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Dewsbury beer festival at the Dewsbury town hall. (D554A321)

Slideshow: Record weekend for Dewsbury Beer Festival video

More than 6,000 pints were drunk during a record weekend for Dewsbury Beer Festival.

NEW FRIEND Claudio Kron  and Holly with Amy Ibbotson and Hollybank fundraiser Tracey Gibson.

Charity says hello to Holly the elephant

A drummer, artist and sought-after performer has made a larger than life donation to a local charity.

Cameras roll for over 55s on free film course

Batley is to host a scheme that offers the 55s the chance to learn about filmmaking for free.

TOP TIPS Geoff Hodge chats with  Joyce Habergham and Elaine Earnshaw.

Green-fingered fun at Mill

Green-fingered guests enjoyed the bank holiday sunshine at a garden party.

M62 managed motorway goes live

The first section of managed motorway in the North of England has gone live today on part of the M62 between Gildersome and Tingley.

Top law man joins Spen firm

An employment law specialist based in Kirklees has made a brand new appointment to its legal team.

Sport rss

Ross McCormack

McCormack ‘gutted’ at Scotland omission

Leeds United striker Ross McCormack is “gutted” at missing out on Scotland selection in Gordon Strachan’s latest squad.

Rugby ball

Important information for supporters attending Hunslet Hawks v Batley Bulldogs this Thursday

Hunslet Hawks are advising advise all spectators travelling to South Leeds Stadium for the Batley Bulldogs fixture that due to other events taking place on Thursday evening on the John Charles Centre complex no parking will be available on site for spectators.

Gary Sykes v Jon Kays
English super featherweight title defence. Motorpoint Arena Sheffield

Sykes to face Swifty Smith in eliminator

Dewsbury’s Gary Sykes is set to meet Liverpool’s Stephen Smith in a British super featherweight final eliminator later this year.

Andrew Deegan

Fraser hits maiden league ton but Cleck take honours

Hanging Heaton’s Joe Fraser hit a maiden Bradford League century last Saturday but it wasn’t enough to prevent a derby defeat to Cleckheaton.

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Bulldogs aim to negotiate Cougars in tricky cup trip

Batley Bulldogs switch their attentions to the Northern Rail Cup on Sunday as they face a tricky trip to Keighley Cougars (ko 3pm).

Headingley stadium on a Test match day

Win tickets to watch England at Headingley this Bank Holiday

How would you like the chance to take in the special Test match atmosphere at Headingley when England take on New Zealand?

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Slideshow: Record weekend for Dewsbury Beer Festival video

More than 6,000 pints were drunk during a record weekend for Dewsbury Beer Festival.

Lifestyle rss

Kate Wobschall has her socks well and truly knocked off at the Radisson Blu in the Light, Leeds

This weekend has been mostly spent telling anyone who will listen about my amazing discovery.

What’s on this week

Our comprehensive guide to what’s on this week.

Batley festival organisers. (d309a245)

This project is everything we stand for

Arts groups have vowed to boost creativity in North Kirklees with a £2m grant.

The weird, wonderful web

Each week we bring you some weird and wonderful stories from our websites to put a smile on your face at the start of the weekend. Hope you enjoy them as much as we did!

What’s on this weekend

Don’t miss a thing with our comprehensive what’s on listings.

ON STAGE Maria Bailey and Adrian Wales in Dewsbury Arts Group's production of Spring and Port Wine.

Cast gets to the heart of family life with timeless comedy drama

Spring and Port Wine may have begun life as a radio play in the late 1950s , but the struggles of the family it follows could just as easily be unfolding in any number of homes today.

Community rss

Not bowled over by lack of investment

I wonder why we cannot have our bowling greens fenced off?

Help needed in tracking benefactor

I am trying to find out about Pat Meehan who was a very generous benefactor of the Holy Spirit Church in Heckmondwike.

Hypocrisy of health and safety reforms

Issues of health and safety should not be trivialised so I’m pleased that Sarah Hall who made criticism of the compensation culture in her recent column made clear her support of the importance of health and safety in the workplace.

Energy prices: Do your own research!

Like many of your readers, I registered with Community Energy Direct so that I could take advantage of their offer to use “the power of thousands of consumers ... to source better energy deals”. I provided them with my annual energy usage figures and awaited their response.

Sort out Pinderfields before you downgrade Dewsbury A&E

I read with interest Dr Matt Shepherd’s reply to Dr Thimmegowda’s letter highlighting the Nicholls report which condemns the closure of local hospitals and/or their services which then necessitates extra transport times to larger regional centres.

Is our town going down the pan?

I went into Huddersfield last week on business.

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