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Craig Lingard took the reins at Wheldon Road after a successful spell in charge of Batley. (Photo: Castleford Tigers)

Castleford to link up with Craig Lingard's former club Batley in 2024

Peter McVeigh (centre) and fellow members of the Worshipful Company of Lightmongers taking part in the Lord Mayor’s Parade on Saturday November 10

Amazing Yorkshire businessman given major City of London role

Chickano’s, on Commercial Street, opened in Batley in 2011

The Yorkshire burger takeaway planning to open a new branch - in Dubai

The changes would come in from January 2024 and would also be introduced for car parks that are currently free of charge in areas such as Lindley, Meltham, Slaithwaite, Batley and Cleckheaton. Pictured: Slaithwaite.

Council planning to remove all free parking from its towns and villages

Gateway Funeral Services

Ad Feature Gateway Funeral Services: Why it’s good to talk about end of life plans

Samy Kibula has Super League experience with Warrington and Wigan. (Photo: Isabel Pearce/SWpix.com)

'Could be a really good pick-up' - Castleford land Samy Kibula

Craig Lingard has been at Wheldon Road since May. (Photo: Castleford Tigers)

Craig Lingard's first words after taking over as Castleford boss

Emergency services responded to an incident where a man was trapped following a wall collapse in Perseverance Terrace, Batley. Picture: Google

Horror as one dead and another seriously injured after wall collapses

A general view of Market Place and Town Hall in Batley. PIC: Tony Johnson

Batley deserves credit for shoddy and mungo cloth - YP Letters

Luke Hooley spent just one season at Headingley. (Photo: Ed Sykes/SWpix.com)

Hooley excited about Lingard reunion after swapping Leeds for Castleford

Josh Hodson scores a try for Batley. (Photo: Paul Butterfield)

Castleford dip into Championship to sign Batley Bulldogs centre

Andrew Henderson's side have come from nowhere in the play-off race. (Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com)

York stick with relaxed mindset as Halifax look to take care of business

Dewsbury, pictured, Huddersfield, Batley and Cleckheaton town centres are now the only locations that will get a council-funded tree

Yorkshire council will no longer provide free Christmas trees for public display

In a statement, Mr Pandor said leading the council had been "an honour and a privilege".

Labour leader of Kirklees council resigns ahead of no-confidence vote

Yaseen Fadal and Kim Leadbeater MP.

'This is everything she believed in': Jo Cox Way cycle ride sets off

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Undated handout photo issued by the Jo Cox Way of around 80 riders as they begin a mammoth 288-mile journey from West Yorkshire to London. The riders, aged 15 to 77, and including 31 women, set off from the Princess Mary Athletics Stadium in Cleckheaton, in the Batley and Spen constituency, which Joe Cox represented until her murder in 2016. The Jo Cox Way/PA Wire

Dozens of cyclists set off on ride to remember murdered MP Jo Cox

Luke Hooley has had a frustrating start to life at Headingley. (Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com)

Hooley targets Wembley first as he continues to play Rhinos waiting game

Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox was murdered in 2016. The Great Get Together is an event to bring people together in memory of her.

Great Get Together to build bridges in communities in memory of Jo Cox

Batley and Spen MP Kim Leadbeater.

Kim Leadbeater: Yorkshire MP seeks to represent new seat in next election

Batley Baths and Recreation Centre on Cambridge Street.

Batley Baths to close for good after customers were sent 'devastating' message

Craig Lingard will leave Batley Bulldogs at the end of this season. (Photo: Ed Sykes/SWpix.com)

Batley boss Lingard to juggle two jobs after accepting Castleford position
Craig Lingard has vowed to see out the season with Batley Bulldogs after joining Castleford Tigers as an assistant coach.

West Riding Refreshment Rooms

How to do the Transpennine Real Ale Trail

FAMILY VALUES at Gateway Funeral Services, left to right, Bailey, Emma, Richard and Charlie Arnold

Ad Feature Gateway Funeral Services: A genuine family firm you can trust

Batley Bulldogs are unable to play on home soil tonight. (Photo: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)

Batley given green light for late venue switch due to 'special circumstances'

Zak Patel runs insta-famous Pugata Jewellery.

‘Hidden’ Yorkshire jewellery company which relies on Instagram for its custom

'The MP for Batley and Spen, Kim Leadbeater, is spot on with her comments about fighting to keep our local swimming pools open'.

We should all be fighting to keep local swimming pools open - YP Letters

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M62 closure extended in Yorkshire because new road surface hasn't set

Hanging Heaton High Street

Villagers can 'see into bedrooms' of new homes built only 20 metres away

The team behind the Cellar Bar in Batley

Cellar Bar Batley: Management team aims to promote Yorkshire beers to commuters

Cellar Bar Batley: Delight from regulars after shock reopening of 'real ale trail' bar with date revealed
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Delight from regulars after shock bar reopening announcement with date revealed

A hug is shared at a Great Get Together event. Photo: Jo Cox Foundation

How Jo Cox Foundation is working to tackle loneliness in cost-of-living crisis

Batley and Spen MP Kim Leadbeater.

Kim Leadbeater MP says she 'never' holds open surgeries after sister's murder
Politicians shouldn't have to accept a level of abuse in doing their job, Kim Leadbeater has said, as she revealed she will never see constituents without an appointment.

Georgina Green, the woman behind Gracie’s Attic

Meet the West Yorkshire furniture restorer reviving vintage pieces

Kim Leadbeater said she will “never” see constituents without an appointment after how her sister Jo Cox and Tory MP Sir David Amess were brutally murdered. The Labour politician won the West Yorkshire seat her sister had once held during a by-election in 2021.

Kim Leadbeater MP says she ‘never’ holds open surgeries after sister’s murder

Jade Dews & Jason Tolson. The partner of a freight manager who died from a rare disease that “nobody has ever survived” has said she loved him “to the moon and back” in a moving tribute. SWNS

Yorkshire man died from rare disease that “nobody has ever survived”

Cory O'Regan celebrates following his win over Antonio Rodriguez last month. Picture: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing

Cory O'Regan eyeing a title charge after winning five fights in 12 months

Cellar Bar in Batley is on the CAMRA ‘real ale trail’ and has been popular for more than six years since it opened.

Devastation as 'real ale trail' bar in Yorkshire announces closure

The Great Victoria Hotel in Bradford

Man in his 40s rescued from room at historic Yorkshire hotel

The scene of the fire in Bradford Road, Batley

Scores of firefighters tackle blaze at commercial building in Yorkshire

Community activist Tanisha Bramwell with Ezmuve business director Zee Faridi.

Batley estate agents Ezmuve partner with community project Bramwell's CIC

Lucy Mort explains her findings

How to turn Yorkshire into hotspot for community connections: Lucy Mort

Multiple members of the community attended the last full council meeting to voice their concerns over the “rapidly depleting” provisions.

Concerns Dewsbury will run out of burial space in just over 12 months

Lisa Wood, the founder of Thought Bubble comic festival.

Thought Bubble: The Yorkshire festival of comic art

Jane and Lucy, founders of Rockett St George

Interior designers favourite Rockett St George is launching a store in Yorkshire

Rise in number of Yorkshire councillors downloading personal security apps amid rise in intimidation

Rise in number of Yorkshire councillors downloading personal security apps

A More in Common event in Batley.

Building a sense of belonging in communities is important - Jo Cox Foundation

Composer Michael Price. Picture: Phil Sharp

Michael Price: ‘Music when I started as a kid was baked into communal activities...

Pictured from the left are Irfan Mohamed, Clare Black, Kim Leadbeater MP and Sarfraz Mian

Jo Cox's parents praise 'wonderful' organisers of annual bike ride in her memory

The riders get ready to go. Photos by Simon Hulme

Record number of cyclists set off on the Jo Cox Way Bike Ride to Westminster

Last year Kim Leadbeater took her late sister’s seat in the House of Commons and became MP for Batley and Spen.

Jo Cox's sister Kim Leadbeater leads cyclists on 288 mile trek

Kim Leadbeater and fellow cyclists as they set off from Cleckheaton last year for the 2021 Jo Cox Way bike ride.

Record number of cyclists take part in 288-mile ride to remember Jo Cox

Credit lender Morses Club.

Morse Club pursues potential use of a Scheme of Arrangement over lending claims

A Heavenly Desserts restaurant with an "Instagrammable” environment is opening in Batley, creating 20 jobs

Heavenly Desserts restaurant with "Instagrammable” environment opens in Batley

Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe has died after being shot. Photo: Carl Court/PA Wire

Never should politics end in tragedy - The Yorkshire Post says

‘It’s a privilege to represent the people from where you live, and it’s very rewarding when you help sort out a planning issue, or speak up for them in Parliament.’ Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty

The privileges and pitfalls of my first year in Parliament - Kim Leadbeater MP

Kim Leadbeater has been MP for Batley and Spen for 12 months.

Kim Leadbeater 'deeply shocked' by extent of abuse directed towards MPs

Archbishop Arthur Roche was announced by Pope Francis yesterday as one of 21 new cardinals.
Pictured: Archbishop Roche sets off students from 8 high schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds take part in The Walk for Water on World Water Day in 2012.

Former Bishop of Leeds among new cardinals who will select the next Pope

Undated handout photo issued by Yorkshire and the Humber Labour Party showing Kim Leadbeater

Abuse of MPs not 'going away' or 'getting any better' says Kim Leadbeater

Jessops Mill in Batley

‘Haunted’ former Batley mill up for auction with £140,000 guide price

BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 16: Rebecca Adlington of Great Britain is seen on her way to winning gold and breaking Janet Evans 19 year old world record in the Women's 800m Freestyle Final during The Beijing Olympic Games on August 16, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Rebecca Adlington keeping Olympic legacy alive as she opens pool in Batley