Dewsbury, Batley and Spen certainly have their ups and downs but it is these quirks that make it the home we know and love.
From frequenting the fabled Frontier to getting your dabbers out at the Mecca, there’s so much that sets us apart from the rest of Yorkshire and beyond.
You’re not really from Dewsbury, Batley and Spen if you haven’t…
You’re not really from Dewsbury, Batley and Spen if you haven’t…
![Part of the Dewsbury community for around 25 years, Mecca Bingo sadly closed its doors earlier this year.](https://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFjNmZlYTdjLTAyM2UtNDZjYS1iMmFkLTAxOTE5YTZlYjA5ZDo3OWJiOTczZC1hZjMwLTQ3NDEtOTBmYS1hOGNkZjkyN2EyMmU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Eyes down
Part of the Dewsbury community for around 25 years, Mecca Bingo sadly closed its doors earlier this year. Photo: Bruce Fitzgerald Photography
![Cleckheaton's Lion Confectionery site, at the bottom of South Parade, celebrated its 120th anniversary this year, where they still produce thousands of tonnes gum-based sweets every year.](https://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ4MzllN2YxLTc5ZDgtNDQxZS05NTNhLWNiOTJkODdiNmRjODpkYjQ4YWI4Yi1hZDFkLTQ0NTYtODA2NS00NWZlN2U2YTRlOWU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Sweets, sweets and more sweets!
Cleckheaton's Lion Confectionery site, at the bottom of South Parade, celebrated its 120th anniversary this year, where they still produce thousands of tonnes gum-based sweets every year. Photo: Google streetview
![Wilton Park, where you can have a walk around its lake, looks glorious in the autumn.](https://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmNmYmRiZjdkLWE5ZTItNDU4NC1iZDE4LTUxNGY0NDUzMTQwMDozZDliOTQxYS0wOTc0LTRkOTctOGFjNS1mZjFlZjNjZGY2MjU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Wilton Park
Wilton Park, where you can have a walk around its lake, looks glorious in the autumn. Photo: Bruce Fitzgerald
![There is always something going on at Dewsbury Town Hall](https://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQxMzhjYjk2LTdiMjUtNGRmMS1iZWNjLThjZjYyMTg5M2MwOTphMzU0ODUzMS04MWE0LTQyMGMtOTZjYy1kZGYxYTQ5YTcwNjQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Dewsbury Town Hall
There is always something going on at Dewsbury Town Hall Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe