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FAIRBURN INGS FROM THE COAL FACE TO A WILD PLACE

Special Features
−−−−− BY LINZI DAVIES −−−−− Fairburn Ings near Castleford is a much-loved nature reserve run by the RSPB and celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. Highly popular with both avid bird watchers and families alike, it is difficult to imagine that the tranquil beauty of the reserve was not always…

TESCO COOKRIDGE EXPRESS CELEBRATES RE-OPENING

Local News
Tesco Cookridge Express  recently re-opened after being closed for one week in order to refurbish the store and bring it bang up to date. After serving local customers for 19 years, the store closed for a short time to be fitted out with brand new shelving, fridges and freezers, giving…

Photos Of The Sea Sought For Charity Competition

Lifestyle, Travel
National maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, is once again calling on photographers to submit images celebrating Britain’s proud maritime heritage, for its annual competition searching for the UK’s ultimate sea view. Launched to mark national Seafarers Awareness Week, the competition, sponsored by Inmarsat, encourages amateur and professional photographers to…

Fire Service Issues Summer Water Safety Advice

Local News
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) joined forces with Yorkshire Water to give a safety message at Warley Moor Reservoir (Halifax Sailing Club).  Although we have had scorching days in June on the day the weather did turn to rain, but firefighters were not deterred from carrying out their…

Outstanding Hat-Trick For Leeds Special School

Local News
West Oaks SEN Specialist School and College in Leeds for pupils aged 2-19 is celebrating its third outstanding OFSTED inspection in the last decade. Graded outstanding in both 2007 and 2012, the inspection on April 19th 2017 further validated the excellent practice and outstanding progress of the 234 pupils. The…

Morrisons Puts More Yorkshire Produce In Stores

Food And Drink, Lifestyle
Morrisons has announced the first Yorkshire suppliers to be listed in its stores as part of a programme that aims to put more homegrown food and drink in customer’s homes. The supermarket first announced the search for more local food and drink makers in February after research found that Yorkshire…
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