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Project intends to give people more reasons to visit and spend time in the town

CUTBACKS have hit Kirklees’ town halls, with one set to be mothballed, as the council explores other avenues to save the £47m needed to balance…

Chicago-based BK Development owners Ayman Khalil and Steve Blonsky disclosed plans a year ago to convert the Walkers Point buildings into apartments.

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A councillor has been inundated with support for her call for a heritage centre to be created in Dewsbury town centre.

Four sites were opened in Dewsbury, Ravensthorpe, Batley and Huddersfield at noon on Friday. John Hodgson, 63, had waited for over an hour to make sure he was first in line at The Walsh Building, next to Dewsbury Town Hall. He was quickly followed by a steady stream of individuals and couples all ready to do their bit to help stem the rise of infections. About 40 people in the queue for the opening of the rapid covid testing centre John, of Dewsbury, said: “I live by myself and I want this fo...

A MAJOR programme of COVID-19 community testing will begin this week in Kirklees. From Friday, rapid tests for the virus will be available for anyone who does not have coronavirus symptoms. The programme will give everyone, aged 11 and over, who lives or works in Kirklees the chance to play their part in keeping their community safe. Four walk-in testing centres will open as part of the council’s latest bid to reduce rates of infection. Using Lateral Flow Testing technology, the ra...