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THE Government has been criticised after funding to fix potholes and maintain roads in West Yorkshire has been slashed by 22 per cent. West Yorkshire Combined Authority has said its transport maintenance funding for 2021/22 has been reduced by £10.2 million, from £46.7m in 2020/21 to £36.5m. It said the “disappointing” 21.8 per cent decrease will have a big impact on local communities, making it harder to carry out road maintenance, which is desperately needed on vast stretches of Bradford’s roads. The Government announced £500m for highways maintenance earlier this week as part of its five-year £2.5bn Potholes Fund, with Transport Minister Baroness Vere saying it would allow “potholes that blight road users to be dealt with promptly”.
Mental health through art
By Andrew Grimm - Contributing writer
The main hallway at Urbana Junior High School is lined with individual images of students expressing why they matter to someone.
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Staff at Urbana Junior High School recently asked students “why you matter?”
Each student wrote their response on a white board and was then photographed individually holding their sign stating why they feel they matter.
“We saw an article that London Middle School had participated in the #Whyyoumatter campaign and wanted to incorporate that idea into our larger project,” said McKenzie Lamb, a counselor at Urbana Junior High School. “Some of the messages are heartfelt, some are funny, but all are touching in their unique way and we hope that seeing the pictures displayed in our building serves as a reminder to our students that they are worthy. Their stories matter. They matter.”