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West Yorkshire Police say body found after Batley fire

Detectives investigating a fire at a building in Batley have found a body inside, and are appealing for anyone with information or footage to come forward.

August 19, 2026Batley

Society West Yorkshire

Free water safety event comes to Ilkley amid hot, dry summer

Families in Ilkley are invited to a free water safety event at East Holmes Field on Thursday 27 August, featuring West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service demonstrations and support from West Yorkshire Police.

August 19, 2026Ilkley

Featured Society West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire Police to deploy Live Facial Recognition at Leeds Festival for first time this year

West Yorkshire Police will use Live Facial Recognition technology around the perimeter of Leeds Festival for the first time this year, as part of a wider operation to prevent crime and keep festivalgoers safe.

August 19, 2026Leeds

Still Lives, Living Stories: The Heart of Bradford

Art Featured West Yorkshire

Bradford photography project invites residents to share the stories behind treasured objects

Photographer Carolyn Mendelsohn is launching Still Lives, Living Stories: The Heart of Bradford, a new project pairing portraits and recorded memories with everyday objects that matter to local people, inspired by the historic Belle Vue Studio archive.

August 19, 2026Bradford

Comedy Featured West Yorkshire

Comedy in the Kitchen set to return to Darley Street Market in November

A second Comedy in the Kitchen night is coming to Darley Street Market on Thursday 26 November, with tickets on sale now and the full comedy line-up to be revealed soon.

August 19, 2026Bradford

Featured Music West Yorkshire

TESTBED reveals major relaunch with new stage, sound and space this September

Leeds venue TESTBED is reopening this September with a doubled floor space, a custom sound system, and new backing from AMAAD, the promoters behind Junction 2 Festival and Ironworks.

August 18, 2026Leeds

Featured History West Yorkshire

New owners plan to bring historic Thwaite Mills back to life as museum, pub and café

Four new owners have taken on the Grade II-listed Thwaite Mills at Stourton, launching a 12-month community restoration and appealing for millwrights, engineers and anyone who knows the mill's machinery to come forward.

August 18, 2026Leeds

Comedy Featured West Yorkshire

Lucy Porter: ‘I’m actually a simmering cauldron of rage’

As comedian Lucy Porter gets behind the wheel of her Ford Fusion and heads out on her 18th solo tour (reaching Leeds in September), she tells Mark Wareham how an online insult inspired her new show Let Yourself Go, and how her addiction to comedy means she’ll be performing stand-up until the day she dies

August 18, 2026Leeds

TV chef Ainsley Harriott visited Martin House Children’s Hospice.

Featured Wellbeing West Yorkshire

Ainsley Harriott cooks up a treat for Martin House hospice families

TV chef Ainsley Harriott returned to Martin House Children's Hospice in Boston Spa to tour its newly completed Teenage Wing and help the catering team prepare dinner for young patients and staff.

August 18, 2026Boston Spa, Wetherby

Close Enough To Touch goes on tour across the UK this autumn. Image credit Mark Ratcliffe and Split Design.

Featured Theatre West Yorkshire

New drama ‘Close Enough to Touch’ comes to Leeds Playhouse this October

Red Ladder Theatre Company and Hull's Silent Uproar bring playwright Henry Roberts' new one-person drama to Leeds Playhouse for two nights this October, as part of a UK-wide autumn tour.

August 17, 2026Leeds