Kirklees

Kirklees Council owed ‘eyewatering figure’ in unpaid Council Tax

Kirklees Council is owed £36.6m in unpaid Council Tax, as the cost of living crisis continues to take hold. This eyewatering figure, published by the Ministry...

Kirklees off-licence under licence review after links to “serious organised criminality”

A Kirklees off-licence selling cigarettes that have links to “serious organised criminality” is to have its licence reviewed next week. Sitting at 618 Huddersfield Road...

Former village hall awaits ‘council approval’ to be ‘transformed’ into Mosque

A former Huddersfield village hall could soon be transformed into a mosque as plans await council approval. Vacant since 2017, the former Fartown Village Hall,...

Just ‘shy of £1m’ as Kirklees Council auction off assets

Kirklees Council has raked in just shy of £1m as four assets were sold off in May and June. As the council was gripped by...

Students raise concerns over military presence at Greenhead College ahead of careers fair

Students at Greenhead College in Huddersfield have raised formal concerns about the attendance of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other military organisations at...

‘Don’t get caught out’ warning as bin collection days change for thousands across Kirklees

A Kirklees councillor has warned residents “don’t get caught out” as changes impacting thousands are about to hit the borough. For many homes across the...

Police named woman killed in Batley road sweeper incident

West Yorkshire Police have formally named the woman who tragically died following a road traffic collision in Batley as Khatija Umarji, aged 77, from...

Restaurant set for ‘new lease of life’ as plans await Council decision

A once-popular Cleckheaton restaurant is set to get a new lease of life as plans await a decision from Kirklees Council. Sitting at 6-14 Central...

Kirklees paying for ‘hundreds’ facing homelessness to live in hotels and B&Bs

Kirklees is paying for hundreds of people facing homelessness to live in hotels and B&Bs for months – including one who spent nearly two...

Huddersfield undergoing ‘great deal of change’ with multi-million-pound blueprint project

It’s an “incredibly exciting time” for Huddersfield, a senior cllr has said, with 2025 the ‘most successful to date’, when it comes to progress...

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