School Streets are a pioneering approach to promoting active travel to school. By closing roads to traffic at the start and end of the school day they tackle both road safety and air quality outside schools. This helps to reduce congestion at the school gates, making it easier and safer to walk or cycle to school, creating a more pleasant environment for everyone.
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Investment by the Kirklees Health and Care Partnership will see £400,000 used for recovery beds in 2024/25 at Moorlands Grange in Netherton. This is one of two council-run care facilities where patients, who are medically ready for discharge but are unable to return home due to their acuity, will receive additional, short-term care to support their recovery before they can go home.
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This week we will be marking Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday. Kirklees Council Leader, Councillor Cathy Scott is encouraging everyone in the borough to pay their respects to the armed forces and to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
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Respects will be paid as we hold our annual Civic Parades and Remembrance Sunday services.
People are invited to the two Civic events that will take place in Huddersfield and Dewsbury on 12 November.
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Join us at one of the many events celebrating Inter Faith Week 2023.
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We are working with West Yorkshire Combined Authority to promote the ‘Walk it. Ride it’ campaign. It’s designed to encourage you to transform your commute and make a positive impact on our environment and it goes live next week.
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We were delighted to host a special event which brought together childcare providers, nurseries and other partners with the joint aim of shaping the future of early years education. With over 120 people in attendance, it promoted collaboration, sharing best practice and raising the bar for children and their families. The conference – which happened under the banner of Our
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If you are applying for a secondary school place for September 2024, remember the deadline is approaching fast. The deadline for an on-time application is 11.59pm on Tuesday October 31st.
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