Kirklees

“Landmark success” for community as HUDAWI Centre transfer plan moves forward

Huddersfield’s HUDAWI Centre could soon be community-owned in what has been hailed an “exciting new chapter” for the town’s African and African-Caribbean communities. The HUDAWI...

Kirklees Council makes U-turn on unpopular plan to scrap free parking

Kirklees residents and businesses can breathe a sigh of relief as the council has scrapped its original plan to axe free parking across the...

Kirklees Council launches ‘Culture Lab’ events to shape new Cultural Strategy and boost local creativity

Kirklees Council is asking residents to get involved in developing a Cultural Strategy for the borough. The council says its new strategy will aim to...

Seven Kirklees Council buildings to go under the hammer soon

A former Kirklees library, care home and youth centre are among the buildings to go under the hammer this year, to help plug the...

Kirklees Council ‘failed to notice’ £1.5m energy bill blunder

More than £1.5m has slipped through Kirklees Council’s fingers ‘unnoticed’, as energy tariffs for some properties have not increased in more than a decade. Earlier...

Work on latest Huddersfield University building underway

Construction on the second building on the University of Huddersfield’s £250m National Health Innovation Campus (NHIC) has officially begun following a groundbreaking ceremony at...

Decision due after ‘pause’ of unpopular Kirklees car parking plans

A decision is on the horizon for the “paused” controversial plans to roll out fees in Kirklees’ free car parks and up permit charges. Upon...

Mirfield group “over the moon” as unpopular library plans axed

The Friends of Mirfield Library are “over the moon” now that unpopular plans for eight Kirklees libraries have been scrapped. Earlier in the year, Kirklees...

‘We need to get the basics right’ says Kirklees Council Leader, as priorities are unveiled

Kirklees Council needs “to get the basics right”, its Leader has said when setting out her priorities for the current year. In July, Councillor Pattison...

‘High ambitions for new era of Huddersfield’, as Our Cultural Heart takes major next step

Kirklees Council has “high ambitions” for a “new era” of Huddersfield, as the major Our Cultural Heart scheme gathers pace. This week marks the start...

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