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Jan 16, 2025 | 
kirkleeslocaltv.com | Joshua Robinson
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Joshua Robinson – Fundraisers at Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice are calling on West Yorkshire businesses to grab the last few places for teams in the first-ever Race Across West Yorkshire on Friday 21st March 2025. Inspired by BBC’s ‘Race Across the World’, this event, which RRG Toyota Huddersfield sponsors, will have teams racing through West Yorkshire and raising money for Forget Me Not.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
kirkleeslocaltv.com | Joshua Robinson
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Joshua Robinson – Yorkshire NHS Trusts have paid out more than £570K in compensation for staff assault legal claims lodged against them in the last five years, a new investigation has revealed. Data obtained by Legal Expert shows that NHS Trusts across South and West Yorkshire have paid a combined total of £573,588 in damages settling 64 NHS staff assault claims since 2019.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Joshua Robinson
The daily Crossword was played 13,976 times last week. Can you solve it faster than others? The daily Crossword was played 13,976 times last week. Can you solve it faster than others?
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
kirkleeslocaltv.com | Joshua Robinson
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Joshua Robinson – The National Coal Mining Museum is set to temporarily pause its underground experience to install a brand new winding engine that will take visitors 140 metres underground. The current winder, which powers a cage descending into the 230-year-old coal mine, will be replaced with a new winder during the early part of 2025. The Museum is committed to preserving access to its historic coal workings, the very last accessible deep colliery in England.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
kirkleeslocaltv.com | Joshua Robinson
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Joshua Robinson – A multi-million pound programme is supporting the delivery of thousands of new homes across West Yorkshire, it was confirmed on Tuesday 26th November. Speaking at the largest annual gathering of Northern social housing leaders in Leeds, Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin pledged almost £90 million by March next year to help unlock over 5,400 new homes.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
kirkleeslocaltv.com | Joshua Robinson
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Joshua Robinson – North Huddersfield Trust School (NHTS) celebrated its annual Prize-Giving Evening at the Huddersfield Town Hall. Each year, this highly anticipated event offers the school and wider community the opportunity to acknowledge the achievements and efforts of young people currently attending or who previously attended NHTS. Below is a video that shows highlights of the evening.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
kirkleeslocaltv.com | Joshua Robinson
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Joshua Robinson –The Women’s Safety Unit, led by Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin, has received financial backing to continue for another year after making a significant impact across the region. The announcement comes as the number of offenders brought to justice for rape and serious sexual offences in West Yorkshire has increased by 28.2% compared to the same seven-month period in 2023.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
kirkleeslocaltv.com | Joshua Robinson
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Joshua Robinson – Kirklees Council has paid more than £2.4 million for damp, mould, and other disrepair issues in its properties in the last year, a new investigation has revealed. Data obtained by Legal Expert via Freedom of Information Requests has found that between October 2023 and October 2024, the Council received a total of 225 complaints regarding damp and mould in its housing stock.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
kirkleeslocaltv.com | Joshua Robinson
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Joshua Robinson – As Road Safety Week 2024 has started, people in West Yorkshire are urged to pledge their commitment to improving safety by signing the Vision Zero Pledge. This asks people to think about the simple actions they can take to make a real difference on the region’s roads to help save lives. These include driving at safe speeds, giving other road users enough space, always wearing a seatbelt, and maintaining vehicles.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
kirkleeslocaltv.com | Joshua Robinson
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy KLTV Newsdesk – On Tuesday 19th November, from 1 pm to 4 pm, FOCAL Community Centre will be hosting a community wellbeing event, where they will provide information and support on various topics. On offer are:Flu and Covid vaccinations, no need to book. Carbon Monoxide (CO) Breath Tests. Access to nicotine replacements to help people quit smoking. Wellbeing Coaches – sleep, stress, anxiety, habits, food, and mood. Stretch and Flex and craft sessions. And many more.
