Abigail Marlow

@AMarlowLDR

Mum, wife and journalist covering local politics for the Kirklees area. ✍️

Joined September 2022

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Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jul 23

Campaigners' 'viable plan' to save Kirklees care homes examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-york… #kirkleescouncil

AMarlowLDR's tweet card. An open letter has been sent to Cabinet Member for Finance and Regeneration, Cllr Graham Turner

Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jul 22

Hostel plans for old Sunrise Boulevard nightclub site in Batley examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-york… #kirkleescouncil #batley

AMarlowLDR's tweet card. A decision is expected in September

Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jul 21

Frustration over 'serious' consequences of Kirklees tip closure examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-york… #kirkleescouncil

AMarlowLDR's tweet card. Local councillors say that matters have only got worse since the closure of Nab Lane's HWRC

Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jul 21

Kirklees council facing legal action over plan to privatise dementia care homes examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-york… #kirkleescouncil

AMarlowLDR's tweet card. An application for a judicial review to examine the legality of the decision has now been submitted

Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jul 16

Universal Credit and PIP changes are 'unacceptable and unjustified', say Kirklees councillors examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-york…

AMarlowLDR's tweet card. Two motions have been tabled for the Full Council meeting

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Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jul 14

'Weathered the storm' - Kirklees Council leader outlines life after £47m black hole examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-york… #kirkleescouncil #labour #Politics

AMarlowLDR's tweet card. Kirklees Council leader Carole Pattison gives update at council's Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee

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Harry Harrison@hharrisonjourno · Jul 12

A national shortfall in children’s care home & foster places has forced #Doncaster Council to spend over £1.8m placing under 16s in unregulated accommodation Inspired by @AMarlowLDR in Kirklees doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/politics/…

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Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jul 10

Buxton House plans stalled amid claims ambitious regeneration vision is 'broken' examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-york… #kirkleescouncil #huddersfield #housing

AMarlowLDR's tweet card. It was revealed at yesterday's (July 8) Cabinet meeting

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Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jul 10

Overgrown cemetery finally cut back as council makes commitment #kirkleescouncil #dewsbury examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-york…

AMarlowLDR's tweet card. The grass at the cemetery was at waist height due to a lack of maintenance

Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jul 10

First pictures of how Huddersfield's bus station will look after £27m revamp examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-york… #kirkleescouncil #huddersfield #Transport

AMarlowLDR's tweet card. You can have your say on the latest designs

Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jul 8

Huddersfield karaoke bar 'where sex services happened in underground massage rooms' has licence ripped up examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-york… #kirkleescouncil #huddersfield

AMarlowLDR's tweet card. Illegal workers were found in the venue

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Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jul 7

Delighted to say that I have passed my Certificate of Journalism exams and am now a Senior Local Democracy Reporter 🎉 #ldr #journalism

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Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jul 3

Strides made after Kirklees Council puts tenants at risk of ‘serious detriment’ #kirkleescouncil #housing examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-york…

AMarlowLDR's tweet card. Last year, the local authority self-referred to the Regulator of Social Housing with a "considerable" backlog of works

Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jul 3

Vicar's anger as council 'abandons' Dewsbury graveyard to waist-high weeds examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-york… #kirkleescouncil #dewsbury

AMarlowLDR's tweet card. 'It is not just the graveyard that has been abandoned, but mums, dads, children, aunts and uncles, many of whom had contributed greatly to the community when alive'

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Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jul 2

Kirklees Council explains why they failed to collect £36.6m in Council Tax examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-york… #kirkleescouncil

AMarlowLDR's tweet card. The national total of Council Tax arrears comes to £6.6bn

Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jul 1

Police visit Huddersfield karaoke bar and find 'sex services' on offer in basement examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-york… #huddersfield #kirkleescouncil

AMarlowLDR's tweet card. Man and two women found to be working illegally

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Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jun 30

The eye-watering sum council has made by auctioning off its buildings examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-york… #kirkleescouncil

AMarlowLDR's tweet card. The local authority continues to offload assets to raise some extra cash

Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jun 30

Cleckheaton housing estate to be made up of 180 'entirely affordable homes' in new plans examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-york… #kirkleescouncil #cleckheaton

AMarlowLDR's tweet card. The development at Westgate, Cleckheaton, is now being delivered in partnership

Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jun 27

Kirklees campaign under threat as Labour government plans to ‘overrule local democracy’ examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-york… #kirklees #politics

AMarlowLDR's tweet card. Plans have been announced to scrap the committee system for local councils

Abigail Marlow@AMarlowLDR · Jun 27

Taxi policy change for new vehicle type leaves towns divided examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-york… #kirkleescouncil

AMarlowLDR's tweet card. A decision will be made next week