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Mayor’s number plate sold for £750,000

Mayor’s number plate sold for £750,000

by Will Russell | Nov 6, 2025 | General News, West Yorkshire

A unique number plate used by the mayor of Leeds has been sold for £750,000. Leeds City Council approved the sale of the number plate following a comprehensive process, the funds are to go back into the council budget. The plate was sold to the highest of two bidders,...
Facial recognition set to be introduced across West Yorkshire

Facial recognition set to be introduced across West Yorkshire

by Will Russell | Nov 6, 2025 | General News, West Yorkshire

As part of an ongoing commitment to keeping communities safe across Yorkshire, Live Facial Recognition (LFR) is set to be used by the police. LFR will be used across carefully selected authorised locations to help identify individuals wanted by police, locate missing...
Bradford city centre undergoes gum free transformation

Bradford city centre undergoes gum free transformation

by Will Atherton | Nov 5, 2025 | General News, West Yorkshire

Some of Bradford’s most popular city centre streets have undergone a deep clean to remove gum as part of a scheme ran by ‘Keep Britain Tidy’. A £26,000 grant from the National Chewing Gum Task Force, ran by the Keep Britain Tidy inivitaive, allowed...
Politics Rundown: Leeds

Politics Rundown: Leeds

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...
The fight for Sheffield Wednesday: levelling the unfair playing field

The fight for Sheffield Wednesday: levelling the unfair playing field

by Matt Galloway | Nov 4, 2025 | Behind the Headlines, Behind the Headlines Top Story, East Riding of Yorkshire, General News, North Yorkshire, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire

Further arrests have been made after organised crime warrants were executed in Bradford

Further arrests have been made after organised crime warrants were executed in Bradford

by Will Russell | Nov 4, 2025 | General News, West Yorkshire

Detectives have made a number of arrests in relation to organised crime warrants executed in Holme Wood on Friday 24 October. A total of 15 people have been arrested (14 men and one woman) on suspicion of a range of offences, including handling stolen goods,...
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