Sep
2008
Articles from 27th Sep 2008
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Presenters making the news!
Sep 27 2008 | Express and Chronicle
LOOK North colleagues will battle it out in a cookery contest at Holmfirth Food and Drink Festival this weekend. Read
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Welcome signs a piece of history!
Sep 27 2008 | Express and Chronicle
VISITORS to the Colne Valley will be welcomed by four new plaques that celebrate the work and life of local suffragette Florence Lockwood. Read
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Village green bid abandoned
Sep 27 2008 | Express and Chronicle
A BID to protect Penistone Recreation Ground from property developers has been abandoned. Read
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Valuable space is being wasted
Sep 27 2008 | Express and Chronicle
VALUABLE Meltham green space is being wasted and mismanaged by a local charity, a town councillor has claimed. Read
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Bugs take to the woods
Sep 27 2008 | Express and Chronicle
CHEEKY Milnsbridge tots and staff at the Jitterbugs Nursery dressed up as bugs in a bid to raise money for Meningitis UK. Read
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Results from Mirfield gardeners’ society annual late show
Sep 27 2008 | Express and Chronicle
DOZENS of gardeners took part in the 93rd Mirfield Allotments and Gardens Society Show. Read
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Amateur football: Bay's five-year plan for success
Sep 27 2008 | Football News
BAY Athletic are working on a five-year plan to bring Northern Counties East League football back to Huddersfield. Read
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Amateur football: Moldgreen on a roll
Sep 27 2008 | Football News
PROMOTED side Moldgreen have opened their top-flight campaign in the Works League with two excellent victories. Read
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Prescott walkers hit town
Sep 27 2008 | Huddersfield Giants News
WALKERS on the Steve Prescott ‘Walk Against Cancer’ will be hitting Huddersfield tomorrow. Read
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Flynn: Goals are good, but wins are better
Sep 27 2008 | Huddersfield Town News
Having opened his account in the Carling Cup clash with Sheffield United, the Welsh midfielder provided further evidence of his shooting prowess with Town’s second and third in last Saturday’s five-goal Galpharm showdown with Northampton Town. Read
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Robinho returns
Sep 27 2008 | Other Sports
RECORD signing Robinho looks certain to return to the Manchester City side for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League match at Wigan. Read
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Amateur football: Cricketers suffer defeat to Irish
Sep 27 2008 | Football News
Cricketers were behind after a bright start by Heywood. However, they hit back through Aaron Kirk. Read
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Town's Flynn is just one of three ever presents
Sep 27 2008 | Huddersfield Town News
CAPTAIN Chris Lucketti’s absence through injury and Andy Holdsworth’s replacement by Jim Goodwin against Northampton means Michael Flynn is one of only three remaining Town ever-presents just nine matches into the season. Read
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Whitehead already making his Mark!
Sep 27 2008 | Amateur Rugby League
PROUD Mark Whitehead is already relishing the challenge of leading Huddersfield in what could be a highly successful first National III North season. Read
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RU: Brook brace seals it for the Academy
Sep 27 2008 | Other Sports
HUDDERSFIELD’S Academy side backed up last week’s 46-0 victory over Morley RU with a solid 34-22 League triumph over Darlington. Read
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Magpies turn to former ‘Crazy Gang’ king Kinnear
Sep 27 2008 | Other Sports
NEWCASTLE have chosen Joe Kinnear (below) as their interim manager, until the end of October. Read
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Amateur football: Town Boys stay top
Sep 27 2008 | Football News
REHAN SAFEER’S double helped Town Boys remain undefeated and stay joint top of Division I. Read
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It’s going to be Grand!
Sep 27 2008 | Huddersfield Giants News
NEXT season’s Super League new boys Salford and Celtic Crusaders will tomorrow go head to head in the Co-operative National League I Grand Final at Warrington (4.00). Read
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Cycle ride: Along the Don
Sep 27 2008 | Unsorted
Latest in our series of cycle rides devised by MEL GIBSON, of Meltham, a founder of the Kirklees Cycling Forum. Read
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Team complete challenge
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
STAFF from a Huddersfield company took part in the physical challenge of a lifetime to raise money for charity. Read
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Hippie shake-down in Hair
Sep 27 2008 | Unsorted
IT was a year when marijuana smoke floated in the air and kaftans swished along the pavement. Read
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Brighouse folk swim channel - in a swimming pool
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A GROUP of Brighouse residents has swum the width of the English Channel – in a swimming pool! Read
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Why can you never play jokes on snakes?
Sep 27 2008 | Arts News
You can never pull their legs Read
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Time to celebrate for golden wedding couple
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A DALTON couple who met on the Mediterranean island of Malta have celebrated their golden wedding. Read
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What do ghosts play at parties?
Sep 27 2008 | Arts News
Haunt and seek Read
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Award for 75 blood donations
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BLOOD donor from Huddersfield celebrated 75 blood donations at a National Blood Service ceremony at the Thorpe Park Hotel, Leeds Read
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Generous couple donate present money to charity
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A COUPLE celebrating their golden wedding anniversary have raised hundreds of pounds for a children’s charity. Read
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‘Dream job’ ends for fire station leader
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD Fire Station commander Chris Hopkins has retired. Read
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Hard times
Sep 27 2008 | Comment
PROOF that times are indeed bad, if any were needed, came yesterday in two sad statements. Read
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‘One in five struggling with bills’
Sep 27 2008 | Business News
MORE than a fifth of Yorkshire households are now struggling to keep up with bills, a survey has revealed. Read
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Brigade are blazing a trail on safety front
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
WEST Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is blazing a trail on health and safety. Read
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Flats are "drug addicts' toilets" says resident
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TENANT has slated a housing organisation for failing to secure the flats where he lives, condemning it as “a toilet for drugs addicts.” Read
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National awards for station’s new use as a holiday retreat
Sep 27 2008 | Unsorted
IT’S an ideal retreat for a railway buff or for someone who simply loves beautiful surroundings. Read
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Mill ponds site saved from housing scheme
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
CAMPAIGNERS have thwarted plans to build on the site of disused mill ponds. Read
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£14,000 to target teenagers
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A £14,700 investment has been approved by members of Huddersfield South Area Committee to help outreach workers target young people in Almondbury and Dalton wards. Read
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Award group members create track in woods
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
YOUNG people have built a path in a wood. Read
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Former detective dies
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FORMER Huddersfield detective has died suddenly. Read
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Huge housing development 'slowed' not stopped
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
WORK on a massive new housing development has slowed. Read
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Hilarie: Pat’s now my action hero
Sep 27 2008 | Hilarie Stelfox
POSTMAN PAT and I are old friends. We got to know each other quite well when the Offspring were young and blessed with time clocks that sprang them out of their beds at 5.30am – or before. Read
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A book of inspiration
Sep 27 2008 | Comment
WE offer no apology today for making a further mention of the name of our late, lamented colleague Adrian Sudbury. Read
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Drink driver on run
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN who failed to turn up in court to face a drink driving charge is on the run. Read
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Hilarie: So, why does the cat drink out of the loo?
Sep 27 2008 | Denis Kilcommons
IF YOU’VE ever wondered why your cat will drink out of the toilet, dirty puddle, garden pond, in fact anywhere except the clean bowl provided in the kitchen, then I have the answer for you. Read
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Voters should beware of change for change’s sake
Sep 27 2008 | Reader Letters
SO the people of Colne Valley are ready for a change, according to our Conservative candidate (“Labour could face a bloodbath at polls” – Examiner September 24). Read
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Hilarie: That itchy feeling
Sep 27 2008 | Unsorted
EVEN writing the words ‘head louse’ makes me feel itchy. But not as itchy as the discovery a few years ago that we had a family infestation. Read
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Daniel has eyes on a prize
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TALENTED joinery apprentice from Kirklees College is on his way to a national competition. Read
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Ferry nice way to go Dutch
Sep 27 2008 | Unsorted
THERE was a time when my wife and I found that occasionally flying off to Europe for a short break served as the perfect palliative for jaded palates and business-weary brows. Read
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Thousands sip coffee for cancer charity
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
PEOPLE from all over Huddersfield created a huge stir when they took part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Read
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Store’s collapse costs 300 jobs
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
ADMINISTRATORS have axed 300 jobs after the collapse of a Huddersfield-based car accessories retailer. Read
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Phantom company shut down in fraud fear
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
INVESTIGATORS have shut down a phantom Huddersfield company amid fears it was being used as a front for fraudsters. Read
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Golf: Mark James coming to Fixby
Sep 27 2008 | Golf News
MARK JAMES, the 1999 European Ryder Cup captain and Yorkshire’s most successful professional of the past 30 years, will play at Fixby next week. Read
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Golf: Hanson’s tonic for final shot
Sep 27 2008 | Golf News
CHRIS HANSON’s sixth place finish in the Ladbrokescasino.com Masters, the PGA Europro Tour event at the La Cala, in Malaga, Southern Spain, lifted him three places to 23rd in PGA Europro Tour order of merit. Read
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Top award for bed and breakfast couple
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A COUPLE who turned their hand from fruit and veg to bed and breakfast have been honoured with a top accolade. Read
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Adrian Sudbury's Baldy's Book ready to go
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
COPIES of Baldy’s Book have arrived at the Examiner office – and will be on sale from Monday. Read
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Kirklees now has 401,000 residents
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
NEW figures show the population of Kirklees has passed 400,000. Read
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Castle Hill trips the light fantastic - picture
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THIS was the dramatic moment a Huddersfield landmark was swathed in the Olympic colours. Read
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Burial grounds revamp
Sep 27 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
MORE than £50,000 is to be invested in drive and pathway improvements at two Kirklees cemeteries. Read
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Employers up for awards
Sep 27 2008 | Business News
HUDDERSFIELD employers providing top quality work placements for students could be in line for an award. Read
