Abigail Marlow

1 week ago | dewsburyreporter.co.uk | Abigail Marlow

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowKirklees Council is looking at options for the future of leisure provision in Dewsbury after permanently closing the town’s sports centre. Dewsbury Sports Centre closed in 2023 after potentially dangerous Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) was found in the building. The site remained shut and was earmarked for permanent closure, with the final decision made by cabinet in November.

1 week ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Abigail Marlow

The former Britvic premises in Birkby could soon be getting a new lease of life despite views on the plans being divided. An application submitted to the council in November explains that much of the site, which was closed by the soft drinks firm in January 2014, stands empty. The ground floor is occupied by a business handling textiles products and a charity that supports homeless people, with the first and second floors unoccupied.

2 weeks ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Abigail Marlow

Accommodation that has housed thousands of Huddersfield’s students is to be torn down, as plans for a new housing estate get the green light. The decision was made today (April 10) by Kirklees Council’s Strategic Planning Committee, with the applicant, Ubrique Investments Ltd, being granted outline planning permission for a development of up to 261 homes at Storthes Hall, Kirkburton.

2 weeks ago | dewsburyreporter.co.uk | Abigail Marlow

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA councillor is calling for greater support for domestic abuse victims following the murder of Dewsbury’s Salam Alshara. Wahib Albaradan, 37 and of Dearnley Street in Dewsbury, was sentenced to life in prison at Leeds Crown Court this week for the murder of his 27 year-old wife.

2 weeks ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Abigail Marlow

A stark warning has been issued to Kirklees residents who may be inadvertently risking a fine by using unregistered waste removal carriers. This comes as a Ford Transit Van - connected to a person posing on social media as a registered carrier - has been confiscated by Kirklees Council, after being linked to three fly-tipping incidents where rubbish was dumped in Thurstonland, Golcar and Huddersfield town centre.