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Honley parish council plans rejected after low public turnout

A Kirklees cllr has urged the authority to “listen” to voters after plans for a new Honley parish council were preliminarily rejected. The draft final...

Inquest concludes former Kirklees mayor Cahal Burke took his own life

Former Kirklees mayor and long-serving councillor Cahal Burke took his own life after leaving a note for his family, an inquest has concluded. Mr Burke,...

Patients served breakfast next to open blood samples at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, report finds

Patients at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary's emergency department were served breakfast next to open blood samples and an exposed needle, according to a Care Quality...

Why Huddersfield’s long-planned heat network is still waiting to go live

Kirklees Council has defended the lack of progress on Huddersfield's long-planned district heat network, insisting the delay is down to financial viability rather than...

Residents complain of fireworks and car noise at Cleckheaton wedding venue

The MP for Spen Valley says she is continuing to work with Kirklees Council and the owner of a Cleckheaton wedding venue after residents...

Union launches call for Kirklees women to join equal pay claim

GMB is urging women working for Kirklees Council to check whether they are entitled to equal pay compensation, warning that thousands may have been...

141-bedroom hotel proposed to transform Huddersfield Town’s Accu Stadium

Plans for a 141-room Hilton Garden Inn hotel at Huddersfield Town's Accu Stadium have officially been submitted, marking what the club's owner has described...

Coal mining concerns cleared as Heckmondwike school rebuild advances

Plans to demolish and rebuild a primary school in Heckmondwike have taken another step forward after engineers confirmed a former coal mining site beneath...

Major engineering milestone achieved on Transpennine rail upgrade

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) has reached another major milestone after the new Baker Viaduct successfully spanned the River Calder. Engineers installed the penultimate pair...

What Kirklees councillors do for a living

With the battle for control of Kirklees Council finally over, attention has turned to the people now shaping decisions across the borough. But outside...

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