Night Time Summer Noise Service Resumes
From Friday 15 April 2022 we will resume our summer night-time noise service across the next few months.
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Free school meal vouchers confirmed for Easter holidays 2022
We are pleased to announce that we will again be providing free school meal vouchers to all eligible families during the upcoming school holidays.
Read moreSchool Catering Team Shortlisted at Leading Local Government Awards
Our School Catering Team has been shortlisted in the Best Council Services category at the MJ Awards. The MJ Awards are competitive national awards that recognise excellence and innovation in council services.
Read moreHomes and Neighbourhoods Team Shortlisted for National Award for Creating Greener Homes
Our Abbey Road Retrofit scheme has been shortlisted in the Best Social Housing Category at the MJ Awards. The MJ Awards are competitive national awards that recognise excellence and innovation in council services.
Read moreLiving with Covid safely
As rules on testing, isolation and vaccine passports come to an end today (31 March 2022), our Director of Public Health has set out three simple ways residents can live with Covid more safely.
Read morePlans to build low carbon housing on former middle school site up for approval
The 20 low carbon homes, if agreed, will also provide valuable learning and act as a point of reference for the council to assess the viability of rolling out future builds to Passivhaus standards.
Read moreMulti-million pound fire safety improvements for low-rise council flats
The work will involve six-storey blocks, as well as retirement living schemes and low-rise buildings, and comes as work is already underway upgrading the council’s high-rise blocks including flats at Buxton House, Harold Wilson Court and Berry Brow.
Read moreWorks continue on a £2.7 million package to boost walking and cycling access on two West Yorkshire canal towpaths
The towpath upgrades on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal are being delivered through the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s CityConnect programme, which is aimed at enabling more people to walk and cycle, in partnership with Bradford and Kirklees councils, and the Canal & River Trust.
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