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Former Kirklees teacher sentenced again as more victims come forward

Keith Lockwood, 72, already serving a 23-year sentence for abusing schoolboys, has been sentenced to a further 15 months after being convicted of four counts of indecent assault against two more victims.

September 2, 2026Leeds

Featured Food & Drink West Yorkshire

Leeds YouTuber breaks 10-year rib-eating record on trip to Milan

BeardMeatsFood's Adam Moran took on Milan's toughest barbecue challenge and finished in 13 minutes and 1 second, smashing a restaurant record that had stood for a decade.

September 2, 2026Leeds

Featured History West Yorkshire

Original 1857 designs for Leeds Town Hall’s clock tower revealed

Newly revealed 1857 architectural plans for Leeds Town Hall's clock tower offer a rare look behind the landmark, as the building's refurbishment moves into a new phase ahead of a spring/summer 2027 completion.

September 2, 2026Leeds

Featured Society West Yorkshire

Wakefield Council urges residents to seek support as energy bills set to rise

Wakefield Council is reminding residents that support is available as energy bills are set to hit their highest level in three years when the price cap rises on 1 October, including grants for energy debt and free heating replacements for those eligible.

September 2, 2026Wakefield

Featured Society West Yorkshire

Bradford Council explores community devolution at ‘Your City, Your Voice’ event

Bradford Council brought together town and parish councils, voluntary groups and community organisations last week to discuss how greater devolution could give local people more say in decisions that affect them.

September 1, 2026Bradford

Natalie Raw, Leeds Museums and Galleries’ curator of costume

Featured History West Yorkshire

350-year-old fan among Leeds museum’s collection of historic accessories

A fan depicting the Judgement of Paris, made around the 1680s, is among more than 400 antique fans being catalogued and conserved at Leeds Discovery Centre.

September 1, 2026Leeds

Northern Ballet presents Three Short Ballets

Art Featured West Yorkshire

Northern Ballet brings Three Short Ballets, including a world premiere, to Leeds

Northern Ballet's Three Short Ballets comes to the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre from 18 to 26 September, featuring a world premiere from Tiler Peck, the company's first staging of Five Tangos, and the return of Fools, plus a dedicated Under 30s Night.

August 29, 2026Leeds

69 affordable homes to be built on the former Castleford Swimming Baths site

Society West Yorkshire

Castleford’s old swimming baths site to become 69 affordable homes

Wakefield Council is backing developer Vico Homes to build 69 affordable homes for rent and shared ownership on the site of Castleford's former swimming baths, with demolition due to start in September.

August 29, 2026Wakefield

Meaning in the Void Poster Collage by Spike Marshall

Art West Yorkshire

Leeds Arts Centre takes theatre into a planetarium dome with Meaning in the Void

Leeds Arts Centre has partnered with Planetarium Go UK to stage Meaning in the Void, six new pieces of theatre performed under a projected night sky in Millennium Square this September.

August 29, 2026Leeds

Featured Music West Yorkshire

Leeds Festival has published its First Timers Guide. We’ve read every word

From arena opening times to which campsite suits your personality, Leeds Festival's official first-timers guide is now live — here's the important stuff, get stuck in.

August 24, 2026Leeds