Jan
2009
Articles from 17th Jan 2009
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Summervale building row takes a new twist
Jan 17 2009 | Express and Chronicle
A BITTER planning war is set to escalate after the builders behind a controversial Holmfirth scheme used a loophole to dodge a government appeal hearing. Read
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Cheers all round as brewery takes off!
Jan 17 2009 | Express and Chronicle
PUBS may be closing across Huddersfield but one Holme Valley company has been brewing up nothing but success. Read
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Angry residents fail in bid to stop quarry work
Jan 17 2009 | Express and Chronicle
ANGRY residents have failed in a four-year-battle to block moves to fill in an abandoned Brockholes quarry. Read
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Battling back against vandals a ‘top priority’
Jan 17 2009 | Express and Chronicle
CURBING vandalism is top of Colne Valley residents’ wish lists – claims a prospective MP. Read
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Pub theft sparked collection
Jan 17 2009 | Express and Chronicle
STRIKE A LIGHT... Read
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It’s monkey business!
Jan 17 2009 | Express and Chronicle
HUDDERSFIELD Monkey Boys are set to star in a new music video with a former Sham 69 punk rock legend. Read
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Walking the Penistone Line – extended programme for 2009
Jan 17 2009 | Express and Chronicle
THE Penistone Line is promoting an extended programme of organised walks for 2009. Read
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More car parking a priority
Jan 17 2009 | Express and Chronicle
A MASSIVE increase in car parking in the centre of Huddersfield – and more pedestrianised areas was urged in a report by top Kirklees Council offices. Read
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BROCKHOLES
Jan 17 2009 | Express and Chronicle
Granville Dews led worship at the Methodist Church when Noel Clarke was the organist. Read
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CROSLAND MOOR
Jan 17 2009 | Express and Chronicle
Members of the Mothers’ Union celebrated Holy Communion in St. Barnabas’ Church. The celebrant was the Rev Julian Perkins assisted by the Rev Jenni Honeyman and the readers were Margaret Morelli and Rev Jenni. Afterwards in the Parish Hall members heard the speaker Celia Hoskins talk about her thoughts of and her approach to the New Year. She was thanked by Elaine Broadley. Hostesses were Valerie Donoghue and Nancy Jones and the meeting was chaired by Joyce Holdsworth. At the start of the meeting a silence of respect was kept in memory of Vera Gensler a member who had recently died. Read
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BIRDSEDGE
Jan 17 2009 | Express and Chronicle
A coffee morning with lunches was held in the church school room. Simple bacon and sausage sandwiches went down a treat after the rich Christmas fare and £160 was raised for the village hall refurbishment funds.Drilling for the ground-source heat pump was completed over the holiday period and reconstruction of the roof has begun. Read
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I’m relishing my Giant half-back challenge says Brown
Jan 17 2009 | Huddersfield Giants News
KEVIN BROWN is relishing the chance to star for the Giants at stand-off. Read
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Huddersfield Town make 'substantial bids' for new players
Jan 17 2009 | Huddersfield Town News
LEE CLARK says he is waiting for responses to a string of “substantial bids” for new signings. Read
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Golf: Hanson’s well up in Portugal
Jan 17 2009 | Golf News
CHRIS HANSON was well in the hunt at the halfway stage of the Yorkshire PGA Overseas championship at San Lorenzo in Portugal. Read
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Golf: I’ll break through!
Jan 17 2009 | Golf News
AFTER last season had everything for Georgina Simpson bar a Ladies European Tour victory, the tournament professional attached at Fixby is eyeing 2009 as her breakthrough year as a winner. Read
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Woolies effect has knock-on for Instore
Jan 17 2009 | Business News
DISCOUNT retail company Instore felt the sales chill at Christmas – as shoppers flocked to snap up Woolworth’s closing-down bargains.. Read
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New Heathrow runway ‘kick in teeth for Yorkshire’
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
APPROVAL for a new runway at Heathrow Airport is a ‘kick in the teeth’ for Yorkshire, a top councillor claimed. Read
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Huddersfield Town's Killock on Town and life on loan
Jan 17 2009 | Huddersfield Town News
SHANE KILLOCK is loving life on loan – but his long-term dreams feature the gasometer near the Galpharm rather than the spires of Oxford. Read
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Clark keen to continue practice matches for Huddersfield Town reserves
Jan 17 2009 | Huddersfield Town News
LEE CLARK is keen to fix up further practice matches after a successful run-out against Blackburn this week. Read
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Golf: Ralph steps up
Jan 17 2009 | Golf News
PRESIDENT of the Halifax, Huddersfield Union in 2010 will be Geoff Ralph, only the second from the Queensbury club to fill the top office. Read
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Obama celebrations in Huddersfield
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
COMMUNITY celebrations are being held in Huddersfield today to celebrate the USA’s first black president. Read
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Official praise for school
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
PUPILS at a Huddersfield school are well prepared for life when they leave it for the final time. Read
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More firms taken to court
Jan 17 2009 | Business News
MORE Yorkshire firms are being taken to court for failing to pay their debts. Read
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Learn self-belief from Jo
Jan 17 2009 | Business News
AN award-winning Huddersfield area businesswoman is aiming to inspire others to achieve success. Read
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Maloney joins Giants in coaching role
Jan 17 2009 | Huddersfield Giants News
FRANCIS MALONEY is the latest top former player to join the Giants coaching staff. Read
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Keeping out of jail; talks to pupils
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
PRISONERS will tell schoolchildren about the realities of life on the inside to discourage them from crime. Read
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The university is literally on top of the world!
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
UNIVERSITY staff in Huddersfield are literally on top of the world when it comes to research. Read
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Big things expected from Giants wingers
Jan 17 2009 | Huddersfield Giants News
NATHAN BROWN is hoping for big things from his two international wingers as the Giants begin the final countdown to Super League XIV. Read
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Dying father seeks his children
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
KEITH Longley’s dying wish is to find his three children. Read
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Teen on crest of a wave
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD student is proving to be a top boat designer. Read
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Queensgate proposals
Jan 17 2009 | Comment
A CRUCIAL question needs to be posed about Huddersfield’s future as a shopping destination: Read
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Letterbag; What our readers think
Jan 17 2009 | Reader Letters
AS someone who commutes to and from Halifax every day your article Get Ready to Queue! (Examiner January 9) filled me with dread. Read
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Wilf Lunn’s trouble with dustbins
Jan 17 2009 | Unsorted
THIS multiple dustbin thing isn’t new. Read
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Go gardening with Graham Porter
Jan 17 2009 | Unsorted
Aralia spinosa, the Devil’s Walking Stick, is not a plant for the faint-hearted, but to add an architectural punctuation mark to the garden this is a must Read
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Hilarie: Whining over the economy
Jan 17 2009 | Unsorted
WE USED to be a nation of shopkeepers, now, according to an international survey, we’re a nation of ‘glass is half empty’ wine drinkers. Read
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Hilarie: in favour of full maternity services in Huddersfield
Jan 17 2009 | Unsorted
IT’S many years since I went through the unpleasantness that is childbirth. Read
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My Bin! This week’s poem
Jan 17 2009 | Unsorted
I’m stamping, pushing, prodding and breaking into a sweat. Read
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Architect slates new Queensgate
Jan 17 2009 | Business News
A LEADING architect has launched a broadside at Kirklees Council’s £200m Queensgate Revival scheme. Read
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Much ado ...
Jan 17 2009 | Reader Letters
CALL me politically incorrect if you like but I don’t understand what all the fuss is about Prince Harry. Read
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My birthday was spent in the car!
Jan 17 2009 | Arts News
PRESENTER Ben Shephard was born in Essex in 1974 and got his first big TV break in 1998, when he hosted the Channel 4 show Control Freaks. Read
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Best wishes to Kali!
Jan 17 2009 | Comment
COLNE Valley MP Kali Mountford has revealed she will not seek re-election. Read
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Payment delays paying off
Jan 17 2009 | Business News
MORE than 100 firms in Kirklees have taken advantage of a new system giving companies more time to pay their taxes. Read
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Sub-aqua instructor Joe Cocker receives top prize
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
DIVER Joe Cocker is on top of the world. Read
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Moving times for firm
Jan 17 2009 | Business News
A TRAINING firm is the latest to sign up for space at a major mill conversion in Huddersfield. Read
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Town centre’s law-breaking drivers
Jan 17 2009 | Business News
MOTORISTS are routinely ignoring road signs in Huddersfield. Read
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2008 - what a washout! Facts and figures on last year's weather in Huddersfield
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
LAST year will go down as the third wettest year since 1914, records show. Read
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Concern at pews removal
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
CHURCHGOERS in Honley and Brockholes have expressed concern at a move to get rid of pews from St Mary’s Church. Read
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Rachel Ward's parents' pain at death of daughter
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE parents of a former Greenhead College student who froze to death on a French skiing holiday have spoken of their agony at the loss of their “beautiful daughter”. Read
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MBE recognises service to cricket
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MUCH-respected Holmfirth cricket coach has been presented with his MBE in recognition of his 50-years service to cricket. Read
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Hit-and-run victim Adam O'Toole's mum pledges to continue fight
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A GRIEVING mother has welcomed a major breakthrough in the hunt for her son’s killer. Read
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Blind man joins mum of black murder victim to tackle hate crime
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A NEWSOME blind man is aiming to tackle disability hate crime. Read
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Swearing; Foul or acceptable?
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
HAVE we become blasé about foul-mouthed language? Read
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Two drugs factories raided
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO more cannabis factories have been found in Kirklees. Read
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Pledge to fight flooding
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
CALDERDALE councillors say they are committed to tackling the effects of flooding and protecting the area’s environment. Read
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Sanam Navsarka murder trial: Sanam 'put in cupboard for crying'
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE NEIGHBOUR of a woman accused of murdering her daughter told a court she had seen the two-year-old locked in a cupboard by her mother’s boyfriend. Read
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Fire engine crash victim dies
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN badly hurt in an accident involving a fire engine has died. Read
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High Sheriff hosts lunch at university campus
Jan 17 2009 | Business News
HUDDERSFIELD University was the venue for a lunch hosted by the holder of one of West Yorkshire’s oldest public offices. Read
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Plan for traffic on M62 hard shoulder
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A GOVERNMENT decision not to widen the M62 near Huddersfield has been branded a disgrace. Read
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Colne Valley MP Kali Mountford to stand down at election
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
COLNE Valley MP Kali Mountford today admitted that standing down was a hard choice to make. Read
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Man has gun held to head on street
Jan 17 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN had a gun put against his head on a Huddersfield road. Read
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Amateur football: First half Hussain hat-trick pushes Boys on
Jan 17 2009 | Football News
FARUK HUSSAIN fired home a first half hat-trick as Town Boys marched into the quarter-finals of the West Riding Trophy with a 4-1 victory against Church Stile Stallions. Read
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Amateur football: Lindley geared for final attack
Jan 17 2009 | Football News
LINDLEY WMC will have to fight it out with the cream of Division I if they are to lift the Rollinson Cup. Read
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McLeish cools Phillips to Town talk and new striker in frame?
Jan 17 2009 | Huddersfield Town transfer rumours
BIRMINGHAM City boss Alex McLeish has played down rumours that Kevin Phillips could join Huddersfield Town in a player/coaching capacity. Read
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SAT AM: Striker Porter turns down Huddersfield Town - reports
Jan 17 2009 | Huddersfield Town transfer rumours
MOTHERWELL striker Chris Porter has turned his back on Town in a deal said to be worth £200,000 Read
