A Cummins’ plant in Huddersfield has been featured in Government Guidelines for safe working in factories, plants and warehouses during Covid-19. Like many businesses across Kirklees, Cummins has changed the way they work to continue to provide essential items for the care sector. Cummins’ plant in Huddersfield and factories across the UK have remained open throughout the pandemic. Cummins’ products
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Whilst many of us were celebrating VE Day at home, Dianne Watkinson, Community Environmental Support Officer in Dewsbury was out and about in the area checking in on local residents she knows are vulnerable. It was then when two urgent calls came into the Dewsbury Hub. One resident urgently needed a prescription whilst the other, an elderly resident, in need
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We are continuing to support local schools to re-open safely when the time is right for their pupils, staff and families.
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Streetbikes are a local charity that supports a positive change to health and wellbeing through cycling. Usually, Streetbikes run mixed ability cycling sessions for all at Spenborough track twice a week. They also recycle bikes that are given to them for people in need and provide community rides and maintenance courses across the district. During the coronavirus pandemic, Streetbikes, with
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Cabinet members have agreed the funding, which will be used to replace and upgrade facilities across at least 25 different primary and secondary schools in Kirklees.
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We will distribute a £4.5m share of funding from the government to tackle the spread of coronavirus in care homes following approval of proposals at cabinet yesterday.
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During Foster Care Fortnight, we encouraged people from across the district to come forward and consider fostering.
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The £250million Huddersfield Blueprint is now an official part of planning policy in Kirklees – after local people helped to shape the plans. What happened? On 26 May 2020 Cabinet gave the green light to make the Huddersfield Blueprint a Supplementary Planning Document – which will make it an official guideline for all town centre development. Why has this happened?
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