LOCALS say their once “ghost town” has been transformed into a “boom town” with a wicked vibe and attracts people from miles away. The West Yorkshire town of Batley is thriving thanks to the wide ...

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Workington Town 24 Batley Bulldogs 31: A much-improved showing from Workington Town saw them come up just short of a win against Batley yesterday. A couple of mistakes led to opportunities for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's reputation was built on textiles - but these days Batley's plethora of takeaways, Indian-style tea shops, cafes and ...

Jane Bown visited the Shoddy Capital in West Yorkshire after a report warned it had been failed by both the private sector and the state This article, Sad times in ‘Shoddy Town’ by Robert Chesshyre ...

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Actor-turned-political activist Laurence Fox was told he couldn’t hold a rally in a Yorkshire town centre - but did it anyway. The leader of the Reclaim Party was told his rally on “free speech, ...

Batley Bulldogs are sitting proudly at the top of the Kingstone Press Championship table following a 44-12 victory over Workington Town. Bulldogs produced a clinical second-half display, down the ...

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