Jacqui Gedman, Chief Executive of Kirklees Council, has announced her intention to retire later this year. Jacqui has held the top job at Kirklees for over six years and her departure will mark the end of a 22-year commitment to the local authority.
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Phase One of the Locality Based Unclassified Roads (LBUR) programme is nearing completion. Phase Two which was approved at Cabinet this year, is due to start in April, and will continue to carry out improvement works on the districts unclassified roads.
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We have finalised the agreement with Radisson Hotel Group to bring their Radisson RED brand to Huddersfield as the operators of the George Hotel.
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The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) have just approved our business case for a major part of the Holmfirth Blueprint.
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During the budget announcement on 15 March, the government announced £5.6million of funding to redevelop Marsden Mills through the Levelling Up Fund (LUF).
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We’ve opened the latest round of funding for our Growing Great Places programme. We run this programme in partnership with Spacehive – a community crowd funding platform.
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Kirklees Council Leader reacts to Government Budget Announcement
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The Government has provided local authorities with access to the Local Authority Housing Fund so that they can provide housing for Ukrainian and Afghan families fleeing conflict and violence in their own countries.
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