Chance to be a park ranger for the day
Youngsters aged ten to 16 have the opportunity to help the park rangers at Oakwell Country Park in Birstall to carry out conservation work over the summer.
View Article400-year-old ring dug up in Birstall garden declared treasure trove
A silver ring dug up in a garden has been declared as treasure by a coroner.
View ArticleNow metal thieves target litter bins
The problem of metal being stolen and sold for scrap has taken a new twist.
View ArticleOakwell Hall, Birstall, host exhibition by local artists
An exhibition of work by local artists opens later this month at Oakwell Hall, Birstall.
View ArticleWrecking spree leaves £150,000 damage trail
Police are hunting vandals who caused £150,000 of damage at a plant hire company by carrying out a night time ‘demolition derby’ in its yard.
View ArticleAnger over Birkenshaw school plans
Free school campaigners have reacted angrily to new proposals by Kirklees Council to close Birkenshaw Middle School.
View ArticleLead thieves target Birstall church
Police are appealing for information after thieves stole lead from a church.
View ArticleMeet the police at Birstall Library
People can meet their neighbourhood bobbies among the books at Birstall Library.
View ArticleEpilepsy Society launches bus pass campaign
People in Bradford are being encouraged to support a national campaign to make bus travel more accessible for people with disabilities by signing an e-petition.
View ArticleWarning over van break-ins at Birstall Retail Park
Tradesmen’s vans continue to be the target for criminals at a retail park.
View ArticleBirstall park ranger offer
Youngsters who are interested in the countryside and conservation can become young rangers for the day at Oakwell Hall Country Park, Birstall, this summer.
View ArticleClassic show at Birstall
A unique version of the classic tale Wind in the Willows will be performed at the Visitor Centre Courtyard at Oakwell Hall Country Park in Birstall on Wednesday, August 6.
View ArticleBirstall country park hosts play day
A ‘playday’ event held at Oakwell Country Park at Birstall marked the launch of the Framework for Play in Kirklees.
View ArticleKittens found under bush in Birstall
Six kittens have been found abandoned in a cardboard box under a bush in a playing field behind a school.
View ArticleBirstall murder mystery - episode 2
Tickets for a murder mystery event at Oakwell Hall in Birstall on Friday, October 26, have sold out so another night is being organised.
View ArticleSongwriter's Birstall date
Singer, songwriter and storyteller Nick Hennessey will be performing at Oakwell Hall in Birstall.
View ArticleMan flees burning flat
A man in his 20s escaped uninjured from a fire which broke out in the living room of a flat in Birstall early today.
View ArticleGet in picture on Birstall course
Digital photography courses are being held at Oakwell Hall and Country Park in Birstall, in the New Year.
View ArticleMarch will call for new school
Parents and school children will be staging a march to call for a secondary school to be built in Birkenshaw.
View ArticleCampaigners take school fight to streets
Parents and schoolchildren held a march to campaign for a secondary school in Birkenshaw.
View ArticleStephen brings his characters to life
Children’s author and illustrator Stephen Waterhouse will be helping children create their own character based on a fruit or vegetable at libraries in Kirklees.
View ArticlePlanting for the future
More than 1,000 children and parents turned out to Oakwell Park, Birstall, for a fun-filled “planting and growing” day.
View ArticleRobbers take bus boy’s mobile
Police are hunting two robbers who attacked a teenager when he got off a bus after it became stranded in snow last month.
View ArticleHall hosts stamp launch
Oakwell Hall in Birstall was the setting as the Royal Mail unveiled the second series of its Kings and Queens stamps celebrating the royal houses of England.
View ArticleChance to share a common interest
Older people from Birstall, Birkenshaw and Batley could benefit from a new project which encourages people to share their interests and skills.
View ArticleWork starts on Birstall estate regeneration
Work has begun on a major regeneration project at the Fieldhead estate in Birstall.
View ArticleRacing quad bikes taken in £70,000 raid
A racing team has had quad bikes and equipment worth more than £70,000 stolen in a raid.
View ArticleParents seek funds for school
A new parents group has been formed to take on the fight for a new secondary school for Birkenshaw, Birstall, Gomersal and East Bierley. The BBG Parents’ Alliance consists of parents from the...
View ArticleBirstall husband waits for wife death decision
A bereaved husband is waiting to find out if he will be charged with aiding and abetting the suicide of his 62-year-old wife.
View ArticleHusband waits for decision
A bereaved husband is still waiting to find out if he will be charged with aiding and abetting the suicide of his 62- year-old wife.
View ArticleBirstall wildlife wetland set to open
An event is being held this weekend to mark the completion of a new wildlife wetland at Oakwell Hall country park in Birstall.
View ArticlePark needs volunteer youngsters
Oakwell Hall Country Park in Birstall is looking for youngsters to help the park rangers carry out practical conservation work this half-term.
View ArticleMan who helped wife die is cleared
No charges will be brought against a husband who placed a bag over his wife’s head as she committed suicide following years of chronic pain, it has been revealed.
View ArticleMayor to open Birstall faith garden
A faith garden will be officially opened at Oakwell Hall in Birstall next week.
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