Kirklees

Tories “not persuaded” by Kirklees’ Cultural Heart as budget set to be debated

Kirklees’ Conservative group says it is “not persuaded” by the Labour-led council’s plans to invest £250m in the Huddersfield Blueprint and Cultural Heart. This comes...

Oxbridge Minds: Inspiring primary school children to aim for the best

A pioneering new program called Oxbridge Minds has been launched to inspire primary school children to aim towards a future where they can level...

Body of man found in search of missing Dewsbury man Ibrar Hussain

A body has been found during searches of the Calder and Hebble Navigation near Lock Street, Dewsbury by West Yorkshire Police searching for a...

Committee gives Kirklees’s Cultural Heart the green light

Kirklees’ £210m Cultural Heart is one step closer after the council’s Strategic Planning Committee approved the proposals despite not all panel members being in...

Developers dodge affordable homes as Kirklees is “desperately short of housing”

Kirklees is “desperately short of houses” leading the local authority to accept that some ‘wily’ developers fail to deliver affordable housing. Kirklees council’s policy requires...

Work on new Huddersfield cinema to begin this month

Film buffs will not have long to wait as work starts on a long-awaited and much-delayed £7m cinema complex in Huddersfield Town Centre. The new...

Extensive enquiries continue for missing Dewsbury man Ibrar Hussain

Police searching for missing Dewsbury man Ibrar Hussain have appealed for information from West Midlands residents in case he has travelled to the Birmingham...

Batley Man Sentenced For Multiple Child Sex Offences

A Batley man found guilty of multiple serious sexual offences against children has been jailed for 15 years. Yusuf Sacha (69) from Batley was sentenced...

Kirklees Council to approve demolition for Cultural Heart

Kirklees Council’s ambitious Cultural Heart that lies at the centre of the £250m Huddersfield Blueprint plans, is set to get a boost this week...

Kirklees residents saved £10m in 12 months by using library services

Kirklees residents saved millions of pounds within 12 months by using the district’s library services. At the latest meeting of Kirklees’ Full Council, a presentation...

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