The area has been blighted by fly-tipping and crime - but is home to friendly people and lots of takeaways and shops.

Wahib Albaradan, 37, has been jailed after he used two knives and a razor in a ‘prolonged, persistent and frenzied’ attack on ...

An almost £125 million investment to improve and maintain West Yorkshire’s roads over the next two years was agreed to last ...

The fire service were called to to the popular Wakefield gym earlier this morning following reports of a car on fire, which ...

A man who murdered his wife in a "persistent and frenzied" attack at their home in West Yorkshire has been jailed for life.

A man who tried to cut his wife’s head off and left her to bleed to death on their children’s bedroom floor in West Yorkshire has been ...

Daniel Hayelom, 36, was convicted after a trial at Leeds Crown Court and will be sentenced on 2 May. He was off-duty when he ...

It is thought Kieron Fitzgerald, 33, may have travelled to Brighouse in the early hours of this morning. The Dewsbury man, who was last seen yesterday evening, is described as white, 6 ft tall and of ...

The Leader of the Council, Carole Pattison, made the remarks following a meeting with the Kirklees Bereavement Forum ...