for £100 energy payment

  29-10-2026 15:01 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The Household Energy Payment will be paid to around 20 million households in council tax bands A to D in England from January 2027 to help with rising energy bills, but four groups will not be eligible
  
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• NHS Alzheimer's and dementia symptoms explained after death of Sir Patrick Stewart

  30-10-2026 07:23 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Sir Patrick Stewart died on Thursday at the age of 86
  
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• Sir Ian McKellen pays tribute to 'born and bred' Yorkshiremen Sir Patrick Stewart

  30-10-2026 06:38 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Sir Patrick Stewart, known for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor X in X-Men, has died from Alzheimer's disease at his home in Los Angeles
  
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• Police give specific answer as resident asks what to do if a car is blocking their driveway

  30-10-2026 05:03 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  All you need to know if someone is blocking your driveway, here's exactly what police say you should do - and whether your council or officers can act on driveway obstruction
  
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• Widowed Huddersfield mum 'ecstatic' as date set for Parliament debate

  30-10-2026 05:00 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Holly O'Connor's husband Andy died aged 43 in 2022 - and she's been campaigning for this debate ever since.
  
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• Tragedy as 'wonderful, kind and loving' dad-of-3 suffers brain haemorrhage on way home from work

  30-10-2026 05:00 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  'The reason to honour him was so it still feels like he’s still providing for his kids because that was his pride and joy, being the breadwinner'
  
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• Kirklees homes which qualify for £100 energy payment

  30-10-2026 05:00 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  A new £100 househould energy payment has been announced by the government
  
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• Homes in each West Yorkshire area which qualify for £100 energy payment

  30-10-2026 05:00 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Almost one million homes across the region are eligible
  
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• Council responds amid 'migrant housing' rumours over new homes

  30-10-2026 05:00 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  A post on social media suggested the properties were going to be turned into shared housing for migrants.
  
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• Yorkshire Vet's Huddersfield farmer heartbroken after 'difficult' loss on farm

  29-10-2026 22:05 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The Yorkshire Vet returned to screens on Thursday with a heartbreaking case in Huddersfield
  
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• Sir Patrick Stewart dead - Yorkshire 'devastated' as Mirfield loses 'finest'

  29-10-2026 21:52 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Yorkshire has united in grief around one of Mirfield's own
  
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• Yorkshire legend Sir Patrick Stewart in 34 pictures as Star Trek actor dies

  29-10-2026 21:28 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The actor, who was born in Mirfield, died at his home in the US aged 86
  
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• Sir Patrick Stewart dies - cause of death as tributes to Mirfield-born legend pour in

  29-10-2026 21:26 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Patrick Stewart, the Mirfield-born actor best known for playing Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men, has died
  
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• Patrick Stewart dies - cause of death as tributes to Mirfield-born legend pour in

  29-10-2026 21:26 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Patrick Stewart, the Mirfield-born actor best known for playing Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men, has died
  
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• Sir Patrick Stewart dead LIVE tributes as Star Trek and X-Men legend dies aged 86

  29-10-2026 21:07 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Tributes to Mirfield actor Sir Patrick Stewart who starred in Star Trek and X-Men actor
  
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• State pensioners given £13,319 income warning after John Healey change

  29-10-2026 20:45 via YorkshireLive - News
  Figures on documents released after the Budget show exactly how rules around the lowest paid pensioners will work
  
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• Probe after body found in burnt-out car at beauty spot

  29-10-2026 19:10 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The body has been discovered at a beauty spot
  
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• Accused paedophile told girl 'I wish I could make love to you'

  29-10-2026 18:08 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Malcolm Barnes has been standing trial
  
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• 'Put that cig out, turn around, hands on your head' - moment cops catch blowtorch gang

  29-10-2026 18:00 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  They have all been jailed
  
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• Rock collapses at Turkey tourist spot with three death and more feared trapped

  29-10-2026 17:32 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The landslide has been caused by heavy rain
  
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• Ex Sheffield church leader Stephen Timmis and his wife Janet charged with rape

  29-10-2026 17:10 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  They will appear in court later this year
  
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• Cadet leader and city councillor guilty of rape and sexual assault

  29-10-2026 17:05 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Rylan Ray, 26, took advantage of his role as a detachment commander in the Army Cadet Force
  
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• Survival expert names 20 foods to stockpile that could stay in cupboards 'for decades'

  29-10-2026 17:04 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The UK government is urging households to prepare emergency supplies amid extreme weather and security concerns - a survival expert has shared 20 long-lasting foods to stock up on
  
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• York Christmas Market to close on certain day in anti-terror ban

  29-10-2026 16:52 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  York's Christmas Market, running from 12 November to 21 December, will close on a particular day to help manage the impact of an anti-terror traffic ban on city centre footstreets.
  
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• Tributes paid to 'special' woman, 19, who died in horror crash alongside another teen

  29-10-2026 15:48 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Amelia Miller was sadly pronounced dead at the scene alongside another teen
  
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• Missing Liversedge children LIVE as police launch search for wanted man

  29-10-2026 15:47 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Kibriya Ahmed's children Yousaf and Mohammed have gone missing
  
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• Expert's 'bright headlights' message for drivers struggling with glare of newer cars at night

  29-10-2026 15:39 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Struggling with brighter headlights at night? Experts warn that ignoring these six symptoms could lead to a £1,000 fine
  
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• Man wanted after children go missing from Liversedge

  29-10-2026 15:11 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Yousaf and Mohammed, 15 and 12, are missing
  
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• Mum's chilling Bonfire Night warning after teen inspects ‘dud’ firework with devastating results

  29-10-2026 14:59 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Aleks Stasiukiewicz, 17, suffered life-changing injuries when he tried to relight an unexploded firework
  
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• Government confirms four groups will NOT get £100 Household Energy Payment this winter

  29-10-2026 14:58 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Chancellor John Healey announced the cash will go to households - but some are excluded, documents show
  
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