Kirklees Conservatives Launch 2024 Local Election Pledges Wednesday, 6 March, 2024 On 2nd May, you have a chance to vote for a positive vision for our area. For far too long everything has been negative. Despite increased Government funding, the failing Labour leadership have closed leisure centres, hiked up car parking charges, not filling grit bins, have a poor record on bin collections, have wasted money on metal trees and even been criticised by independent auditors for... Local News
Labour administration imposes pet schemes on residents who do not want them 13th April 2022 The results of the public consultation into the A629 Wakefield Road Sustainable Transport Scheme have been published by Kirklees Council and it shows, once... Local News
Cllr John Taylor shares his April Column for the Shepley magazine 12th April 2022 I’ve often written about changes to the recycling policy at Kirklees and was pleased the new changes have been implemented and hopefully everyone now has a... Local News
Cllr John Taylor welcomes Government initiative to scrap rules and charges on household disposing of DIY waste 11th April 2022 The Government have announced plans to save money for households disposing of DIY waste, alongside new grant funding for Local Authorities to clamp down on fly... Local News
Itrat Ali volunteering with Keep Hecky Tidy 10th April 2022 Itrat spent the day with volunteering group Keep Hecky Tidy; Myself and my husband regularly volunteer with the group today spent the morning clearing up the... Local News
Itrat Ali meets with local residents to discuss speeding and road safety 10th April 2022 Meeting with local resident Rob Sheard in Liversedge to discuss the many issues of concern in particular the problem of speeding and lack of road safety on the... Local News
Introducing your Conservative candidates, looking to make a change to Labour-run Kirklees council 5th April 2022 Kirklees Conservative group are proud to release the list of Conservative candidates for the Kirklees Council 2022 elections. Only voting Conservative can... Local News
£70m of new funding for cheaper and better bus services across West Yorkshire 4th April 2022 West Yorkshire is one of thirty-one places across the country chosen to receive new funding to level up their local bus services through the Government’s £1.2... Local News
Cllr David Hall welcomes £245,000 of government funding to support young people into employment 3rd April 2022 Kirklees Council has been successful in a bid for over £245,000 of government funding to support more young people looking to pursue a career in the creative... Local News
Cllr David Hall welcomes £324,973 of funding to support cultural organisations in Kirklees 1st April 2022 Cllr David Hall has welcomed the announcement that thanks to the Conservative Government, 341 organisations across England will receive a share of £35 million... Local News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News