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Jailed former Kirklees councillor breaks silence and takes “full accountability”

Jailed ex-Kirklees councillor Fazila Loonat has broken her silence after being sentenced to 14 weeks in prison last month. On Thursday, 6 July, at Bradford...

By-election for Batley East as jailed councillor resigns

Jailed Labour councillor Fazila Loonat has resigned from Kirklees Council, with a by-election called for Batley East. The election will be held in the Batley...

Steve Mawson announced as Kirklees Council’s new Chief Executive

Kirklees Council has announced its new Chief Executive who is set to take over from Jacqui Gedman this October. Subject to the approval of the...

Council’s fitness and suitability policy left taxi drivers fearing for their livelihoods

A Kirklees Council policy condemned as “racist” and “draconian” has been updated and is now in force after approval was granted at a meeting...

Unions and political groups in Kirklees respond to Council’s plan for hundreds of redundancies

Unions and political groups across Kirklees have been reacting to the news that hundreds of redundancies will be made by Kirklees Council. Last week, it...

Thousands of Kirklees families to receive £70 voucher to cope with cost of living

Kirklees Council is giving £70 vouchers to thousands of families to combat hunger in the school holidays. The vouchers will be given to families of...

Kirklees Council’s Chief Executive, approves six-figure salaries for top employees, spending over £2 million on senior staff in the past year

Six-figure salaries have been approved for top Kirklees Council bosses, with the local authority forking out over £2m on its senior staff last year. At...

Kirklees Council secures £17m for Batley and Marsden regeneration: significant investments approved for multiple Kirklees projects

Kirklees Council has accepted £17m for the regeneration of Batley and Marsden, as well as approving “once in a generation” investments for three smaller...

Huddersfield’s ‘Cultural Heart’ initiative to launch next spring

Plans for Huddersfield’s Cultural Heart are gaining traction with spades to be in the ground next spring, though “economic constraints” have seen changes made...

Batley to welcome fifteen new homes amidst highway safety concerns

Fifteen new homes are on the way for Batley, despite concerns about highway safety. The last meeting of the council’s planning sub-committee for the Heavy-Woollen...

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