Kirklees

Councillor Josh Sheard

‘Crucial’ meeting looms as Birstall asks for more say in its future

Northorpe Hall Child and Family Trust has launched its annual Holiday Hampers Appeal to support young people in Kirklees leaving care.

Charity launches Christmas hampers appeal to support care leavers

Oakwell Hall in Birstall is set to close for over a year to allow for a major programme of improvement works.

Much-loved Grade I listed hall to close for over a year for £1.6m repair works

Title-winning Batley Ladies tennis players Isla Findlay, Helen Carbutt, Claire Findley, Sue Selby and Claire Wood at the Huddersfield and District Tennis League presentation evening.

Unbeaten Batley ladies make it a hat-trick of title successes

A previous year's Remembrance Sunday service at Ings Grove Park in Mirfield.

Communities to gather and pay their respects to the fallen at Remembrance events

Detectives have launched an appeal for witnesses and mobile phone footage after two police officers were assaulted while attempting to make an arrest

Police appeal launched as two officers assaulted in street attack

The plan will now be presented to the council's children’s scrutiny committee in November.

Kirklees special educational needs and disabilities reform plan gets green light

An artist's impression of the new Lidl store in Birstall.

Lidl reveals opening date for its new store in Birstall

Winter 2026/27 is expected to place 'sustained pressures' on health and care services. Photo: stock.adobe.com.

Kirklees NHS bosses brace for tough winter as scale of pressure is revealed

Kirklees first declared a climate emergency in 2019 after a motion from Labour, Lib Dem, Green and Independent councillors was upheld. Photo: stock.adobe.com.

Council axes its climate emergency declaration after lengthy debate

Riders in the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2025. Photo: ASO/Pauline Ballet.

Tour de France Femmes 2027 full route revealed as stage one heads to Kirklees
Organisers ASO have revealed the full route for the 2027 Tour de France Femmes, when the race will pass through Kirklees.
Dominic Brown

Around 100 Mirfield residents turned out in force to rally against a proposed housing development at Balderstone Fields.

Residents rally to oppose housing development ahead of new planning legislation

Coun Habiban Zaman, Leader of the Kirklees Independents.

Opposition group leaders have their say on council's new priorities

Lib Dem Cleckheaton ward councillors Kath Pinnock and Andrew Pinnock.

Concerns over new planning rules described as 'a backwards step'

Former councillor Eric Firth pictured outside Dewsbury Town Hall.

Former mayor calls on council to recognise Dewsbury's historic civic flag

The country has seen record low rainfall and exceptionally high temperatures this summer, with many regions officially declared in drought. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images.

Cabinet tables motion to scrap Kirklees' climate emergency declaration

Catering - just one of the course options at Kirklees College

Ad Feature Discover your future with Kirklees College’s course guide for 2027/28

A new blue bin will be introduced for paper and cardboard. Stock photo.

All Kirklees households to get third wheelie bin as council confirms £4m rollout

The Reform administration is considering raising council tax by less than the maximum allowed 4.99 per cent. Photo: stock.adobe.com

Next budget is ‘crucial’ for Kirklees as council grapples with a £24m black hole

Fly-tipping on Field Lane in Batley earlier this year.

Fly-tipping sees council have to pay out more than £81,000 in disposal costs

If the proposals are approved, the changes would allow residents to recycle more materials from home. Photo: stock.adobe.com.

Cabinet to consider changes to household recycling collections in Kirklees

Council grilled over debt recovery as it writes off more than £6m

The proposed trial, which is expected to run for 12 months, would see the installation of cross-pavement charging channels.

Electric vehicle charging trial plan for residents without off-street parking

Among the biggest contributors to the council's financial challenges were unpaid council tax (£2.34m) and business rates (£2.99m), according to a report. Photo: stock.adobe.com.

Delays and debt write-offs among the financial pressures facing council

Dewsbury and Batley MP Iqbal Mohamed.

MP calls for action on Yorkshire’s infant-mortality ‘postcode lottery’

Campaigners gathered outside Huddersfield Town Hall ahead of the Full Council meeting.

Campaigners criticise council's new flag flying policy and call for more support

Coun Sarah Wood, Leader of Kirklees Council.

Priorities of Kirklees Council's new cabinet scrutinised by committee

The £1.92m cash boost will be used to replace and modernise the existing CCTV network in towns across Kirklees.

£2m boost to modernise CCTV network to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour
Kirklees Council is making an investment of almost £2m in a bid to crackdown on crime and anti-social behaviour.
Abigail Marlow

In Kirklees, all households will be given a blue bin for their fibres (paper/card) and will be able to recycle more items, like glass and Tetra Paks, in their existing green bins. New collections are set to begin in 2028.

Residents can expect a new bin for paper and card by 2028 in recycling shake-up

Dewsbury Sports Centre.

Campaigners battling to re-open sports centre prepare to address council meeting

Kirklees Council has projected an overspend of more than £13m as financial pressures continue.

New cabinet ‘committed’ to slashing debt amid £13.6m council overspend

The former Batley Fire Station on Carlinghow Lane.

Homes plan at former fire station site among latest applications to council

Coun Sarah Wood, Leader of Kirklees Council, has set out her cabinet's priorities.

Council leader sets out priorities for the district at first cabinet meeting

Greenwoods, the oldest shop in Dewsbury, will be taking part in this year's Heritage Open Days.

Historic venues set to welcome visitors at Heritage Open Days

People working and volunteering in community and voluntary organisations across Kirklees are being invited to have their say on the future of energy.

Communities invited to help shape the future of energy in Kirklees

The Pride flag has not been included on the approved list of flags that can be flown at civic buildings as part of Kirklees Council's new policy. Photo: Getty Images

Council announces new policy on flag-flying at civic buildings

Seven young golfers from Dewsbury District Golf Club have successfully completed a gruelling 72-hole challenge to raise money for Kirkwood Hospice.

Young Dewsbury golfers complete epic 72-hole charity challenge

The fun-filled day will celebrate Mirfield's hospitality businesses while raising vital funds for The Kirkwood.

Pub Hop returns to celebrate town's hospitality venues and support The Kirkwood

A yellow weather warning has been issued for Kirklees. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP via Getty Images)

Yellow weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy showers extended

Have fun at Leeds Festival, but think before you drink a leading medical expert advises

Pubs being earmarked for new uses as Government moves to protect hospitality

A yellow weather warning has been issued for Kirklees. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP via Getty Images)

Kirklees to be hit by heavy showers and thunderstorms Wednesday evening

Residents invited to have their say on how land is used in Kirklees.

Residents invited to have their say on how land is used in Kirklees

A total of 48 planning applications have been submitted to Kirklees Council during the past week.

Mirfield housing plan among latest applications submitted to council

Kirklees has been placed under "prolonged dry weather" status, the Environment Agency has announced. Picture: Henry NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty Images

Kirklees placed under “prolonged dry weather” status

Huddersfield Giants will move to the FLAIR Stadium in Dewsbury for the start of the 2027 season and will invest more than £10m in redeveloping the ground

In pictures: How Dewsbury Rams' FLAIR Stadium could look after £10m upgrade
Dewsbury Rams’ FLAIR Stadium is set to get a multi-million pound revamp as part of a deal to host Super League side Huddersfield Giants from the start of the 2027 rugby league season.
Dominic Brown

The new Loomworks space in Liversedge.

Business owner launches free workspace to aspiring entrepreneurs

The second 'Neza-Baazi' tent-pegging tournament of the year, organised by the Patawar Haidary Riders Club, attracted huge crowds to the Leeds Road Playing Fields in Heckmondwike.

Second 'Neza-Baazi' tent-pegging tournament of the year draws huge crowds

From autumn 2026, Kirklees Council will be charging utility companies up to £2,500 a day if they choose to operate on key routes during the busiest times. File photo.

Utility companies face £2,500 charge for carrying out roadworks at busiest times

Aldi

Supermarket giant wants to open new store in Heckmondwike

Dewsbury Outdoor Market is set to undergo a major revamp, with a temporary market set up in the town centre while work is carried out. File photo.

Temporary market plan among latest submitted applications in Kirklees

The Yorkshire celebration at Oakwell Hall and Country Park will be held on Sunday, August 2.

Festival returns to Oakwell Hall to celebrate all things Yorkshire

Sandwell Council approves new strategy to transform support for children and young people with SEND. Stock photo.

Schools complete programme to provide more support for neurodivergent pupils

Coun Sarah Wood, Leader of Kirklees Council, has appointed her cabinet.

Leader of Kirklees Council announces her new cabinet team

Reform UK group leader, Coun Sarah Wood, has been elected as the new Leader of Kirklees Council.

New Leader of Kirklees Council elected as two-month stalemate finally ends

John Lawson, a former Cleckheaton councillor, along with Jan Dobrucki from Huddersfield, was part of a seven-man convoy team which travelled to Lviv in Ukraine to hand over emergency supplies to the war-torn country at the end of June.

Ex-Cleckheaton councillor in 'humbling' aid convoy to Ukraine

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