Kirklees Cabinet: £1.2m grants backed for free nursery places in Kirklees - Huddersfield Examiner
Kirklees Cabinet last night approved a £1.2m grant scheme in order to create more nursery places for two-year-olds. It's part of a wider £5.1m Government funding scheme for disadvantaged children aged two to benefit from 15 hours of free nursery care a
...Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:51:48 GMT
Local West Yorkshire News Kirklees Cabinet: Civic resources not appropriate to ... - Huddersfield Examiner
Clarification about the role of the Kirklees Council's Civic Office and council resources for the Mayor's charity has been sought as the charitable work of the mayoral role has grown in recent years. Council papers show that “leading councillors felt
...Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:51:39 GMT
Kirklees ballot over job cuts - Socialist Worker
Some 7,000 council workers in Kirklees Unison union, West Yorkshire, were set to start balloting for strikes against compulsory redundancies from Thursday of this week. Council bosses there talk about a fiscal cliff—£24 million cuts next year and mass
...Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:49:35 GMT
Kirklees councillors to vote on withdrawing LDF plan - Wakefield Express
Kirklees councillors will be asked to vote on whether the council's blueprint for homes and business development should be withdrawn. Campaign groups have seen a letter written by a council director who says she will be advising the full council to
...Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:23:01 GMT
Local West Yorkshire News Kirklees Cabinet back Business Deal plans and ... - Huddersfield Examiner
BUSINESS priorities and a fund for small and medium enterprises was backed by Kirklees Cabinet members. Plans outlining the council's priorities to support business growth were given support. And senior councillors also backed a fund for companies and
...Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:51:39 GMT
Local West Yorkshire News Kirklees Council workers to vote on strike action - Huddersfield Examiner
Kirklees Unison branch secretary Paul Holmes said: “Why does Kirklees Council, an employer who underspent last year by £5m, need to make low-paid, part-time workers redundant? “The council can either defend jobs and services or they can follow
...Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:42:28 GMT
Kirklees hotel loses its licence after child grooming – now police plans to ... - Huddersfield Examiner
“What it means for Kirklees now is that from next week we will be visiting every hotel and licensed premises in Kirklees and having a conversation with the managers about their responsibilities and providing information that will help them fulfil their
...Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:22:17 GMT
Local West Yorkshire News Free blood pressure testing at Kirklees Markets - Huddersfield Examiner
FREE blood pressure checks are available to help notify people who are at risk of heart attacks. Kirklees Better Health is hosting the sessions which started yesterday at Holmfirth Market in Huddersfield Road. Further sessions will be held in Dewsbury
...Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:26:57 GMT