Kirklees council election candidates announced
ALL important council elections are looming and the list of candidates standing for election to Kirklees council has been published. There are some real intriguing battles as many high profile …Continue reading
Costly Cons Kirklees proposals curbed
By Ismail Mulla THE Conservative party’s dreams of splitting Kirklees council in two were squashed at a council meeting. The Tories put forward the proposals last month and wanted to …Continue reading
Parking by Phone
By Bill Smith Jr On April 1st the new cashless system to pay for parking in Kirklees became up and running. This new service allows people to pay parking charges …Continue reading
New CCTV for West Yorkshire Mosque thief
Masjid Umar Mosque on Blacker Road in Huddersfield has become the latest in a string of robberies at mosques in the West Yorkshire area. Police have released a CCTV image …Continue reading
Con for council tax rebate
Two residents in Kirklees received phone calls from people posing to be council workers and saying they were owed thousands of pounds. Both residents live in the Holmfirth area and …Continue reading
Cuts begin to bite
By Ismail Mulla COUNCILLORS agreed to make cuts of around £16m over the next 12 months, at the Kirklees budget meeting. Protestors from the trade union Unison and Kirklees Save …Continue reading
Bogus Charity Prosecuted
A bogus collection company has been fined at Kirklees Magistrates Court for carrying out unlicensed house to house collections. The company, which carried out an unlicensed house to house collection …Continue reading
Ethnic groups anger at council over budget snub
By Ismail Mulla LOCAL members of ethnic minority groups from across Kirklees directed their anger at the council for not consulting with them in the lead up to this year’s …Continue reading
Fatal drugs stolen from HRI
Potentially harmful medicines have been stolen from Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and could be fatal if misused. On Monday morning hospital staff discovered that a cabinet in the Endoscopy theatre of …Continue reading
Boxing Anti Social Behaviour
Two Huddersfield police officers have been working with a local boxing club to set up community project to tackle anti-social behaviour while offering young people in the area a positive …Continue reading
16 year-old slapped during failed robbery
A 16 year-old boy was stopped on the street and struck across the face during an attempted robbery in Lockwood. At around 7:30pm a on the 15 February the teenager …Continue reading
Kirklees housing rents to increase
Council housing rents are to increase in Kirklees by £4.47 per week following an agreement at a Cabinet meeting on 14 February. The 6.88% rise will come into effect from …Continue reading
