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2008
Articles from 26th Jul 2008
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New Barnsley bus link just the ticket
Jul 26 2008 | Express and Chronicle
A NEW bus service from Denby Dale to Barnsley was right on time as it set off on its maiden journey last weekend. Read
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Blazing the Blue Plaque Trail
Jul 26 2008 | Express and Chronicle
A PREVIEW of the soon-to-be-launched Colne Valley Blue Plaque Trail takes place next week. Read
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District’s flood danger residents get the sack
Jul 26 2008 | Express and Chronicle
FLOOD victims in Denby Dale district will be able to fight off any future water disasters with an novel hi-tech defence system. Read
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Mayor to open flower show
Jul 26 2008 | Express and Chronicle
THE Mayor of Kirklees will open the 67th Huddersfield Flower, Vegetable and Handicraft Show in Greenhead Park on Saturday and Sunday August 16 and 17. Read
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Civic hall show straight from the horse’s mouth
Jul 26 2008 | Express and Chronicle
WHEN Hugh Lupton and Chris Wood first met they revealed many parallels in their individual paths as writer and composer, musician and storyteller. Read
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Security cameras bid to beat vandals on estate
Jul 26 2008 | Express and Chronicle
NEW security cameras are being installed in an attempt to cut out the vandalism at a crime-ridden Colne Valley estate. Read
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Santa Claus comes early!
Jul 26 2008 | Express and Chronicle
FORMER TV presenter and prospective MP Jason McCartney played Father Christmas and popped up in Slaithwaite to present the winner of the Honley Show’s Cost of Living Quiz with a top prize. Read
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I’d love to meet Michael Jackson
Jul 26 2008 | Hilarie Stelfox
KATE Gerbeau, nee Sanderson, 39, was born in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. Read
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Children failed by system
Jul 26 2008 | Unsorted
A FRIEND of mine is a senior SATS marker and says that the new system introduced this year was destined to fail. Read
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Time to close book on a tragic chapter
Jul 26 2008 | Hilarie Stelfox
HANDS on heart, there can be few of us who did not have a view on the speculation that Madeleine McCann’s parents were somehow involved in her disappearance. Read
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The Wuhan way
Jul 26 2008 | Hilarie Stelfox
FIRSTBORN will, hopefully, be back in the fold by the time the Beijing Olympics begin on the 8th of the 8th. Read
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Pay talks to avert council workers' strike
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
TALKS to avoid another council workers’ strike are planned. Read
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Tram-trains trial on track for extension
Jul 26 2008 | Business News
A TRIAL scheme to run tram-trains from Huddersfield to Sheffield could be extended to other busy commuter routes in Yorkshire if it proves successful, business leaders have been told. Read
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Gala’s welcome return
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
ALMONDBURY Gala promises fun for all the family. Read
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Tell us your views council chiefs urge companies
Jul 26 2008 | Business News
COUNCIL leaders are asking local firms what they need to improve competitiveness. Read
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House prices in Marsden up by 98%
Jul 26 2008 | Business News
SOARING house prices have turned Marsden into a property hotspot. Read
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Frances celebrates with family and Army
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WOMAN celebrated her 100th birthday with her daughter who had flown in specially from California. Read
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Dunkirk spirit!
Jul 26 2008 | Express and Chronicle
YOUNGSTERS at Lepton Junior School partied in the street the way they did on VE Day in 1945 in a bid to learn about the Second World War. Read
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Emley Show society
Jul 26 2008 | Express and Chronicle
JOIN the Emley Show Society – and you will quickly be reaping the benefits... Read
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It’s coming home in shadow
Jul 26 2008 | Express and Chronicle
IT’S the big August event that is always eagerly awaited – and never more so than this year. Read
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Here comes the bride...
Jul 26 2008 | Express and Chronicle
ENTER the happy couple... Read
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Emley events at a glance
Jul 26 2008 | Express and Chronicle
RING 1 - Sponsored by Simon Blyth Estate Agents. Read
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Canada rocks!
Jul 26 2008 | Unsorted
‘Every so often there was a cry of ‘bear to the right’’ Read
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Warm lazy days
Jul 26 2008 | Unsorted
A sense of calm, Read
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Textbook study is first for lecturer
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A SENIOR Huddersfield University lecturer has celebrated the publication of her first book. Read
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All aboard for a classic coastal steam trip down memory lane
Jul 26 2008 | Unsorted
IT’S regarded by many as the most stylish age of rail travel. When life was more leisurely and steam trains took the strain. Read
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Sigsworth's double attempt
Jul 26 2008 | Bowls News
HUDDERSFIELD Merit winner Paul Sigsworth will be aiming for a local double when Cleckheaton Sports host the Mirfield Merit final, sponsored by P M Auto Repairs, Longwood, tomorrow (3.00). Read
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Backing for Tesco
Jul 26 2008 | Reader Letters
I THINK Clr Ken Sims is quite correct in asking for support from Mr Sheerman for the Tesco proposals (Examiner July 23). Read
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Waste not want not
Jul 26 2008 | Comment
GORDON Brown got a bit of stick the other day when he lectured British families on eating leftovers. Read
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‘Pavilion is a place of sporting heritage’
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A RESIDENT has hit out at plans to turn a historic site into a mosque. Read
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HRI staff nurse’s retirement
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD Royal Infirmary staff nurse Agnes Lyons has retired after 37 years – and is heading for a part-time job as a nurse! Read
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Youngsters put on musical show
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
MORE than 100 children from Reinwood Junior School at Oakes took part in a musical show. Read
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Sharing the pain of a devastating disease
Jul 26 2008 | Reader Letters
I WAS interested to read your article on July 12 about the Forget Me Not Garden which has been unveiled by pupils at Rastrick High School in memory of former pupil Katie Paine, who died of meningitis 10 years ago. Read
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What about us?
Jul 26 2008 | Comment
CONGESTION charging is not something that is music to the ears of motorists. Read
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Music pioneers plan to amplify success
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
MUSIC fans are being invited to a special event celebrating a famous Huddersfield amplifier company today. Read
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Workshops assist enterprising firms
Jul 26 2008 | Business News
BUSINESS experts are set to lend a helping hand to social enterprises in Huddersfield. Read
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Regeneration team win Sceptre Award
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
COUNCIL staff have won a Shopping Centre magazine award. Read
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Britons on ‘tightrope’
Jul 26 2008 | Business News
MOST Britons are walking “a financial tightrope” a survey reveals. Read
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Learning disability is twice the UK average
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
PEOPLE in Kirklees are more than twice as likely to have a learning disability than the national average. Read
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Shopping in safety
Jul 26 2008 | Business News
A RETAIL centre in Huddersfield has introduced a new scheme to help parents find children who have become separated from them while out shopping. Read
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‘Sardine can’ station for Lindley’s police
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE will be working out of a “sardine can” office for five years, a councillor has warned. Read
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Cute new arrival delighting farm visitors
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
STAFF at Cannon Hall Farm are celebrating cute new arrivals. Read
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New centre
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A NEW visitor centre at a top Calderdale attraction is being unveiled this weekend. Read
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Libraries are fat with 15,000 good-health books
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
MORE than 15,000 health books are now available at Kirklees libraries. Read
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Hunt for woman on theft charge
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WOMAN accused of theft and an alleged drink-driver are the two latest bail bandits named in the Examiner. Read
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Group to close after 28 years is asking for your help
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A POPULAR parent and toddler group enjoyed by hundreds of families has had its last meeting after 28 years. Read
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St John's - aiming for the top
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
EMERGENCY repair work has started at a landmark Huddersfield church badly damaged by lead thieves. Read
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Principal plus points for merged college
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TOP academic today predicted exciting times for the new Kirklees College. Read
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Workshops to help firms help others
Jul 26 2008 | Business News
BUSINESS experts are set to lend a helping hand to social enterprises in Huddersfield. Read
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'Fagin' couple con pensioner
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FAGIN-STYLE couple used a child to con their way into the home of an elderly man. Read
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Spade murder gran's daughter stole £17,000
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THIEF Maureen Hussey walked free from court despite stealing £17,180 from her vulnerable mother who was then brutally murdered by her daughter. Read
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John Crawshaw, one of the finest
Jul 26 2008 | Golf News
JOHN CRAWSHAW, who has died aged 65 after contracting a rare illness, was one of the finest golfing products produced by Huddersfield and district and, indeed, Yorkshire as he made 139 appearances for the county. Read
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Sinking sort of feeling for Hanson
Jul 26 2008 | Golf News
CHRIS HANSON made a sad finish to the Oceanic, the PGA EuroPro Tour event in Portugal. Read
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Ambler focus
Jul 26 2008 | Golf News
JOHN AMBLER takes on Britain’s best club professionals when the Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship is staged at Moortown over four days, starting Tuesday. Read
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Match report Wigan 4 - 34 Giants
Jul 26 2008 | Huddersfield Giants News
WHAT a way to secure a first Super League away win of the season! Read
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Roberts winging in for £250,000 talks
Jul 26 2008 | Huddersfield Town News
WING flier Gary Roberts is all set to join Town in a £250,000 package deal. Read
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Giants' Purtill: Performance had been coming
Jul 26 2008 | Huddersfield Giants News
PROUD Giants caretaker coach Keiron Purtill believes the performance that produced last night’s stunning 34-4 Super League win at Wigan has been coming for weeks. Read
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Probe into death of man, 22
Jul 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAJOR inquiry has been launched after a 22-year-man died in hospital following a disturbance in the West Bowling area of Bradford. Read
