- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- GPs 'overpaid for ghost patients'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
Community
Our brilliant volunteers
I WOULD like to take this opportunity to thank local businesses and members of the community for all their support and generosity.
Thanks for snow help
On Saturday February 4 I went to collect my 12-year-old daughter from the Showcase cinema in Birstall and got caught out in the snow.
Giving thanks
I JUST wanted to say a big thank you to the guys in Taylor Street, Batley, for so kindly in the morning putting salt on the very icy road last Monday.
Students did great job
February 20 to 26 is Student Volunteering Week 2012, an annual event to celebrate the contribution that thousands of student volunteers make across the UK.
Station chief in new Leeds role
THE former chief of Batley fire station has been given a top job in the Leeds fire service.
Your Letters
Snowballs not a matter for police
I RECALL a number of years ago a snowball fight between adults in the car park where I worked in Leeds, it was all harmless fun and no-one got sacked!
Aren’t lights bad luck?
With reference to the article ‘Christmas in Focus for 2012’ (News, February 2).
Race night was success
THIS is a letter of thanks to all the people who supported the Birstall in Bloom race night, held recently at the Birstall Irish Democratic League Club.
MP saved school trip
ON Thursday February 2 a small group of students from Batley Girls’ High School and Batley Business and Enterprise College set off on a charitable visit to India.
Give a lead for dogs
IN Cyprus there aren’t any laws to protect the welfare of dogs, resulting in mass ‘cleansings’ where dogs are thrown into cages stacked five or six high and 15 to 20 wide, in 40 to minus 12 degrees temperatures.
Local Businesses
Time to save your energy
NOT enough people are switching their energy suppliers to get the best deal.
Have your say on crematorium
NEW parking, covered areas and landscaping will be added to facilities at Dewsbury Moor Crematorium if council plans are approved.
1 comment
Cash to support 50 new trainees
FIFTY apprenticeships could be created across the district within two months thanks to a new council scheme.
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Weather for Batley
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 11 C to 16 C
Wind Speed: 20 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 4 C to 12 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: West
