May
2010
Articles from 15th May 2010
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Kirklees Council vows to investigate claims Holmfirth builder Conroy Homes breached planning rules
May 15 2010 | Express and Chronicle
CONCERN has been voiced after a bulldozer moved in at a new house development at a valley beauty spot. Read
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Pole Moor Riding Club equitation event at Bolster Moor on Sunday May 9
May 15 2010 | Express and Chronicle
MEMBERS of Pole Moor Riding Club held their first members only points show of the season at Bolster Moor last Sunday. It was an equitation contest. Read
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Huddersfield district planning decisions May 22 edition
May 15 2010 | Express and Chronicle
KIRKLEES Council has made the following decisions on Huddersfield district planning applications: Read
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Kirklees Council vows to investigate claims Holmfirth builder Conroy Homes breached planning rules
May 15 2010 | Express and Chronicle
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched amid claims a Holme Valley building company has ignored planning conditions and destroyed cherished greenery. Read
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Council new chairman
May 15 2010 | Express and Chronicle
DENBY Dale Parish Council has a new civic leader. Read
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News and views from your district
May 15 2010 | Express and Chronicle
CLAYTON WEST Read
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Good Citizen awards from police for Birdsedge First School
May 15 2010 | Express and Chronicle
TALENTED young filmmakers had their work showcased in Birdsedge. Read
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Landscapes for Hepworth Brass
May 15 2010 | Express and Chronicle
LANDSCAPES in Brass, the second concert of Hepworth Band’s 2010 series, takes place on Sunday June 6, at Holmfirth’s Picturedrome. Read
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Kirkburton CC trials table top cricket for disabled youngsters
May 15 2010 | Express and Chronicle
YOUNGSTERS with movement difficulties have been trying out a table top version of cricket thanks to a partnership between Kirkburton Cricket Club, Kirkburton Middle School and Kirklees Council. Read
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Holme Valley news for use May 15 edition
May 15 2010 | Express and Chronicle
BROCKHOLES Read
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Dance and music at the Holmfirth Festival of Folk
May 15 2010 | Express and Chronicle
THE sound of music echoed through the streets of the town last weekend when the fifth Holmfirth Festival of Folk was staged. Read
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Hilarie: She’s learning to paddle her own canoe
May 15 2010 | Hilarie Stelfox
THE GIRL had a wind-beaten, slightly deranged look about her, brought on by a weekend living rough in the Yorkshire Dales, subsisting on cereal bars and Primula cheese spread. Read
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Hilarie: Jo’s little gem deserves to be published
May 15 2010 | Hilarie Stelfox
MY FRIEND Lesley took me out for lunch the other day and dropped into conversation the news that her daughter Jo had written a book. Read
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Graham Porter gardening: Huddersfield plant sale
May 15 2010 | Gardening Tips
` Huddersfield Town Centre Partnership Plant Fair – New Street, Huddersfield from 9.30am today will find a selection of more than 20 stalls from across our region selling a vast selection of garden plants. Read
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Wilf: getting my teeth into the subject of science
May 15 2010 | Wilf Lunn
WHEN I was at junior school some of my fellow pupils were from the local orphanage. Read
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Travel: The Maldives – dive into island life
May 15 2010 | Travel News & Reviews
IF THE volcanic air strike fiasco has taught us anything, it’s that there's no force greater than Mother Nature. Read
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Graham Porter gardening: Corydalis
May 15 2010 | Gardening Tips
IF YOU have never grown this plant or seen its flowers, you will not be able to visualise the intensity of the blue that these racemes of flowers produce in spring. Read
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Travel Facts: Maldives
May 15 2010 | Travel News & Reviews
Lisa Haynes was a guest of Tropical Sky (0870 907 9600 and www.tropicalsky.co.uk). The firm offers eight nights' half-board at Vilu Reef Beach & Spa Resort and Olhuveli Beach & Spa Resort in the Maldives, from £1,699 (two sharing). Connecting flights from Manchester/Glasgow are around £100. Package incl return Oman Air flights ex-Heathrow (via Muscat) with Oman Air, Garden Villa accommodation, seaplane transfers and surcharges. Read
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Graham Porter gardening: Gardening jobs
May 15 2010 | Gardening Tips
1 Sow carrots now and successionally over the next month in unmanured soil to get fresh young roots from July onwards. These will need protection from carrot Root fly by covering the bed with a low fleece tunnel. Sow runner beans and climbing French beans in pots under glass now for planting out in early June – prepare the trench with plenty of well-rotted compost. Sow beetroot now that the soil has warmed up. Try sowing some spring onions in a short row – if you do not use them all up in summer salads they can be used in stir fries and stews. Plant up grow bags and large containers with outdoor Tomato varieties now but continue to give them night time protection until early June. Read
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Graham Porter gardening: High on a Hill with a lonely goat herd
May 15 2010 | Gardening Tips
DON’T ask Michael or Allison Mitchell to yodel but you might expect to find a lonely goat herd high up in the Pennines above Hebden Bridge. Read
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Athletics: Holmfirth Harrier John Broom takes third in Wombwell 5-mile race
May 15 2010 | Athletics News
JOHN BROOM swept up the prizes at both the Yorkshire Veterans’ 10k Championships and the Wombwell five-miler. Read
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Golf: Booth makes the final three
May 15 2010 | Golf News
HALIFAX-Huddersfield’s youngsters made a cracking start to their Yorkshire Inter-Union Junior League campaign, beating Leeds 22-14 at Meltham. Read
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Golf: Thrilling end to county clash
May 15 2010 | Golf News
YORKSHIRE had a thrilling finish to tie 9-9 with Lancashire in their Northern Counties League encounter at Fixby and though it was a home point dropped, county captain Andy King remains confident about his side’s prospects. Read
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Golf: Robert Booth in three-way tie
May 15 2010 | Golf News
HUDDERSFIELD’S Robert Booth, attached at Bradley Hall, avoided last year’s 18th hole nightmare to finish in a three-way tie for top spot at the Glenmuir PGA Professional championship area qualifier at Moortown, Leeds. Read
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Golf: Halifax, Huddersfield Union target a strong start
May 15 2010 | Golf News
HALIFAX, Huddersfield team manager Chris Mear is looking to his side to emulate the Union juniors and start on a winning note when they open their Yorkshire Inter-Union League campaign against Leeds at Woodsome Hall tomorrow. Read
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Athletics: Gruelling test for Holmfirth Harriers in Buttermere-Sailbeck Fell Race
May 15 2010 | Athletics News
Buttermere in the Lake District provided a scenic backdrop for the latest round of the fell-running championship involving Holmfirth Harriers. Read
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Still coming to terms with the Brett and Nathan news: Jamahl Lolesi
May 15 2010 | Huddersfield Giants News
JAMAHL LOLESI admits the Giants are still coming to terms with news they’ll be losing top player Brett Hodgson and coach Nathan Brown. Read
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Huddersfield Town v Millwall: Jordan’s goalscoring dream!
May 15 2010 | Huddersfield Town News
JORDAN RHODES admits he’s been dreaming of scoring the Wembley winner which takes Town to the Championship. Read
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Watchdog launches ‘stock-taking’ study
May 15 2010 | Kirklees Business News
THE ownership of key UK assets such as airports is being put under the microscope to assess potential consumer risks. Read
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Airbus parent reports 39% profits fall
May 15 2010 | Kirklees Business News
THE company behind the giant Airbus reported a 39% fall in first quarter profits as its aerospace business struggled with the “challenges” of producing its A380 superjumbo. Read
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EMI investors support cash injection plans
May 15 2010 | Kirklees Business News
THE owner of music group EMI pledged to inject more money into the business – in a bid to prevent US bank Citigroup from taking control. Read
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John Lewis benefits from cool bank holiday
May 15 2010 | Kirklees Business News
RETAILER John Lewis Partnership said cool weather over the May Day bank holiday encouraged customers to visit its stores. Read
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WOLSELEY BUILDS HOPE OF EXCEEDING PROFITS
May 15 2010 | Kirklees Business News
BUILDING and heating supplies firm Wolseley highlighted an upturn in fortunes – as it revealed it was on course to beat profit expectations. Read
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Shares slide again
May 15 2010 | Kirklees Business News
TOP shares in London slipped by more than 3% yesterday as investors continued to react to Europe’s austerity measures. Read
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Examiner letters: against Trident, May 15
May 15 2010 | Reader Letters
Potential genocide Read
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Examiner letters, May 15: Huddersfield’s a safe place to live
May 15 2010 | Reader Letters
WITH reference to Hard Up And Fed Up’s letter (Mailbag, May 12) I assume that he lives in Newsome which covers the town centre. Read
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Leader: Lesson in learning
May 15 2010 | Comment
SUSAN Taylor was 53 when she took her first ever exam. Read
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Leader: Big issues on student loans
May 15 2010 | Comment
FINANCING student loans is a key issue and one which continues to raise concerns. Read
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Staff from Hollybank Trust take on Examiner Charity Challenge
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
TEN people from the Hollybank Trust in Mirfield are taking part in the Examiner Charity Challenge next weekend. Read
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£5m gas pipeline plan for Kirklees
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
NEW gas pipes will be laid to hundreds of homes and businesses across Kirklees in a £5m project. Read
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New reading machine for blind in Huddersfield
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
NEW equipment to help blind people get more out of books is on the way to Huddersfield. Read
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Moonraking festival singalong night
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN offshoot of the popular Slaithwaite Moonraking Festival is taking place next week. Read
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LIfelong learners honoured at Huddersfield Town Hall
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
LIFELONG learners have been honoured at an awards ceremony. Read
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Ashley Jackson plans celebratory exhibition
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
ARTIST Ashley Jackson is to reveal some of his hidden gems. Read
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Disabled Ravensthorpe woman Elaine Learie claims Kirklees Council is discriminating against her
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
‘Discrimination’ says disabled woman Read
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Denby Dale Amateur Radio Society going strong thanks to Examiner Community Cas Giveaway
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
To mark the end of Local Newspaper Week we profile Denby Dale Amateur Radio Society which received £900 from our Community Cash Giveaway, yet many will not have heard of the group. One of its members, journalist ROBERT COCKROFT, took the chance to spotlight the society in the Examiner Read
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New figures show Calderdale is recycling more rubbish
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A RECYCLING scheme in Calderdale has been hailed a success. Read
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Strictly Come Dancing stars unveil council dance scheme
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
STRICTLY Come Dancing stars have launched a two-year dance programme for some of Kirklees’ youngest – and oldest – residents. Read
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Biker hurt in Newsome accident
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MOTORCYCLIST was hurt in an accident on a busy Huddersfield road. Read
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The future’s foggy for Last of the Summer wine
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
FANS are raising doubts about the future of Last of the Summer Wine. Read
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New Huddersfield Grammar School choir wants singers
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
SINGERS are being called on to join a new choir at Huddersfield Grammar School. Read
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Sumemr festival of outdoor puruits for Kirklees
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FESTIVAL of outdoor pursuits is coming to Kirklees. Read
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Art and flower festival at St Michael’s church in Emley
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
CHURCH-GOERS are today hosting an art and flower festival to celebrate five years since their church was reordered. Read
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Carbon Trust gives Huddersfield gym thumbs up
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
GYM chain Total Fitness, which has a club in Huddersfield, has been praised for boosting its green credentials. Read
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New inquiries over missing woman Shelley Armitage
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE are making new inquiries this weekend to find a missing woman. Read
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Huddersfield roads resurfaced TWICE in a month!
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
LOCAL residents have accused Kirklees Council of ‘wasting money’ after seeing highways teams lay chippings over roads that had already had new white lines painted. Read
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Come Dine With Me at Almondbury Junior and Infant School
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
LITTLE chefs cooked up some tasty treats in their very own version of hit TV show Come Dine With Me. Read
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Three to stand trial for Huddersfield town centre stabbing
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A KIRKLEES Council youth worker is to stand trial in August after a man was stabbed during a fight in Huddersfield town centre. Read
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Huddersfield woman vows to fight Julie Kenyon’s murder conviction
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD grandmother has vowed to battle on to clear her sister’s name – even after a court ruling. Read
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Join walk of friendship around Huddersfield
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WALK of friendship aims to unite people of all faiths and backgrounds. Read
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Huddersfield University chief on student loan payback plans
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TOP academic in Huddersfield has rejected ideas that students should pay back their hefty loans much quicker. Read
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New Huddersfield town centre police team on patrol
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A NEW police team has been set up to target town centre crime in Huddersfield. Read
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Huddersfield Town and Millwall fans arrested after Waterloo violence
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
SUSPECTED HOOLIGANS who clashed before Huddersfield Town’s last game against Millwall have been arrested – hours before the two clubs were due to meet in the play-offs. Read
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Two men in 80s hurt at Morrisons, Waterloo
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN elderly man was badly hurt in an accident outside a Huddersfield supermarket. Read
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Kirklees health staff to cut down food poisoning cases
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
PEOPLE in Huddersfield are still suffering from the winter vomiting bug. Read
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Cricket: Drakes tables
May 15 2010 | Cricket News
DRAKES PREMIERSHIP Read
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Cricket: Shepley switch Sykes Cup draw
May 15 2010 | Cricket News
SHEPLEY have been denied a home tie against Holmfirth in the second round of the Romida Sykes Cup – because they are hosting their Spring Festival all next weekend. Read
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Cricket: Scholes looking Sheepish
May 15 2010 | Cricket News
SCHOLES may be struggling to find their form in the League, but they are starting to fire in the Sykes Cup and Black Sheep Trophy, which they are involved in as Drakes League champions. Read
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Cricket:: Lascelles Hall hoping to rise like the Phoenix
May 15 2010 | Cricket News
WHEN cricket lovers from anywhere in the North of England mention the Drakes Cricket League, you can guarantee the one team they all know is ... Lascelles Hall! Read
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Cricket: Drakes trio go through
May 15 2010 | Cricket News
HUDDERSFIELD are guaranteed at least one semi-finalist in the Heavy Woollen Cup. Read
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Cricket: Top performances of season
May 15 2010 | Cricket News
THE leading performances this season are: Read
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Amateur RL: Ben Randall cross code game drawing near
May 15 2010 | Amateur Rugby League
THE unique ‘cross-code’ Ben Randall Memorial charity rugby game played between the league and union teams from main Giants sponsor, University of Huddersfield, takes place next weekend. Read
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Peter Clarke’s happy with Huddersfield Town’s TV times
May 15 2010 | Huddersfield Town News
PETER CLARKE will be looking to complete a hat trick in front of the Sky Sports cameras today. Read
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Jamahl Lolesi column: Departures have hit us
May 15 2010 | Huddersfield Giants News
HI, it’s Jammer here. Read
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Busy day for Giants junior sides
May 15 2010 | Huddersfield Giants News
HUDDERSFIELD Under 20s are hoping for Valvoline Cup win No4 of the season today when they entertain Wigan at the YMCA (2.00). Read
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Giants and Wigan squads
May 15 2010 | Huddersfield Giants News
SHAUN LUNT could be set for a shock re-call to Giants Super League action this weekend. Read
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Giants David Faiumu desperate to bounce back
May 15 2010 | Huddersfield Giants News
DAVID FAIUMU is desperate to rediscover the form that has made him the Giants’ most consistent performer this season. Read
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Huddersfield Town’s Steve Black on play-off mental magic
May 15 2010 | Huddersfield Town News
STEVE BLACK believes Town are more than ready for their play-off challenge – because they’ve been preparing for it since last June. Read
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Miliband brothers in leadership bid
May 15 2010 | National News
Ed Miliband is to challenge his brother David for the Labour leadership, he has revealed. Read
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UK lottery winner nets record £84m
May 15 2010 | National News
A UK jackpot winner has scooped £84.4 million on the EuroMillions draw - the biggest UK lottery win. Read
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Sister charged with stab murder
May 15 2010 | National News
A 49-year-old woman has been charged with murdering her sister who was found stabbed to death in a field. Read
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Miliband brothers in leaders battle
May 15 2010 | National News
Ed Miliband is to challenge his brother David for the Labour leadership, he has revealed. Read
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Tories deal caused offence: Clegg
May 15 2010 | National News
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has admitted he caused "offence" among Liberal Democrats by joining a coalition with the Conservatives, but insists he had no other responsible option. Read
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Haiti kidnappers free British man
May 15 2010 | National News
A Briton kidnapped while doing post-earthquake reconstruction work in Haiti has been freed, the agency employing him said. Read
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Ed Miliband seeks Labour leadership
May 15 2010 | National News
Former energy secretary Ed Miliband will set out his vision for the future of Labour in a speech which will effectively launch his campaign for the party's leadership. Read
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MP Timms recovers after stabbing
May 15 2010 | National News
Labour MP Stephen Timms is said to be shaken but "in good spirits" after being stabbed twice in the stomach by a woman at his constituency surgery. Read
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Union fights BA bid to halt strikes
May 15 2010 | National News
The Unite union has pledged to "vigorously defend" itself against legal action by British Airways aimed at preventing a wave of strikes by its cabin crew. Read
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Amazon urged to axe 'terror' books
May 15 2010 | National News
Online retailer Amazon is facing pressure to stop selling copies of terrorist books downloaded by a teenage white supremacist whose racist father produced a chemical weapon. Read
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British actress: Polanski abused me
May 15 2010 | National News
Los Angeles prosecutors have met a British actress who claims she was sexually abused by director Roman Polanski when she was 16 - years before she appeared in one of his films. Read
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Cameron to meet Afghan president
May 15 2010 | National News
Prime Minister David Cameron will reaffirm the British Government's commitment to building a stable and secure future for Afghanistan as he meets the country's president at Chequers. Read
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IRA Brighton bomber Pat Magee shares platform in Huddersfield with daughter of one of his victims
May 15 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN IRA bomber shared a platform in Huddersfield with the daughter of one of his victims. Read
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Swindon take lead to Charlton in play-off clash
May 15 2010 | Huddersfield Town News
CHARLIE AUSTIN continued his fairytale season to help Swindon gain a deserved but slender 2-1 lead over Charlton after the first leg of their Coca-Cola League One play-off semi-final last night. Read
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Hammond's bid to resolve BA dispute
May 15 2010 | National News
The new Transport Secretary will meet both sides in the British Airways dispute to urge them to resume talks in a bid to avert a series of strikes by cabin crew, it has emerged. Read
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Channel tunnel traffic stands still
May 15 2010 | National News
Channel Tunnel traffic came to a standstill on Saturday after a problem on a Eurotunnel shuttle train. Read
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Woman in court over sister's murder
May 15 2010 | National News
The sister of a woman who was found stabbed to death in a field has appeared in court accused of her murder. Read
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Cup fans suffer transport delays
May 15 2010 | National News
Portsmouth fans endured disruption on the road and rail network as they travelled to Wembley for their side's showdown with Chelsea in the FA Cup Final. Read
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Risk of airspace closures over ash
May 15 2010 | National News
There is a risk of UK airspace closures from Sunday because of continuing volcanic activity in Iceland, the Department for Transport said. Read
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PM wants stronger Afghan relations
May 15 2010 | National News
Prime Minister David Cameron says he wants to "further strengthen" relations between Britain and Afghanistan as he held discussions with President Hamid Karzai at Chequers. Read
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Pair to face Corfu deaths retrial
May 15 2010 | National News
Holiday company Thomas Cook is standing by two employees after it was revealed they are to face a retrial in connection with the deaths of two British children who died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Corfu. Read
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Government bid to resolve BA row
May 15 2010 | National News
The government has said it will intervene in the British Airways dispute in a bid to avert a series of strikes by cabin crew. Read
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Wait for £84m lotto winner to claim
May 15 2010 | National News
Lottery officials are waiting for a UK ticketholder to come forward to claim the country's biggest jackpot. Read
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Huddersfield Town 0 Millwall 0
May 15 2010 | Huddersfield Town News
TOWN will head to South London on Tuesday with their League I play-off semi-final all square and evenly balanced after a tight first leg at the Galpharm. Read
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Woman charged with MP murder bid
May 15 2010 | National News
A woman has been charged with the attempted murder of Labour MP Stephen Timms who was stabbed during a constituency surgery in east London, Scotland Yard said. Read
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Delays after Tunnel traffic halted
May 15 2010 | National News
Thousands of Eurostar travellers have been delayed after traffic came to a standstill following a carbon dioxide alert in the Channel Tunnel. Read
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Great grandmother stabbed to death
May 15 2010 | National News
A great grandmother stabbed to death in her flat by "callous cowards" was a pillar of the community, neighbours have said. Read
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Passengers warned of new ash delays
May 15 2010 | National News
Air passengers have been warned to expect further disruption as volcanic ash is again blown into UK airspace. Read
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Thai PM defends protest crackdown
May 15 2010 | National News
Thailand's prime minister has defended the deadly army crackdown on the Red Shirt protesters besieging the capital, saying there was no turning back as clashes raged in the center of Bangkok. Read
