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Kirklees Council faces £13.6m overspend despite £5.2m reserves lifeline

Kirklees Council is forecasting a £13.6 million overspend this year – even after factoring in the use of £5.2m from its reserves, as its...
Crime

Barrister who championed social mobility jailed for plotting revenge attack with client

A Huddersfield barrister who previously spoke about breaking down barriers in the legal profession and encouraged young South Asians to follow her into law...
Heckmondwike

‘Bits of bra in the road’: Shoppers raise fears over clothes left strewn across car park

Shoppers were left “disgusted” after bra pads were spotted “flying” across Morrisons carpark in Heckmondwike. The mess was flagged on social media on Tuesday 1...
Kirklees

Months without Cabinet meetings prompts Kirklees councillor to open new route for scrutiny

One of the newest additions to Kirklees Council has put forward new plans for change, after Cabinet meetings were axed for months. Previously, Cabinet meetings...
Kirklees

Kirklees Reform Group endorse ‘attack ad’ on Tories as part of Accelerator Programme

Reform UK Kirklees has been called out by Kirklees Conservative Councillors after endorsing Westminster’s Accelerator Programme, which involved creating an ‘attack ad’ on the...
Kirklees

Kirklees Council assures of ‘established Code of Conduct’ in latest update over councillor ‘suspension’

Kirklees Council has issued an update following the “suspension” of a Reform UK councillor after posts calling for the hanging of former Commons Speaker,...
Kirklees

Honley parish council plans rejected after low public turnout

A Kirklees cllr has urged the authority to “listen” to voters after plans for a new Honley parish council were preliminarily rejected. The draft final...
Kirklees

Inquest concludes former Kirklees mayor Cahal Burke took his own life

Former Kirklees mayor and long-serving councillor Cahal Burke took his own life after leaving a note for his family, an inquest has concluded. Mr Burke,...
Kirklees

Elderly Batley residents fear reporting late-night car meets

Elderly residents living next to a Batley car park say late-night car meets continue to disrupt their lives, with some admitting they are too...
Health

Patients served breakfast next to open blood samples at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, report finds

Patients at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary's emergency department were served breakfast next to open blood samples and an exposed needle, according to a Care Quality...
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