There are now no Arriva buses running in and out of Cleckheaton. The Metro website states at 3pm today: Arriva services 203, 209/219/229, 212, 220/222, 221, 253, 254/255/X25, 256, 262, 268 and 292 are suspended but will resume this afternoon http://www.wymetro.com/news/releases/101124.htm

At the moment all the buses are running a reduced service and are keeping to the main roads only. For all the details go to: http://www.wymetro.com/news/releases/101124

This is the gritting report I have had from the Council this morning:  Tuesday 30 November 2010Full Grit @ 18.00 pm  A “full grit” means 60% of the road network in Kirklees.   Wednesday 1 December 2010 Full Grit @ 5.00 am of the Priority Routes – concentrating on A62 (high ground) – now passable  Current […]

This is the information I have had this morning from the Council:  Monday 29 November 2010 Full Grit @ 18.00 pm Tuesday 30 November 2010 Full Grit @ 5.00 am of the Priority Routes Current Situation:All our fleet workforce prioritising keeping main roads clear Ploughing priority routes – this takes 3 times longer than a […]

This picture was taken just a couple of hundred yards from the busy Bradford Road in the centre of Cleckheaton. It is a place of peace and beauty. And it is a place I hope we can encourage more people to enjoy. There’s some work to do to improve the paths and clear overgrowth. Working with the […]

Today is 10:10 day today. Everyone who pledged to save 10% of their carbon footprint this year is making an extra special effort today. Local Lib Dems signed up to the 10:10 challenge and we have been achieving this by having a car free day every week. Today I am having a low carbon lunch: fish from […]

All that is left of the Whitechapel Road bridge is part of the central pillar. All the rest of the bridge has been demolished. The project is going to plan. There are no further closures of the M62 planned until the new bridge is erected in a few months time.

This weekend is the first of the M62 closures so that the Whitechapel Road bridge can be removed. The M62 will be closed from junction 25 (Brighouse) to junction 26 (Chain Bar) on the east bound lanes (ie heading to Leeds) on Saturday night 4 September from 10pm until Sunday morning 5 September at 8am.  It will almost […]

The new “temporary” traffic lights at the Halifax Road / Moorside/ Highmoor Lane junction will be switched on on Monday July 26. The lights have been paid for by the Government Highways Agency to deal with the extra traffic once the Whitechapel Road bridge is demolished. I use that junction most days and think that […]

Around 40 residents of Oakenshaw came to the Oakenshaw Residents’ Forum last week. The village of Oakenshaw is partly in Bradford council and partly in Kirklees. Over the last few years, the 3 Cleckheaton ward councillors have been meeting with the Wyke ward Bradford councillors to talk about common issues in Oakenshaw. We wanted to make sure […]