Dewsbury9 Oct 2026Boss of bogus Covid-19 testing lab facing jailMore than £1.5m was paid to Faisal Shoukat while director of the bogus RT Diagnostics lab.9 Oct 20267 Oct 2026Alistair Brownlee receives 'special and surreal' OBEAlistair Brownlee receives 'special and surreal' OBE7 Oct 20262 Oct 2026Gang behind £30m cash-smuggling operation jailedThe judge said the cash-smuggling gang 'revelled in spending obscene amounts of money'.2 Oct 202616 Sept 2026Leisure centre supporters call for it to reopen Dewsbury Leisure Centre closed in 2023, while a new facility is not due to be built until 2031.16 Sept 202616 Sept 2026Council to invest almost £2m to modernise CCTVKirklees' network of cameras are to be updated to help curb anti-social behaviour, the council says.16 Sept 202615 Sept 2026Hundreds of jobs to be cut across three hospitalsVoluntary redundancies are being made at the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust to help save £57m.15 Sept 202613 Sept 2026Honouring local heroes who make a differencePeople who make life better for others have had their work honoured by BBC Radio Leeds.13 Sept 202613 Sept 2026Two riders injured in off-road bike crashes The collisions with cars both took place on Thursday and one man has also been arrested. 13 Sept 20264 Sept 2026Tributes to 'inspirational' cross-channel swimmerEileen Fenton MBE, from Dewsbury, was one of the first women to swim across the English Channel.4 Sept 2026...
