A thank you from Jane Dutton, church warden at St Michael’s and St Helen’s Church It’s been a busy 6 months! ‘Franco’s Friday’ began 12 months ago in the first full lockdown when Ben, of The Barn in Almondbury, started cooking meals for people in need. A year later, a staggering 2,682 meals were provided along with Ben’s mouthwatering puds,
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More than 192,000 people in Kirklees have now had at least their first Covid-19 vaccine dose and there were no deaths related to the virus in local hospitals in the last week – but our infection rate has increased and is amongst the highest in the country. With a number of restrictions lifted this week, we’re urging everyone to remain
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We’re 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 different ways
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It is with great sadness that Kirklees joins the country in mourning following the announcement that His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh has passed away. Union flags on council buildings will be flown at half-mast during the period of mourning and an online book of condolence has been opened. If somebody you know doesn’t have internet access, they can call 01484
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With more than 190,000 people in Kirklees now having had at least their first Covid-19 vaccine dose, our infection rate has dropped by 37 per cent over the last week and hospitalisations and deaths are continuing to fall significantly. But with some restrictions set to ease on Monday (12 April), we’re urging everyone to remain cautious. With 70 per 100,000
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A full list of candidates standing in the Kirklees Council local elections on 6 May 2021 is now available. The deadline to submit nominations closed at 4pm Thursday 8 April. You can view the list of candidates standing in each of the 23 Kirklees wards by visiting: Statement of persons nominated May 2021 | Kirklees Council In total, there are
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Kirklees has seen another small rise in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 over the past seven days. While the borough now has the lowest infection rate in West Yorkshire, local public health officials are urging people to stay cautious over the Easter break. With 109 people per 100,000 in Kirklees testing positive for COVID-19 over the last
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Construction has begun the new extension of King James’s School, Almondbury. The £5.25 million build will see a new 10-classroom block on the St Helen’s Gate site providing extra capacity for the increased number of pupils at the school.
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