The funding includes over £15 billion for gas networks and £8.9 billion for the high-voltage electricity network, aiming to complete 80 major projects by 2030.

It is the second time the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office has found the administration illegally impounded funds.

Plans have advanced to relocate Dewsbury Library Hub to a new home in the town centre. Refurbishment work has now started at the library’s new location, with contractors Walter West Ltd ...

An award-winning book author and illustrator has joined the line-up for Kirklees’ Our Cultural Heart Library Festival which is taking place throughout March. Local artist Chris Mould, who hails from ...

WOVEN, the biennial festival celebrating textile heritage and innovation in Kirklees, will take place from 1 to 30 June 2025.

Kirklees Libraries have been awarded 'Library of Sanctuary' status once again for their work in providing a safe space for refugees. The service was the first to receive the award in Yorkshire back in ...

A former Kirklees library, care home and youth centre are among the buildings to go under the hammer this year to help plug the gap in the council’s finances. As a result, the council is continuing to ...

Unsurprisingly, the centre of Kirklees’ biggest town has its own conservation area, with almost all of the town centre within the Ring Road included in this. This part of the town boasts fine examples ...

Thousands of Kirklees residents have opposed the looming job cuts across the borough’s libraries, as the council looks to move some including Mirfield’s to a community-managed model.

The Friends of Mirfield Library have been left “staggered” by Kirklees Council’s proposals to move the facility to a community-managed model, with fears the site will be closed by stealth.

In previous years when the library service came under pressure to cut staff, dozens of volunteers signed up to help fill the void. There are now 400 volunteers working in libraries across Kirklees.