The Weaver Network is the new name for transport in West Yorkshire. It’s our promise to deliver a new standard of service to improve your journeys. Your new Heckmondwike Bus Station is a part of this. Find out more at www.kirklees.gov.uk/heckmondwike-station. @kirkleescouncil.bsky.social

We're sharing our vision for a new tram network.🚊 This investment is part of our ambitious plans to help to unlock £11 billion of growth for the UK economy and could support our plans for the delivery of 60,000 new homes. Let’s get spades in the ground by 2028. #TimeForTrams

Happy International Women’s Day! Today is a reminder of the importance of uplifting women’s voices, celebrating successes, and striving for gender equality. So, let’s #AccelerateAction together and build a better society for everyone. #IWD2025

Ramadan Mubarak ✨ Wishing everyone observing Ramadan a peaceful and blessed month.

🏡Improved connections ⬇️Reduced traffic ✔️Quicker journey times 🎓 Improved access to jobs and education These were the key things people wanted to see from a Mass Transit system. Read our PR to find out about the outcomes from our 2024 consultation 👇 ow.ly/CEEf50V2SNj

Wishing everyone celebrating Lunar New Year a peaceful and joyful 2025 ✨

Today, we honour the victims of the darkest periods in our world’s history. May the lessons of the past never be forgotten. We must stand together, against prejudice and hatred, and strive for a future rooted in unity and compassion. #HolocaustMemorialDay

West Yorkshire is famous for its beautiful green spaces. And your views can shape a plan to help ensure trees and woodland are planted where they’re needed most, for communities to enjoy and to help make our region greener. Have your say: online1.snapsurveys.com/wrfp @whiteroseforest.bsky.social

We want to make it easier for people to walk, wheel, cycle and use the bus on the A64 in Leeds. Find out more and help shape our plans with @leedscitycouncil.bsky.social at www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/a64phase2

Happy New Year! 🎉 Here’s to a 2025 of happiness, opportunities, and growth, as we continue to build a brighter West Yorkshire for the people and organisations that call our region home.

Chag sameach! Happy Hanukkah to all those celebrating in West Yorkshire and beyond. Wishing you a season of light, laughter, and happiness. 🕎

Merry Christmas West Yorkshire! We wish you and your loved ones a wonderful festive season filled with joy and laughter.🎄✨

Are you planning to head into the great outdoors this festive period? Take a look at just some of the fantastic places West Yorkshire has to offer… 🚣‍♀️Lister Park, Bradford 🌲Shibden Park, Calderdale 🌥️Greenhead Park, Kirklees (1/2)

In 2024, the West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership reached over 25,000 young people under the age of 24. Stay up to date with the latest news from the team with their newsletter. In the latest edition, hear from Suffia, from the flagship Community Leaders Programme: ow.ly/aZ8N50UlAXr

We’re building a region where people can flourish. With Wakefield Council, we've set up a new commission to identify how we can ensure people have the right skills to transform our economy and support a brighter future for Wakefield and beyond. Read more: www.wakefield.gov.uk/your-distric...

In the past three years we’ve helped over 160,000 people to achieve their career goals, through our adult skills training programme. From health and social care, to digital skills, manufacturing and construction, find a course that will help you flourish 🚀 Visit www.futuregoals.co.u...

Do you have a question you’d like to ask @mayorofwy? From transport to housing, climate to policing, join us at the rescheduled Mayor’s Question Time event to discuss the issues that matter to you. 📅 16 Jan 2025, 6:30-8pm 📍 University of Huddersfield 🎟️ ow.ly/3LqB50UtbKH

🎉 100,000 journeys have been made on the e-bikes available to hire in Leeds. 🎉 Not tried one yet? Get involved at beryl.cc/scheme/leeds.

We asked AI to create festive jumpers for the five districts of West Yorkshire🎄 Here's what it came up with... First up - Bradford, Calderdale, and Kirklees... #ChristmasJumper 🧵 (1/2)

1️⃣7️⃣We want to support older people in West Yorkshire to travel, and to combat isolation and improve wellbeing. In August, we launched our Senior Pass campaign to encourage people eligible for free bus travel to get onto buses. 🚌 Watch Mick's story and how he uses his free pass to explore. 👇

Devolution is already working in our regions, but this government is unleashing its full potential by giving mayors greater powers.     Today marks a major milestone, giving us the flexibilities we need to deliver the better transport, skills and greener homes we need to boost our economy.

This Summer we launched our latest innovation grants scheme. Our two grants, Ignite and Amplify, help small businesses to partner with external businesses and develop their innovative ideas.💡 The grants are still open - see if you might be eligible today: ow.ly/Tyo450UrW2p

We’re kickstarting a home energy revolution in West Yorkshire. In July, @mayorofwy.bsky.social announced new low-interest loans for people to renovate their homes and save on their energy bills.🏡 Find out more about how we’re building a greener region: ow.ly/574K50UqyBr 🌍

This year, we launched our Young Poet Laureate Competition with @literacy-trust.bsky.social – encouraging young people in West Yorkshire to put pen to paper and share their creativity ✍️ Entries are still open for 2024! Find out how to enter before 20 December: literacytrust.org.uk...

This year, we shared the stories of 10 West Yorkshire residents and how the bus makes a huge difference in their lives. From accessing employment and education, to staying connected with family and friends, these stories give a vital insight into how the region's bus network keeps people moving.

This Spring, almost 1,500 people took part in the Mayor's Big Climate Chat to tell us what they thought about the climate emergency and what we should do about it. We've used their views to help build our forthcoming Climate and Environment Plan. Find out more: www.yourvoice.westyo...

In June, Leeds hosted Climb24. Attendees met some incredible West Yorkshire businesses and were able to hear from fantastic speakers, including members of our Business Board. We will be back at Climb25 at the Royal Armouries in July. Find out more and get your tickets here: www.climb-uk.com/

We've given nearly £500k to organisations helping people to walk, wheel and cycle in West Yorkshire 🎉 It’s part of our work to create a modern, sustainable, integrated transport network To find out more: www.westyorks-ca.gov...

In March, the @mayorofwy.bsky.social made history as she decided to bring buses back under local control Putting the public at the heart of the network, ensuring buses truly serve the needs of our communities To find out more about Franchising, visit: www.westyorks-ca.gov...

In August, we helped to launch the plan to reduce all road deaths and serious injuries to zero in the region The West Yorkshire Vision Zero Strategy is an innovative development in how road safety will be improved and lives saved Find out more and how you can get involved http://visionzerowy....

This year, we launched the Child First approach – a framework that puts children at the heart of decision making, ensuring their voices are heard 🚸 Discover more and join our Child First Network today: www.westyorks-ca.gov...

This year was the 10 year anniversary for Leeds City Park & Ride site at Elland Road 🥳 Across the decade, this service has helped reduce the number of cars travelling into the city centre by 2.5 million and provided over 5.6 million journeys 🚌 Find out more: www.wymetro.com/park...

5️⃣This year @mayorofwy.bsky.social launched the country's first Women's Safety Unit 👩‍👧 A pioneering project to help make our region a safer place for women and girls Watch the Mayor & Deputy Mayor discuss the importance of this mission 📷 Find out more: www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/all-news-and...

We’ve launched a survey about the part of your Council Tax bill that helps fund policing Your views will shape next year’s budget for West Yorkshire Police & how they keep our communities safe Have your say online & in-person before 17 Jan 2025 www.yourvoice.westyo...

In July, Halifax Bus Station opened to the public, and since then it's been nominated for three industry awards 🙌 With solar panels, cycle parking and a ‘green roof’ covered in bee-friendly plants - this new station is helping us build a greener, better-connected West Yorkshire 🚌

We've been out and about at 90 public drop-in events across West Yorkshire this year 👩‍👧 Talking with local people about what matters to them, helping shape our plans, policies and schemes 📝

In 2024, we’ve invested a whopping £1.6 million of cash seized from criminal activities into community projects making their neighbourhoods safer. 💰 And applications for the next grant round of the @mayorofwy.bsky.social Safer Communities Fund are now open: www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/policing-and...

Don’t miss your chance to ask @mayorofwy.bsky.social about the things that matter to you! Join us at the Mayor’s Question Time event in Bradford and get involved in the conversation about our region. 📅5 Dec, 7:30-9pm 📍 Kala Sangam Arts Centre Book your free place www.eventbrite.co.uk...

Happy December! ❄️ Throughout this month we’ll be sharing some of our highlights from the year. Keep an eye on our profile to find out how we’ve been working to build a stronger, brighter West Yorkshire for the 2.4 million people and 95,000 businesses that call our region home. ✨

We’re investing £89 million into 5,400 new homes across West Yorkshire. Announced by @mayorofwy.bsky.social, the funding, which will support 28 projects using brownfield land, is a step towards addressing the housing crisis and building a greener, more secure region: www.westyorks-ca.gov...

£1 million is now available to support local organisations making West Yorkshire safer🙌 If you have an idea for a community project that will help people in your neighbourhood, we want to hear from you. Apply for @mayorofwy.bsky.social Safer Communities Fund www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/policing-and...

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