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Northern Ballet announces new children’s ballet Robin Hood, touring 2027

Northern Ballet has announced a new children's production, Robin Hood, opening at Leeds's Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre in February 2027 before touring 13 UK venues and London.

September 17, 2026Bradford, Doncaster, Goole, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Sheffield

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

Featured Society West Yorkshire

Barnsley to hold its first Gathering of Remembrance for people bereaved by suicide

Barnsley Council is inviting people bereaved by suicide to a new local Gathering of Remembrance this September, offering a space for reflection, memory and connection closer to home.

August 20, 2026Bradford

Featured Wellbeing West Yorkshire

Bradford man first UK patient treated with pioneering brain technique at Leeds hospital

A Bradford man has become the first UK patient to receive a groundbreaking new treatment for a life-threatening tangle of blood vessels in the brain, after 15 years of exhausted options at Leeds General Infirmary.

August 20, 2026Bradford, Leeds

Business Featured West Yorkshire

Bradford waste site to be cleared as PM launches crackdown on illegal dumping

The illegal waste site on Bradford's Midland Road, under investigation since early July, is one of three nationally confirmed for government-funded clearance as the Prime Minister unveils a crackdown on organised waste crime.

August 20, 2026Bradford

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 Society West Yorkshire

Bingley planning blueprint formally adopted after referendum backing

The Bingley Neighbourhood Development Plan has been formally adopted by Bradford Council, following a referendum in which more than 85% of voters backed the plan shaping the town's development up to 2038.

August 15, 2026Bingley, Bradford

University of Bradford has broken into the UK top 30

Featured Society Yorkshire

Sheffield tops the North as three Yorkshire universities shine in new Daily Mail guide

Sheffield has been confirmed as the highest-ranked university in the North, at 13th in the UK, in today's new Daily Mail University Guide 2026. But that's not all as it complements Bradford's landmark climb into the top 30 and Huddersfield's new national award.

August 13, 2026Bradford, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Sheffield, York

Featured Music West Yorkshire

Last chance to catch Live at the Courtyard, Bradford’s new music weekender

Music fans have just days left to grab tickets for Live at the Courtyard, Darley Street Market's first outdoor music festival, running Friday 14 to Sunday 16 August in Bradford city centre.

August 11, 2026Bradford