Prison sentence for Batley man
A Batley man has been jailed for almost 5 years after pleading guilty to possessing and intending to deal cocaine, heroin and cannabis and for the possession over £2,000 in …Continue reading
Parking by Phone
By Bill Smith Jr On April 1st the new cashless system to pay for parking in Kirklees became up and running. This new service allows people to pay parking charges …Continue reading
Police appeal after EDL disorder
Kirklees police are asking for help from the public after the assault of a 35 year-old Asian man, in Dewsbury by members of the EDL, left him with a black …Continue reading
UPDATE: Man charged with 8 year-old girl robbery
A 30 year-old man has appeared before Dewsbury magistrates charged with the robbery of an eight year-old girl last Thursday. Nasser Laher, from Batley, appeared charged with robbery on the girl …Continue reading
Famous author visits local school and speaks to Awaaz
By Mohamed Ansar Children’s non-fiction author John Malam visited Hyrstmount Junior School as part of the school’s year of the book. The author of over two hundred books spent time …Continue reading
Cuts begin to bite
By Ismail Mulla COUNCILLORS agreed to make cuts of around £16m over the next 12 months, at the Kirklees budget meeting. Protestors from the trade union Unison and Kirklees Save …Continue reading
Volunteers help pilgrims get jabbed up
By Ismail Mulla MUSLIM Pilgrims were given the opportunity to get vaccinated before heading off to Saudi Arabia. The Council of British Hajjis (CBH) held a vaccination clinic for locals …Continue reading
SOMALIA REVS ITS’ FIRST FIRE ENGINES
By Mohamed Ansar An order for the first fire engines for the Somalian capital Mogadishu were acquired during a visit from the city’s Mayor, Mr Mohamoud Nur, from Batley based …Continue reading
UPDATE: BREAKING NEWS: Mount Pleasant Jewellers robbery
Update: A local retailer just told us a van reversed back into the doors at around 6pm just as the owner was locking up. Men armed …Continue reading
Respect your elders, please
By Mohamed Ansar Beaumont Court residential home in Mount Pleasant, Batley, has been a victim for several years of anti-social behaviour by local youths. Now it’s escalated to the point …Continue reading
Ethnic groups anger at council over budget snub
By Ismail Mulla LOCAL members of ethnic minority groups from across Kirklees directed their anger at the council for not consulting with them in the lead up to this year’s …Continue reading
Can you identify this man?
Police in Batley are asking for help from the local community to identify a suspect in an attempted robbery at a local Mosque. The man, captured on CCTV, entered the …Continue reading
