Find all of our latest news and updates from across the breadth of the Combined Authority.
Speaking to some of the world’s most prominent city leaders ahead of the landmark COP30 climate conference in Brazil, Mayor Brabin will champion West Yorkshire’s leadership on climate action, which has seen over £300 million leveraged into cutting emissions over the past five years.
People across the region came together to Reclaim the Night and demand safer streets and public spaces for women and girls.
Regional leaders met the Chair of Yorkshire Water today following growing public concern.
Be bright be seen, that’s the message from the region’s road safety partnership ahead of the clocks going back.
A multi-million pound investment in a new fleet of publicly owned, zero emission electric buses has been approved by West Yorkshire’s council leaders.
People in West Yorkshire are being invited to help shape a new strategy to restore and protect nature.
People across West Yorkshire will be joining together to call for an end to violence against women and girls.
The Mayor awarded more than £389,000 to projects working to make West Yorkshire safer and fairer for all.
Families can look forward to an evening of headbanging fun and enchanting starlight as they begin their journey into Light Night 2025 with Leeds Park and Ride.
The initiative will gift people a free device such as a laptop, along with personalised digital skills support and free data or Wi-Fi connectivity, to help them access jobs, training and essential online services from home.
The Mayor’s Emergency Cost of Living Fund was extended today (16th Oct) after approval was given at a meeting of the Combined Authority.
People across West Yorkshire have just a week left to have their say on a new transport plan for the region.
It reflects the strong performance of the region’s Brownfield Housing Fund to date, and has been welcomed by the Mayor as a major vote of confidence in West Yorkshire’s ambitious pipeline of regeneration schemes.
West Yorkshire has immediately benefited from the Prime Minister’s trade mission with over £7 million investment and over 200 jobs secured for the region’s key sectors.
West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has joined the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, on a major trade and investment trip to India – promoting the region’s world-class creative industries and financial services, and strengthening new and existing partnerships to drive jobs and growth back home.
Ambitions to make it easier for West Yorkshire residents to charge electric vehicles closer to where they live have taken a major step forward.
Representing “one of the most ambitious growth plans in the country”, West Yorkshire leaders have committed to a new, flagship economic approach following the approval of six “Cluster Action Plans” at the most recent meeting of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
Five ‘Reclaim the Night’ events will be held across Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.
West Yorkshire is one of six UK regions with strengths in creative industries to have been awarded £25 million as part of the Government’s Creative Places Growth Fund.
As part of a 3-month programme from Jones Consulting and the West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership, another group of 20 from across the county are being trained in crucial skills.
The first bus station in West Yorkshire set to be branded under the new Weaver Network is beginning to take shape in Heckmondwike.
People in West Yorkshire are being encouraged to have their say over how devolved funds are being spent in the region.
Two major milestones for health and opportunity cement the Mayor’s commitment to championing and investing in culture, heritage and sport in West Yorkshire.
Children in Leeds are sharing their experiences on community safety. Using disposable cameras, they’ve captured images on the theme of ‘safe spaces’.
Three Yorkshire mayors have renewed calls for the government to back a new railway revolution for the North ahead of 200th anniversary celebrations later this month.