Local residents are demanding to know why Labour-run Kirklees Council has failed to replace the automatic doors at the entrance to the Town Hall in Cleckheaton. On January 15 2015 the Town Hall was ram raided. Both the very heavy wooden front doors and the inner automatic doors were smashed. The Council did a good […]

Kirklees Council’s Labour Cabinet have finally released their plans for new sites for housing and business development. This is the Local Plan. There are many proposals for developments in our Cleckheaton ward. Some are sites which already have planning permission but have yet to be built such as the large derelict site on Westgate. However, […]

The A638 from Cleckheaton to Heckmondwike is in a very poor state of repair. The Lib Dem team in Cleckheaton have repeatedly requested for this section of road to be reconstructed. The surface is breaking up and is a patch work of repairs. Work is due to start in October and will be completed in […]

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All three Cleckheaton councillors spoke in the Kirklees Council debate on libraries last Wednesday (29 July)to make a very strong case for keeping the library as it is and in its existing building. You can watch the webcast of the debate by clicking on this link. http://www.kirklees.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/184851 Between us we thanked everyone who has worked […]

Martin Webster is the chair and driving force behind the huge improvements made by the Friends of West End Park. The Friends were devastated when the Council’s new grass cutting regime wrecked much of the improvements they had made over the last 4 years. Martin spoke to councillors and about 50 members of the public […]

The Council’s Labour Cabinet will be deciding tomorrow – July 28 2015 – which parks, recs, playing fields, verges and small grassed areas will have grass cut and at what intervals. Click here to see the full report which gives details for every park and recreation area in Kirklees. https://democracy.kirklees.gov.uk/documents/s4474/2015-07-28%20C%20Parks%20Open%20Spaces%20Service%20Standards.pdf I understand that the Council […]

The Planning Committee decided to approve the Application from Netto for a new store on the corner of Horncastle Street and Northgate. This site has been derelict for around 10 years so seeing it developed is a positive step forward for our town. It will also offer some competition for Tesco and may encourage them […]

A new Netto store could be built on the corner of Horncastle Street and Northgate. Today there is a meeting of the Heavy Woollen Planning Committee. The Committee will decide if the planning application on behalf of Netto should be given the go ahead. The application is for a 1,000 sqm store with access on […]

The Government is proposing a further 15 hours free childcare. This will make a great difference to many families and is very welcome. However, the proposed legislation is very, very short on details especially on whether the Government will provide enough funding for it. I spoke in the House of Lords on Tuesday to highlight […]