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Heron Fest at RSPB Fairburn Ings nature reserve, near Castleford, is a spring festival to celebrate the weird and wonderful birds making a home in their heronry and reedbeds. Lurking at the water’s edge, grey herons are familiar and well-loved birds, and upwards of 30 pairs make their home in…

− BY SEAN SELBY, ASSISTANT EDUCATION OFFICER  − Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, is a city farm not far from the city centre with sheep, goats, cows, pigs and chickens.  Its twenty-four acre site,  including three ponds,  has an abundance of wildlife, fauna and flora, with a great diversity of species.…

Three volunteers from Leeds have been honoured at the Girlguiding Leeds’ annual awards for their dedication to guiding over the last 40 years with a prestigious long service award. Deborah Barker, Jackie Bennett and Sandra Goddard were presented with a specially-designed brooch in honour of their 40 years of service…

To celebrate the arrival of the new decorated glass recycling banks at Lidl’s Halton store carpark, Leeds City Council and Lidl have teamed up with Friends of Glass, the campaign that supports glass packaging, to offer shoppers and residents across the city the chance to win prizes in a fun…

A range of infrastructure and environmental improvements to three outer ring road junctions in north east Leeds is taking place. The work promises to tackle traffic congestion, improve local air quality and provide new infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists. Preliminary work has begun on the junctions which are located on…

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) has invested in a drone to give a bird’s eye view of incidents, which will help firefighters and officers when tackling large blazes.  The new drone can also be used to assist crews whilst dealing with a host of other incidents from road…

West Yorkshire Police has gone live with real-time, automated, mobile biometrics technology from Motorola Solutions. Following a recent demonstration, it will now roll out to 250 frontline police officers. The application runs with Pronto, which delivers comprehensive and flexible mobile information solutions to police forces across the UK. West Yorkshire…