Apr
2010
Articles from 3rd Apr 2010
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Scissett gala boost
Apr 03 2010 | Express and Chronicle
SCISSETT Youth Amateur Swimming Club held their annual Gala at Scissett Baths last Friday evening. About 70 youngsters took part in over 40 races. Read
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Horseboating Society agenda for 2010
Apr 03 2010 | Express and Chronicle
BRITAIN’S oldest wooden narrowboat sets sail on horse-drawn journeys along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal this spring. Read
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Easter 2010 cycling courses for adults
Apr 03 2010 | Express and Chronicle
FOR those who have never taken to two wheels, the old adage ‘as easy as riding a bike’ doesn’t necessarily ring true. Read
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Holme Valley district news for April 3 edn
Apr 03 2010 | Express and Chronicle
BROCKHOLES Read
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Mad Hatter’s tea party at St David’s Church hall in Holmbridge
Apr 03 2010 | Express and Chronicle
A MAD hatter’s tea party served up Fairtrade treats. Read
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Huddersfield district news. Birdsedge wind turbine protest meeting.
Apr 03 2010 | Express and Chronicle
BIRDSEDGE Read
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Gardens cash for Meltham kids
Apr 03 2010 | Express and Chronicle
CHILDREN from Meltham Moor Primary School will be going eco and eating their greens after winning a grant fromNorthern Gas Networks. Read
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Colne Valley district news April 3 edn
Apr 03 2010 | Express and Chronicle
GOLCAR Read
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Shelley youngsters join fight against dog fouling with top poster designs
Apr 03 2010 | Express and Chronicle
ARTISTIC youngsters have joined the fight against dog dirt in a Huddersfield district village. Read
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CVC Crimewatch for April 10 edn
Apr 03 2010 | Express and Chronicle
NEIGHBOURHOOD police teams have issued a warning after a series of vandal attacks on vehicles across the Colne Valley. Read
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Holme Valley orchard project for Incredible Edible
Apr 03 2010 | Express and Chronicle
RESIDENTS in Holmfirth are going green this spring. Read
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Holme Valley children in fine tune at musical show
Apr 03 2010 | Express and Chronicle
HUNDREDS of pupils hit a high note during two musical shows. Read
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Green thinking Kirklees residents apply for permission to put up wind turbines
Apr 03 2010 | Express and Chronicle
GREEN thinking homeowners have rushed to submit eco-friendly planning applications as a crunch deadline passes. Read
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Treat time for old folk
Apr 03 2010 | Express and Chronicle
PLANS are moving ahead for the Denby Dale and Cumberworth Gathering. Read
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Colne Valley Museum, Golcar, Guiding Exhibition April 2010
Apr 03 2010 | Express and Chronicle
THE Girl Guiding Centenary Exhibition currently showing at the Colne Valley Museum is a fascinating trip down memory lane for many ex-Guides, Brownies and Guiders – and anyone else interested in the movement. Read
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TJ’s has your gardening needs covered
Apr 03 2010 | Express and Chronicle
TJ’S Garden Products is a family run business based in the heart of the Colne Valley on Manchester Road, Linthwaite. Read
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Huddersfield district planning applications for April 10 edition
Apr 03 2010 | Express and Chronicle
KIRKLEES Council has made the following decisions on Huddersfield district planning applications: Read
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Amateur Football: Horse and Groom gallop towards Galpharm date after semi-final win
Apr 03 2010 | Football News
HORSE & GROOM became the fourth side through to the Hoyle Cup semi-finals with a 3-2 win over Sovereign Sports. Read
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Huddersfield churches join together in Walk of Witness
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD churches joined together in a Walk of Witness yesterday, Good Friday Read
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Amateur Football: Sunday league report
Apr 03 2010 | Football News
MARSH LIB are looking forward to a big showpiece showdown with Rollinson Cup holders Huddersfield Irish Centre at Laund Hill on April 18. Read
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Amateur Football: Barge Albion are saved by the Bell
Apr 03 2010 | Football News
CAPTAIN Gavin Bell played a key role as Barge Albion fought out a 3-3 draw with Division II promotion rivals Field Head. Read
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Amateur Football: Foresters spring KSL Cup surprise
Apr 03 2010 | Football News
FORESTERS turned the form book upside down to progress to the final of the Kirklees Sunday League’s Get Smart Insurance Challenge Cup. Read
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Amateur Football: Hepworth United eyeing second chance to reach a final this season in the Huddersfield Barlow Cup
Apr 03 2010 | Football News
HEPWORTH United reached their second semi-final of the season when they overcame neighbours New Mill in the Barlow Cup – but only after penalties. Read
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Amateur RL: Holliday Cup preview
Apr 03 2010 | Amateur Rugby League
SLAITHWAITE Saracens are desperate to underline their growing status as one of Huddersfield’s most dominant amateur rugby league forces by claiming their second Holliday Cup title in three years. Read
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Hudersfield Royal Infirmary’s £1m radiology boost
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
NEW digital x-ray equipment has been put in place at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. Read
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Graham Porter’s gardening: Julie Peckham’s Skelmanthorpe garden open to the public
Apr 03 2010 | Gardening Tips
JULIE Peckham’s lovely garden at Skelmanthorpe certainly impressed us when we judged it last year as one of the entries in the Examiner Garden of the Year competition. Read
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Skelmanthorpe community group collect dozens of bags of litter in two hour village clean up
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
COMMUNITY volunteers collected 52 bags of a litter in a two-hour village clean up. Read
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Graham Porter’s gardening: Seasonal fruit and vegetables.
Apr 03 2010 | Gardening Tips
WITH the gradual move from winter to spring we can now see some of the new British grown seasonal vegetables appearing on the stalls and shelves of market stall holders, greengrocers and supermarkets. Read
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Comment: Huddersfield Examiner can sort it
Apr 03 2010 | Comment
TWO stories today show the importance of local newspapers in 2010. Read
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Travel: Historic East Riddlesden Hall has a staircase to the stars
Apr 03 2010 | Travel News & Reviews
NATIONAL Trust homes in Yorkshire are thin on the ground – but East Riddlesden Hall near Keighley has to be one of the weirdest around. Read
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Science trip for students at Moor End Technology College
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
STUDENTS sampled university life when they visited Leeds University as part of National Science and Engineering Week. Read
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Mystery of Civic Centre's 'missing' wind turbine
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
AT first glance it looks like one of our wind turbines is missing. Read
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Graham Porter’s gardening: Jobs to do this week
Apr 03 2010 | Gardening Tips
1 Prop up your plants – now that the spring garden has got underway properly, lots of our summer herbaceous perennials are growing fast and, after the long, hard winter, the growth is soft and succulent. It is going to need supporting with birch twigs, garden canes or ring supports to avoid it flopping over and breaking. It is also likely to be a little more prone to slug and snail damage, depending on how many of them got through the winter, so take whatever precautions you would normally do, organic or otherwise. Read
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Graham Porter’s gardening: diary dates
Apr 03 2010 | Gardening Tips
` THE magazine Good Housekeeping has produced four new gardening books in an ‘Easy to Grow’ series. Read
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Letters New tv debates are just part of the political story.
Apr 03 2010 | Reader Letters
BARRY Gibson (Examiner March 31) is spot on to say we should put policy before personality. Read
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Allotment boost for Berry Brow flats thanks to Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
TOWER block residents will be able to grow their own fruit and vegetables thanks to a new allotment in Berry Brow. Read
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Music: Orchestra of Opera North in great form in Huddersfield
Apr 03 2010 | Arts News
Review Read
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Rastrick High School pupils look into their futures
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
PUPILS at a Rastrick school looked into their future at a networking event. Read
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Travel: head for the hills and the relaxation of Malvern Spa
Apr 03 2010 | Travel News & Reviews
WHEN I first heard a spa had opened at Malvern I pictured a glorious old manor house set in the Worcestershire country. Read
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Picture letter, Saturday April 3
Apr 03 2010 | Reader Letters
A credit to the town Read
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Free healthy living MEND classes launched in Scissett, Cleckheaton and Batley to combat childhood obesity
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FREE scheme to combat childhood obesity will be starting again in Kirklees. Read
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Visual arts give Birkby and Paddock youngsters a great boost
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
THESE pupils from Paddock and Birkby junior schools proudly show their work from a visual arts project. Read
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V6 Vision young people’s event at National Children’s Centre
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
YOUNG people celebrated their achievements during an event at the National Children’s Centre in Huddersfield. Read
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Graham Porter’s gardening: Water well despite subterranean climates
Apr 03 2010 | Gardening Tips
HAVE you ever wondered what goes on below ground in your garden when you are tucked up indoors with a good book and a cup of tea? Read
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Brighouse Health Centre work start a year away
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
WORK starting on Brighouse’s new health centre could be a year away. Read
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Comment: Kirkwood Hospice help
Apr 03 2010 | Comment
SO the Government has given £500,000 to two hospices in our area to help end of life care. Read
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Golf: Fixby quartet tie fourth in West Yorkshire Alliance
Apr 03 2010 | Golf News
FIXBY’S regular West Yorkshire Alliance quartet tied fourth at Waterton Park on Thursday, the final event of the Spring leg. Read
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Golf: Elland Golf Club member Ricci Roberts is on the bag for Ernie Els at the Masters
Apr 03 2010 | Golf News
ELLAND member Ricci Roberts will not be on the bag of Ernie Els when the hottest man in golf at the moment challenges for his first win in The Masters at Augusta National on Thursday. Read
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Things you didn’t know about The Masters and Augusta National
Apr 03 2010 | Golf News
THE famous stretch of holes Nos.11, 12 and 13 got the name of Amen Corner in 1958, the year a young Arnold Palmer won the first of his four Green Jackets, but it had been in existence for 25 years. Read
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Kirklees Council bosses receive pay rises amid financial cuts
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
KIRKLEES Council has admitted five of its senior managers have been given pay rises. Read
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Kirklees Council gives Smithy Lane a pothole 'makeover'
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT gained a national reputation as “the worst road in Britain”. Read
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Court told Paddock man threatened to kill and eat gay lover
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN sent a letter threatening to crucify and eat his ex gay lover if he gave evidence against him, a court was told. Read
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Councillors in parks project in Kirklees
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
COUNCILLORS from the North East visited Kirklees to pick up tips on making the best use of green spaces. Read
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Faster and more frequent trains plan
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
FASTER and more frequent train journeys could be coming to Huddersfield and Dewsbury, according to transport chiefs. Read
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Pensioner thanks the Examiner for brightening up Croftlands in Newsome
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PENSIONER has praised the Examiner after getting revamped flower beds on her street. Read
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Huddersfield’s shoppers panic buy for Easter
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
CHOCOLATE eggs were being stripped from store shelves yesterday as shoppers prepared for the Easter weekend. Read
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New lead uncovered on anniversary of Jasem Asakerh’s murder
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
DETECTIVES believe part of a weapon could help pinpoint a killer who gunned a man down a year ago today. Read
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Huddersfield student slapped by Kirklees College teacher in lesson
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEACHER suspended for hitting a student in class is back at work, the Examiner has learned. Read
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Union welcomes Kirklees backing for council pay talks
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
KIRKLEES Council is one of many calling for new pay talks for its workers. Read
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NHS health bosses urge Huddersfield people to swap Easter eggs for healthy treats
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
FAMILIES are being urged to replace chocolate eggs with healthy treats this Easter to avoid piling on the pounds. Read
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Brighouse snowboarder Katie Ormerod slides to victory in Switzerland
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
TALENTED young athlete Katie Ormerod is literally flying high on two fronts. Read
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Easter treats for young patients at Calderdale Royal Hospital
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
YOUNG patients had a brighter Easter when they received sweet treats. Read
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Friends and family of Keith Sharland raise cash for Air Ambulance
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
FAMILY and friends of a Huddersfield man have raised more than £3,000 for an air ambulance. Read
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Huddersfield’s Kirkwood Hospice and Overgate Hospice in Elland given £500k Government cash boost
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO local hospices have been handed £½m in Government cash as part of a move to boost end of life care. Read
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Yorkshire Ambulance Service warns Huddersfield people to stay safe over booze-fuelled weekend
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
AMBULANCE bosses are urging Huddersfield people to take extra care during Easter. Read
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Thumbs up for St George’s Square water feature
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CONTROVERSIAL water feature in St George’s Square has got the thumbs up. Read
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Netball players wanted for Mirfield team
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A NETBALL team is looking for new players. Read
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Tearful homecoming for troops of 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment
Apr 03 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT was, fittingly, a welcome home for heroes. Read
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Huddersfield Town will leap into the League I play-off placings if they can win at Wycombe Wanderers
Apr 03 2010 | Huddersfield Town News
TOWN will go back into the play-off placings if they can score a victory at Wycombe today. Read
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Self-belief will fire us to the play-offs: Michael Collins
Apr 03 2010 | Huddersfield Town News
MICHAEL COLLINS believes that as far as Town are concerned, reaching the League I play-offs is all in the mind. Read
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Giants captain Brett Hodgson praises Danny Brough after big victory
Apr 03 2010 | Huddersfield Giants News
DELIGHTED captain Brett Hodgson has hailed the quality of new signing Danny Brough after the scrum half inspired the Giants to a nine-try 48-6 triumph over Catalans Dragons at the Galpharm last night. Read
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Lee Clark cheered by Lee Novak’s progress
Apr 03 2010 | Huddersfield Town News
LEE NOVAK is jogging again – but Town boss Lee Clark still can’t pin down a comeback date for the frontman. Read
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Match Report: Giants 48 Catalans Dragons - pictures
Apr 03 2010 | Huddersfield Giants News
HUDDERSFIELD Giants bounced back from their bitterly disappointing defeat to St Helens with a demolition job on the outclassed Catalans Dragons. Read
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I'm ready for battle, vows Cameron
Apr 03 2010 | National News
David Cameron has accused Labour of inflicting "devastation and waste" on the country as he delivered a personal "manifesto" of how he would lead the country if he takes the Tories to power. Read
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Labour portray Cameron as Gene Hunt
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Labour will portray David Cameron as politically-incorrect TV detective Gene Hunt in a poster campaign designed to revive memories of 1980s social unrest and youth unemployment. Read
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Cancer patients 'are denied drugs'
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Cancer sufferers in the UK are still failing to get drugs widely available elsewhere in Europe despite government efforts to speed up approvals, the Tories have said. Read
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Church row likened to anti-Semitism
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Pope Benedict XVI's personal preacher has likened accusations against the Pope and the Catholic church in the sex abuse scandal to "collective violence" suffered by the Jews. Read
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Pupil interview grillings revealed
Apr 03 2010 | National News
A teacher failed to get a job after being labelled as "Humpty Dumpty" by a pupil allowed to sit on his interview panel, a report has revealed. Read
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Teaching unions in row over Sats
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Two of England's teaching unions are at loggerheads over the future of national curriculum tests for 11-year-olds. Read
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Youngsters get pre-inheritance cash
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Britons are increasingly passing on money to the younger generation before they die, a survey has showed. Read
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Church row anti-Semitism link fury
Apr 03 2010 | National News
The Vatican has moved to distance the Pope from the remarks of his personal preacher, hours after he compared allegations that the pontiff had covered up sex abuse cases to the "more shameful aspects of anti-Semitism". Read
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Police hurt in clothing sale scrum
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Ten police officers have been injured when scuffles broke out after 2,000 people descended on a clothing sale. Read
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Mephedrone ban plans 'unchanged'
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Ministers are ploughing on with plans to ban dance drug mephedrone despite the resignation of another government drugs adviser over the issue. Read
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Cancer drugs 'not being approved'
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Cancer sufferers in the UK are still failing to get drugs widely available elsewhere in Europe despite Government efforts to speed up approvals, the Tories have said. Read
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Travel woe as ferry strike goes on
Apr 03 2010 | National News
The Easter getaway travel misery is continuing after a cross-channel ferry firm cancelled sailings for a second day because of strike action. Read
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Probe after farmer trampled by cow
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Inspectors are investigating how a farmer was apparently trampled to death by a cow in front of his daughter. Read
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Irish Church 'has lost credibility'
Apr 03 2010 | National News
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland has lost "all credibility" because of the child abuse scandal. Read
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25 dead in attack on Iraq village
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Iraqi officials say gunmen have killed 25 people during raids in a Sunni village south of Baghdad. Read
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Wilf: ‘We looked over and burst out laughing’
Apr 03 2010 | Wilf Lunn
OUR old dog Timmy could double-think. To amuse visitors I would do an old sleight of hand trick with his doggie treats. Read
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Nick: Easter – what’s it all about and why the big fuss
Apr 03 2010 | Nick Lavigueur
IT’S Easter Sunday tomorrow in case you hadn’t noticed. Read
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Nick: Shoddy stats and bad science make me mad
Apr 03 2010 | Nick Lavigueur
AS a nation we’re renowned for our prowess in engineering and science. Read
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Regions fail to meet house targets
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Insufficient numbers of homes have been built in every region of the country since 2002, leading to a growing housing crisis, new research claims. Read
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Brown 'could work with Lib Dems'
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Gordon Brown would not find it "impossible" to work with the Liberal Democrats if the forthcoming general election produced a hung Parliament, an ally of the Prime Minister said. Read
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Mandelson launches attack on banker
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Lord Mandelson has launched a fierce attack on one of Britain's richest bankers, as Labour stepped up its pre-election sparring over the state of the economy. Read
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England cricketer Swann arrested
Apr 03 2010 | National News
England cricketer Graeme Swann has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving, it was disclosed. Read
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Poster portrays Cameron as TV cop
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Labour has unveiled an election poster portraying David Cameron as politically-incorrect TV detective Gene Hunt, in a bid to link the Tory leader with memories of 1980s social unrest and youth unemployment. Read
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Security in force after sale scrum
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Security at a clothing sale was out in force to prevent a repeat of the crowd chaos which saw 10 police officers injured and three people arrested. Read
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Men in Iraqi army uniforms kill 24
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Gunmen wearing Iraqi military uniforms raided homes in a Sunni village south of Baghdad, killing at least 24 people, including five women, in execution-style attacks, officials said. Read
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Minister cleared over expenses
Apr 03 2010 | National News
A Labour minister said he was "incredibly relieved but not surprised" to be cleared of abusing the expenses system in relation to his office expenditure. Read
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Clegg in pledge over banks targets
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said he would sack the boards of largely state-owned banks if they failed to meet lending targets. Read
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Tory pledge on blocked cancer drugs
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Cancer sufferers in England will get access to drugs refused approval by a health spending watchdog if the Conservatives win the general election, David Cameron announced. Read
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Fans pack pubs for 3D football
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Football has reached a new dimension for thousands of fans with the launch of the first game to be shown live in 3D. Read
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SAT PM: Wycombe Wanderers 1 Huddersfield Town 2
Apr 03 2010 | Huddersfield Town News
JORDAN RHODES and Theo Robinson struck to put Town back into the League I play-off zone. Read
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Violence at anti-mosque protest
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Violent clashes broke out on Saturday between riot police and right-wing protesters. Read
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Archbishop 'regrets' abuse comments
Apr 03 2010 | National News
The Archbishop of Canterbury said he "had no intention of criticising or attacking" the Catholic Church after an interview in which he appeared to suggest the Church in Ireland had lost all credibility over the child abuse scandal. Read
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Cambridge defy odds in Boat Race
Apr 03 2010 | National News
Cambridge University overturned the odds to beat Oxford by clear water and win the 156th Boat Race. Read
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Girl, 12, stabbed to death at house
Apr 03 2010 | National News
A 12-year-old girl has been stabbed to death at a house in Manchester, police said. Read
