Nov
2009
Articles from 27th Nov 2009
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Yorkshire Water bills to fall under Ofwat ruling
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
YORKSHIRE Water customers are set to benefit from lower water bills after a ruling by the industry watchdog. Read
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Business warned about ‘free’ online directory
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MARSH woman is warning retailers in Huddersfield to be on their guard after her shop was targeted by a ‘free’ business directory. Read
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Drummers get tapping Festival of Light rhythm
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE sound of drums will pound out as part of next week’s spectacular Festival of Light. Read
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New Kirklees sex change policy
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
SEX CHANGE patients no longer face a postcode lottery for treatment in Yorkshire. Read
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Memorial service planned for Huddersfield Parish Church
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MEMORIAL service is to be held in Huddersfield. Read
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Huddersfield Town chase £27,000 pay-out in FA Cup against Port Vale
Nov 27 2009 | Huddersfield Town News
TOWN will be aiming to clinch a £27,000 pay-out by winning their fourth FA Cup meeting with Port Vale. Read
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Amateur RU: YM coach calls for patience
Nov 27 2009 | Rugby Union News
YMCA head coach Damon Scholes has issued a call for greater patience from his side when they visit Leodiensians tomorrow (2.15) as they aim to get back on the winning trail. Read
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FA Cup third-round draw to take place on Sunday
Nov 27 2009 | Huddersfield Town News
BALL number 63 will be the crucial one for Town or Port Vale fans when the FA Cup third-round draw is made live on ITV on Sunday. Read
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Pete Barrow column: Paul Hart and Portsmouth plus Rugby Union's demise
Nov 27 2009 | Other Sports
FOLLOWING the autumn internationals rugby union seems to be indulging once more in an annual round of navel gazing. Read
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Huddersfield Town old boy Malvin Kamara could turn down Major League Columbus Crew option
Nov 27 2009 | Huddersfield Town News
MALVIN KAMARA could pass up the opportunity of a contract with top American club Columbus Crew. Read
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Huddersfield Town’s Jordan Rhodes targets FA Cup progress
Nov 27 2009 | Huddersfield Town News
JORDAN RHODES has his sights firmly set on an FA Cup hat trick when Town tackle Port Vale in the Potteries tomorrow. Read
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Amateur RU: Field fit for Roses battle
Nov 27 2009 | Rugby Union News
HUDDERSFIELD will be looking to extend last week’s Cup form into tomorrow’s National League clash at Preston Grasshoppers (3.00) when they plot their first League II win in seven outings. Read
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Bookies favour Huddersfield Town at Port Vale
Nov 27 2009 | Huddersfield Town News
TOWN’S midweek reverse at Swindon wasn’t the ideal preparation for tomorrow’s FA Cup tie. Read
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I love it as a Huddersfield Giant: Scott Grix
Nov 27 2009 | Huddersfield Giants News
NEW Giants signing Scott Grix believes he is already feeling the benefit of sitting out Ireland’s games in this autumn’s European Cup. Read
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Amateur RL: Swifts face biggest test
Nov 27 2009 | Amateur Rugby League
LINDLEY SWIFTS are about to play their most important game of the season. Read
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Port Vale's Brackenhall product Anthony Griffith aims to see off Huddersfield Town – again
Nov 27 2009 | Huddersfield Town News
ANTHONY GRIFFITH, Port Vale’s Huddersfield-born star, is hoping to complete a hat trick of wins over his hometown club tomorrow. Read
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Experienced Carl Boyeson to referee Huddersfield Town cup-tie
Nov 27 2009 | Huddersfield Town News
CARL BOYESON will take charge of tomorrow’s clash at Port Vale. Read
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My best is yet to come says Huddersfield Giants’ Mason
Nov 27 2009 | Huddersfield Giants News
TOP Giants prop Keith Mason believes his best years are still ahead. Read
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Huddersfield Town manager Lee Clark’s FA Cup rallying call
Nov 27 2009 | Huddersfield Town News
LEE CLARK will challenge his players to prove Tuesday’s Swindon setback was merely a blip when Town head to Port Vale in the FA Cup tomorrow. Read
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Restaurant review: Meltham Balti
Nov 27 2009 | Huddersfield restaurants & recipes
Andy Hirst and his wife, Ruth, decided to try out something hot on a cold winter’s night ... and so went to Meltham. Read
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Food: Preparing for Eid with Lamb Biryani recipe
Nov 27 2009 | Huddersfield restaurants & recipes
Yasir and Ashraf from Huddersfield’s Nawaab restaurant talk about what Eid means to them and their families Read
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Stephen Jackson’s food column: Lobster bisque
Nov 27 2009 | Huddersfield restaurants & recipes
A FORTNIGHT ago, I attended a rather jolly wine tasting at the Turnberry resort on the windswept Ayrshire coast in Scotland. Read
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Music: Huddersfield Singers’ birthday concert
Nov 27 2009 | Arts News
THERE’S a milestone event in store next weekend for Huddersfield Singers. Read
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Jazz: Savannah Jazz Band Christmas gig, December 18 at Royal British Legion Club, Golcar
Nov 27 2009 | Arts News
IT IS party time for jazz fans thanks to the Savannah Jazz Band. Read
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Concert: singers and dancing at Golcar Methodist Church Christmas fair
Nov 27 2009 | Arts News
THERE’S a Christmas Extravaganza in store for families in Golcar next weekend. Read
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Art: David Hammond looks at Angels of Anarchy women’s surrealist show, Manchester
Nov 27 2009 | Arts News
WE are all familiar, I suppose, with the works of surrealist Salvador Dali, but the names and works of women surrealists are much less known to most. Read
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Music: Rebecca Robertson’s musical talents in concert to mark composer Noel Rawsthorne’s birthday
Nov 27 2009 | Arts News
REBECCA Robertson’s musical talents will be on show in Huddersfield Town Hall on Monday in another celebratory concert, this time to mark the 80th birthday of organist and composer Noel Rawsthorne. Read
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Theatre: Horse + Bamboo Theatre Deep Time Cabaret at Square Chapel Halifax
Nov 27 2009 | Arts News
THEY are an award-winning theatre company with a big following this side of the Lancashire border. Read
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Music: Val Javin at the Contemporary Music Festival
Nov 27 2009 | Arts News
IT HAS been a week of excitement, musically speaking, with composers, musicians, performers and music buffs packing the town for yet another blast of contemporary music. Read
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Ballet: Northern Ballet Theatre Christmas reunion
Nov 27 2009 | Arts News
THERE are an emotional few weeks in store for all those connected with Northern Ballet Theatre. Read
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Music: Time for Honley Ladies Choir to go all classical
Nov 27 2009 | Arts News
OUT GOES Gloria Gaynor: in comes Vivaldi’s Gloria! Read
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Cabaret: Shepley-based Miscellany old time dancing in Crosby, Liverpool
Nov 27 2009 | Arts News
FROM the austerity of wartime to the elegance of the Victorian era: the cabaret group Miscellany, based at Shepley, has little problem in providing entertainment from any era. Read
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Music: Cory Band on stage with Honley Male Voice Choir, Huddersfield Town Hall
Nov 27 2009 | Arts News
IF A male voice choir plus a top brass band sounds just the ticket for your pre-Christmas treat then put December 12 in your diary. Read
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Cricket: Bowl-out decision breaks new ground for Drakes League
Nov 27 2009 | Cricket News
THE Huddersfield Cricket League will again break new ground next season when they incorporate a ‘bowl-out’ for the first time in the League’s history. Read
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Huddersfield rugby fans bid to keep Challenge Cup on BBC
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
RUGBY LEAGUE fans have started the campaign to keep the Challenge Cup on the BBC. Read
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Judge blasts teenage Mirfield robbers who attacked pensioners as ‘hyenas’
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEENAGE couple have been jailed for robbing a pensioner and trying to rob another. Read
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Lindley lights switch on and Christmas fair on Tuesday
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
LINDLEY will be transported back to Victorian times as locals celebrate Christmas. Read
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Kirkwood Hospice announces festive fair
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
KIRKWOOD Hospice is hosting its Christmas fair this weekend. Read
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Betty and Mary are first female recruits in Huddersfield and District Army Veterans Association's 112 year history
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
THEY did their bit for theircountry in troubled times. Read
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Onwards and upwards for Mirfield youth project started after death of Ross Wood
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A YOUTH project founded in the wake of a young footballer’s death has been going from strength to strength. Read
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Teenager robbed at knife point at Greenhead Park
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEENAGER was robbed at knifepoint outside the monument in Greenhead Park. Read
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Pupils get to grips with police work on station visit
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
FARTOWN High School pupils got to grips with police work when they visited the force’s operational support unit at Carr Gate, Wakefield, yesterday. Read
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Denis Kilcommons – Features: French boast wheely good idea!
Nov 27 2009 | Denis Kilcommons
PARIS does not, at first glance, strike you as a place of green credentials that is trail blazing a scheme to contain noxious fumes. Read
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Denis Kilcommons – Features: Hylda, the queen of catchphrases
Nov 27 2009 | Denis Kilcommons
WE were arguing about who sang You’re The One That I Want. No, not the John Travolta and Olivia Newton John version –the other one. Read
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Leader: Joining up: first women to join Huddersfield And District Army Veterans Association
Nov 27 2009 | Comment
HOW wonderful that two Huddersfield women are making history – and breaking a 112-year tradition. Read
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Denis Kilcommons: Time to reflect
Nov 27 2009 | Denis Kilcommons
THERE we were, reminiscing about gas lamp lighters, knocker-uppers and French onion Johnnies and someone said, “Do you remember Dr Dan’s?’ Read
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Leader: Business of success
Nov 27 2009 | Comment
AS THE countdown to the General Election gets underway in earnest there will be doubtless be many cries of electioneering. Read
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Denis Kilcommons – Features: Applause for the silver surfers
Nov 27 2009 | Denis Kilcommons
THIS month a new simplified computer was launched that aims to encourage more elderly people to go on-line. Read
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School children share stage with stars
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
PRIMARY schoolchildren rubbed shoulders with some of the country’s biggest stars when they took part in a national singing show. Read
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Man charged with helping wife kill herself: What I did was right
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN anguished husband is anxiously waiting to see whether he will be prosecuted after he helped his bedridden wife kill herself. Read
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Coronation Street, Shamless and Spooks stars in lesbian drama at Birstall
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT has already tasted TV stardom. Read
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Rail nationalisation not the way forward according to University of Huddersfield expert
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD transport expert has insisted rail nationalisation is not the way forward. Read
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Sports stars line up for conference
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
SPORTS stars from the past, present and future joined forces at a sporting conference. Read
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Kirklees Council staff dig deep to help soldiers in Afghanistan
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
CHARITABLE council workers and shopkeepers are helping make Christmas special for troops in Afghanistan. Read
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2010 date for July 7 bombings inquest
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
INQUESTS into the deaths of 52 innocent victims of the July 7 bombers are likely to begin next year – five years after the terror attacks. Read
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Huddersfield’s Christmas ice rink takes shape
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD’S Christmas ice rink opens next Thursday. Read
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Man shot at in Crosland Moor speaks: My terror at attack
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CROSLAND MOOR man has spoken of his terror after a masked man fired shots at him as he smoked a cigarette on his doorstep. Read
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Clr Colin Stout: Brighouse is ‘choked-up’ with taxis
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
TAXIS could be banned from parking on four roads in Brighouse early next year. Read
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Huddersfield handed £4m grant for new Rawthorpe studio school
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD has been chosen as one of only two sites to pilot a new type of school. Read
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Should councils pay out to drivers whose cars are damaged by potholes?
Nov 27 2009 | Reader Letters
Yes 76.8% Read
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Web forum: Google fun
Nov 27 2009 | Unsorted
LOVE them or hate them, the geniuses at Google seem unstoppable these days. Read
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AFC Emley boss Banks looks for a derby boost
Nov 27 2009 | Football News
AFC EMLEY manager Ian Banks will be looking for a much improved performance from his side tomorrow when they visit Brighouse Town (3.00). Read
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Kennerdale strikes see Ladies take a point
Nov 27 2009 | Football News
A DOUBLE strike from Sarah Kennerdale earned Huddersfield Town Ladies a 2-2 draw at Hartlepool against St Francis 2000. Read
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Giants star ‘rescued’ in safety campaign
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
GIANTS star Michael Lawrence was dramatically rescued from a crashed car in Huddersfield. Read
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Four ‘serious’ cases of swine flu a day reported to Huddersfield hospital trust
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
FOUR people seriously ill with swine flu are attending casualty departments at local hospitals each day on average – despite a drop in rates nationally. Read
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Hacker loses extradition battle
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Computer hacker Gary McKinnon could be sent to the US within weeks after the Home Secretary refused to block his extradition. Read
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Violence 'extremely high' in prison
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Levels of force used by prison officers at Belmarsh high security jail are "extremely high", a report has revealed. Read
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Spaghetti Junction rated 'scariest'
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Spaghetti Junction in Birmingham is Britain's most intimidating road system, a survey has revealed. Read
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Tories in 'more with less' pledge
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Labour's failure to increase efficiency in the public sector is costing the taxpayer £60 billion a year, the Tories will claim as they set out plans to achieve "more with less". Read
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Misuse of data led to OAP's death
Nov 27 2009 | National News
The reckless misuse of personal data led to the death of a pensioner and those breaking data protection laws should be jailed, a report by the information watchdog found. Read
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Action on scandal-hit health trust
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Action will be taken to force a scandal-hit health trust to improve, despite the chief executive's confidence that things are getting better. Read
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Ex-UN ambassador to give evidence
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Sir Jeremy Greenstock, the former British ambassador to the United Nations, will give evidence to the official inquiry into the Iraq War. Read
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Man in court over jockey murders
Nov 27 2009 | National News
A 37-year-old man is to appear in court charged with the murders of two young jockeys who died in a fire at a flat. Read
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Funeral for Pc killed in floods
Nov 27 2009 | National News
The funeral of hero policeman Bill Barker, killed in the Cumbrian floods, is to take place, with hundreds of mourners paying their last respects. Read
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Brown vows to block summit bid
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Gordon Brown has vowed to block Sri Lanka's bid to host the next summit of Commonwealth leaders, in retaliation for the Colombo government's handling of its military campaign against the Tamil Tigers earlier this year. Read
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Family anger over July 7 inquests
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Families of the 52 innocent people killed in the July 7 bombings said they were left "absolutely devastated" by the decision to hold inquests into the victims' deaths at the same time as those of the bombers. Read
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Body found after shooting at store
Nov 27 2009 | National News
The body of a woman has been found in a flat after officers shot an armed man during a stand-off in a supermarket. Read
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FTSE tumbles amid Dubai debt fears
Nov 27 2009 | National News
The FTSE 100 index has slipped further as lingering fears over a major debt default in Dubai kept up the pressure on worried investors. Read
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Cleaner strike on Virgin's West Coast Main Line
Nov 27 2009 | Latest National Business News
CLEANERS servicing Virgin trains on the West Coast Main Line will launch the first of two 24-hour strikes tonight in a row over pay and conditions. Read
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FTSE market opening plagued by Dubai doubts
Nov 27 2009 | Latest National Business News
THE FTSE 100 Index posted fresh losses today as world markets continued to fret over Dubai’s ability to finance its massive debt pile. Read
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Carphone Warehouse raises forecast
Nov 27 2009 | Latest National Business News
TALKTALK firm Carphone Warehouse today flagged up improved prospects for the financial year after better than expected customer growth in the first half. Read
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FRI AM: Orchestra and audience evacuated at opera concert in Dewsbury
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN orchestra - and an audience of hundreds - were evacuated from Dewsbury Town Hall minutes before a concert. Read
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FRI AM: Nail bomb plea from Batley bomb-maker Terence Gavan
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A bomb-maker is facing jail after admitting keeping an arsenal of home-made weapons at his Kirklees home. Read
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FRI AM: Huddersfield Town fail in bid to sign Millwall FC defender
Nov 27 2009 | Huddersfield Town News
HUDDERSFIELD Town failed in a deadline day move to sign Millwall centre-back Zak Whitbread on loan. The 25-year-old former Liverpool FC player and USA junior international travelled north for talks but no deal could be agreed. The deadline for loans was 5pm last night and no more deals can be done until the re-opening of the transfer window in January. Full story in Saturday's Examiner. Read
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Hospital chairman removed from post
Nov 27 2009 | National News
The chairman of a hospital foundation trust has been removed from his post over a series of failings, regulator Monitor has announced. Read
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Ambassador 'quit threat' over Iraq
Nov 27 2009 | National News
The former British ambassador to the United Nations warned his superiors he might have to resign if the UN Security Council failed to pass a resolution on Iraq, the inquiry into the war has heard. Read
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Man charged over Britons' deaths
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Detectives investigating the deaths of British art curator Nick Waterlow and his daughter Chloe in Australia have charged a 42-year-old man with their murders. Read
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Nuclear body votes for Iran rebuke
Nov 27 2009 | National News
The majority of the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has voted to censure Iran for its nuclear defiance. Read
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Man remanded over jockey murders
Nov 27 2009 | National News
A man charged with the murders of two young jockeys who died in a fire at a flat has been remanded in custody by magistrates. Read
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FRI PM: Status Quo cancel Halifax gig
Nov 27 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
STATUS Quo have cancelled next week's gig in Halifax. Read
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Iraq war legitimacy 'questionable'
Nov 27 2009 | National News
The invasion of Iraq was of "questionable legitimacy", Britain's ambassador to the United Nations at the time of the war has said. Read
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Minister's ex-housekeeper charged
Nov 27 2009 | National News
The former housekeeper of Attorney General Baroness Scotland has been charged with a string of immigration offences, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Read
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Strictly star held over 'assault'
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Strictly Come Dancing contestant Ricky Whittle has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a row outside a city centre nightclub. Read
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Mourners bid farewell to hero Pc
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Mourners have lined the streets to say farewell to a hero policeman killed in the storms that ravaged Cumbria. Read
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Mourners bid farewell to heroic Pc
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Mourners have lined the streets to say farewell to a hero policeman killed in the storms that ravaged Cumbria. Read
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Over 2,000 jobs axed as stores shut
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Administrators of Threshers' owner First Quench have announced the loss of more than 2,000 jobs following another raft of store closures. Read
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Olympic ace convicted of gun charge
Nov 27 2009 | National News
A former Olympic judo contestant has been convicted of possessing firearms in his role as 'enforcer' for a £50 million drugs gang. Read
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UN rebukes Iran on nuclear cover-up
Nov 27 2009 | National News
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has voted to censure Iran for its nuclear defiance. Read
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Kercher family sues murder accused
Nov 27 2009 | National News
A lawyer representing the family of murdered British student Meredith Kercher is expected to seek millions in damages from her American room-mate and an Italian co-defendant on trial for the killing. Read
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Strictly star held in assault probe
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Strictly Come Dancing contestant Ricky Whittle has been arrested on suspicion of assault after he allegedly struck a photographer with his car. Read
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Visa charges for minister's ex-maid
Nov 27 2009 | National News
The former housekeeper of Attorney General Baroness Scotland has been charged with a string of immigration offences, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Read
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Legality of Iraq war 'questionable'
Nov 27 2009 | National News
The invasion of Iraq was of "questionable legitimacy", according to Britain's ambassador to the United Nations at the time. Read
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Assault probe: Strictly star bailed
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Strictly Come Dancing contestant Ricky Whittle has been released on bail after allegedly running over a photographer in his car. Read
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Robbie proposal no joke, claims mum
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Confusion surrounds Robbie Williams' live radio proposal to his girlfriend - and the singer's mother insists it was not a joke. Read
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Tiger Woods seriously hurt in crash
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Golfer Tiger Woods has been seriously injured in a car accident, according to US reports. Read
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Golfer Tiger Woods injured in crash
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Golfer Tiger Woods has been dischargted from hospital after being injured in a car accident. Read
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Ex-minister Browne to leave Commons
Nov 27 2009 | National News
Former defence secretary Des Browne has announced he is to quit the House of Commons at the next general election. Read
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10 killed as Russian train derails
Nov 27 2009 | National News
At least 10 people have been killed and 130 injured after a passenger train derailed between Moscow and St Petersburg. Read
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Tiger Woods 'fine' after car crash
Nov 27 2009 | National News
World number one golfer Tiger Woods has suffered minor injuries in a car crash outside his home in Florida. Read
