‘The hot topic is the war’: West Yorkshire’s Muslim voters feel politically homeless
Kirklees residents are likely to punish both the Tories and Labour for their stance on Gaza in the 2 May local elections
Other lives
Tony Bowers obituary
Other lives: Community activist who worked and volunteered in Yorkshire for housing, health and community advice organisations
UK churches keen to host heavy metal bands after duet with organist is a hit
After ‘bonkers gig’ at Huddersfield town hall paired doom metal bands with pipe organist, churches are keen to get in on the act
March 2024
Man who murdered ex-partner and her boyfriend jailed for life in Leeds
Marcus Osborne killed Katie Higton in frenzied stabbing before using her Snapchat account to lure Steven Harnett to his death
February 2024
IOPC investigates police contact with woman poisoned by in-laws
Two officers carried out welfare check on Ambreen Fatima Sheikh weeks before attack in 2015
January 2024
What is behind Huddersfield’s remarkable house price boom?
Value of residential properties in the West Yorkshire town grew faster than anywhere in the UK in the 12 months to October 2023. Why?
November 2023
Viking procession brings Yorkshire poets’ Beowulf to streets of Huddersfield
New version of the Anglo-Saxon epic features a massive cast of singers, actors and members of the community taking to the streets
July 2023
Man, 34, admits murder of ex-partner and her boyfriend in Huddersfield
Marcus Osbourne faces life sentence after pleading guilty to murdering Katie Higton and Steven Harnett in May
May 2023
Khayri Mclean’s mother calls for end to knife violence after boys sentenced to life
Charlie Mclean says she has lost a child and parents of teenage murderers have lost two sons
March 2023
Boy, 17, guilty of murdering 15-year-old Khayri Mclean in Huddersfield
Jury convicts teenager over fatal stabbing in West Yorkshire last year
November 2022
Sebastian Kalinowski: couple jailed for murdering teenage son
Two teenagers deny murdering Khayri McLean, 15, in Huddersfield
June 2022
Remembering the 1981 day London’s Gay Pride relocated to Huddersfield
In 1981 Pride decamped to West Yorkshire to confront police repression. Artists behind a new show recall day of reinvention
December 2021
Barry Sheerman, longest-serving Labour MP, to retire at next election
81-year-old Huddersfield MP says in Twitter announcement that representing constituency has been ‘honour of my life’
November 2021
Broken covers: collector puts world’s worst album art on show
Steve Goldman’s first rule is ‘it has to make me laugh’, and he is sharing the fun with public in Huddersfield
August 2021
‘We’ve had to adapt’: A-level students react to record-breaking results
With sixth formers having to juggle challenges of studying amid pandemic, we asked how they coped
May 2021
‘Lockdowns by stealth’: what are the rules in eight areas of England?
The government has been criticised for imposing guidance on India Covid variant hotspots
February 2021
Other lives
Peter Smith obituary
CoraQuest board game is crowdfunding hit for father and daughter
August 2020
The great British art quiz
Which 'kitchen sink' whiz painted Macca? The great British art quiz
Kirklees Museums & Galleries set today’s quiz, which lets you view the art collection of British museums closed during the pandemic – all while answering some tricky questions
