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West Yorkshire family seek answers to child

BBC News 24 Feb 2026
Leila Normington died after contracting two rare strains of meningitis within weeks of each other. .
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'Everyone loves a gossip' - The West Yorkshire village ranked one of best places to ...

Manchester Evening News 22 Feb 2026
Rawdon has been voted the second best place to live in the UK, missing out on the top spot to a Greater Manchester town ... .
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West Yorkshire Police officer charged with sexual assault

BBC News 19 Feb 2026
PC Ben Hutchison, who works in the Kirklees area, is due to appear in court over the allegations. .
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West Yorkshire trams will make it easier to find work, says mayor

BBC News 16 Feb 2026
Tracy Brabin talks to BBC Radio Leeds about jobs in Bradford, tram delays and plans to tackle crime. .
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Tickets on sale as major tennis tournament returns to West Yorkshire

Yahoo Daily News 13 Feb 2026
Tickets have officially gone on sale for the Lexus Ilkley Open, the North of England’s biggest tennis tournament in 2026, writes Bill Marshall ... Fans are being encouraged to book early due to strong advance sales ... Advertisement. Advertisement ... Smith said.
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Sixteen arrested in West Yorkshire child sex abuse probe

BBC News 12 Feb 2026
The arrests had been made in several places across West Yorkshire since late last year, police said. .
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Kirklees Council approve plans to transform Transport in West Yorkshire (Kirklees Council)

Public Technologies 12 Feb 2026
Kirklees Councillors approved the proposals to invest in a transport system that will make it easier, more affordable and greener to travel around West Yorkshire ... "Across West Yorkshire we are ...
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Unmasking US rap iconoclast MF Doom’s final years in West Yorkshire

The Guardian 10 Feb 2026
... strange places, none more so than a remote-control car shop in the market town of Otley, West Yorkshire.
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West Yorkshire council tax police precept to rise above inflation

BBC News 07 Feb 2026
Council tax in West Yorkshire will include an extra 5.7% for the policing precept from April. .
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Over a million illegal cigarettes seized in West Yorkshire raids

BBC News 04 Feb 2026
The raids took place in West Yorkshire as part of a crackdown on organised crime gangs, police say. .
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West Yorkshire cultural festival funding still unclear

BBC News 03 Feb 2026
Much of the funding for West Yorkshire's first ever "Seasons of Culture" festival remains unsecured, it has been revealed ... However, a West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) report said ...
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Call to surrender blank-firing guns in West Yorkshire

BBC News 01 Feb 2026
However, West Yorkshire Police said people handing in them in before 27 February did not have to give their details and would not face prosecution ... Supt Emma Cheney, head of Armed Policing at West Yorkshire Police, said ... .
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