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4 days ago
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Fears over bar in mill village opening later
A mill village on an "ale trail" could experience more anti-social behaviour if a bar is allowed to open later, an objector has said. Empire House in Slaithwaite, near Huddersfield, has applied to Kirklees Council to extend the hours it sells alcohol by an hour and trade until 23:00 BST seven days a week. The business is a workspace during the day and operates as a bar in the evenings, but an objection to the proposal has now been submitted on public safety grounds. The member of the public said the village was facing "considerable difficulties" caused by late-night drinking already. The current licence was first granted by the council in 2021, with representations expressing concern for public nuisance heard at the time, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. The applicant said the later trading option would only be invoked from Thursday to Sunday and "very rarely" during the rest of the week. The proposal has to be determined by Kirklees Council's licensing committee because of the objection being submitted. The opponent claimed that the community was facing problems particularly relating to the "ale trail" and large groups of "boisterous drinkers" congregating on Station Road. "We are deeply concerned that extended drinking hours could correlate with a discernible rise in alcohol-related anti-social behaviour such as audible profanities which we have previously experienced," the comment stated. "Such a development would directly undermine public safety within our community, creating an environment of increased fear and insecurity for residents." They added it would also place an "unwelcome burden" on law enforcement agencies. The village is on the Transpennine Real Ale Trail route between the railway stations of Stalybridge and Batley. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. 'Sober-curious' scene has drinkers in high spirits Ale trail 'hijacked' by stag parties Alcohol restrictions on ale trail Ale trail revellers' rail warning Kirklees Council
BBC News
26-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
College in Huddersfield seeks to remove 'restrictive' pupil cap
A West Yorkshire college is seeking to lift a "restrictive" planning condition capping the number of pupils who can go College in Huddersfield had plans approved in 2021 to redevelop parts of the site, including a new four-storey block housing 24 classrooms and lab permission came with a long list of conditions, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said, including a cap on the number of students and staff who can be at the sixth form college at any one a request to increase student numbers by 475 was turned down by Kirklees Council in April, it has now applied to have the condition removed completely. The current cap allows a maximum of 2,800 students and 185 full-time equivalent staff, with the rule set on the grounds of highway safety and efficiency.A supporting document on behalf of the college explains the condition is "restricting" the college's ability to operate and use space effectively across its existing application says the condition is "not necessary" or "reasonable" in light of other local and national planning policies. A target date for a council decision on the matter was set for 11 August. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
BBC News
25-05-2025
- BBC News
Only 1% of Kirklees fly-tippers fined or prosecuted over 12 months
Fewer than 1% of fly-tipping incidents in Kirklees resulted in fines or prosecutions in the last year, data shows, despite a council's "zero tolerance" 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025, 10,120 cases were reported to Kirklees Council, according to Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) this period, 53 fixed penalty notices were issued and 21 people were prosecuted in court, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. The local authority said further fines and prosecutions are due to take place over the coming months. The data revealed there were 8,317 cases reported in Kirklees in 2023/2024 and 7,182 in 2022/2023. Household waste accounted for almost a third of the borough's illegally dumped rubbish reports during these years. Several local councillors said the issue had worsened since the closure of Birstall's tip and a reduction of opening hours at the Meltham and Upper Cumberworth sites. When the changes to recycling sites were agreed, the council said it would be "closely monitoring" the situation and reiterated its "zero-tolerance" approach to authority recently said there was no evidence to suggest the problem had worsened in Meltham since the opening hours were on the latest figures, councillor Munir Ahmed said: "Our aim is to keep Kirklees as clean and green as possible, but in order to issue a fixed penalty notice we need evidence that links the waste back to a person."We rely on people who witness fly-tipping to provide us with a statement, and not having this evidence can hinder the number of fines we can issue and the number of offenders who can be prosecuted." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
22-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Huddersfield chapel added to endangered buildings list
A Victorian cemetery chapel built during a mortality crisis has been classed as "at risk" by a preservation building at Edgerton Cemetery in Huddersfield appears in the Victorian Society's list of the top 10 most endangered buildings in the back to 1855, the Grade II-listed chapel's condition has deteriorated in recent Ollivier of the Victorian Society, said: "Without preservation we risk losing part of our history." The town's public cemetery was laid out during a period when burials in urban areas were was designed by James Pritchett, the architect behind Huddersfield included two chapels, one Anglican and one Non-conformist, which adjoined each other. The chapel has suffered repeated arson attacks."The roof has caved in, it really is in a sorry state," Mr Ollivier continued."If we can see that this building is either restored or preserved then it is a phenomenal feature of the landscape."The Victorian Society advocates for the protection of Victorian and Edwardian heritage, and hopes the addition of the chapel to the list will raise awareness of its plight. Geoff Hughes, a member of the West Yorkshire branch of the society, said the chapel "tells the story" of Huddersfield."It is our history and how people have grown and how things have changed to become what they are today."It has basically gone to rack and ruin over the last 20 years."Mr Hughes added that his vision for the Kirklees Council-owned site would be for it to become a park."These were designed as cemeteries that, when full, would be turned into parks," he Marsden, an architectural historian who lives in Huddersfield, said he would like to see more done to save the "magnificent building"."I think it would be a heritage crime to let it fall down or get demolished."He added that heritage sites like Edgerton Chapel gave people an insight into the past and act as a "history of the town in one acre".Both chapels narrowly escaped demolition in 1985 and were derelict and fenced-off by 2008, when ideas for new uses were explored. The Victorian Society's list of endangered sites is based on public nominations from across England and buildings selected represent industrial, religious, domestic, and civic architecture from across the nation with unique historical and community significance and Ollivier added that without the list, the country was at risk of "losing part of our history, part of our identity, we are losing something that makes that specific part of the world special". Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
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Plans to convert former bank into flats unveiled
A former bank in the centre of Huddersfield could be transformed into new flats. An application has been submitted by HD Central for planning permission to convert the town's old HSBC premises, on Cloth Hall Street, into 28 flats across five of its six floors. If approved, the units are "likely" to be marketed to students, supporting documents said, with the ground floor of the building to have a commercial use. HSBC is now located in Huddersfield's Kingsgate Shopping Centre, where it opened in Spring last year. The plans are awaiting a decision from Kirklees Council, with a target date set for 8 July, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. The applicants said the conversion would not require any "major" external changes. While the property does not have any space for parking, it has been proposed that there will be cycle storage facilities at basement level. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Local Democracy Reporting Service Kirklees Council
