An organisation supporting children with Down Syndrome are set to cash in on £500 after an MP won the cash at a charity chess competition.

Schools across the district are set to be given the highest amount of funding per pupil across West Yorkshire, according to figures released today.

MP Philip Davies is backing Alzheimer’s Society’s campaign to put dementia at the heart of social care reform.

The Shipley MP met with representatives from the organisation and set out his commitment to its Fix Dementia Care campaign.

AN MP has thrown his weight behind attempts by rail bosses to secure Government funding for improvements at Burley in Wharfdale station.

Delivering on the Shipley Eastern Bypass is still a priority for government an MP has been told – as he urged the new Transport Secretary to pledge his support for the much-needed scheme.

Male and female perpetrators of domestic violence must be treated equally, and victims regardless of gender must have access to the treatment and support they need, an MP has warned.

Philip Davies MP has warned official figures show tens of thousands more criminals would be free to walk the street and commit further crimes under Labour Party plans to send fewer criminals to prison.

Demands made by Shipley MP Davies to extend the types of crime where the sentence handed down by the courts can be challenged if deemed unduly lenient has now been adopted by Government.

Plans to create more than 100 additional car parking spaces at Shipley train station with lighting, CCTV and a lift could get underway as early as the New Year, an MP has been told.

Bradford Council will be handed £50,000 to help in its fight against illegal development on greenbelt – including traveller settlements and illegal car parks, Housing Minister Esther McVey has announced.