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Dewsbury Town Hallplaceholder image

Board seeks a new chair to lead Dewsbury's 10-year regeneration plan

Schools in Dewsbury and Spen are set to benefit from more than £5.4million investment from Kirklees Council to improve their buildings, including Westborough High School on Stockhill Streetplaceholder image

£5.4m of 'urgent' repairs approved for 34 Kirklees schools

More than half a million extra children will be eligible for free school mealsplaceholder image

Council leader backs plan to make more children eligible for free school meals

The Government says that thousands of children from struggling households had been missing out on free school mealsplaceholder image

How to know if your family is eligible, as free school meals expanded

Joanne Davey, Alfie Battle and Carl Battle at Oakwell Hall Country Park in Birstall, one of Kirklees' most popular tourist attractionsplaceholder image

New strategy aims to put Kirklees on the map as a tourist destination

Cleckheaton Folk Festival is one of the groups affected by the mothballing of the town hall. Pictured in 2023 are festival organisers and supporters who were disappointed that the event would not be able to go ahead due to the unavailability of the Grade II listed venueplaceholder image

Community group aims to make town hall 'an events centre of excellence'

The funding could benefit hundreds of schools across the countryplaceholder image

Huge investment into 'crumbling' schools - what it means for pupils

Dewsbury Library is set to move into the Walsh building in the town centreplaceholder image

Work starts on 12-week refurbishment project at library’s new location

Leader of Kirklees Council, Coun Carole Pattisonplaceholder image

Leader of Kirklees Council unveils new cabinet for the year ahead

Westborough Working Men's Club, Brunswick Street, Westborough, Dewsbury. Photo: Googleplaceholder image

Plans for new homes on working men’s club car park

Royal Navy, Army and RAF personnel have received a new above inflation pay rise, less than 12 months after a previous salary increase.placeholder image

Dedicated armed forces personnel receive new above inflation pay rise

Armed forces personnel have been given a second above inflation pay rise in less than 12 months.

Freddie Webb

The new parking charges come into force from Monday, June 9.placeholder image

More parking charge increases set to come into effect

Coun Nosheen Dad (second from the right) unveils the plaque with leader of the council, Coun Carole Pattison (centre), and Coun Beverley Addy (far left)placeholder image

Mayor opens new dementia day care facility, Knowl Park House, in Mirfield

A “secret weapon” is being developed and could be used by Royal Navy technicians to search for Russian submarines. Pictured: HMS Tyne with Russian Kilo-class submarine Krasnodar in the background.placeholder image

"Secret weapon" being tested for Royal Navy to hunt Russia submarines

Mayor of Kirklees, Coun Nosheen Dad. Photo: Kirklees Councilplaceholder image

Mayor reveals special fundraiser to close her year in office

Cleckheaton Town Hall. Photo: Googleplaceholder image

New questions arise over the future of Cleckheaton Town Hall

The Heckmondwike Tavern, formerly the Sir Robert Peel Inn. Photo: Google Mapsplaceholder image

Plans submitted to transform former pub into six new flats despite objections

The UK's technology secretary says he will be watching how TikTok's curfew for young people plays outplaceholder image

What a potential 'social media curfew' could mean for parents

Coun Elizabeth Smaje (Conservative, Birstall and Birkenshaw) will take office as the new Mayor of Kirklees on May 21placeholder image

Birstall and Birkenshaw councillor set to become new Mayor of Kirklees

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Exclusive Fraud minister Lord Hanson outlines plans to ban Sim farms

Kim Leadbeater MBE MP and local school children taking part in the Great British Spring Clean 2025.placeholder image

Column: Kim Leadbeater MP - reflecting on the year so far

People in Dewsbury will get the chance to have their say on sport and physical activity in their community this summer.placeholder image

Major consultation on sport and physical activity in Dewsbury

Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited Mirfield-based Camira Fabrics following an announcement to deliver rail investment in the North. Picture by Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street.placeholder image

Prime Minister visits Mirfield-based textile manufacturer

Russian state media fell for an outrageous April Fools joke that Britain was buying a new aircraft carrier and would name it HMS Prince Andrew.placeholder image

Russia media falls for April Fool's gaffe involving Prince Andrew

Counting takes place at the Kirklees Council elections in May 2023placeholder image

Polling stations across Kirklees under review amid ward boundary shift

An artist's impression of the new amphitheatreplaceholder image

Work set to begin on creating new public square near Dewsbury Town Hall

Social media and telecoms firms have been urged to go ‘faster and further’ to prevent fraud. placeholder image

'Tech and telecoms companies must do more on fraud' says minister

Former Ofsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman has spoken out against a number of key Government education reformsplaceholder image

Ofsted ex-boss claims schools bill may 'make education worse'

The former Ofsted head claims the Government is pandering to unions, at the expense of children 👀

Amber Allott

It looks like the review will recommend the current exam system as a whole stay largely intact placeholder image

How GCSE exams and other assessments could change in curriculum review

Four key areas of focus were identified in the curriculum reviewplaceholder image

Curriculum 'not working for all' - 4 things review says need changing

The new NFER report found that unfilled vacancies for teachers are at their highest rates since records beganplaceholder image

3 things the Government needs to do to fix 'record' teacher vacancies

The MP for Spen Valley, Kim Leadbeater, has been working with the Government on their National Youth Strategy.placeholder image

Spen Valley MP works with Government on National Youth Strategy

Zach Eagling, who has launched a petition to make public transport more accessible to wheelchair users, with mum Claire and Irwin Mitchell lawyer Rachelle MahapatraIrwin. Photo credit: Mitchell/Claire Keer.placeholder image

Campaigner behind Zach’s Law launches public transport accessibility petition

Huddersfield Town Hall.placeholder image

Council tax hike, job cuts and savings for Kirklees after eight-hour meeting

Forget Me Not children's hospice at Russell House in Huddersfield.placeholder image

MPs welcome increased funding for The Kirkwood and Forget Me Not

Conservative councillor Josh Sheardplaceholder image

Trump-style spending cuts policy call from Birstall and Birkenshaw councillor

National World has backed a campaign from the Creative Rights in AI Coalition, calling for the Government to ‘Make It Fair’ and protect copyright (Pictured: Westminster) placeholder image

National World among UK publishers calling for AI copyright protection

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Policing Minister pledges action on 'whole spectrum of criminality'

The Government says the new guidance will help parents save cash by preventing 'overcharging on childcare'placeholder image

How much you could save on free childcare - as new 'protections' added

A mural planned for Ossett town centre features its historic links to the textile industry and images of its annual coal carrying championships, Maypole celebrations and Beercart procession. Image: Wakefield Councilplaceholder image

Mural to celebrate coal race, festivals and town's links to textile industry

I appreciate that people want to see quick results and I understand the frustration many feel.placeholder image

Kim Leadbeater MP: It’ll take time to turn things around

An artist's impression showing how the former Batley Conservative Club could look. Image: Martin Walsh Architecturalplaceholder image

Decision date looms for plans to transform former Batley Conservative Club

Dewsbury Sports Centre.placeholder image

Campaign group calls on council to halt demolition of town’s leisure centre

Cleckheaton Town Hallplaceholder image

Cleckheaton councillor accuses Kirklees Council of 'obscenely lopsided' spending

Spen Valley MP Kim Leadbeater.placeholder image

MP thanks committee members for ‘detailed and thorough’ examination of bill

At the end of the first week of line-by-line scrutiny of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, Spen Valley MP Kim Leadbeater has thanked the committee for its “detailed and thorough” discussions.

Adam Cheshire

The budget is going to the council's cabinet for approvalplaceholder image

People across North Kirklees set to be asked to pay more council tax

Michaela School headmistress Katharine Birbalsingh (left) hit out at Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson after a recent meetingplaceholder image

Why a top headteacher has slammed Education Secretary over academies

Kirklees Council's leader Coun Carole Pattisonplaceholder image

Kirklees Council leader on how she plans to restore people's faith in authority

The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill prompted a fiery debate during PMQs this weekplaceholder image

Three reasons Government's Schools Bill has been controversial

I delivered an assembly to Year 10 pupils at Whitcliffe Mount Academy in Cleckheaton, about my role as a Member of Parliament, and the importance of democracy.placeholder image

Kim Leadbeater MP: I believe that political education is key

New Love Lime Tree retail premises at Ponderosa Park officially opened by Kim Leadbeater MP.placeholder image

Former Dewsbury market stall continues growth with move to Ponderosa Park

Left to right - Coun John Lawson, Coun Jo Lawson, and Coun Andrew Cooper.placeholder image

Calls for radical shake-up at Kirklees Council

Mark Hepworth, who owns Robert Openshaw Fine Jewellery on Bradford Road, outside the St Johns car park opposite his shop where parking charges have been introduced.placeholder image

'Sadness, madness and disbelief' as new parking fees come into force

The brand new Batley Blueprint designs for the town centre have been revealed.placeholder image

Photos: Town centre set to be ‘revived’ as final Blueprint designs revealed

Bin collections in Kirklees have been affected by the recent snow and iceplaceholder image

Kirklees Council announces 'recovery plan' to tackle bin collection backlog

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