Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire
@mayorofwy.bsky.social
First elected Mayor of West Yorkshire.
First woman to hold a Metro Mayor role in England.
Building a brighter West Yorkshire that works for all.
First woman to hold a Metro Mayor role in England.
Building a brighter West Yorkshire that works for all.
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for many Christians.
Wishing everyone observing, in West Yorkshire and beyond, a peaceful time of reflection and renewal.
Wishing everyone observing, in West Yorkshire and beyond, a peaceful time of reflection and renewal.
February 18, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for many Christians.
Wishing everyone observing, in West Yorkshire and beyond, a peaceful time of reflection and renewal.
Wishing everyone observing, in West Yorkshire and beyond, a peaceful time of reflection and renewal.
Ramadan Mubarak ✨
Wishing all those observing a blessed and peaceful month.
Wishing all those observing a blessed and peaceful month.
February 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Ramadan Mubarak ✨
Wishing all those observing a blessed and peaceful month.
Wishing all those observing a blessed and peaceful month.
Happy Lunar New Year ✨
Wishing everyone celebrating a happy, healthy, and prosperous year ahead.
Wishing everyone celebrating a happy, healthy, and prosperous year ahead.
February 17, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Happy Lunar New Year ✨
Wishing everyone celebrating a happy, healthy, and prosperous year ahead.
Wishing everyone celebrating a happy, healthy, and prosperous year ahead.
Wishing good luck to all of West Yorkshire’s teams as they kick off their 2026 Super League season this weekend 🏉🏆
And welcome back to Bradford Bulls - with their return to the league, there are now five teams making our region proud. 💪
And welcome back to Bradford Bulls - with their return to the league, there are now five teams making our region proud. 💪
February 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Wishing good luck to all of West Yorkshire’s teams as they kick off their 2026 Super League season this weekend 🏉🏆
And welcome back to Bradford Bulls - with their return to the league, there are now five teams making our region proud. 💪
And welcome back to Bradford Bulls - with their return to the league, there are now five teams making our region proud. 💪
It’s LGBT+ History Month. 🏳️🌈
A time to reflect on past inequalities, celebrate progress, and recognise the change still needed.
Across West Yorkshire, LGBTQ+ hubs and support services are here to help.
You can find links to some of them in this thread.
A time to reflect on past inequalities, celebrate progress, and recognise the change still needed.
Across West Yorkshire, LGBTQ+ hubs and support services are here to help.
You can find links to some of them in this thread.
February 12, 2026 at 9:04 AM
It’s LGBT+ History Month. 🏳️🌈
A time to reflect on past inequalities, celebrate progress, and recognise the change still needed.
Across West Yorkshire, LGBTQ+ hubs and support services are here to help.
You can find links to some of them in this thread.
A time to reflect on past inequalities, celebrate progress, and recognise the change still needed.
Across West Yorkshire, LGBTQ+ hubs and support services are here to help.
You can find links to some of them in this thread.
West Yorkshire is a place of phenomenal opportunity.
It was great to join the Department for Business and Trade in Bradford, to speak to businesses who are helping tell our region's story to the world.
It was great to join the Department for Business and Trade in Bradford, to speak to businesses who are helping tell our region's story to the world.
February 11, 2026 at 2:57 PM
West Yorkshire is a place of phenomenal opportunity.
It was great to join the Department for Business and Trade in Bradford, to speak to businesses who are helping tell our region's story to the world.
It was great to join the Department for Business and Trade in Bradford, to speak to businesses who are helping tell our region's story to the world.
Good news for our railways 🚆
Northern Rail's new Yorkshire Flyer service means there's now a fast train from Leeds to Sheffield every 30 minutes, adding 30,000 extra seats a week to the line.
This a great step towards delivering the railways that our passengers deserve.
Northern Rail's new Yorkshire Flyer service means there's now a fast train from Leeds to Sheffield every 30 minutes, adding 30,000 extra seats a week to the line.
This a great step towards delivering the railways that our passengers deserve.
February 10, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Good news for our railways 🚆
Northern Rail's new Yorkshire Flyer service means there's now a fast train from Leeds to Sheffield every 30 minutes, adding 30,000 extra seats a week to the line.
This a great step towards delivering the railways that our passengers deserve.
Northern Rail's new Yorkshire Flyer service means there's now a fast train from Leeds to Sheffield every 30 minutes, adding 30,000 extra seats a week to the line.
This a great step towards delivering the railways that our passengers deserve.
This Sexual Abuse & Sexual Violence Awareness Week, we’re launching a specialist new service, supporting victims and survivors of stalking.
'Safer Steps' provides practical advice, safety planning and help for anyone who needs it.
To find out more, visit https://safersteps.uk/home/
'Safer Steps' provides practical advice, safety planning and help for anyone who needs it.
To find out more, visit https://safersteps.uk/home/
February 2, 2026 at 9:19 AM
This Sexual Abuse & Sexual Violence Awareness Week, we’re launching a specialist new service, supporting victims and survivors of stalking.
'Safer Steps' provides practical advice, safety planning and help for anyone who needs it.
To find out more, visit https://safersteps.uk/home/
'Safer Steps' provides practical advice, safety planning and help for anyone who needs it.
To find out more, visit https://safersteps.uk/home/
Fantastic to see the ongoing transformation of Dewsbury Bus Station.
Set to be one of the first in our Weaver Network, it will feature:
🗣️Better real-time info
💡Energy saving features
🚲Cycle parking
And more, in an accessible, modern station that passengers deserve.
https://ow.ly/jQfe50Y61Fk
Set to be one of the first in our Weaver Network, it will feature:
🗣️Better real-time info
💡Energy saving features
🚲Cycle parking
And more, in an accessible, modern station that passengers deserve.
https://ow.ly/jQfe50Y61Fk
January 30, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Fantastic to see the ongoing transformation of Dewsbury Bus Station.
Set to be one of the first in our Weaver Network, it will feature:
🗣️Better real-time info
💡Energy saving features
🚲Cycle parking
And more, in an accessible, modern station that passengers deserve.
https://ow.ly/jQfe50Y61Fk
Set to be one of the first in our Weaver Network, it will feature:
🗣️Better real-time info
💡Energy saving features
🚲Cycle parking
And more, in an accessible, modern station that passengers deserve.
https://ow.ly/jQfe50Y61Fk
With a historic £1.2 billion budget, we’ll transform West Yorkshire for generations to come by investing in:
🏠The high quality homes people want
🤝The skills and employment support people need
🚌The transport links people deserve
🏠The high quality homes people want
🤝The skills and employment support people need
🚌The transport links people deserve
January 23, 2026 at 4:40 PM
With a historic £1.2 billion budget, we’ll transform West Yorkshire for generations to come by investing in:
🏠The high quality homes people want
🤝The skills and employment support people need
🚌The transport links people deserve
🏠The high quality homes people want
🤝The skills and employment support people need
🚌The transport links people deserve
Northern Powerhouse Rail will invest billions into the North, to ensure our railways get the long overdue improvements passengers deserve.
Today, with the Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander, we signed on the dotted line to unlock this funding and get our railways back on track.
Today, with the Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander, we signed on the dotted line to unlock this funding and get our railways back on track.
January 22, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Northern Powerhouse Rail will invest billions into the North, to ensure our railways get the long overdue improvements passengers deserve.
Today, with the Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander, we signed on the dotted line to unlock this funding and get our railways back on track.
Today, with the Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander, we signed on the dotted line to unlock this funding and get our railways back on track.
What do Beyonce, Oasis, Coldplay, and Lady Gaga have in common?
They’ve all worked out of Production Park in West Yorkshire.
Great to welcome South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard as we look at how Yorkshire can continue to be a powerhouse in the entertainment industry.
They’ve all worked out of Production Park in West Yorkshire.
Great to welcome South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard as we look at how Yorkshire can continue to be a powerhouse in the entertainment industry.
January 21, 2026 at 3:26 PM
What do Beyonce, Oasis, Coldplay, and Lady Gaga have in common?
They’ve all worked out of Production Park in West Yorkshire.
Great to welcome South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard as we look at how Yorkshire can continue to be a powerhouse in the entertainment industry.
They’ve all worked out of Production Park in West Yorkshire.
Great to welcome South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard as we look at how Yorkshire can continue to be a powerhouse in the entertainment industry.
Every child should grow up with nature on their doorstep.
The White Rose Forest is helping to make this possible with 3 million trees planted already across West & North Yorkshire, and another 90 million to go.
Find out how you can get involved: whiteroseforest.org/about/
The White Rose Forest is helping to make this possible with 3 million trees planted already across West & North Yorkshire, and another 90 million to go.
Find out how you can get involved: whiteroseforest.org/about/
January 20, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Every child should grow up with nature on their doorstep.
The White Rose Forest is helping to make this possible with 3 million trees planted already across West & North Yorkshire, and another 90 million to go.
Find out how you can get involved: whiteroseforest.org/about/
The White Rose Forest is helping to make this possible with 3 million trees planted already across West & North Yorkshire, and another 90 million to go.
Find out how you can get involved: whiteroseforest.org/about/
Hot off the heels of Bradford’s year in the spotlight as UK City of Culture, the first ever UK Town of Culture competition is now open to entries.
There’s so much pride and ambition in West Yorkshire’s towns - let’s tell the world about it!
Find out more: www.gov.uk/government/n...
There’s so much pride and ambition in West Yorkshire’s towns - let’s tell the world about it!
Find out more: www.gov.uk/government/n...
January 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Hot off the heels of Bradford’s year in the spotlight as UK City of Culture, the first ever UK Town of Culture competition is now open to entries.
There’s so much pride and ambition in West Yorkshire’s towns - let’s tell the world about it!
Find out more: www.gov.uk/government/n...
There’s so much pride and ambition in West Yorkshire’s towns - let’s tell the world about it!
Find out more: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Great to hear the Chancellor today, in Leeds, talking about new investment in Northern connectivity.
January 14, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Great to hear the Chancellor today, in Leeds, talking about new investment in Northern connectivity.
The government has today committed to upgrade and electrify key rail links across Yorkshire, fix capacity at Leeds, and build a new Bradford station.
As Mayors, we worked with Lord Blunkett, to make the case for Yorkshire's Plan for Rail and the government has listened to us. 🚆
As Mayors, we worked with Lord Blunkett, to make the case for Yorkshire's Plan for Rail and the government has listened to us. 🚆
January 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
The government has today committed to upgrade and electrify key rail links across Yorkshire, fix capacity at Leeds, and build a new Bradford station.
As Mayors, we worked with Lord Blunkett, to make the case for Yorkshire's Plan for Rail and the government has listened to us. 🚆
As Mayors, we worked with Lord Blunkett, to make the case for Yorkshire's Plan for Rail and the government has listened to us. 🚆
🚉 White Rose Station Progress Update
Following months of delays, the legacy issues affecting White Rose Station have been resolved and construction will recommence shortly.
Thank you to Network Rail and our partners for helping us reach this key milestone.
www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/news/deadloc...
Following months of delays, the legacy issues affecting White Rose Station have been resolved and construction will recommence shortly.
Thank you to Network Rail and our partners for helping us reach this key milestone.
www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/news/deadloc...
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
🚉 White Rose Station Progress Update
Following months of delays, the legacy issues affecting White Rose Station have been resolved and construction will recommence shortly.
Thank you to Network Rail and our partners for helping us reach this key milestone.
www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/news/deadloc...
Following months of delays, the legacy issues affecting White Rose Station have been resolved and construction will recommence shortly.
Thank you to Network Rail and our partners for helping us reach this key milestone.
www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/news/deadloc...
The Bradford Pennine Gateway has been named as one of Condé Nast Traveller's Seven Wonders of the World for 2026.
Its green expanses, wild heathland and striking views showcase some of the best natural heritage West Yorkshire has to offer.
www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/...
Its green expanses, wild heathland and striking views showcase some of the best natural heritage West Yorkshire has to offer.
www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/...
January 8, 2026 at 9:31 AM
The Bradford Pennine Gateway has been named as one of Condé Nast Traveller's Seven Wonders of the World for 2026.
Its green expanses, wild heathland and striking views showcase some of the best natural heritage West Yorkshire has to offer.
www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/...
Its green expanses, wild heathland and striking views showcase some of the best natural heritage West Yorkshire has to offer.
www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/...
Women and girls deserve to feel safe wherever they are and at any time.
Working with women's organisations, the University of Leeds, and our five councils on improvements, we'll continue listening to what changes people want to see.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Working with women's organisations, the University of Leeds, and our five councils on improvements, we'll continue listening to what changes people want to see.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Women's safety: 'Ask us what we want' city planners urged
Women should be consulted in the planning of safer public spaces, says an academic in Leeds.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Women and girls deserve to feel safe wherever they are and at any time.
Working with women's organisations, the University of Leeds, and our five councils on improvements, we'll continue listening to what changes people want to see.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Working with women's organisations, the University of Leeds, and our five councils on improvements, we'll continue listening to what changes people want to see.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Over 1,000 people have joined our Women of West Yorkshire Network
With sessions on networking, careers, caring, health, and more, this community is about connecting women and allies to make lives better.
Find out more and how you can join: www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/the-mayor/wo...
With sessions on networking, careers, caring, health, and more, this community is about connecting women and allies to make lives better.
Find out more and how you can join: www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/the-mayor/wo...
January 7, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Over 1,000 people have joined our Women of West Yorkshire Network
With sessions on networking, careers, caring, health, and more, this community is about connecting women and allies to make lives better.
Find out more and how you can join: www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/the-mayor/wo...
With sessions on networking, careers, caring, health, and more, this community is about connecting women and allies to make lives better.
Find out more and how you can join: www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/the-mayor/wo...
For the first time in 30 years, rail fares are frozen in England 🧊❄️
We know good public transport is about much more than getting from A to B. It boosts our economy and connects our communities.
This fare freeze is a welcome step in getting transport back on track.
We know good public transport is about much more than getting from A to B. It boosts our economy and connects our communities.
This fare freeze is a welcome step in getting transport back on track.
January 5, 2026 at 11:45 AM
For the first time in 30 years, rail fares are frozen in England 🧊❄️
We know good public transport is about much more than getting from A to B. It boosts our economy and connects our communities.
This fare freeze is a welcome step in getting transport back on track.
We know good public transport is about much more than getting from A to B. It boosts our economy and connects our communities.
This fare freeze is a welcome step in getting transport back on track.
For the UK economy to succeed, we must empower the young people who too often feel locked out of training and work.
In West Yorkshire, we’re turning the tide by connecting our colleges, training providers, local businesses and fastest growing sectors together.
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In West Yorkshire, we’re turning the tide by connecting our colleges, training providers, local businesses and fastest growing sectors together.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
For the UK economy to succeed, we must empower the young people who too often feel locked out of training and work.
In West Yorkshire, we’re turning the tide by connecting our colleges, training providers, local businesses and fastest growing sectors together.
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In West Yorkshire, we’re turning the tide by connecting our colleges, training providers, local businesses and fastest growing sectors together.
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West Yorkshire’s green economy supports over 53,000 jobs and is worth over £8 billion.
Today we’ve launched a new action plan to help us build on that success and unleash the potential of this thriving sector.
Find out more: www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/news/mayor-k...
Today we’ve launched a new action plan to help us build on that success and unleash the potential of this thriving sector.
Find out more: www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/news/mayor-k...
Mayor kickstarts plan to supercharge West Yorkshire’s green economy
An ambitious new strategy designed to supercharge growth in West Yorkshire’s green economy has been launched today.
www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk
December 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
West Yorkshire’s green economy supports over 53,000 jobs and is worth over £8 billion.
Today we’ve launched a new action plan to help us build on that success and unleash the potential of this thriving sector.
Find out more: www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/news/mayor-k...
Today we’ve launched a new action plan to help us build on that success and unleash the potential of this thriving sector.
Find out more: www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/news/mayor-k...
From radio broadcasts to inclusive music collectives, Chapel FM Arts Centre is a hub of creativity and community in Seacroft.
I chatted with Lidia and Eyob about my career journey as both a creative and a politician.
🎙️ Tune in on 10 & 11 Dec for the radio shows www.chapelfm.co.uk/elfm-player/
I chatted with Lidia and Eyob about my career journey as both a creative and a politician.
🎙️ Tune in on 10 & 11 Dec for the radio shows www.chapelfm.co.uk/elfm-player/
December 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
From radio broadcasts to inclusive music collectives, Chapel FM Arts Centre is a hub of creativity and community in Seacroft.
I chatted with Lidia and Eyob about my career journey as both a creative and a politician.
🎙️ Tune in on 10 & 11 Dec for the radio shows www.chapelfm.co.uk/elfm-player/
I chatted with Lidia and Eyob about my career journey as both a creative and a politician.
🎙️ Tune in on 10 & 11 Dec for the radio shows www.chapelfm.co.uk/elfm-player/
Calling all 16-26 year olds in West Yorkshire 📣
We want to hear creative ideas that could make the lives of local young people healthier and happier.
Find out more about the Mayor's big ideas challenge and apply by 7 December www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/business-sup...
We want to hear creative ideas that could make the lives of local young people healthier and happier.
Find out more about the Mayor's big ideas challenge and apply by 7 December www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/business-sup...
December 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Calling all 16-26 year olds in West Yorkshire 📣
We want to hear creative ideas that could make the lives of local young people healthier and happier.
Find out more about the Mayor's big ideas challenge and apply by 7 December www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/business-sup...
We want to hear creative ideas that could make the lives of local young people healthier and happier.
Find out more about the Mayor's big ideas challenge and apply by 7 December www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/business-sup...