Double delight for Labour in Dewsbury
LABOUR has gained the Dewsbury South and West seats in this year’s local elections. In Dewsbury South Abdul Patel defeated sitting Tory councillor Khizar Iqbal by a massive margin of …Continue reading
Dewsbury Count: Live Blog #Vote2012
11:39 Well the count here in Dewsbury Sports centre has concluded with some upsets particularly in the Dewsbury Wards 11:37 New Cllr Abdul Patel has declined an interview at this …Continue reading
Respect? What? Where?
“This is the Bradford Spring. You changed not just the season, not just the climate, not just the weather. You changed the political weather in the city of Bradford and …Continue reading
EDITORIAL: Vote and make your awaaz count
AT a time of deep disillusionment and apathy towards politics it can be facile to ignore and even forget these elections. But when faced with one of the gravest financial …Continue reading
Drug gang hit wrong house
Thieves posing as pizza delivery men barged their way into a house and threw a 47-year-old woman to the ground before asking where are the drugs? West Yorkshire police have …Continue reading
Children scared in half-term breaking
Two thieves broke into a house in Staincliffe and threatened two children to tell them where their parents kept their jewellery. The crime took place on Bunkers Lane, Staincliffe, at …Continue reading
Batley Girls pupil wins logo challenge
By Mohamed Ansar BATLEY Girls’ High School (BGHS) in a joint initiative with global engineering company Cummins Turbo Technology announced the winner of their logo design celebrating the company’s 60th …Continue reading
Batley Baker wins the ‘Recipe for Love Bake-off’
By Rukiya Dadhiwala When Fatema Fadal-Dadhiwala entered the Facebook competition looking for the new star of Katie Fford’s latest novel, she never thought that her cake recipe would be the …Continue reading
Kirklees council election candidates announced
ALL important council elections are looming and the list of candidates standing for election to Kirklees council has been published. There are some real intriguing battles as many high profile …Continue reading
Costly Cons Kirklees proposals curbed
By Ismail Mulla THE Conservative party’s dreams of splitting Kirklees council in two were squashed at a council meeting. The Tories put forward the proposals last month and wanted to …Continue reading
Initiative leads to 15 arrests
Fifteen arrests were made during a week long initiative involving partners from the Police, Council, Fire Service, KNH and Environment Agency who sought to tackle Anti Social Behaviour, Crime and …Continue reading
