The bottom section of South Parade in Cleckheaton is closing today for a maximum of 6 weeks for a new gas main to be put in. The road will be closed from the junction with Westgate to West End Middle School. Diversions will be sign posted. There will be access for residents and the sweet […]

The Spen Valley Committee agreed on Tuesday that Cleckheaton’s unique viaduct was well worth restoring. Following the initiative from Cleckheaton ward councillors, Kirklees Council officers have met funders from the Heritage Lottery Fund. They have encouraged an application for funding. This will come in at least 2 phases. The first phase is research about the viaduct, […]

The petition to Keep Our Bus Station Open was signed by 1,256 people. Metro chiefs agreed that the size of the petition was very impressive.  Councillors who represent the 5 different councils in West Yorkshire met last Friday to debate the budget for Metro for the coming year starting in April. They agreed to make sure […]

Serpentine Road is being closed from the junction with Whitcliffe Road to the exit to Tesco’s petrol station. The reason for the closure is so the Council can repair the road which is in very poor condition as a result of the 2 bad winters we’ve had. I hope the council will take the opportunity […]

More than 1,000 people have signed the Cleckheaton Liberal Democrat petition to Save Cleckheaton Bus Station from Closure.  Cllr Andrew Pinnock has handed the petition into public transport authority (Metro) and has spoken to Metro chiefs about the strength of local feeling. The decision will be made when Metro determines its budget later this month.  […]

As we found out last year, prolonged snow and ice does our roads no good at all. So no surprise this year to discover potholes in many of our local roads. I reported 34 potholes on Hightown Road all of which were filled the following day, aprt from those that were too dangerous to do […]

Very cold last night but all the priority routes have been gritted twice. One of the added problems is that salt is less efective at temperatures below -5 C. As many roads as possible will be cleared and gritted today. This includes roads that don’t normally get attention though some roads will not get gritted […]

I’ve been down to Cleckheaton town centre this morning. It was great to see the so-called “hand gangs” clearing the compacted snow and spreading grit on all the pavements. The paths are clear and the shops and businesses open. A snow plough has today been clearing the snow from some roads on the priority routes in […]

Latest update from Kirklees Council on what has been gritted and where roads are snow blocked. Last night  Full grit @ 18.00 pmNight patrols monitored throughout the night  This morning Full grit @ 05.00 am of the Priority Routes  Current Situation:All gritters are now returning to grit the secondary routes.  We will grit as many […]

The map shows the priority gritting routes in and around Cleckheaton highlighted in orange. These are the roads that are regularly done in the evening and very early morning. The so-called grit is in fact 99% salt. It works best when traffic is able to force it into the snow and ice. Please contact me […]