Dewsbury woman to make history as youngest Mayor of Kirklees and first woman of colour and first Muslim woman to hold the title dewsburyreporter.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dewsburyreporter.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Plans to increase Kirklees councillors’ pay by almost a third have been branded “outrageous” by a leading Liberal Democrat peer who says the huge pay hike cannot be justified when people are struggling with the cost of living crisis.
Kirklees' youngest councillor has Covid jab - and urges others to get vaccinated batleynews.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from batleynews.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
NHS confident 'double up' vaccine rollout can be met in West Yorkshire halifaxcourier.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from halifaxcourier.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Vaccine being administered. Picture: PA THE NHS vaccination programme in West Yorkshire is confident that capacity and supply of Covid-19 vaccine will be in place to “double up” inoculations in March. Matthew Graham, programme director for the West Yorkshire vaccination programme, was answering questions from West Yorkshire Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee members about the vaccine roll out. Coun Graham Latty (Con, Guiseley and Rawdon) of Leeds City Council asked how confident the board could be of having capacity and supply of vaccine to continue the process smoothly when new groups and patients having to have their second shot – of the right vaccine – would be happening at the same time.
Health bosses 'confident' in further vaccine roll out in West Yorkshire wharfedaleobserver.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wharfedaleobserver.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Updated Thursday, 21st January 2021, 3:35 pm The move follows fears that the public may be deterred from objecting to contentious planning developments if their personal details are displayed, leading to concerns about potential intimidation. The change to policy came into effect on December 14. The Local Democracy Reporting Service understands a decision was made by council staff without consulting councillors or the public. At the first virtual full council meeting of 2021 Coun Steve Hall (Lab, Heckmondwike), who chairs the authority’s Strategic Planning Committee, said he had not been informed of the change. Building regulations in Kirklees He said after “chasing around” for information he had been told that the decision puts Kirklees Council on a similar footing to neighbouring authorities in the county, which operate a similar system.
THERE have been calls for Kirklees Council to suspend and re-visit a decision to post objectors’ addresses on its planning applications. The move follows fears that the public may be deterred from objecting to contentious planning developments if their personal details are displayed, leading to concerns about potential intimidation. The change to policy came into effect on December 14. It is understood a decision was made by council staff without consulting councillors or the public. At the first virtual full council meeting of 2021 Clr Steve Hall (Lab, Heckmondwike), who chairs the authority’s Strategic Planning Committee, said he had not been informed of the change.