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• Huddersfield Man Found Guilty of Historic Sexual Offences Against Teenage Girls

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• Vandals Rip Out Bollards at Popular Halifax Beauty Spot

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• Bradford Council Proposes £50m Savings to End Reliance on Government Financial Support

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• Hillingdon Residents Face 70% Parking Charge Increase from April 2027

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• Two Men Jailed for 28 Years Over Deaths of Leeds Mother and Daughter

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• Police Appeal to Two Women Following Indecent Exposure Report in Slaithwaite

  West Yorkshire Police are appealing for two young women to come forward following a reported indecent exposure incident near a bus stop in Slaithwaite, Kirklees. Officers are also seeking witnesses who may have seen the incident or similar behaviour in the area.