West Yorkshire

American

noun

a metropolitan county in N England. 787 sq. mi. (2,039 sq. km).

West Yorkshire British

noun

a metropolitan county of N England, administered since 1986 by the unitary authorities of Bradford, Leeds, Calderdale, Kirklees, and Wakefield. Area: 2039 sq km (787 sq miles)

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The West Yorkshire site will also feature a Thursday headline performance for the first time, with rock band Kasabian set to take to the stage.

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Mayor of York and North Yorkshire David Skaith has long called for the tax, saying it would be a "game changer" for his region, while West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin said she was "delighted".

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In recent months, that tolerance and charity has been on display at a hotel housing migrants in West Yorkshire.

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West Yorkshire Police said it "is working in close partnership with the Home Office, which has assumed primacy for the investigation into the matters highlighted in recent BBC reporting".

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She's travelled through Northumberland, Durham, North and West Yorkshire and will end her race at the Salford studio during the show, and will find out how much she has raised for charity.

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