Jul
2009
Articles from 6th Jul 2009
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Huddersfield hospital helps mercy mission
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FIXBY couple are leading a mercy mission to save children’s lives in Tanzania. Read
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Fresh: Huddersfield bands JOK and Shambolic join forces for mini tour
Jul 06 2009 | Wow!
THE music business can be a cut-throat industry. But when it comes to local music scenes – especially those that veer towards alternative – all that competition goes out of the window. Read
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Fresh: Random Hand back at The Parish in Huddersfield
Jul 06 2009 | Wow!
GUITARIST and singer Joe Tilston wowed acoustic fans at The Parish last month. Read
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Kirklees safety fears over derelict buildings
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
FIRE chiefs have warned people to stay away from derelict buildings. Read
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‘Excellent’ school excluded in council education plans
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
GOVERNORS have blasted Kirklees Council for excluding their school from future education plans. Read
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Denis Kilcommons: Politicians in a different world
Jul 06 2009 | Denis Kilcommons
AFTER the recent revelations about the expenses some politicians charge, I read what members of the shadow cabinet earned last year from second jobs. Read
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Family life a struggle
Jul 06 2009 | Comment
PARENTS are angry that they have lost their after school club in Deighton. Read
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Denis Kilcommons: A good queue
Jul 06 2009 | Denis Kilcommons
ONE of the daftest stories to come out of Wimbledon was the woman who loved to queue. Read
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Let Huddersfield youngsters shine
Jul 06 2009 | Comment
TODAY marks the start of a week-long series spotlighting the wonderful talents of our young people. Read
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The hill is alive!
Jul 06 2009 | Arts News
THEY came in their hundreds – and went away thoroughly entertained. Read
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Fourth grave attack in two weeks in Huddersfield
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
HEARTLESS thieves have stolen flowers from a leukaemia victim’s grave – the latest in a spree of heartless crimes in graveyards across Huddersfield. Read
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Police seeking shoplifters who stole £1,600 from Monsoon
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE want to speak to these three women after clothes worth £1,600 were stolen from a shop. Read
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Kirklees drivers fail car seat safety checks
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
FREE safety checks have been carried out on infant car seats as part of a safety drive by Kirklees Council. Read
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Denis Kilcommons: Adding to the debt spiral
Jul 06 2009 | Denis Kilcommons
THE Government is planning to ban credit card cheques dropping through our letterboxes without us asking for them. Read
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Denis Kilcommons:Carried away with my fence spray
Jul 06 2009 | Denis Kilcommons
THERE I was, chuckling at the bottom of our garden. Read
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Deighton parents face childcare worries
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
PARENTS who battled to save a nursery have lost the fight to save its after school club. Read
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SHINE: Deighton girl chosen as young ambassador for The Prince’s Trust
Jul 06 2009 | News
A TEENAGE mum has turned her life around. Read
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SHINE: Let's see young people shine!!
Jul 06 2009 | News
EVERYBODY knows that Britain’s Got Talent. Read
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‘Disgraceful’ road resurfacing in Dalton
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
RETIRED engineer Tom Marsden is angry at the “disgraceful” job Kirklees Council has done resurfacing his road. Read
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Teen health checks launched in Kirklees
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
KIRKLEES teenagers are being invited to take part in health checks. Read
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SHINE: Castle Hill schoolboy is a top tap dancer
Jul 06 2009 | News
HE’S got the moves. Read
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Batley fire engines manufacturer Angloco Ltd books contracts up to December, 2010
Jul 06 2009 | Business News
A COMPANY supplying fire fighting vehicles is blazing ahead – with orders stretching to the end of next year. Read
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125th anniversary for historic Ramsden Building in Huddersfield
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BUILDING that has been at the heart of education in Huddersfield for more than a century faces a bright future, literally. Read
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Huddersfield businesswomen urged to compete in NatWest Everywoman Awards
Jul 06 2009 | Business News
HUDDERSFIELD businesswomen have been urged to enter a national award. Read
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FRAUD in Yorkshire and the north-east has rocketed – and it’s due to greed, not the recession.
Jul 06 2009 | Business News
BDO Stoy Hayward’s Fraudtrack figures showed that reported fraud in the region totalled £95m in the past six months compared with £5m for the same period last year. Read
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Kirklees Parks to stage games sessions
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
PARENTS are being encouraged to join in mini-Olympic sessions being run by the park wardens in Kirklees. Read
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Rock-ing walkers
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
ROCKS and landscapes are the subject of walks at two of Huddersfield's natural attractions. Read
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Be sure what you are really voting for
Jul 06 2009 | Reader Letters
I MUST respond to the letter ‘immigration issues’ from W Shaw (Mailbag, June 24). Read
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Clayton Creative completes print contract for UN World Water Development Report
Jul 06 2009 | Business News
A CREATIVE agency in Huddersfield has completed a contract for the United Nations. Read
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West Riding Lady Drivers’ Club charitable donation
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A COFFEE morning helped to raise £315 for a social group’s charity. Read
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Kirklees Council’s plan for summer activities
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
ENERGISE, a Kirklees Council scheme to get more children active, is planning a busy summer holiday. Read
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Holmfirth Duck race goes swimmingly
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE 26th annual Holmfirth Duck Race went swimmingly after a couple of washout years spoiled by downpours. Read
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Pre-season sorted for Emley side
Jul 06 2009 | Football News
AFC Emley will welcome the world’s oldest football club to the Welfare Ground as they begin their build up to the new North Counties East League Division One campaign. Read
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Westwood is pipped again
Jul 06 2009 | Golf News
LEE WESTWOOD is still searching for his first victory since September 2007 – and for the second time it was rising German star Martin Kaymer who denied him yesterday. Read
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Tennis: Next generation of Murrays on their way in Sellers style
Jul 06 2009 | Other Sports
THE next generation of Andy Murrays are on their way! Read
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Cricket: Latest scores from the Inter-Conference League
Jul 06 2009 | Cricket News
INTER-CONFERENCE KIRKBURTON v RASTRICK Read
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Cricket: Ryan Robinson ton just clinical
Jul 06 2009 | Cricket News
A CLINICAL century from skipper Ryan Robinson was the spearhead for Elland to book a place in the Romida Sykes Cup final as they defeated Holmfirth by 94 runs in the first semi-final at Hullen Edge yesterday. Read
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Cricket: Performances
Jul 06 2009 | Cricket News
Hewitt (C) (Thongsbridge)135 Read
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Cricket: Latest tables
Jul 06 2009 | Cricket News
Scholes 1492012068 Read
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Cricket: Latest scores form Drakes Premiership
Jul 06 2009 | Cricket News
SKELMANTHORPE v BARKISLAND Read
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Match report: Giants 30 Wakefield 14
Jul 06 2009 | Huddersfield Giants News
THE Giants’ Super League play-off aspirations took a huge leap forward as victory moved them into third place and opened up daylight between themselves and some of their major rivals. Read
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Forward march for Giants
Jul 06 2009 | Huddersfield Giants News
GIANTS assistant coach Paul Anderson was full of praise for the side as David Faiumu inspired a 30-14 home success over Wakefield. Read
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Outcome was harsh says Wakefield's John Kear
Jul 06 2009 | Huddersfield Giants News
WAKEFIELD coach John Kear felt the 30-14 scoreline was harsh on his side. Read
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Bid to tempt more teens to Huddersfield University
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
came to the summer school for a week of art and design activities. Read
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Giants picking off their rivals!
Jul 06 2009 | Huddersfield Giants News
HIGH-FLYING Huddersfield Giants are setting their sights on Harlequins after dealing a big blow to rivals Wakefield’s play-off hopes. Read
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Huddersfield Town's Newcastle United test ‘perfect’ says Lee
Jul 06 2009 | Huddersfield Town News
MANAGER Lee Clark says the big home double against Newcastle United and Coventry City is “perfect preparation” for Town amid an intense pre-season training schedule. Read
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State-backed bank plans unveiled
Jul 06 2009 | National News
The campaign for a Post Bank has been stepped up with calls for the Government-owned Northern Rock to be used as the basis for a new state-backed bank in post office branches. Read
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Talks on cross-Channel immigration
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Plans for a crackdown on illegal cross-Channel immigration are being discussed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy at an Anglo-French summit. Read
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Government urged to stem job losses
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Business leaders have urged the Government to do more to help stem the tide of job losses, including a scheme aimed at providing an alternative to redundancy. Read
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Afghan death three due to be named
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Three British soldiers killed in separate attacks in Afghanistan, while taking part in one of the UK military's biggest co-ordinated air operations of modern times, are due to be named. Read
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Union fury over public sector pay
Jul 06 2009 | National News
The Government is facing a serious clash with trade unions after Chancellor Alistair Darling failed to rule out a pay freeze for public sector workers. Read
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UK presses Iran on embassy worker
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Iran faces mounting pressure from the UK to free British embassy workers being held by the authorities. Read
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Police figures spark red tape row
Jul 06 2009 | National News
The Home Office has been accused of "manipulating" figures to hide a rise in the time police officers spend on paperwork. Read
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Terror law adviser backs 'hacker'
Jul 06 2009 | National News
The Home Office's adviser on terror laws has said that extraditing an autistic Briton accused of hacking into US military networks would be "cruel" when he could be prosecuted in the UK. Read
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Rethink on UK foreign aid spending
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Britain is to target foreign aid at improving security and justice in the world's most "fragile" states. Read
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Obama seeking a new start in Moscow
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev are set to end a seven-year gap in US-Russian summits. Read
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Ticket news delights Jackson fans
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Michael Jackson fans who beat the odds have begun to celebrate winning coveted tickets to the pop star's memorial service at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. Read
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Cameron makes quangos cull promise
Jul 06 2009 | National News
A Conservative government would cut the number of unelected quangos in "a massive shift in power from bureaucracy to democracy", David Cameron is set to promise. Read
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BA staff briefed over freeze talks
Jul 06 2009 | National News
A mass meeting of British Airways workers is due to be held ahead of crucial talks aimed at agreeing cost cutting at the airline. Read
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MON AM: Man rescued from Elland flat
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN was rescued from his smoke-filled flat in the early hours of this morning (Monday). Read
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Ailing Biggs shown in hospital bed
Jul 06 2009 | National News
A new photograph of Ronnie Biggs shows the ailing Great Train Robber lying bare-chested in his hospital bed. Read
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Coffee 'could be cure for dementia'
Jul 06 2009 | National News
A few cups of coffee a day may be all that is needed to reverse the effects of Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests. Read
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10 held over shopworker's killing
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Ten people are being questioned over the murder of a shopworker who was killed by a hail of bullets. Read
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Mum is the first 'living sculpture'
Jul 06 2009 | National News
A housewife with two young children will be the first "living sculpture" on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth. Read
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Concert on the Hill proves massive hit....again - Pictures
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
THEY came in their hundreds – and went away thoroughly entertained. Read
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St George's square still ‘weeks from completion’
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
COUNCILLORS have clashed over funding for the £4m redevelopment of St George’s Square. Read
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Protester hijacks sculpture plinth
Jul 06 2009 | National News
A protester has hijacked the "living sculpture" on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth. Read
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Tower block safety probe after fire
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Calls have been made for a full public inquiry into fire safety in high-rise buildings after six people died in a tower block blaze. Read
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Iran frees British embassy worker
Jul 06 2009 | National News
One of the last two British embassy workers being held in Iran has been released. Read
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Fraud office probe MG Rover demise
Jul 06 2009 | National News
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been asked to investigate the collapse of MG Rover after a four-year probe into the Midlands car maker's collapse. Read
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New Iraqi deaths probe is 'needed'
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth has conceded at the High Court that there is a need for fresh investigations into the deaths of Iraqis in Basra in 2004 following allegations they were tortured and killed by British troops. Read
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Obama arrives for talks in Russia
Jul 06 2009 | National News
President Barack Obama has touched down in Moscow for a full-scale two-day summit, the first of its kind since the early part of the George W Bush presidency. Read
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'Invasion' of British Jackson fans
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Airlines have reported a surge in bookings to Los Angeles on the eve of the memorial service for Michael Jackson. Read
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Ross cleared on 'homophobic' remark
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Jonathan Ross did not breach broadcasting rules when he suggested that parents should put their sons up for adoption if they wanted a Hannah Montana MP3 player, industry watchdog Ofcom has found. Read
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MON PM: Man barricades himself in Manchester Road house as police swoop
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE were involved in a siege at a house in Linthwaite today. Read
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Cancer mum scoops £2.4m Lottery win
Jul 06 2009 | National News
A cancer patient who said she has had the worst year of her life has seen her luck dramatically change with a £2.49 million lottery win. Read
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Troops killed in Afghanistan named
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Comrades of two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan have spoken of their great loss. Read
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954 'recalled' offenders at large
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Almost 1,000 criminals who should have been returned to prison because they breached the terms of their release are still at large. Read
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Child, nine, with swine flu dies
Jul 06 2009 | National News
A nine-year-old child has died after contracting swine flu, health officials said. Read
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7/7 monument 'is truly incredible'
Jul 06 2009 | National News
A striking monument to the 52 people killed in the July 7 bombings has been described as "truly incredible" by a victim's daughter. Read
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Crane topples into apartment block
Jul 06 2009 | National News
A falling building crane has ripped through a multi-storey apartment block in Liverpool. Read
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Mr D Riley – Miss R Barber
Jul 06 2009 | Weddings West Yorkshire
Miss Rosie Barber and Mr Dylan Riley were married at St Patrick’s RC Church, Huddersfield. Read
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Mr D McKever – Miss T Sfalcin
Jul 06 2009 | Weddings West Yorkshire
Miss Trisha Sfalcin and Mr Dean McKever were married in Ontario, Canada. Read
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MON PM: Man and child die from swine flu in Dewsbury
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN and a child from Dewsbury have died after catching swine flu, it was confirmed today. The girl, whose age has not been disclosed, died on Thursday and a man, believed to be a teacher in the town, died yesterday. Read
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Mr D Riley – Miss R Barber
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
Miss Rosie Barber and Mr Dylan Riley were married at St Patrick’s RC Church, Huddersfield. Read
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Mr D McKever – Miss T Sfalcin
Jul 06 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
Miss Trisha Sfalcin and Mr Dean McKever were married in Ontario, Canada. Read
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Mr M Kirwan – Miss L Farrell
Jul 06 2009 | Weddings West Yorkshire
Miss Lucy Farrell and Mr Matthew Kirwan were married at the Old Golf House Hotel, Outlane. Read
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Mr S B Tingay – Miss S E Crawford
Jul 06 2009 | Weddings West Yorkshire
Miss Sandra Elizabeth Crawford and Mr Stephen Barry Tingay were married at Huddersfield Register Office. Read
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Mr A Stopford – Miss K A Charlton
Jul 06 2009 | Weddings West Yorkshire
Miss Katherine Anne Charlton and Mr Adam Stopford were married at the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Meltham. Read
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Mr R J Startin – Miss J A Lavington
Jul 06 2009 | Weddings West Yorkshire
Miss Jane Andrea Lavington and Mr Richard John Startin were married at St John the Baptist Church, Kirkheaton. Read
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Mr C Tomlinson – Miss R L Gledhill
Jul 06 2009 | Weddings West Yorkshire
Miss Rachel Louise Gledhill and Mr Craig Tomlinson were married at Helme Church, Meltham. Read
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Mr S Cook – Miss L Mallinson
Jul 06 2009 | Weddings West Yorkshire
Miss Lisa Mallinson and Mr Samuel Cook were married at St Matthew’s Church, Lightcliffe. Read
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Obama and Medvedev sign agreement
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Russia and the US have agreed to cut their nuclear warhead arsenals to as few as 1,500 each, aiming toward the lowest levels of any US-Russia arms control deal. Read
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New investigation into Iraqi deaths
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Lawyers have claimed a "momentous" day of victory for families seeking an independent inquiry into allegations that Iraqi civilians were tortured and killed by British troops. Read
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Two more swine flu sufferers die
Jul 06 2009 | National News
A man and a child have died after contracting swine flu, health officials said. Read
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Brown in £15m border control pledge
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Britain has promised £15 million to tighten border controls in French ports where hundreds of would-be migrants gather in the hope of smuggling themselves into the UK. Read
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LA wants Jacksons to help with cost
Jul 06 2009 | National News
The city of Los Angeles has asked Michael Jackson's family for financial help with the cost of coping with the singer's memorial, it has emerged. Read
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Tributes paid to five dead soldiers
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Comrades, families and members of the public remembered five British soldiers killed in five bloody days of fighting in Afghanistan. Read
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954 recalled offenders at large
Jul 06 2009 | National News
Almost 1,000 criminals who should have been returned to prison are still at large, it has been revealed. Read
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Protester invades Trafalgar plinth
Jul 06 2009 | National News
An art project allowing thousands of people to take centre stage in Trafalgar Square overcame a wobbly start after a protester invaded the fourth plinth. Read
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Miliband calls Labour Party reform
Jul 06 2009 | National News
David Miliband has called for organisational reform of the Labour Party as he warned that voters were pressing the "fast forward button" on politics. Read
