We declared a climate emergency in 2019 and have now arranged for our energy supplier to switch our corporate electricity supply to a green electricity tariff for the remaining 2 years of the current contract, which will last until April 2023. ‘Green electricity’ means that our electricity supplies will be generated from entirely renewable sources. The impact of using green
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Three Kirklees councillors have today resigned from the Labour group. All three remain Kirklees councillors and have indicated their intention to sit as independent members. They are Cllr Rob Walker, Cllr Lesley Warner and Cllr Richard Murgatroyd. There are currently 68 councillors elected to Kirklees Council (one seat is vacant). The new political composition of the council is: Labour and
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Following meetings with the Government, Kirklees alongside the rest of West Yorkshire will move from Tier 2 to Tier 3 in the COVID-19 restrictions system from Monday.
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As part of our commitment to tackling the Climate Emergency, we are sharing our vision for dealing with recycling and waste in Kirklees and want your views.
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Update on household waste recycling centres from Cllr Naheed Mather
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We are having issues with the council website, we hope to have it working again soon so please be patient.
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Work to make Dewsbury and Huddersfield town centres safer places to shop, walk and cycle will begin on Sunday.
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Choose N Move service will restart on Wednesday 17 June.
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