Kirklees

Kirklees leaders seek urgent clarification from the government over potential new Covid rules

By Tony Earnshaw Confusion reigns at the highest levels of local government following the government’s decision to introduced new advisory guidelines affecting Kirklees. Health chiefs, council...

Ravensthorpe Community Centre are Community Champions

Ravensthorpe Community Centre (RCC) was set up in 2000 by Mr Abdul Aslam, as an independent charity to run a community facility. Since then...

Verification of votes underway for elections 2021

By Tony Earnshaw There’s very little drama around elections in Kirklees – so far. But it’s early yet. The mood in Cathedral House in Huddersfield, the traditional...

Huddersfield brings communities together for Eid with a Huddersfield Bake Off

Ramadan is one of the holiest months in the Muslim calendar, which began on 12 April for most Muslims. Ramadan is where Muslims will...

Ground breaking report on the effects of school uniform costs during Covid

The conclusions of a ground-breaking study into the effects of Covid-19 on families says: “Families are not uniform; it is simply unacceptable that they...

Despite massive progress in vaccinations variants are still causing concern

The NHS have announced that people aged 40 and over can now book an appointment for a coronavirus vaccine. Text messages will now go out...

“Government sent people home to die” – Labour health chief

By Tony Earnshaw | LDRS A Labour councillor has appeared to suggest that the government allowed old people to die by ordering their release from...

White worker wins tribunal against West Yorkshire’s Mumtaz Foods of race discrimination

By Raheema Khan A white worker in an Asian food factory who was told that he didn’t understand recipes because of his colour and that...

BALANCING ACT: Home-schooling, teaching, and parenting. 

By Emma Marsden  As Boris Johnson announced the third nationwide lockdown on 6 January and with no scheduled end-date in sight, parents, teachers, and not...

Huddersfield temporary morgue could hold as many as 350 bodies if COVID cases continue to rise

By Tony Earnshaw | LDRS A temporary morgue has been equipped and ready for use since in Kirklees the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic –...

Latest news

- Advertisement -spot_img