Emergency contacts

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Kirklees emergency numbers

Council house repairs
Out of hours service
Tel: 01484 414850
Noise control
Outside office hours answerphone
Tel: 01484 226205

Night Time Noise Service
Tel: 01484 414828
Ross Street Care
For highways and street problems
Tel: 0800 731 8765
Social care services
Emergency Duty For Adult and Children's Social Care
Out of hours contact
Tel: 01924 326489

Casualty

Dewsbury & District Hospital
Halifax Rd
Dewsbury
WF13 4HS

Tel: 01924 512000

Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Acre St
Lindley
HD3 3EA

Tel: 01484 342000


Emergency helplines

Childline
Tel: 0800 1111
Samaritans
National, Tel: 0845 7 90 90 90
Huddersfield, Tel: 01484 533388

Environment Agency

General enquiry line
Tel: 0845 933 3111
Floodline
Tel: 0845 988 1188
Emergency hotline
To report environmental incidents
Tel: 0800 80 70 60
 

Local helplines

Alcoholics Anonymous
Tel: 0845 769 7555
Alzheimer's Society
Tel: 01484 429865
Anxiety & Panic Attack Support Group
Tel: 01924 420563
Arthritis Research Campaign
Tel: 01535 272557
ASH (Action on Smoking & Health)
Tel: 0113-279 4535
Association for Children with Heart Disorders
Support and friendship for families who have children with congenital heart disorders.
Tel: 01706 213632
Crossroads
Support for people who care for a disabled person at home.
Huddersfield, Tel: 01484 516049
North Kirklees, Tel: 01924 442760
Down's Syndrome Association
Tel: 01484 305173
Friend
Befriending, counselling and advice for gay people.
Tel: 01274 723802
Mon & Wed 6.30pm-8.45pm
Gamblers Anonymous
24-hour Tel: 0114-262 0026
Gay Switchboard
Open Daily from 7pm-10pm
Tel: 0113 245 3588
Huddersfield Arthritis Care
Tel: 01484 60670
Huddersfield Cancer Support
Tel: 01484 451231
Huddersfield Epilepsy Group
Tel: 01484 427296
Kirklees Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre
Counselling and advice for women who have been raped or attacked.
Tel: 01484 450040
LIFE Pregnancy Care Service
Tel: 01484 516800
Lifeline West Yorkshire
Tel: 01484 353333
Marie Stopes
Advice and information on unplanned pregnancy.
Tel: 0845 300 80 90
MIND (Association of Mental Health)
Tel: 01924 466486
National Childbirth Trust
Tel: 0844 243 6105
North Kirklees Women's Refuge
24-hour telephone service for women and children in fear of violence in their own homes.
Tel: 01924 465238
Parentline
Free confidential helpline for anyone in a parenting role.
Tel: 0808 800 22 22
Samaritans
Tel: 01484 522288
STAR (Surviving Trauma After Rape)
Confidential support service for adult men and women, offering counselling, emotional and practical support.
Tel: 01924 298954
Widows Advisory Agency
Bereavement support and advice group.
Tel: 0113 245 0553
 

Utility services

Npower
Tel: 0800 375 675
National Gas Emergency Service
Tel: 0800 111 999
Yorkshire Water
Tel: 0800 57 35 53
Environment Agency Floodline
24-hour advice and information on floods and flood warning
Tel: 0845 9 88 11 88

West Yorkshire Police Service

Only in an emergency use 999 where there is danger to life or a crime is in progress.
  1. For non-emergency calls or to report a crime
    Tel: 101 (All calls a flat rate 15p)

    101 is the new number to contact the Police when it's not an emergency. 101 replaces 08456 06 06 06 in West Yorkshire. All calls to 101 cost a flat rate of 15p, even from a mobile and no matter how long the call lasts or what time of day it is. 101 is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. You should call 101 to report less urgent crime or disorder - for example, to report a stolen car, if property has been damaged, to report drug dealing or a minor traffic accident and for general police enquiries. 999 is for real emergencies, where there is a danger to life, or a crime is in progress.

    Simply dial this number and you will be connected to the police. Tell them:
    • Where you are
    • The reason for your call
  2. If you do not need police attendance, but need police help and advice, call your local helpdesk - (Open 24 hours except Brighouse which is open 7.00am - 11.00pm)

    • Brighouse, Tel: 01484 405276
    • Dewsbury, Tel: 01924 431059
    • Huddersfield, Tel: 01484 436659
    • Wakefield, Tel: 01924 293259
    • Minicom: 01274 373999

    Or in writing to:
    West Yorkshire Police
    Police Headquarters
    P.O.Box 9, Laburnum Rd
    Wakefield
    WF1 3QP

    www.westyorkshire.police.uk

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