We have appointed architects Bowman Riley to work on the George Hotel and Estates Building, two of the Huddersfield Blueprint’s most significant projects and part of the large investment in the town.
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In a further effort to support the local economic recovery, we will fund the Business Improvement District (BID) levy charge for some Huddersfield town centre businesses, for the 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years. BID levy payers from independent businesses in retail, hospitality, leisure, and accommodation, that have been required to close since last November as part of Covid-19 restrictions, are
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Staff, parents, and children at Linthwaite Ardron CE (VA) Junior and Infant School, Huddersfield have been presented with the Modeshift STARS Bronze standard for their commitment to sustainable travel after joining the scheme in September 2020.
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Kirklees’ Covid-19 infection rate has increased over the last week and with some restrictions set to ease on Monday (29 March), we’re urging everyone to remain cautious. With 105 per 100,000 people in Kirklees testing positive for COVID-19 over the last seven days, the borough’s rate has increased by ten per cent since last week. Kirklees’ rate is also above
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Today is the funeral of former Kirklees Mayor, Councillor David Wright who sadly passed away on 16 February.
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Kirklees Council will light up local landmarks this evening (23 March 2021) to mark the anniversary of the country’s first national COVID-19 lockdown. Council staff will also pause for a minute’s silence at midday today to reflect on the past year and pay their respects to everyone who has died during the pandemic. The council’s actions are part of Marie
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Kirklees Council’s Director of Public Health, Rachel Spencer-Henshall, has thanked residents for playing their part as COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalisations continue to drop. Over the past seven days, the number of new infections and admissions to local hospitals has reduced and more than 160,000 local residents have received at least one dose of vaccine. But the Council’s Director of
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This weekend we will be lighting up our Town Halls across the borough in an act of solidarity with the global anti-racism movement.
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