West Yorkshire

Better Buses for West Yorkshire campaigners were joined by Labour councillors to spell out the case for re-regulation at Halifax Town Hall

Campaigners urge Halifax people to join call for public control of bus services

Halifax Paralympian Hannah Cockroft is backing a campaign by Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice.

Halifax Paralympian backs Forget Me Not Hospice campaign

Helen and Claire at the quiz night

Halifax sisters raise £2,260 for two hospices by holding a quiz night

Bobby Hardy, nine, left, and Alfie Holdsworth, 10, at Brighouse Christmas Market

12 photos of donkeys, stalls and crowds at Brighouse Christmas Market

Halifax Bus Station

Halifax to host public consultation events on future of buses in West Yorkshire

Kelly Feaviour and her daughters, and the burned-out tumble dryer Picture SWNS

Watch: Tumble dryer blaze ruins family's home

Calderdale Lighthouse and Focus4Hope at last year's donated Christmas gift wrapping session at The Piece Hall

How you can buy a gift for those most in need in Calderdale this Christmas

Hartley Royd Estate is a seven-bedroom period home that dates back to the 16th century. It has two detached cottages, a barn and an estate of approximately 58 acres, between Todmorden and Hebden Bridge. Offers in excess of £1.95m invited.

More choice for millionaires as record numbers of £1m properties hit the market

Halifax Christmas Parade

Photos as hordes of people flood to Halifax town centre for Christmas events

The event takes place on November 25 and 26

Festive fun with Santa and Christmas lights switch on in Brighouse

There will be a feast of fun in Halifax town centre on Saturday

Lanterns and puppets to descend on Halifax's streets for first Christmas Parade

A big shout out and thank you to those workers who are out there in the dark and drizzle collecting our rubbish when we are tucked up in our beds.

Coun Jane Scullion, Leader Calderdale Council: Keep up the good recycling work

Hedgehogs are one of the most endangered species in West Yorkshire.

The most endangered species in West Yorkshire and how to help them

Emergency services, road user groups and local councillors shared ideas on how to improve road safety within the region.

New road safety scheme aims to eradicate West Yorkshire traffic deaths by 2040

The green roof at Halifax Bus Station

Environment and sustainability award for Halifax bus station

Although no expected floods, West Yorkshire is still expected to see bad weather with Storm Cairan hitting the UK in the coming days

Storm Ciaran: West Yorkshire to expect bad weather as second big storm hits UK

HM Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire with the 2023 Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadets of West Yorkshire.
(Left to right) Cadet Battery Sergeant Major Matthew McGowan, Cadet Flight Sergeant Tomasz Wallace, Petty Officer Cadet Talitha Ridley, Cadet Corporal Katie Crompton

Top honour presented to reservists, cadets and cadet volunteers in county

An expert from the International Drivers Association has shared his tips on how to keep your vehicle and wildlife safe during Storm Babet.

Storm Babet: Drivers encouraged to check vehicles for damage and wildlife

A new storm will bring brings increasingly wet and windy weather across the region.

Storm Babet: West Yorkshire to see heavy rain and strong winds this week

Hazel Sharp - the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Halifax - with Colne Valley MP Jason McCartney

Meet the woman hoping to turn Halifax blue at the next general election

Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire

Cash refund for Calderdale Council will almost plug £5m funding hole

Jordon Scott Kennedy’s debut feature, Suicide Kelly, will be premiering as part of the Working Class Heroes programme of the film festival in Halifax, next Thursday, October 19, while the production has been nominated for Best Picture and Best Actor at an awards ceremony at Dean Clough in the town the following night, Friday, October 20.

Dewsbury-born filmmaker’s debut feature nominated for awards

A complex recovery and clear-up operation will be ongoing throughout the morning. (Photo National Highways)

M1 and M62 closures due to multi-vehicle crash and lorry fire

West Yorkshire will see a change in weather over the next week.

Met Office: 'Cold snap' to hit West Yorkshire later this week

Located on Green Lane, the property is on a 1.25 acre plot of land.

Former Halifax care home with planning for redevelopment goes under the hammer

The mini-heat spike this weekend could bring a boost to soon-to-be hibernating hedgehogs and dormice.

Mini-heatwave to bring boost to hibernating hedgehogs across West Yorkshire

The newly opened Halifax Bus Station is light, clean, airy, and safe.

Leader Calderdale Council: Fighting for better buses in our area

The announcement of the go ahead for a public consultation was said to be a "milestone on the bus reform journey".

Public consultation to go ahead on potential bus franchising throughout region

Chief Executive of The Piece Hall Trust Nicky Chance-Thompson

Chance to train and work with team who brought stars to Halifax's Piece Hall

Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, has launched the second round of her Cost of Living Emergency Fund for local charities and voluntary organisations.

Mayor announces £2million fund towards cost of living crisis support

The special meeting comes after the Combined Authority carried out an assessment into the options for reforming how buses are ru.

West Yorkshire Combined Authority to discuss plans to franchise bus services

Halifax sisters Claire Ide and Helen Foster

Halifax sisters celebrate 30 years in the business together

Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, at the Walk it Ride it campaign launch.

New sustainable travel campaign launches across West Yorkshire

Halifax Bus Station

Here is when some bus services will be open at the new Halifax Bus Station

Drivers planning to travel on the M62 in West Yorkshire have been advised to allow more time for their journeys tonight and tomorrow due to a lane closure for essential bridge parapet repairs.

Drivers advised to allow more time to travel as M62 lane closures in place

Vision Zero pulls together partners from West Yorkshire’s Councils, West Yorkshire Police, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and other key partner agencies to work towards eliminating all traffic fatalities and severe injuries across West Yorkshire.

Holly Lynch MP: Shocking crime figures in our region

Here are some of the top places go to pumpkin picking across West Yorkshire in the run-up to Halloween.

Here are the top places for pumpkin picking in and around West Yorkshire

Bus firm offers Wilko workers facing redundancy a guaranteed job interview. Picture: Studio 3000

Bus firm offers Wilko workers facing redundancy a guaranteed job interview

The lightning storm above Halifax last night, captured by Christian Wilkinson - www.epicyorkshire.co.uk

Amazing photo of lightning storm that hit Calderdale last night

Another warm September day on the Soutrh Cliff of Scarborough.
Photographed for the Yorkshire Post by Jonathan Gawthorpe.
5th September 2023.

7 famous TV series filmed in Yorkshire

People across the area have been waking up to find their cars covered in dust

Why cars across West Yorkshire have been covered in dust

Train tickets from Halifax to Leeds for 10p - 100,000 extra tickets in Northern's flash sale

How to get train tickets from Halifax to Leeds for 10p

Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin

Mayor signs joint statement on rail ticket office closure consultation

The Met Office has predicted warmer weather across West Yorkshire for the weekend.

Met Office: West Yorkshire to see sunshine with temperatures reaching mid-20s

Daniel Gibbon who owns Daniel Gibbon Butchers in Hebden Bridge

Calderdale butchers whose owner worked there at 15 named best in West Yorkshire

Max Roe with first edition copies of Harry Potter books his mum got him when he was young - one signed by JK Rowling could be worth £10,000.

Harry Potter fan’s old copy of second book could be worth £10,000