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• Shipping container planning application refused

  28-02-2025 10:51 via bbc.com
  
  The business, in a public car park, was expanded with a second container in April, reports say.
  
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• Success for 'Ask for Angela' checks in city

  30-01-2026 07:15 via bbc.com
  An undercover test operation in Wakefield found over 80% of venues were compliant, police say.
  
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• Council house fetches three times its guide price

  30-01-2026 07:12 via bbc.com
  The property in Bradford requires "comprehensive renovation", according to an auctioneer.
  
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• Decision on £16.5m town market revamp deferred

  29-01-2026 22:28 via bbc.com
  Traders and the public should have more say on plans for Huddersfield Market, councillors decide.
  
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• Lorry driver made guns and prepared for a 'race war'

  29-01-2026 21:14 via bbc.com
  Thomas McKenna, 60, is being sentenced over a gun and weapons workshop he had within his caravan.
  
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• Junior patrol team cracks down on speeding drivers

  29-01-2026 18:29 via bbc.com
  The children from Horton Grange Primary patrol the area for motorists breaking the law.
  
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• Landmark restaurant closes after landlord dispute

  29-01-2026 17:56 via bbc.com
  The Headingley Italian restaurant closes with immediate effect, it says in a post on social media.
  
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• Man jailed for rape and controlling behaviour

  29-01-2026 17:28 via bbc.com
  Alexander Julien denied the offences but was found guilty by a jury in December, a court hears.
  
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• Third man jailed over counterfeit banknotes

  29-01-2026 16:07 via bbc.com
  Stanley Carnall, 74, was part of a group making £380,000 worth of fake Scottish banknotes.
  
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• Giants' English open to offers from other clubs

  29-01-2026 14:31 via bbc.com
  Long-serving Huddersfield Giants prop Matty English says he is open to offers from rival Super League clubs.
  
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• The seven projects that could transform Bradford

  29-01-2026 13:02 via bbc.com
  New plans depend on a number of major investment and regeneration projects already in pipeline.
  
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• Post office that starred in Emmerdale fails to sell

  29-01-2026 13:00 via bbc.com
  The building still has a postmistress as a tenant but did not attract any bids at an auction.
  
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• Rhinos' McDonnell to miss Super League kick-off

  29-01-2026 12:53 via bbc.com
  Leeds Rhinos are dealt a blow before the new Super League season as James McDonnell is ruled out for up to six weeks.
  
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• Number of term-time school holiday fines hits another record high

  29-01-2026 11:45 via bbc.com
  New government data shows that fines for term-time holidays have risen again in the last academic year.
  
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• Smith to join Wakefield on long-term deal from 2027

  29-01-2026 11:10 via bbc.com
  Cameron Smith signs a four-year contract with Wakefield Trinity from next year, when his time at Leeds Rhinos ends.
  
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• Santander to close 44 branches and put 291 jobs at risk

  29-01-2026 09:56 via bbc.com
  The high-street lender is the latest to announce a swathe of branch closures.
  
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• Railway tunnel due to reopen after fire

  29-01-2026 09:00 via bbc.com
  Railway services between Leeds and Manchester have been disrupted since the fire on Sunday.
  
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• Yorkshire Water bills to rise by 5.6% from April

  29-01-2026 07:28 via bbc.com
  Yorkshire Water says the rise will help fund improvements to infrastructure and customer service.
  
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• Man, 60, charged with murder over fatal shooting

  28-01-2026 18:56 via bbc.com
  Adrian Frost is due to appear in court on Thursday charged with murdering Connor Batty in Hemsworth.
  
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• 'We weren't perfect', says bogus Covid lab accused

  28-01-2026 18:32 via bbc.com
  Evidence in pharmacist Faisal Shoukat's defence continues to be heard at Bradford Crown Court.
  
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• Man charged with causing deaths of teens in crash

  28-01-2026 17:47 via bbc.com
  The crash took place on Leeds Outer Ring Road in Meanwood in September 2023.
  
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• Wakefield Trinity 'delighted' by royal visit

  28-01-2026 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Luke Shale spoke to Gayle Lofthouse about his meeting with Princess of Wales.
  
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• Race to save historic tramway before it's too late

  28-01-2026 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  A fundraising appeal has been launched to pay for vital repairs to Shipley Glen tramway.
  
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• Huddersfield need to be more disciplined - Manning

  28-01-2026 12:24 via bbc.com
  Huddersfield Town boss Liam Manning says his side must be more disciplined after having a man sent off for the second successive game.
  
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• Rhinos hooker O'Connor signs new deal

  28-01-2026 10:51 via bbc.com
  Leeds Rhinos hooker Jarrod O'Connor agrees a new two-year contract with the Super League club.
  
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• Bradford 'taking context' from poor run - Alexander

  28-01-2026 10:39 via bbc.com
  Bradford City boss Graham Alexander says their run of three successive defeats in League One needs to be put into context.
  
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• Moeen lauds anti-racism steps as he joins Yorkshire

  28-01-2026 07:30 via bbc.com
  Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali says there was "no doubt in my mind" about joining Yorkshire despite historical racism, as he abandons his retirement from county cricket.
  
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• Three jailed for trafficking women for sex

  27-01-2026 16:14 via bbc.com
  The three defendants had "cruelly targeted vulnerable women", according to West Yorkshire Police.
  
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• Van driver charged over doctor's death in crash

  27-01-2026 13:52 via bbc.com
  Michael Umpleby appears in court over the death of cyclist and cardiologist Dr Robert Sapsford.
  
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• Long-serving Smith to leave Leeds at end of season

  27-01-2026 12:35 via bbc.com
  Cameron Smith will leave Leeds Rhinos at the end of the season when his current contract runs out.
  
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