Kirklees Council – Mirfield Mail

Council leader makes formal request for Kirklees to be included in grooming gangs inquiry

Martin Shaw 17 Aug No Comments

The new leader of Kirklees Council wants the council included in a national inquiry into the grooming scandal. Reform UK leader Clr Sarah Wood has formally written to Baroness Longfield,…

Reform UK takes the helm at Kirklees Council but it’s ‘like turning a tanker’ with ‘choppy’ seas ahead

Martin Shaw 22 Jul No Comments

The new leader of Kirklees Council has announced her Cabinet and has pledged to cut debt and turn the local authority around. Reform UK’s Sarah Wood is the new council…

Reform UK takes control of Kirklees Council after Tories ‘get off the fence’ but it’s ‘no endorsement’

Martin Shaw 15 Jul No Comments

Reform UK has taken control of Kirklees Council – after Tories “got off the fence” and allowed a new leader to be elected at the third time of asking. Reform…

Bronze Age burial remains could delay Bellway’s fifth bid for Balderstone Fields homes

Martin Shaw 4 Jul No Comments

Bellway Homes has returned with another planning application to build 75 homes on land off Woodward Court

The women’s Tour de France is coming to Mirfield and that could mean repairs for potholed roads such as Hopton Lane

Martin Shaw 4 Jun No Comments

Mirfield is on the route for the women’s Tour de France when it comes through Kirklees next year – and that could be good news for local roads. The last…

Kirklees Council still without a leader as Reform UK and the Greens urged to break deadlock

Martin Shaw 28 May No Comments

Kirklees Council is still without a leader as the council chamber remains fractured and unable to unite behind a single candidate. The council’s annual meeting resumed on Thursday night and…

Kirklees Council fails to elect a new leader as chaos and confusion reigns

Martin Shaw 21 May No Comments

Kirklees Council is still without a leader two weeks after the local elections with newly-elected Reform UK councillors forced to admit they didn’t understand council rules and procedures. There was…

Businessman’s plans to re-launch flood-hit Ship Inn hit by planning delays – even before he submits planning application

Martin Shaw 1 Apr No Comments

A businessman’s plans to re-open a flood-hit Mirfield pub have been hit by planning delays – even before he’s submitted a planning application. Alan Chappelow bought the Ship Inn in…

New timetable set for Kirklees Council’s Local Plan development blueprint

Martin Shaw 28 Mar No Comments

Kirklees Council has set a new timetable for the completion of its Local Plan, a planning blueprint which will shape the district over the next 15 years. The council decided…

Kirklees Council ‘must do better’ for children and young people with SEND say inspectors

Martin Shaw 30 Aug No Comments

Kirklees Council needs to do better for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). That’s the outcome of the latest inspection report by Ofsted and the…

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