Huddersfield – Reader

New Huddersfield police station completes decade-long Kirklees rebuild

A new two-storey police station just off Broadway has opened its doors to Huddersfield residents, marking the final step in a programme running more than ten years to replace ageing police buildings across Kirklees.

September 18, 2026Huddersfield, Kirklees

Featured Theatre Yorkshire

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

Crime Featured West Yorkshire

Barrister jailed for plotting revenge attack over Huddersfield gang shooting

Samreen Akhtar, a barrister who plotted a revenge attack for a client shot in a Kirklees gang feud, has been jailed for three years and three months following a West Yorkshire Police investigation.

September 8, 2026Huddersfield

Business Featured West Yorkshire

Huddersfield launches AI-Ready Yorkshire to connect small business with AI expertise

A new University of Huddersfield programme, AI-Ready Yorkshire, will connect small and medium-sized businesses with AI students and graduates through at least 60 placements and traineeships over three years, launching on 23 September.

September 7, 2026Huddersfield

Global Consortium for Public Health Research (GCPHR) 4th Annual Conference.

East Yorkshire Wellbeing

Huddersfield hosts fourth global consortium for health research conference

More than 70 academics, researchers and policymakers from around the world gathered at the University of Huddersfield for the fourth annual Global Consortium for Public Health Research conference, focused on making global health research more equitable and inclusive.

September 7, 2026Huddersfield

Featured Society Yorkshire

The Russian ‘attack robot’ clip is unconfirmed – Yorkshire’s actual AI problems are already here

A viral video shows a humanoid robot apparently retaliating in a Russian shop – but nobody has verified what really happened, unlike three genuine AI stories already playing out across Yorkshire.

September 2, 2026Huddersfield, Rotherham, Sheffield

Simeon Barclay has been nominated for his performance The Ruin.

Art Featured Yorkshire

Turner Prize heads to Middlesbrough, with Yorkshire’s Simeon Barclay in the running

Mima will host the Turner Prize exhibition from 26 September 2026, bringing the award to historic North Yorkshire for the first time — with Huddersfield-born Simeon Barclay the only artist on this year's shortlist with direct Yorkshire roots, and a Yorkshire Sculpture Park director on the judging panel.

August 15, 2026Huddersfield, Middlesbrough

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

Sound and Music’s week-long In the Making residential programme,

Featured Music West Yorkshire

Fifty young musicians take over Huddersfield for In The Making residency

Fifty young music creators aged 14 to 18 spent a week at the University of Huddersfield for In The Making, the UK's only year-long artist development programme for young musicians, culminating in a showcase of original work.

August 12, 2026Huddersfield