The Council have issued the first options for changes to the library service. This includes potentially very significant changes for Cleckheaton Library. In the first option, there will only be 2 libraries one at Huddersfield and the other at Dewsbury. Under this option Cleckheaton Library would close. in the second option, there is a proposal […]

Cleckheaton’s 3 Liberal Democrat councillors wrote to the Secretary of State responsible for planning issues, Eric Pickles MP, to ask him to “call-in” the planning appeal decision on the Lower Blacup site. This is the letter: Lower Blacup Call In let 1213 A “Call-In” allows the Secretary of State to re-consider wider issues than those […]

Redrow House Builders applied last March 2013 to build 54 houses on the land off Ashbourne estate and next to Lower Blacup Farm. The application was refused by the Council’s Planning Committee. Redrow then appealed against that decision to the Government appointed Planning Inspectorate. An appeal was heard by a Planning Inspector last October and […]

Cllr John Lawson and Cllr Andrew Pinnock talking to a local resident about Tesco’s derelict buildings. Tesco announced earlier this year that they intended to abandon their application to build a replacement store in Cleckheaton. This was to replace the current one which was built 40 years ago and is cramped and not a good […]

Councillors are required by Kirklees Council to write an Annual Report. It is written to a set format. This is my version: Introduction I continue to enjoy the privilege of being one of the 3 elected Liberal democrat councillors for the Cleckheaton ward. As part of the councillor team, I am committed to doing my […]

Your chance to get information and ask questions about the proposals for Dewsbury Hospital. When: Tuesday 16 April from 9 – 4 Where: St John’s car park. A roadshow team will be there to here your views and answer questions. The proposals include big changes for Dewsbury Hospital. The key ones are that Dewsbury A&E […]

A public report to Kirklees Council has exposed local Conservative hypocrisy on the use of Green Belt land. All through the very public discussion of the future allocation of land for houses and business in the Local Development Famework (LDF), the Tories proclaimed that they were totally opposed to ANY development on Green Belt land […]

There has been a very large and very deep hole dug in Westgate near the junction with Tofts Road. Many residents have been asking why it is taking so long as the work is causing traffic delays on this busy road. This is what I have found out so far: * the work is to […]

The West Yorkshire Police commissioner was elected last November. In the election he was supported by less than 7% of voters. He gets paid more than £100,000 a year. Now, just 3 months later, he wants a Deputy. The Deputy will be paid £50,000 a year. This is an appallingly bad decision. First of all […]

This March is the last GLASS COLLECTION from your home. Kirklees Council is ending the household glass box collection this month. The following sites in Cleckheaton ward have glass collection bins: Tesco’s car park Hunsworth Community Centre Silver Birch pub at Chain Bar Scholes Cricket Club Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre The Council have claimed that […]