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Will Atherton

Will Atherton

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10-year-old wins Leeds Children’s Mayor election in record breaking fashion

The newly elected Leeds Children’s Mayor has promised to tackle bulying, discrimination, and poverty across the next 12 months. Sienna Silva-Farber, aged 10, a pupil at Harewood C of E Primary School, has been unveiled as the new Children’s Mayor of Leeds for 2025-2026 after a closely-fought election which saw a record 7,688 children cast […]

Huddersfield paedophile jailed for 27 years after decades of ‘depraved’ abuse

A sex offender from Huddersfield has been jailed for 27 years after being found guilty of ’20 horrific’ and ‘appalling’ sexual offences, including rape, sexual assault and indecency. Matthew Pearce, aged 56, of Glastonbury Drive in Huddersfield, was sentenced to 27 years in prison and a year on licence at Leeds Crown Court yesterday, Monday […]