Kirklees’ Covid-19 infection rate has fallen by 1.2 per cent in the last week but remains amongst the highest in the country. The vaccine rollout continues to be a success, with the number of people in local hospitals with the virus continuing to drop and no deaths in the last week – we’re urging you to please take it when
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The movement to end the transatlantic slave trade is well documented however, what local residents may not know is that during the nineteenth century black abolitionists also campaigned in what is now known as Kirklees. A partnership approach A collaboration between the West Yorkshire Archive Service; Kirklees Libraries and Kirklees Council’s BAME Network and Community Cohesion Team has produced a
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Kirklees’ Covid-19 infection rate has fallen by 23 per cent in the last week and the number of people in local hospitals with the virus is continuing to drop. However, the borough’s infection rate is still amongst the highest in the country and we all have a part to play in bringing it down further. 207,000 people in Kirklees have
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We’re working hard to make sure this year’s elections are safe and that everyone’s vote counts. This year’s elections are different. The pandemic means more local residents than ever before have chosen to vote by post. We are aware that some people have not received their postal vote ballot packs or that some have only just received them. Please be
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Kirklees’ Covid-19 infection rate is currently the highest in the country after a 22 per cent rise in cases in the last week. The council is urging everyone to play their part in preventing the spread of the virus and to join more than 200,000 local people who have now had their first vaccine dose. With 71 people per 100,000
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We’ve been working hard to ensure all of Kirklees’ polling stations are as safe as possible for voters and staff next week when the borough goes to the polls on 6 May. We’re putting all the right measures in place to protect voters and staff from any potential spread of Covid-19, we have created a video to show voters what
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More than 197,000 people in Kirklees have now had at least their first Covid-19 vaccine dose and our infection rate has dropped by 25 per cent in the last week. We’re urging everyone to remain cautious, with a number of restrictions now lifted, so we can continue to make progress and follow the roadmap out of lockdown. With 58 per
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Kirklees Council is bringing a mobile collection point to a number of areas across the borough to make it easier for local people to access Covid-19 Lateral Flow home testing kits. In a national effort to reduce infection rates, twice-weekly asymptomatic Covid-19 testing is currently available for everyone in England. You may already be aware that there are a few
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