by James Cain | Nov 6, 2025 | In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Politics, South Yorkshire
A charity boss has urged for victims to be put first as the fallout around the government’s grooming gangs inquiry continues. Last month, four survivors – one of whom was from Rotherham – resigned from the consultation panel. The women had raised concerns with the...
by James Cain | Nov 4, 2025 | In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Leeds, Politics, West Yorkshire
Here’s a rundown of the top politics stories in Leeds this week: West Yorkshire’s net-zero plans to be presented to world leaders West Yorkshire Mayor, Tracy Brabin (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin is attending the C40 World Mayors Summit...
by James Cain | Oct 31, 2025 | In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Politics, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
A Sheffield councillor has called for the introduction of a landlord licensing scheme across the city. A pilot scheme ran in the area around Abbeydale Road, London Road and Chesterfield Road from 2018 until 2023. Minesh Parekh, a Labour councillor for Crookes and...
by James Cain | Oct 30, 2025 | East Riding of Yorkshire, In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Politics, West Yorkshire
Several cities in Yorkshire have some of the highest levels of deprivation in England, according to new government figures. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government released its Index of Multiple Deprivation today, which looks at living conditions...
by James Cain | Oct 28, 2025 | In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Politics, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
A Sheffield councillor has spoken out against the ‘huge rise’ in racism he and his colleagues have faced on social media in recent years. Minesh Parekh, a Labour councillor for Crookes and Crosspool, said he first began to get hateful comments when he stood for...
by James Cain | Oct 23, 2025 | In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Politics, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire’s knife crime prevention policies have come under fresh scrutiny after Harvey Willgoose’s killer was sentenced to life in prison yesterday. 15-year-old Mohammed Umar Khan fatally stabbed the fellow schoolboy with a hunting knife at All Saints Catholic...
