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Gildersome event to help dementia sufferers

An event is being held on Saturday to help people have a better understanding of dementia.

Bruntcliffe School head Heather Scott and pupils are celebrating after Ofsted praised the school's improvements.

Ofsted praise as Bruntcliffe School bounces back

Just four months after being rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted, a determined Bruntcliffe School has impressed inspectors with the progress it is making.

Morley town councillor Gareth Beevers wants to warn others after he was sent an e-mail scam on his iPhone asking for his debit card details.

Warning after iPhone fraudsters take £1,000 from councillor

A Morley councillor who was conned out of £1,000 is warning others to be on their guard against email scammers.

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Political parties united over Morley Heroes Welcome scheme

Town councillors are backing renewed efforts to get Morley and Leeds City Council to sign up to a national armed forces scheme.

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Northern Rail workers vote for strike action

Trains are set to grind to a halt after railway workers voted to go on strike.

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Views sought on Leeds novelty trike taxi application

Members of the public and taxi trade are being invited to share their views on an application for a novelty motorised tricycle to become licensed for private hire in Leeds.

Sport rss

Rugby action - friendly fixture - Leigh Centurions v Wigan Warriors
Wigan's Iain Thornley, left, with Leigh's Thomas Coyle.

Hawks prepare to shine in televised Bulldogs test

Hunslet Hawks face a stern test tomorrow evening when they entertain Batley Bulldogs in front of the Premier Sports cameras (kick off 7.30pm).

Gary Sykes in action against Kevin O'Hara in his British title fight.  May 2010 Pictures: Javed Iqbal.

Sunderland returns on Sykes card

Drighlington boxer Jack Sunderland will end a 12 month exile from the ring when he fights on the Gary Sykes homecoming card in Dewsbury on June 15.

Headingley Test match crowd from last year.

Test match ticket competition winners

Winners of the Test Match Tickets Competition we ran across the Yorkshire Weekly Newspaper Group are:

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Leeds United season ticket holders offered discounts to Hawks v Bulldogs clash

Hunslet Hawks are pulling out all the stops to ensure a big crowd is in attendance for tomorrow night’s televised Kingstone Press Championship derby against Batley Bulldogs.

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McCormack ‘gutted’ at Scotland omission

Leeds United striker Ross McCormack is “gutted” at missing out on Scotland selection in Gordon Strachan’s latest squad.

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Important information for supporters attending Hunslet Hawks v Batley Bulldogs this Thursday

Hunslet Hawks are advising advise all spectators travelling to South Leeds Stadium for the Batley Bulldogs fixture that due to other events taking place on Thursday evening on the John Charles Centre complex no parking will be available on site for spectators.

Lifestyle rss

Boogie down for charity

Chart hits of the 1970s and 1980s are set to fill the dancefloor at a charity event.

Tom Odell

Rising star Tom set for Academy date

After finishing one sold-out tour this year rising star Tom Odell has announced he is hitting the road again in the autumn and will be heading for Leeds.

Real ale at hotel festival in Tingley

Real ale fans will be in for a treat this weekend when The Village Hotel in Tingley holds its beer festival.

Kate Wobschall has her socks well and truly knocked off at the Radisson Blu in the Light, Leeds

This weekend has been mostly spent telling anyone who will listen about my amazing discovery.

MUSICAL DUO Steve and Ruth Smith.

Morley Folk Club welcomes American duo

A duo from across the pond will be performing in a first for Morley Folk Club tomorrow night (Tuesday).

Recipe: Prashad’s famous Pethis

Prashad’s famous Pethis are among the dishes featured in the restaurant’s vegetarian tasting platter.

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Pupils Matilda Blakley, Franklyn Morris, Kian Stanley, Alice Kernick, Sian Rigby and Grace Newsome taking part in Green Week at Fountain Primary. (d612a321)

Fountain Primary pupils go green

Digging, willow sculpturing and painting are some of the activities pupils are doing at Fountain Primary School in Morley.

LETTERS: Tidying – as nobody else will do it

A few weeks the Observer and Advertiser kindly published a letter from me regarding the problem of litter in the Morley area.

NEW ROLE Outgoing president the Rev Ann Sherratt, new president Janet Town and Dolores Mulrennan of Dewsbury and District Womens Health Group  the beneficiaries of last years fundraising efforts.

Gildersome woman named new Dewsbury Soroptimist president

A Gildersome woman is the new president of Soroptimist International of Dewsbury.

LETTERS: We’re not going to be loving it!

Matthew Gillings writes that he does not understand the arguments against the White Bear at Tingley being converted to a McDonalds.

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LETTERS: A grave experience

Whilst visiting the North of England we decided to visit old family graves in the graveyard at St. Mary in the Wood Church.

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Letter: There’s litter and there’s litter...

I note that through your letters column Gillian Tate is calling for volunteers for the Morley Litter Group and on the television that Leeds City Council is to employ a security company to begin issuing fixed penalty notices for litter offences and failure to ‘pick up’ after a dog.

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