Health bosses have apologised over services after it was revealed that families in Calderdale are waiting up to five years for autism assessments for their children.
School age children in Calderdale can wait up to FIVE years for an autism assessment, leaving parents and carers very worried about obtaining a timely diagnosis and access to support.
The system for housing asylum seekers around Yorkshire is “teetering on the edge” and needs more involvement from local communities, according to one of the region’s council leaders.
She leads the ‘dedicated think-tank for the North of England’, and Dr Sarah Longlands is passionate about ensuring the Yorkshire’s towns are not left out of the Northern Powerhouse debate. Rob Parsons went to meet her.
More than 100 Westminster constituencies which backed Leave in the 2016 referendum would now vote to remain in the European Union, according to new analysis of polling
As the region’s population ages, analysts predict its cities will increasingly draw in the younger generations. Claire Wilde reports from Bradford, which has the highest proportion of children of any UK city.
The Borough of Calderdale is sick. We might be enjoying the fine weather and visits to the renovated Piece Hall. But there is a nagging pain that doesn’t seem to be going away.
