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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.

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400-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.

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Now metal thieves target litter bins

The problem of metal being stolen and sold for scrap has taken a new twist.

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Oakwell Hall, Birstall, host exhibition by local artists

An exhibition of work by local artists opens later this month at Oakwell Hall, Birstall.

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Wrecking 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.

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Anger over Birkenshaw school plans

Free school campaigners have reacted angrily to new proposals by Kirklees Council to close Birkenshaw Middle School.

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Lead thieves target Birstall church

Police are appealing for information after thieves stole lead from a church.

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Meet the police at Birstall Library

People can meet their neighbourhood bobbies among the books at Birstall Library.

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Epilepsy 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.

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Warning over van break-ins at Birstall Retail Park

Tradesmen’s vans continue to be the target for criminals at a retail park.

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Birstall 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.

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Classic 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.

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Birstall 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.

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Kittens 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.

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Birstall 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.

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Songwriter's Birstall date

Singer, songwriter and storyteller Nick Hennessey will be performing at Oakwell Hall in Birstall.

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Man 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.

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Get in picture on Birstall course

Digital photography courses are being held at Oakwell Hall and Country Park in Birstall, in the New Year.

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March 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.

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Campaigners take school fight to streets

Parents and schoolchildren held a march to campaign for a secondary school in Birkenshaw.

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Stephen 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.

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Planting for the future

More than 1,000 children and parents turned out to Oakwell Park, Birstall, for a fun-filled “planting and growing” day.

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Robbers 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.

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Hall 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.

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Tucking in to historic cooking

A new cookery course is taking things back to basics.

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Chance 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.

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Work starts on Birstall estate regeneration

Work has begun on a major regeneration project at the Fieldhead estate in Birstall.

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Racing 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.

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Parents 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...

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Birstall 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.

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Husband 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.

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Birstall 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.

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Park 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.

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Man 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.

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Mayor to open Birstall faith garden

A faith garden will be officially opened at Oakwell Hall in Birstall next week.

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