Kirklees

£3m Cash Injection for Fartown School, Kirklees

A Huddersfield school is set to be given a £3m cash injection to accommodate its growing numbers. North Huddersfield Trust School in Fartown will get...

Government Minister visits to see plans to improve Batley town centre

Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities visited Batley to take stock of development plans for the city Mr Gove was...

Members of the Deighton community protest against closure of their local leisure centre

Campaigners protesting against the closure of a popular Huddersfield leisure centre are looking at launching a legal challenge. On 14 December, members of the Deighton...

Dewsbury Pub to Become Islamic Education Centre and Prayer Room

A once-thriving Dewsbury pub is set to be turned into an Islamic education centre and prayer room. The Nelson Inn on Slaithwaite Road, Thornhill Lees,...

White Huddersfield lad applies for police but is told ‘we’re only taking on women and minorities’

Potential recruits to West Yorkshire Police are being turned down because they aren’t women or ethnic minorities, a Kirklees councillor has claimed. Cllr Mark Thompson,...

Undercover Police Patrol Streets in Bid to Reduce Kirklees Knife Crime

Undercover police have started patrolling Kirklees streets in a bid to reduce knife crime. At the last full council meeting for Kirklees Council, councillor Amanda...

Kirklees Council in “Panic Mode” as Library Forced to Move

Kirklees Council has been accused of being in “panic mode” over the mounting costs of the Huddersfield Cultural Heart or Blueprint. Cllr Bernard McGuin, (Almondbury)...

MEET OUR CHARITY PARTNER OF THE YEAR: Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice

Asian Standard Kirklees has successfully been delivering news to the Kirklees area for almost three years now, and we can’t thank our readers and...

Concerns for Children’s Safety Amid New Amazon Warehouse Plans in Kirklees

Kirklees council could have “blood on their hands” if a controversial new Amazon site is allowed to go ahead, it has been claimed. Fears for...

Glass Collection Could Return to Kirklees as Trial Begins Next Week

The long-awaited return of Kirklees’ glass collection service may be near as blue bins are rolled out across the borough in time for a...

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