Six places in Birkby and Fartown have signed up to as book drop locations whilst we wait to find a new home for the Birkby Fartown Library. We closed the library on Wasp Nest Road at the start of November to give Birkby Junior School room to expand to cope with an increased demand for school places. We know library
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As temperatures fall, follow our top tips to reduce your risk and stay warm this winter.
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There was a By-Election in the Denby Dale ward on Thursday 1 November 2018. Here are the results…
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Kirklees Young Citizens; Growing a stronger Youth Council event
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Modern Slavery is closer than you think. Do you know the signs?
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Put your questions to Kirklees councillors at this Question Time style event at Holmfirth Civic Hall on Tuesday 23 October 2018.
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We are working in partnership with Victim Support to develop specialist hubs dedicated to supporting victims and witnesses of crime in Dewsbury and Batley. The new hubs will join Brian Jackson Centre in Huddersfield in providing a valuable resource for victims through regular drop-ins and pre-arranged appointments. Key priorities The hubs are funded by the Police Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire. Supporting
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The Government has recently announced that they’ve opened a third round of their Places of Worship Protective Security Funding scheme. The scheme offers funding for security measures to protect against hate crime and we’re helping local Faith groups to apply. To help groups with the application process, we’re running a series of briefings on Monday 16 July. The Government launched the scheme
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