Tracy Brabin

Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Tom Gordon lambasted the Autumn Budget as “lacklustre with little substance”.

Fury at 14-year prison sentences for people evading tourism tax
A Yorkshire MP has challenged the Government over its plans for prison sentences of up to 14 years for deliberately evading the new tourist tax, while prisoners...

Andy Burnham laid a wreath at the Cenotaph, and was joined at the service by nine former prime ministers (Maja Smiejkowska/PA)

Andy Burnham: no veteran should be on the streets at Christmas

Leeds Bradford Airport.

Leeds Bradford Airport rail link ‘is key to unlock more growth’

First Bus has been chosen to run services running in Huddersfield and parts of Leeds.

WYCA buys FirstGroup assets for £109m as franchise drive moves forwards

The plans for the refurbished Leeds station concourse. Credit: DfT

Pictured: £300m to turn Leeds into 'King's Cross-style station'

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey leaves 11 Downing Street with the Budget Box. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP via Getty Images)

Fiscal devolution to end 'begging bowl culture' of mayoral funding

Rough sleepers in Leeds find it hard to get access to help.

Leeds' £1.6m plan to get rough sleepers a bed by Christmas

Mike Palin, the new interim chief executive at WYCA.

New interim chief to take over at West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Mike Palin. Credit: WYCA

West Yorkshire Combined Authority appoints interim chief executive

Bradford Interchange pictured in 2020. PIC: Tony Johnson

New viaducts could be built for new Bradford Interchange station

West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin wants 'spades in the ground' by 2028 for the network

West Yorkshire should copy France to build mass transit network

David Skaith, Labour mayor for York and North Yorkshire, in Ripon.

David Skaith rules out flying business class for trade visit to India

Mayor Tracy Brabin has had a first look at the new Weaver Network buses. Credit: Kirklees Council.

Weaver Network buses: First look as brand new West Yorkshire buses unveiled

UKREiiF is held at the Royal Armouries Museum and across Leeds Docks.

UKREiiF shows Leeds is ready to 'host major political conference'

The UK's largest real estate and infrastructure forum will stage its sixth and final Leeds event at the Royal Armouries from 18–20 May 2027, before moving to Liverpool from 2028. (Photo supplied by UKREiiF)

UKREiiF to move from Leeds to Liverpool in 2028

Heckmondwike Bus Station. (Pic credit: West Yorkshire Combined Authority)

Heckmondwike Bus Station: West Yorkshire’s newest bus station opens in Kirklees

Skelton Grange data centre plan. Credit: Microsoft.

Microsoft's plans to build data centre in Yorkshire spark environmental debate

Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin takes a selfie with Mayor of York and North Yorkshire David Skaith (obscured), Bev Craig leader of Manchester City Council and Labour's candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester (centre), Mayor of the North East Kim McGuinness (second right), Mayor of the West Midlands Richard Parker (back second left), Mayor of South Yorkshire Oliver Coppard (back second right) and Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotherham.

Labour conference diary: mayors are new superstars in Burnham's reign

Minoti Parikh shares his expert insight

The key to making business between Yorkshire and India work

Flamborough Lighthouse, at Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire. PIC: James Hardisty

A tourist tax must work for Yorkshire - Laura Duggan

Tracy Brabin said the move would help with the aim to boost growth across the regions (PA)

Tracy Brabin joins Government's first national misogyny taskforce
West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin is set to form part of the Government’s first National Taskforce for Tackling Misogyny.
Ralph Blackburn

Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, said:  “The Bank’s new office in Leeds is an important milestone in our long-term commitment to the city." (Photo by Henry Nicholls/PA Wire)

Bank of England announces new office space in Leeds

Councillor Ralph Cohn

Recent transport schemes in Leeds have "damaged" city centre - councillor

Alan Milburn, Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Education Secretary Lucy Powell during a visit to Alstom Transport in Derby. PIC: Temilade Adelaja/PA Wire

Almost one million young people not in education, work or training

The planned network linking Leeds and Bradford had been expected to be in place in the early 2030s, but that has been pushed back to the end of that decade

Calls for 'proper devolution' to make planned tram network a reality

A household water tap. PIC: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Water gains privatised, costs socialised - Tracy Brabin

The Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, has defended plans to build a trio of datacentres in Leeds

New station would be a waste of money - YP Letters

Prime Minister Andy Burnham views an illegal rubbish dump beside Bradford City’s Valley Parade stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, to announce a new crackdown on illegal waste dumping and action to clear up communities as part of his pledge to bring back hope across the country and tackle long-ignored issues. Picture: Scott Heppell/PA Wire

Mayors to be responsible for cracking down on £1bn illegal dumps

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said triggering a leadership contest after Thursday’s elections would be a mistake (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Exclusive 'Potential' for more employment support to be handed down to mayors

An artists impression of light rail trams trains network public transport system for the West Yorkshire mass transit scheme.

Third top transport official in charge of mass transit leaves role

South Yorkshire Mayor, Oliver Coppard. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

Call for Yorkshire Mayor to sit on the board of Yorkshire Water

General view of staff on a NHS hospital ward. PIC: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Yorkshire is aiming to be the centre of health innovation
Yorkshire Day is always an opportunity to celebrate our great county and what makes us unique - our people, our pride, and our refusal to do anything by halves. This year is no different as we show the world what we have to offer.
Richard Stubbs, David Skaith, Tracy Brabin & Oliver Coppard

Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin takes a selfie with Mayor of York and North Yorkshire David Skaith (obscured), Bev Craig leader of Manchester City Council and Labour’s candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester (centre), Mayor of the North East Kim McGuinness (second right), Mayor of the West Midlands Richard Parker (back second left), Mayor of South Yorkshire Oliver Coppard (back second right) and Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotherham (Peter Byrne/PA)

Mayors to be handed powers to retain income tax and business rates

Andy Burnham, greets (left to right) Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin, Mayor of York and North Yorkshire David Skaith, Mayor of the West Midlands Richard Parker, Mayor of the North East Kim McGuinness, Interim Leader of Welsh Labour Ken Skates, Mayor of South Yorkshire Oliver Coppard and Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotherham. Credit: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Burnham must announce 'transformational programme of fiscal devolution

The old route where Earby station used to be on the Skipton to Colne rail line.

Skipton-Colne rail line: Re-opening of rail line would be 'huge boost'

Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey meet mayors at No10 North. Credit: PA

Andy Burnham to allow mayors to keep portion of income tax

An artists impression of light rail trams trains network public transport system for the West Yorkshire mass transit scheme.

Andy Burnham could hand down powers to help with West Yorkshire tram

Tracy Brabin

Andy Burnham's decision to cap bus fares at £2 welcomed by West Yorkshire Mayor

Yorkshire Water chief executive Nicola Shaw pictured at the company's Killinghall site near Harrogate. Picture: Bruce Rollinson

Labour mayors call for Yorkshire Water takeover via mutualisation

Sir David Attenborough has backed the strategy. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

Rethink on adapting nature is needed amidst the climate crisis

Sir David Attenborough has backed the strategy. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

Sir David Attenborough backs West Yorkshire's nature recovery plan

At the meeting West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin said the scheme was a “really important step forward for how we deliver housing across the region.

£334 million scheme to deliver thousands of homes across West Yorkshire

Pudsey-based G&H and Building Futures Together welcomed Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves. Picture Gerard Binks

Chancellor Rachel Reeves visits Yorkshire firm G&H

Bradford Council has pledged to repair 20,000 potholes by April 2027.

Council to buy 'super pothole machines' to improve roads after £3m funding

Angela Rayner delivers a speech to a New Economics Foundation. Credit: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Burnham must stop Whitehall overruling tram project - Angela Rayner

Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People’s History Museum, Manchester

Only 23% of voters believe Andy Burnham will govern for whole country

Tracy Brabin

Every young person in West Yorkshire to be offered work experience

Pothole

Bradford likely to get extra £3million to help fill potholes

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer addresses members of staff during a visit to Camira Manufacturing Facility in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, to highlight how the spring statement may improve the lives of people across the North of England. Picture date: Friday March 28, 2025. PA Photo.

'A man of integrity': Yorkshire reaction to Keir Starmer's resignation

Tracy Brabin is the Mayor of West Yorkshire. PIC: James Hardisty

Musicians shouldn't have to leave home to succeed - Tracy Brabin

The new Tech West Yorkshire group is backed by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and West Yorkshire Mayor, Tracy Brabin.

New organisation launches to help West Yorkshire tech firms ‘flourish’

The Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, taking a tour of LCB's new site.

Construction can help tackle youth unemployment - Nikki Davis

Guests gather at the premiere of Minding Our Own Business at Everyman Leeds, celebrating the stories, achievements and entrepreneurial spirit of Black business leaders across West Yorkshire. (Photo supplied on behalf of Minding Our Own Business)

Yorkshire’s black business stars take centre stage

Labour Leader, Keir Starmer chats with Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire as they travel by bus. PIC: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Prime Minister to meet mayors to discuss West Yorkshire mass transit

Tracy Brabin said that WYCA is "determined to reduce the risk" of a similar event occurring in Leeds.

Tracy Brabin 'quite keen' on West Yorkshire overnight visitor levy

Weaver Network Electric Bus

£100m electric bus contract with nearly 200 in fleet signed by WYCA

A view of the Leeds Skyline from Beeston, Leeds. PIC: Simon Hulme

Mayoral Development Zone will help Leeds take the next step

Create an Oyster Card for whole of North to boost Olympic bid

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaking to the media during a visit to Leeds. PIC: Jacob King/PA Wire

Powers to speed up delivery of trams to be welcomed

An artists impression of light rail trams trains network public transport system for the West Yorkshire mass transit scheme.

Tram system to be built faster as approval power handed down to mayors

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