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Community organisations working to make West Yorkshire safer are encouraged to apply for the latest round of the Mayor's Safer Communities Fund.

West Yorkshire’s roads are safer thanks to the public submitting footage of dangerous drivers through Op Snap.

A new multimillion-pound plan aims to guarantee a healthy working life to everyone in West Yorkshire, through new personalised support for people who are out of work because of a disability or health condition.

Ambitious plans to bring trams back to West Yorkshire, and deliver a multibillion-pound boost to the economy, have secured a major funding boost from the government.

Parents and guardians are being urged to take action and protect their children by attending free car seat safety check events happening in the coming months across West Yorkshire.

Yorkshire businesses have written an open letter to the Chancellor calling on government to back the recently published Yorkshire’s Plan for Rail, led by Lord David Blunkett.

More support services are being offered to victims of serious road crashes with the creation of a new role.

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority's new partnership with SignLive will make public transport more accessible for British Sign Language users in the region.

A new device that aims to help people living with dementia has been trialled in West Yorkshire, thanks to the Mayor's Safer Communities Fund.

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority is now taking applications from community organisations across the region to benefit from up to £50,000 to help them become ‘active travel hubs’.

Average speed cameras in West Yorkshire have been shown to reduce speeding offences by three quarters.

More residents of West Yorkshire who develop dementia will be able to live in their homes more safely and for longer.

Park & Ride services in Leeds are set to expand to include new weekend and early morning services.

A phased plan to fix Yorkshire’s broken railways, published by Lord Blunkett today, could deliver a multi-billion pound boost to the government’s growth mission. 

A bold new era for public transport in West Yorkshire is set to begin, with the unveiling of the Weaver Network by regional leaders today.

A programme designed to grow West Yorkshire’s creative industries is back for a second year after helping businesses to secure investment.

Extra bus services linking West and South Yorkshire have been introduced by Mayors Tracy Brabin and Oliver Coppard this week.

Plans to speed up the delivery of new electric vehicle chargepoints across West Yorkshire have been agreed by the region's leaders.

Plans to complete the delivery of a new White Rose Rail Station will be set out to regional leaders next week. 

All Bradford Interchange bus services will be back using the station from Sunday 18th May.

“My thoughts remain with the victims and wider community following the horrific incident in Headingley at the weekend."

Road safety has taken centre stage in an innovative programme using drama to help more than 13,000 children, across 83 schools in the region.

West Yorkshire's private and public sector leaders have joined forces to kick-off plans for next month's UKREiiF.

A consultation asking parents and carers in West Yorkshire to have their say on how they want the future of secondary school bus services to look has started today.