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The new Reform administration wants to scrap Kirklees’ climate emergency declaration as a motion is tabled to this week’s full council meeting.

Climate emergency declaration set to face crucial council vote

The former Gomersal First School is one step closer to becoming a care home.

Plans to build care home on the former school site move closer

Levi Brogden.

Appeal to find man wanted in connection with robbery and shop thefts

Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen.

Yorks Shepherdess breaks silence on why she won’t ban screens for kids

Kathryn Pybus and Lisa Hudson urged councillors to reject plans to building 151 canalside homes at City Fields in Wakefield.

Narrowboat residents furious as plans for canalside homes approved

Services 12, 47 and 86 will be diverted in both directions.

Bus timetable service disruption as three services set to be diverted

Around 160 children are waiting to be adopted in the Leeds area.

Adoption parents wanted as 160 children wait for permanent homes

Contact police if you know any of these people.

Caught on camera in Leeds: 31 people police want to find

Hargreaves got into a street fight in the West Street area of South Kirkby.

Hammer thug thrown lifeline by judge after street brawl

Traffic and Travel

Beryl has partnered with the Leeds City Council to expand the LNER Beryl Bike Scheme with e-scooters.

Why Bradford paused e-scooter plans while Leeds presses ahead
The trial in Leeds has been highlighted as a point of contrast in comparison to neighbouring city Bradford
Chris Young, Local Democracy Reporter

Iain Mitchell (right) and Calum McCready (left), have been speaking out against the new floating bus stops introduced in Leeds.

How floating bus stops 'erodes confidence' of blind people

The new service launched on Monday with ex-school bus driver Lisa Pinardi in the driver’s seat travelling across Wakefield and Mirfield.

'I swapped the school run for a bus full of dogs'

Should motorways in the UK increase the speed limit, or should drivers exercise more discipline on the roads first?

Should 70mph motorway limit be raised? Leeds drivers react

The Dawsons Corner improvement scheme is preparing to reach its final stages

13 photos of Dawsons Corner as busy junction undergoes transformation

Weather

Yorkshire Water has started work to build an underground storage tank in Morley

Yorkshire Water reveals locations of new local storm overflow projects

Yorkshire Water will not introduce restrictions for customers.

Yorkshire Water reveals decision on restrictions as drought declared

Cost of Living crisis

A shopper carrying red sale bags marked with a bold percentage sign, symbolising seasonal discounts and bargain hunting

Free Top Buys email finds the best UK deals this February

‘Herephones’ launched to tell the stories of the nation’s homeless

Adur & Worthing Councils are offering free support to residents who are ‘struggling to afford their energy bills’. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

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The American Golf Luxury Advent Calendar features 24 days of golfing treats, including balls, tees, accessories and more, all presented in festive red, white and blue packaging.

American Golf's £129 luxury advent calendar is a golfer's dream

The appearance of the doll pays tribute to the navy, long-sleeved dress Dion wore when she performed Titanic theme song My Heart Will Go On at the Academy Awards in 1998.

Barbie unveils Celine Dion doll for £69.99

Dad-of-three Brian Forbes has spent £6,000 preparing for disaster this year, stocking his specially equipped garden shelter with food, power banks, radios and night vision goggles.

Dad's £6,000 disaster preparations include 25 years of food

The River Coln could be fenced off in places after concerns that tourists are disturbing protected wildlife by paddling in the water.

Tourists face river ban in beauty spot village

Crime

13 wretched criminals locked up at Leeds Crown Court this week.

13 wretched criminals locked up this week including dating-app pervert

Three men were arrested for alleged racist language and gestures towards an Asian man on Brunswick Terrace.

Three arrested over 'Nazi-salute' trouble

Metcalf was caught twice driving while over the limit for drugs.

Drug driver was found to be 16 times over legal limit

Baker simply refuses to leave his mother alone and stop pestering her for money.

Mum tells leeching son 'I can't take this anymore' as he is jailed

Hickman admitted knocking down and killing the elderly woman on Harrogate Road, Alwoodley, through dangerous driving.

Motorist admits dangerous driving that killed pensioner

Rybar sexually assaulted a woman at a bus stop on North Street.

Bus-stop pervert locked up days after being given suspended sentence

Business

M&S has introduced its 2026 Christmas sandwich range alongside seasonal snacks and sweet treats.

M&S Christmas sandwiches and there's plenty of festive favourites

Clearchoice - a Leeds success story.

Leeds cleaning firm to create 100 jobs as it expands across Pennines

Leeds supermarket boss Hamza Hussain is up for the for prestigious Asian Trader award.

Leeds supermarket boss shortlisted for prestigious award

Plans for 37-storey skyscraper in Leeds shelved

Plans for 37-storey skyscraper in Leeds shelved

Immersive retail meets playful character design inside KENJI's vibrant lifestyle stores

KENJI lifestyle brand to open at White Rose Shopping Centre

Obituaries

In loving memory

Remembering loved ones with death notices submitted by you

In loving memory

Remembering loved ones with death notices submitted by you

Former Yorkshire Evening Post journalist Ken Yeadon dies at 91

Politics

Telecoms firm Cornerstone sought permission from Leeds City Council to fit a 25m mast at Gipton’s Fearnville Leisure Centre and playing fields.

Council blocks 25m phone mast near leisure centre

Thousands of council workers have said they are prepared to take strike action in a dispute over equal pay, according to their union.

Pay row escalates as Leeds council faces full strike ballot by union

Residents and councillors have started a campaign to save two historic chapels in Knottingley Cemetery.

‘We won’t be selling them’: Two historic chapels given new hope

Richmond Ice Cream Ltd factory on Manston Lane in November 2006.

Ice cream factory site set for industrial storage despite objections

UK Trending

The top side hustling cities include Bristol and London

Half of Brits work a ‘second shift’ after hours on side hustles

Trending holiday destinations for 2027 include California, Japan, and Uruguay

Expedia's 2027 trending travel hotspots include California and Japan

The nation's favourite card games of all time are blackjack, poker and patience

Blackjack, poker and patience top nation's favourite card games

92 per cent of small business owners say keeping energy costs down is one of their biggest priorities

Small business owners' reveal biggest concerns

It was also found 21 per cent have walked away from a purchase altogether because they didn't think it would have much resale potential

Marketplace sellers buy fashion items to sell after just a few wears

Statistics from travel insurance policies show the number of people declaring neurodivergent conditions has risen by 79 per cent in just seven months

ADHD and autism is soaring among people over 50, suggests new data

Council

Plans to turn the Bramham House site near Wetherby into 45 homes have been approved by Leeds City Council.

Plans approved to transform derelict children's home into 45 houses

Wakefield Council has scrapped plans to transfer ownership of a former public swimming pool and leisure centre to a community trust.

Council scraps 'ridiculous' £1 leisure centre community trust transfer

People

Jos McLaren

Songwriter with terminal cancer writes ballad about embracing life
“I wanted to write a song that encourages people to step back, appreciate what they have and make the most of the time they’re given”
Jennifer Cartwright

She Runs Leeds running through Woodhouse Moor on Saturday morning run

'I made my own female only run club to help me feel safer in Leeds’

For every ramen bowl bought, another ramen bowl is given to a homeless person

Meet the basketballer using ramen bowl pop-ups to feed the homeless

Shelley Joyce from Homeless Street Angels charity in Leeds

Leeds homeless charity has six months of funding left amid surge

Trams at the junction of Boar Lane and Briggate in Leeds city centre

New book reveals unseen history of Yorkshire in the 1930s

Education

Meet the Leeds teacher who scooped a prestigious national music award

A dark-sky display: Stargazers looking up next week could catch up to 20 shooting stars an hour as the Orionid Meteor Shower peaks over Leeds

Orionid Meteor Shower 2026: When to see the celestial event this week

Inaugural Luminaries: (L-R) Architect Bo Muchemwa, film editor Lesley Posso, and designer Nicholas Blowey, who have been named the first three 'Luminaries' at Leeds School of Arts

Leeds School of Arts honours inaugural 'Luminaries'

Leeds Jewish Free School, located on Wentworth Avenue, Alwoodley, received a ‘strong standard’ rating in the category of attendance and behaviour.

Pupils attend well at 'genuinely inclusive' at Jewish school - Ofsted

Children's Corner Moor Allerton, located on Lidgett Lane, scored a ‘Strong standard’ rating in all six inspected categories.

Children 'eagerly' greet their friends at this nursery - Ofsted

13 hardest primary schools in Leeds to land an offer from across 2026/2027.

The 13 hardest primary schools to get into according to new data

Esmée Gummer was told she might never walk again.

Woman told she may never walk again sets Guinness World Record

Residents are being urged to book their flu jab ahead of winter.

Older people in Leeds urged ‘not get complacent’ and have flu jab

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Complaints to NHS highest since data began, figures show

Esta Alina High

‘Missed opportunities’ before baby died of meningitis, inquest told

Opinion

Bonfire Night at Roundhay Park, Leeds. (Pic credit: Simon Hulme)

Should the Roundhay Park Bonfire Night fireworks display come back?

We asked YEP readers if the Roundhay Park firework display should return to Leeds? Here is what they said 📣

Jennifer Cartwright

A 4% hike to Ofgem’s energy price cap took effect from October 1 as forecasters warned household bills could soar by almost another £300 from January (Yui Mok/PA)

Locals share energy bill fears as gas and electric price cap rises

Danny Mei Lan Malin

'How social media took me from food reviews to Robot Wars legends' Danny Mei Lan Malin

YEP readers share their favourite children’s books Jennifer Cartwright

On-going roadworks for the final phase of the bus, pedestrians and cyclists scheme along the A660 from Headingley to Leeds city centre.

Leeds readers reveal one thing they think the city desperately needs

Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivering his keynote speech during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool.

‘Brilliant’ or ‘picking on pensioners’ Readers on triple lock shake-up

HMP Leeds is one of the sites where prisoners have been released early under new Government measures.

'It's ridiculous': YEP readers react to early prison release plans

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