Catherine Gannon

1 week ago | dewsburyreporter.co.uk | Catherine Gannon

Fire crews attended a property in Batley today (Friday) following reports of a fire. There are no reports of any injuries. The fire occurred in the loft of a residential property on Princess Street. The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the incident at 12.08pm, and three crews attended plus an aerial ladder appliance. The crews used hose reels and large jets to extinguish the fire. Continue Reading

1 week ago | dewsburyreporter.co.uk | Catherine Gannon

A weekly list of planning applications decided by Kirklees Council. The following applications were decided the week ending June 15 and include properties in Dewsbury, Batley, Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike, Liversedge and Mirfield. Approved:Kirklees Council: Redevelopment of market and creation of park. Dewsbury Market, 32, Cloth Hall Street, Dewsbury, WF13 1QE.

1 week ago | dewsburyreporter.co.uk | Catherine Gannon

Plans to revamp Dewsbury Market have been approved by Kirklees Council, and include creating a new park. The development will involve transforming the market hall and semi-covered market into retail and food and drink facilities. The site, which has been used as a market since 1904, will see the original market hall and semi-covered market structures retained, although they will be upgraded with new walls and roofs. Other buildings will be demolished.

1 week ago | dewsburyreporter.co.uk | Catherine Gannon

A Dewsbury man has been jailed for nine years and six months for his role in a £100million Class A drug supply plot in West Yorkshire. Razwan Arif, aged 25, and formerly of Lee Road, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on Friday, June 13 after he admitted charges of conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine between February 1, 2021 and December 3, 2023 in April.

1 week ago | wakefieldexpress.co.uk | Catherine Gannon

Jason Wilsher-Mills, who was born and raised in Wakefield, was included in the King’s birthday honours list in June. Jason was listed under the Members of the Order of the British Empire for his services to the arts and disability in the list, which was announced on June 13. Jason, born in 1969, said he grew up in a working-class family on council estates, and has required the use of a wheelchair after becoming ill with chicken pox as a child.