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Horse rider suffers serious head injury after collision with a car in Gomersal

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Margaret Watson.

Job opportunities as people switched from gas

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Political Interview............ Sarah Longlands, the new director of the IPPR North think tank. 6th July 2018. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

Sarah Longlands interview: Why our towns are just as vital as cities in future of the North

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FIVE-DAY TREK: Scott Brant during his Transylvanian journey.

Scott completes Transylvania feat

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Leeds Festival: how to get to Bramham Park

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Man threatened with knife on busy Dewsbury street

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A-level joy for Heckmondwike Grammar School students

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Batley Girls’ High School head proud of A-level results

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Roger, Richard, Katie and Robert Nicholson.

Family set for friendly competition at Cannon Hall Farm Food Festival

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Aldi

Here’s how parents can get 24 nappies for just 85p in Aldi’s latest special offer

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Leeds Festival: how to get to Bramham Park

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West Yorkshire road deaths rise prompts 'think for a second' plea from police

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Drivers warned of overnight closures on M62

Transport

Traffic building up on the M62 westbound carriageway between junctions 26 and 27. Picture: Crown 2018

M62 traffic: Three lanes closed near Leeds after collision

Transport

The strike took out the main control box at York Station

Train lines blocked throughout Yorkshire after lightning strike

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Crime More Crime >>

Kirklees detectives charge 31 people over historic child sex abuse in Huddersfield

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Drink-driving breathalyser.

Number of drink-drive casualties hit four-year high

Crime

Chelsea Wany was jailed when she appeared at Kirklees Magistrates' Court.

Latest court reports from Kirklees Magistrates

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A drink drive arrest in Yorkshire. Photo: North Yorkshire Police

Warning issued over the foods that can send drivers over the drink-drive limit

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Education More Education >>

A-level joy for Heckmondwike Grammar School students

Education

A-level results: 5 tips to survive Clearing

Education

Along with the funding, the forum donated essential grocery and toiletry items.

Parents Forum raises much-needed cash for Batley Food Bank

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Students at Batley Girls' School showcased their work to the public.

Great art on show at school

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Year 11 students pose for a picture at Oakwell Hall.

Celebrations at proms nights

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Business More Business >>

Sarah Longlands interview: Why our towns are just as vital as cities in future of the North

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There's a wealth of travel options open to those heading to the festival

Leeds Festival: how to get to Bramham Park

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The UK has bid farewell to a number of big retail brands over the years

Retail closures: the UK's best loved high street stores lost over the years

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The UK has bid farewell to a number of big retail brands over the years

Retail closures: the UK's best loved high street stores lost over the years

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Politics More Politics >>

Sarah Longlands interview: Why our towns are just as vital as cities in future of the North

Politics

Employees of Yorkshire Television line up outside their studios in 1986.

David Behrens: The 50th anniversary of Yorkshire Television – or ‘proper’ TV

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US Ambassador to Britain Woody Johnson, pictured at Leeds Civic Hall..25th July 2018 ..Picture by Simon Hulme

Leeds is an important city and a perfect place for the US to invest, says Trump’s man in the UK

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Roger Marsh. Picture James Hardisty

Roger Marsh interview: ‘North can be the solution for UK PLC, not part of the problem’

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Lady Mary Wilson by a bronze bust of her late husband Lord Wilson of Rievaulx unveiled by British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the House of Commons PA Wire

Mary Wilson, widow of former Prime Minister Harold Wilson, dies aged 102

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Environment More Environment >>

This is the reason heavy downpours could bring a covering of Saharan Dust to cars

Environment

Naked cucumbers

This is why Yorkshire based supermarket giant Morrisons will no longer wrap their cucumbers in plastic

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What does the weather have in store for us?

UK set to be sweltering at 30C - but will Yorkshire be so lucky?

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A 'plague' of ladybirds came to villages, towns and cities across the UK in incredibly large numbers.

Do you remember the ‘Ladybird Plague’ of 1976? This is why Britain’s latest heatwave hasn’t caused another plague

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Health More Health >>

Trust u-turn is ‘victory for principles of NHS’

Health

Dewsbury Hospital

We must be part of any NHS shake-up, say local MP’s

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Three-day strike by NHS hospital staff called off

Health

Project launched to direct people to nearest life-saving cardiac equipment

Health

Midwife’s measles warning to pregnant women in Yorkshire

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