Ravensthorpe31 Dec 2025Work starts on £60m viaduct to speed up rail tripsThe bridge is being installed near Ravensthorpe as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.31 Dec 202512 Dec 2025Two-year station closure for rail upgrade works The West Yorkshire station will be closed from 14 December until March 2028, says Network Rail. 12 Dec 202516 Sep 2025Railway station to close for three-year rebuildRavensthorpe railway station will be demolished and a new station built nearby, the DfT says.16 Sep 202513 Sep 2025Bird feeding banned in several town centresKirklees Council has brought in orders to ban begging, bird feeding and loitering.13 Sep 20253 Jul 2025Air pollution zones may end after improvementsKirklees Council is set to lift measures in three areas, amid recorded improvements in air quality.3 Jul 202515 Jun 2025Bird flu outbreak in Yorkshire poultryDefra says an outbreak was discovered at a premises in Ravensthorpe near Mirfield.15 Jun 20258 Feb 2024Police seize £2m in cannabis farms raidsMore than 1,700 plants have been found in four raids across Dewsbury in recent weeks, police say.8 Feb 202429 Jan 2024Cannabis farm worth over £1m found after tip-offPolice discover more than 1,500 cannabis plants at a disused commercial building in Dewsbury.29 Jan 20242 Jul 2022Multi-billion-pound rail upgrade scheme approvedNetwork Rail says there will be twice as many tracks and faster trains across the line.2 Jul 2022...
