New Beginnings

Andrew Marsden of our Batley Office is the Chairman of the Batley Business Association and writes a monthly piece in the Batley News, this months piece below was first published on 28 July 2016 As I write this the demolition crew are taking down the remains of Batley Working Mens Club. I have driven past […]

Paramedics Save The Day

Mr R was riding his bicycle on his way home. He was coming downhill, it was daylight and visibility was good. A car overtook him but then immediately turned straight across the front of him. Mr R had no time to react and hit the car. He was thrown from his bike which was badly […]

Heckmondwike Family Fun Day

There is certainly plenty going on at the Heckmondwike family fun day on Saturday 13 August. The event returns for another year building on the success of previous years. The fun begins at 11:00 and runs through until 16:00 on Heckmondwike Green in the centre of town. There will be plenty of stalls selling all […]

the Great Outdoors

A recent survey by the National Trust suggests that children are spending only half the time playing outside that their parents did. The trust is hoping to help reverse that trend by creating a list of 50 things for children to do. The list contains many activities most parents and certainly older generations will remember from their […]

Not Enough Room At The Stop

You know what it is like, no busses for ages and then three come along at once!! Unfortunately on this occasion there wasn’t really enough room at the bus stop for all three at once. This didn’t however deter the driver of the bus that Miss C was travelling on, who thought they might just […]

And The Winner Is….

Brearleys Solicitors have been raising money for the Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust. This year, they arranged a prize draw to win a television, with donations being made to the Trust. The firm attended the Brighouse Charity Gala and the Cleckheaton Folk Festival and also got involved with other local events. The lucky winner of […]

Cleckheaton Folk Festival

Every year we attend the Cleckheaton folk festival and hand out balloons. This year it was a lovely sunny day although we did see a few balloons fall victim to the wind and were spotted drifting away over the top of the town hall! Yorkshire has a rich heritage of folk music and dance and […]

Brighouse Gala

Continuing our support of this popular community event, Alex and Rebekah attended the Brighouse Charity Gala this year to help raise money for the Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust. The Brighouse Charity Gala is held every year and helps raise funds for local and national charities and community organisations. Brearleys are proud to support the Laura […]

The Big Friendly Read

The reading agency and libraries have lots of fun Roald Dahl events lined up through the summer holidays and taking place at various libraries around the Kirklees area. The events below are taking place on various dates at various different libraries, to find out hen and here call in to your local library You can go […]

Dewsbury Canal Festival

The ever popular Dewsbury canal festival is once again taking place at the Dewsbury marina off Mill Street East just outside the town centre on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 July. Running from 10:00 until 16:00 each day. The event celebrates the canal and waterways of the Dewsbury area. Visitors can enjoy a free ride […]