Kirklees Together

Whether it’s the neighbours for checking we were okay, the delivery drivers who kept food on the shelves, the volunteers who helped get the vaccine out, or the kids for keeping us entertained – we want to get together to say thank you to them all.

The £5.25m project will see an expansion of the school. As announced in our previous post, the contractor took possession of the works area on Monday 29th March 2021 and has been working to clear the site ready for the new building.

Kirklees’ Covid-19 infection rate has remained at a similar level over the last week and is now close to the national and regional average. It still remains high, so we’re urging everyone eligible to get their vaccine. The Government has today announced that, following efforts led by the Council, partners and local residents – including surge testing – the rate at

Thousands of more people across Kirklees will get a COVID vaccine this weekend, as Kirklees Council and NHS open drop-in sessions and walk-in appointments across the district as part of the NHS’s Big Vaccination Weekend. 

Kirklees Council is thanking the thousands of local people who have taken part in surge testing over the last four weeks, with the programme helping to identify and isolate 472 asymptomatic positive Covid-19 cases in total. Local people who have had to self-isolate may now also be eligible for increased financial support of up to £1,000 as part of a

There is no ‘typical’ foster carer. It doesn’t matter about ethnicity, relationship status, sexuality, your employment status or whether or not you have any birth children. What’s important is having the time, space and commitment to support children at difficult times in their lives.

Principal Engineer, Louise Hewlett took on the challenge of leading a virtual work experience day hoping to inspire some of the young minds from local high schools to consider a career path in engineering.