Brighouse, England News

Outline plans submitted on behalf of Younger Homes Ltd have been granted for the construction of a four storey building with car park, health centre, and care home on the corner of Huddersfield Road and Mill Royd Lane, Brighouse.

War memorabilia and artefacts will be going on display in shops as the build up to the first ever Brighouse 1940's weekend gathers pace.

There is also reports of delays on the A58 Leeds Road in both directions at Hipperholme between the Upper Sutherland Road junction and the Kirk Lane junction.

Officers from the Tong , Wyke and Holme Wood and Brighouse Neighbourhood Policing Teams worked with the Vehicle Operating Standards Agency and the Environments Agency for the operation at the crossroads near the Wyke Lion pub - known locally as 'Hellfire Crossroads'. One man was issued a fixed penalty for having a defective windscreen, VOSA issued ... (more)

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Ponzi fraudster John Hirst, who amassed a A 10.5 million fortune by ripping off investors on the sunshine island of Majorca, must return to Bradford Crown Court in December for a confiscation hearing.

Teachers are powering a revolution in global education - and they are doing it by sharing their ideas at TES Connect.

TV drama Last Tango in Halifax, filmed in the district, won a top prize at the 2013 British Academy Television Awards at the Royal Festival Hall, London, last night.

Councillor Stout said he has been trying to get action along the busy main road after a series of non-injury accidents for several years.

A community-led bakery is set for its grand opening and is ready to mark the start of Real Bread week.

Members of the Royal Air Force Association Brighouse and Rastrick branch have scooped a prestigious award for the ninth year running.

First Trans Pennine Northern Rail routes are being affected as emergency services are dealing with an incident that happened just before lunch time at Dewsbury.

A man working on the railway near Dewsbury has been taken to hospital, causing trains through the town to be delayed.

A 72-year-old Brighouse man has been jailed for a total of 10 years after a jury found him guilty of attempted rape and sex abuse charges dating back more than three decades.

Eight crews were called to the area in Turvin Road to battle the blaze which was reported at 6.19pm last night as well as firefighters from Greater Manchester.

Hundreds of photographs dating from as far back as 1885, four years after its formation, showed a detailed history of the band which was originally known as Brighouse and Rastrick Temperance Band.

The owner of the Casa Hotel in Brighouse has appeared at Calderdale Magistrates court accused of breaching an enforcement notice issued by Calderdale Council.

Stromberg Golf is the sponsor of this year's Forget Me Not Children's Hospice charity golf day on May 17.

A broken down vehicle is causing problems along the M62 between junction 25, Brighouse, and junction 24, Ainley Top, on the westbound carriageway.

A new extension to the Rokt climbing gym that will see more adventure activities added to the building has been granted planning permission.