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              <title><![CDATA[This is why Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in Yorkshire today]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be in West Yorkshire today as he launches a national campaign to recruit 20,000 police officers over the next three years.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 5 Sep 2019 14:49:56 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Yorkshire MEP Magid Magid: I love the European Union but I have to be honest and want it to be better]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Former Sheffield Lord Mayor Magid Magid may only have four months as an MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber but he's determined to make as much noise as possible in his new role, including a tour of the region he represents. Rob Parsons reports.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2019 05:47:00 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Paw-blic vote to be top dog]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[MP for Dewsbury, Paula Sherriff, is set to team up with a Dogs Trust resident at Victoria Tower Gardens in London to compete with other politicians and their pooches to win the coveted title of Westminster Dog of the Year 2019.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Human Interest</category>
                                  <category>Politics</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2019 12:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[This is who the Brexit Party is fielding as candidates in Yorkshire at the next General Election]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/politics/this-is-who-the-brexit-party-is-fielding-as-candidates-in-yorkshire-at-the-next-general-election-1-9913578</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Today the Brexit party have announced the first 50 prospective Parliamentary Candidates (PPC) that are standing for the party in the next general election, with 50 more to be revealed on Monday and another 50 the following day.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 2 Aug 2019 16:21:15 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[TRACY BRABIN: I’m furious about broken promise regarding pacer trains]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/politics/tracy-brabin-i-m-furious-about-broken-promise-regarding-pacer-trains-1-9912695</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[After weeks and weeks of speculation, Conservative infighting, and more off the cuff policy promises you can count, it finally happened. ]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Politics</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 2 Aug 2019 12:38:55 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Overcrowding on Leeds peak times trains described as "frightening" - and things might get worse this autumn]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/overcrowding-on-leeds-peak-times-trains-described-as-frightening-and-things-might-get-worse-this-autumn-1-9908481</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A Yorkshire council leader has described the levels of overcrowding on peak time trains in the North as "frightening", amid warnings that rail services in the region could get even worse over the autumn months.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:43:00 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[West Yorkshire tourists litter Scarborough because they have 'no concept of picking up their rubbish']]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/politics/west-yorkshire-tourists-litter-scarborough-because-they-have-no-concept-of-picking-up-their-rubbish-1-9894437</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[West Yorkshire tourists litter Scarborough's sea and beaches because of their 'mentality', a Scarborough councillor has claimed.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Politics</category>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 16:43:52 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Retired Pacer trains should be turned into soft play for autistic learners, say Yorkshire schoolchildren]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/politics/retired-pacer-trains-should-be-turned-into-soft-play-for-autistic-learners-say-yorkshire-schoolchildren-1-9872384</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[School pupils in Leeds have suggested that Pacers could be used as a soft play area for children on the autistic spectrum as a contest was officially launched to find new uses for the much-maligned train carriages.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Politics</category>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 16:53:00 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[The Nostalgia column with Margaret Watson]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[LAST week I gave an account of the widows left behind after the 1893 Combs Colliery disaster in which 139 men and boys were killed.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 11:56:10 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Give transport bosses in North more powers but kick them out if they fail to deliver, Boris Johnson tells York hustings]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/politics/give-transport-bosses-in-north-more-powers-but-kick-them-out-if-they-fail-to-deliver-boris-johnson-tells-york-hustings-1-9858867</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Transport bosses in the North should be given more budget raising powers to pay for vital improvements but risk being kicked out of office if they fail, Boris Johnson said last night.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Politics</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 5 Jul 2019 05:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Thousands sign petition in reaction to Kirklees Council’s recycling policy]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/thousands-sign-petition-in-reaction-to-kirklees-council-s-recycling-policy-1-9847281</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A petition has been set up in reaction to Kirklees Council&#8217;s recycling policy.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Environment</category>
                                  <category>Politics</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:13:22 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Tracy Brabin MP: 'You can vote me out, but I'm going to tell you what I really believe']]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/tracy-brabin-mp-you-can-vote-me-out-but-i-m-going-to-tell-you-what-i-really-believe-1-9830774</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[For someone who entered the Palace of Westminster to start their third career less than three years ago and who is &#8220;not part of the political machine&#8221;, Tracy Brabin MP seems to be getting pretty well stuck in.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>National</category>
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              <pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Dentist surgery closure is another blow to area’s dental care, says MP]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/health/dentist-surgery-closure-is-another-blow-to-area-s-dental-care-says-mp-1-9835355</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[DEWSBURY&#8217;S MP is leading calls to protect residents&#8217; teeth following news that the last dentists in Ravensthorpe is to shut.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Health</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 14:53:43 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[We call on the BBC to reverse controversial plan to force elderly residents to pay to watch their TV]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/people/we-call-on-the-bbc-to-reverse-controversial-plan-to-force-elderly-residents-to-pay-to-watch-their-tv-1-9834975</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Today we are issuing a rallying call to our Government to reinstate the free TV licences for over-75s. ]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Human Interest</category>
                                  <category>Politics</category>
                                  <category>News</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 13:21:41 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Tributes and warnings three years on from murder of Jo Cox MP]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/crime/tributes-and-warnings-three-years-on-from-murder-of-jo-cox-mp-1-9824532</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The sister of Jo Cox appealed for people to &#8220;stop shouting at each other and start listening&#8221; on the third anniversary of the politician&#8217;s murder while her widower warned that &#8220;the hate still spews forth&#8221;.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Crime</category>
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                                  <category>Yorkshire</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2019 17:16:01 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[£300,000 home demolition plans likened to HS2 as Dewsbury-Ossett estate discussed]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/politics/300-000-home-demolition-plans-likened-to-hs2-as-dewsbury-ossett-estate-discussed-1-9821613</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Plans to demolish a £300,000 home to make way for a 54 home estate have been likened to HS2.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2019 17:25:31 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Labour government 'would secure future of Kirklees post offices']]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/politics/labour-government-would-secure-future-of-kirklees-post-offices-1-9820435</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The future of 25 post offices in Kirklees, including would be secured under a Labour government, the shadow chancellor has said.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2019 12:01:55 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Yorkshire's stalwarts named in Queen's Birthday Honours]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/business/yorkshire-s-stalwarts-named-in-queen-s-birthday-honours-1-9811301</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Life-savers, community stalwarts, business leaders and many more from across Yorkshire has been included in the Queen's Birthday Honours.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 7 Jun 2019 22:30:52 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Green wave continues in Kirklees after councillor defects from Conservatives]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/politics/green-wave-continues-in-kirklees-after-councillor-defects-from-conservatives-1-9800945</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Steve Benson, a town councillor in Mirfield, has left the Conservatives to join the Greens.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 3 Jun 2019 12:46:36 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Universal Credit in Crisis: These people want you to hear their stories of life on the problem benefit before it is rolled-out even further]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/people/universal-credit-in-crisis-these-people-want-you-to-hear-their-stories-of-life-on-the-problem-benefit-before-it-is-rolled-out-even-further-1-9791417</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Universal Credit is still pushing tens of thousands of people into destitution just weeks before its roll-out continues.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2019 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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