Spenborough Guardian - News Feed

New signs for M62

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:32:49 GMT

Motorists using the M62 are warned that there will be a 50mph speed limit between J26 (Chain Bar) and J27 (Gildersome) of the M62 for the remainder of the works during the summer.

Crunch time for Batley teen on Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:02:13 GMT

A Batley teen hoping to become Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model will find out if she’s made the final cut tomorrow night.

Paralympian to open Gomersal Primary School

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:05:52 GMT

Paralympian wheelchair sprint double gold medal winner Hannah Cockroft MBE will be in Spen on Thursday to officially open Gomersal Primary School.

Traveller sites court date

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:35:58 GMT

Traveller sites in north Kirklees will be the subject of court proceedings this week, as Kirklees Council hopes to get permission to evict travellers from Hightown and Liversedge.

BREAKING: Kirklees Council’s LDF recommended for withdrawal

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:42:38 GMT

Council officers have recommended Kirklees’s future blueprint for homes and business development should be dropped.

Mounted police on real ale trail

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:10:18 GMT

Drinkers on the Real Ale Trail were met by mounted police when they got off the train this weekend.

UPDATE: Thousands of Kirklees Council workers to be balloted for strike action

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:49:01 GMT

Kirklees Council said it is ‘disappointed’ that thousands of its workers will be balloted for strike action later this week.

Classical music and film scores to be performed at Pontefract Castle

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:34:18 GMT

A range of classical pieces and film scores will be performed at Pontefract Castle next month.

Thousands of Kirklees Council workers to be balloted for strike action

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:40:07 GMT

Thousands of Kirklees Council workers will be balloted for strike action this week.

BREAKING NEWS Man died from a suspected gunshot wound in Tingley Village Hotel car park

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:57:20 GMT

A man died of a suspected gunshot wound in a hotel car park last night (Friday).

All change for Wakefield city centre roads- Ings Road roundabout to go ?

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:45:28 GMT

A busy roundabout could be removed as further plans to transform the city centre road network are revealed.

Community fights to save ‘the last green field in Horbury’

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:31:12 GMT

Plans to build more than 20 new homes on ‘the last green field in Horbury’ could be disastrous for the town, councillors have warned.

Bradford man arrested over hen party M62 smash

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:18:36 GMT

A Bradford man has been arrested in connection with a crash on the M62 which killed a teenage girl.

Residents were forgotten - report

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:38:25 GMT

Residents at a Heckmondwike care home were neglected and forgotten, according to a government watchdog.

Owner avoids jail after dog attack terror

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:36:57 GMT

A woman was left emotionally and physically scarred after being mauled by a dog in her own garden.

Teacher’s lessons goes viral!

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:15:59 GMT

A Spen teacher has reached the final of a nationwide teaching competition after his online lesson plans have had nearly 500,000 views.

Labour take Liversedge and Gomersal

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:56:14 GMT

Labour has snatched the Liversedge and Gomersal council seat from the Conservatives after a close-fought by-election.

Irish charm at bed race

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:20:52 GMT

It’s not every day you see dragons, dinosaurs and leprechauns parading through a market square.

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:19:29 GMT

Talented Gomersal girl Katie Proctor is to star in a BBC drama alongside Oscar winner Jim Broadbent.

Graves facelift for Great War centenary

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:13:27 GMT

Neglected war graves in Spen are to receive a facelift in time for the 100th anniversary of the First World War.