The number of new COVID-19 cases has fallen slightly in Kirklees with 2428 local people testing positive for the virus in the past week. Even though numbers have dropped Kirklees now has the highest infection rate in West Yorkshire and the sixth highest in England. Last week the council’s Director of Public Health, Rachel Spencer-Henshall issued an urgent plea to
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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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A council-funded activity programme has made a “massive difference” to thousands of children and families across Kirklees.
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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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The battle against COVID-19 has created many changes to how we live and as the situation changes the rules and messages change too. Unpaid carers have always performed a vital role and that network of support around a person is more important now than ever. But, with a changing situation it can be difficult for carers to feel confident about
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Kirklees Council’s Cabinet has approved plans to deliver a range of activities across the borough so they can support local people experiencing mental health issues.
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These are unprecedented times. As a Council, we know that the ongoing COVID impact also creates significant financial challenges for setting budgets for next year. We are a Council that continues to manage its budgets carefully, and because of this there are a number of planned measures we intend to implement locally that will give us some financial stability and resilience
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The events of 2020 have meant that many of us are having to spend much more of our time at home. As temperatures fall this could have a negative impact on our health but there are effective ways to help reduce the risk and stay warm this winter.
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