Plans have been revealed to turn a village’s former bank into flats and shops. JSK Pro has asked Charnwood Borough Council for permission to convert the former Natwest building on Birstall’s ...

Birstall is “bursting with pride” as home grown talent, Stacey Leadbeatter, gets ready for the final of Britain’s Got Talent ...

A Birstall and Birkenshaw councillor will become the new mayor of Kirklees at a special ceremony at Huddersfield Town Hall.

Birstall Cricket Club hopes to encourage more women to join by upgrading its current changing and toilet facilities, which it ...

The 29-year-old mum took on her own rendition of 'Angels' by Robbie Williams, in a performance that 'shone'. Among the judges ...

People in Birstall, Leicestershire, accused town hall bosses of wasting taxpayers' money on the tree, which has also been compared to a Dunce's hat and a nuclear warhead. They have now launched a ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Though closure is just days away, the fight to save Birstall tip is far from over, as new information is brought to light. Back in August ...

A house in Birstall has been destroyed in a gas explosion this morning. The emergency services were called out to Allington Drive just after 7.30am. Fire crews say the incident was caused by a gas ...

Tonight will become dry, and lengthy clear spells will develop, although some cloud will linger in places. Moderate winds. Sunday Tomorrow morning will quickly turn cloudy with scattered showers ...

It’s true there had been BNP activity in the Birstall area. In 2003 Birstall resident David Exley won a local council seat in neighbouring Heckmondwike. But when The Independent spoke to the now ...

Kelsey Womersley, 19, died after an 'assault' at a block of flats in Birstall, West Yorkshire, in the early hours of Friday. A GoFundMe page titled Kelsey's Send Off was set up by friends ...

Lamborghinis, Ferraris and Aston Martins turned out in Birstall, Leicestershire, for car enthusiast Shivam Nathwani. The 26-year-old has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a genetic condition that ...