West Yorkshire
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| Population | 2. 307 million (2017) |
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| Points of interest | Royal Armouries Museum |
| Harewood House | |
| Districts | Leeds District |
| Wakefield District | |
| Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees | |
| Calderdale | |
| Bradford District | |
| Colleges and universities | University of Leeds |
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| ID | 760349 |
About West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. It is an inland and in relative terms upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in moors of the Pennines and has a population of 2. 2 million.
Christmas Trees: Are we decorating too early?
... The creative director from Ilkley, West Yorkshire, put the tree up first - and decorated the outside of the house a week later...
Reading and Leeds: Lana Del Rey and Blink-182 to headline festivals
... Both Festival Republic and West Yorkshire Police have said safety planning for the 2024 festival had begun...
Dewsbury: Man arrested after seriously injured woman dies
...A man has been arrested after a woman died in West Yorkshire, police have said...
Leeds city centre buildings evacuated over crane safety fears
... West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said crews were called to reports of an unstable structure at about 13:35 GMT...
Alfie Lewis: Murder charge after boy stabbed near Horsforth school
... The former Horsforth School student later died in hospital, West Yorkshire Police said...
Free Santa's grotto family floored by demand
... This year they received more than 5,000 calls to see Father Christmas at the West Yorkshire attraction...
Alfie Lewis was 'one in a million', say family after boy stabbed in Leeds
... West Yorkshire Police said a 14-year-old boy had been arrested on suspicion of murder and remained in custody...
Leeds school stabbing: Victim named as Alfie Lewis
... Emergency services were called to Town Street in Horsforth, near St Margaret s Primary School, just before 15:00 GMT on Tuesday, West Yorkshire Police said...
Reading and Leeds: Lana Del Rey and Blink-182 to headline festivals
By Bonnie McLarenBBC Newsbeat
Fred Again , Lana Del Rey and Catfish and the Bottlemen have been announced as headliners of next year's Reading and Leeds festivals.
Blink-182 and Liam Gallagher will also be rocking the main stages.
The Festival will take place on 21 to 25 August, returning to Richfield Avenue, Reading, and Leeds' Bramham Park .
It will be the only time Lana, Fred Again and Blink-182 will play UK festival sets in 2024.
Festivalgoers will also have the chance to see Gerry Cinnamon , American DJ Skrillex, band Spiritbox, rapper Digga D and Mercury Prize nominee Raye.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Oasis' Definitely Maybe, Liam Gallagher will be playing The Album in full.
" The Most RnR [rock and roll] festivals we have left in the UK. Be there or be square LG x," The Oasis star posted online.
For Fred Again , like many teenagers, he says it's " The First festival I ever went to".
Fans have expressed excitement about The Return of Indie Rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen, who last headlined in 2021, but have " disappeared" for The Last two years.
Melvin Benn, Managing Director of promoter Festival Republic, says it's " very rewarding" to see Catfish And The Bottlemen headlining The Festival for a second time.
He also describes the 2023 edition as being " a hugely successful year for attendance".
At Leeds Festival 2023, more people, compared to the previous year, as part of a police crackdown following the death of a teenager.
David Celino, 16, died after Taking Drugs at Leeds Festival in 2022.
Both Festival Republic and West Yorkshire Police have said safety planning for the 2024 festival had begun.
Tickets Go On general sale on 30 November.
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Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
