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2011
Articles from 21st Jun 2011
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Huddersfield Examiner: See the front and back pages of our latest edition
Jun 21 2011 | Front and Back Pages
HERE are the front and back pages of tonight's Huddersfield Examiner. Read
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Extract Technology a winner in Yorkshire Productivity Awards
Jun 21 2011 | Kirklees Business News
A COMPANY in Huddersfield has underlined its status as a world-class manufacturer by winning Ša top award. Read
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Wellhouse Leisure gains ISO 9001 status
Jun 21 2011 | Kirklees Business News
LEADING compact caravan converter Wellhouse Leisure is celebrating another milestone – having achieved ISO 9001 accreditation for its manufacturing processes. Read
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Business Profile: Suma Wholefoods' Alex Stappard
Jun 21 2011 | Business Profiles
GOOD things happen when people co-operate. Read
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ACCA launches British Accountancy Awards
Jun 21 2011 | Kirklees Business News
KIRKLEES accountancy firms have been urged to take part in a national awards scheme. Read
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HSBC's Jill Hague welcomes super-city status Leeds
Jun 21 2011 | Business Columnists
THE economic downturn has fundamentally altered the UK business landscape, providing a catalyst for growth for trail-blazing businesses and entrepreneurs, according to a new report, The Future of Business 2011, from HSBC Commercial Banking. Read
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Chadwick Lawrence Solicitors' Neil Wilson on flexible working focus
Jun 21 2011 | Business Columnists
IN April, 2011, changes to paternity rights took effect to give new fathers the opportunity to take up to 28 weeks of paternity leave. Read
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Forum of Private Business warns over copyright
Jun 21 2011 | Kirklees Business News
SMALL business owners in Kirklees are being urged to check the images they use on their websites in order to guard against costly copyright claims. Read
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Towergate Financial put pension reform in focus
Jun 21 2011 | Kirklees Business News
EMPLOYERS with small businesses across Kirklees have been urged to prepare for the impact of wide-ranging pension reform. Read
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Jolly Days for Susan Kenyon Marketing Consultants
Jun 21 2011 | Kirklees Business News
A HUDDERSFIELD firm undertook a product testing session with a difference. Read
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Yorkshire Building Society scoops top awards
Jun 21 2011 | Kirklees Business News
YORKSHIRE Building Society has been recognised for its mortgage and savings products at the 2011 Moneyfacts Awards. Read
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Yorkshire Building Society renews Town tie-up
Jun 21 2011 | Kirklees Business News
A BUILDING society with roots in Huddersfield has strengthened its links with the Town. Read
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LSH calls for action to stimulate development
Jun 21 2011 | Commercial Property
THE Government has been urged to extend tax incentives linked to business rates beyond Enterprise Zones if it wants to stimulate new development. Read
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GMI Construction starts work on football stadium scheme
Jun 21 2011 | Commercial Property
THE company constructing a new campus for Kirklees College in Huddersfield has started work on another landmark project. Read
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Rixonway achieves safety gold award
Jun 21 2011 | Commercial Property
A DEWSBURY firm manufacturing and supplying kitchens for the social housing sector has received a top safety award for the second year running. Read
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Easilift provides loading bay answers for Tesco
Jun 21 2011 | Kirklees Business News
DEPOTS and distribution centres are safer places to work, thanks to technology supplied by a Huddersfield firm. Read
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RICS urges property sector to get involved
Jun 21 2011 | Commercial Property
THE property sector in Yorkshire can help local communities meet the challenge, says a report. Read
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RICS introduce new qualifications
Jun 21 2011 | Commercial Property
SEVEN new qualifications have been launched to benefit property professionals. Read
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Andrew Jones is FSB speaker
Jun 21 2011 | Kirklees Business News
BUSINESSMAN Andrew Jones, of Lockwood-based Andrew Jones Pies, will be the guest speaker at the June meeting of the Kirklees branch of the Federation of Small Businesses. Read
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Appointments: James Laidler at Jones Lang LaSalle
Jun 21 2011 | Kirklees Business News
PROPERTY agency Jones Lang LaSalle has appointed James Laidler as a senior surveyor in its healthcare team based in West Yorkshire. Read
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Appointments: James Beresford at Baxter Caulfield
Jun 21 2011 | Kirklees Business News
A SOLICITOR with a Huddersfield law firm has achieved success. Read
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Digital Consortium is a winner
Jun 21 2011 | Kirklees Business News
AN online marketing agency which is really going places has won business award. Read
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Chadwick Lawrence help chef put success on the menu
Jun 21 2011 | Kirklees Business News
A LAW firm with offices in Huddersfield has helped a young chef find the recipe for success. Read
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Appointments: Alison Jackson at Colliers International
Jun 21 2011 | Kirklees Business News
PROPERTY agency Colliers International has expanded its building consultancy team with the appointment of Alison Jackson. Read
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CKMA focuses on manufacturing performance
Jun 21 2011 | Kirklees Business News
A GROUP supporting manufacturers in Kirklees and Calderdale looked at how companies can go “green” by getting “lean”. Read
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Baitings Dam abseil for Winifred, 71
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
AT the age of 71, most people want to put their feet up. Read
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Junior Cricket: Under 13 performances
Jun 21 2011 | Cricket News
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Junior Cricket: Under 11 performances
Jun 21 2011 | Cricket News
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Junior Cricket: Under 17 results
Jun 21 2011 | Cricket News
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Junior Cricket: Under 15 tables
Jun 21 2011 | Cricket News
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Junior Cricket: Under 11 results
Jun 21 2011 | Cricket News
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Junior Cricket: Under 15 performances
Jun 21 2011 | Cricket News
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Junior Cricket: Under 17 tables
Jun 21 2011 | Cricket News
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Junior Cricket: Under 13 tables
Jun 21 2011 | Cricket News
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Junior Cricket: Under 11 tables
Jun 21 2011 | Cricket News
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Junior Cricket: Under 17 performances
Jun 21 2011 | Cricket News
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Junior Cricket: Under 15 results
Jun 21 2011 | Cricket News
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Junior Cricket: Under 13 results
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Fit-again Huddersfield Giants full-back Scott Grix ready to carry on kicking
Jun 21 2011 | Huddersfield Giants News
SCOTT GRIX wants to carry on kicking. Read
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Amateur RL: Underbank Rangers have class to see off challenge
Jun 21 2011 | Amateur Rugby League
UNDERBANK Rangers were far from at their best but had too much in the tank for their enthusiastic and inexperienced opponents Valley Cougars from Caerphilly, and remain unbeaten after eight rounds after a 46-30 success. Read
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Amateur RL: Conference National table
Jun 21 2011 | Amateur Rugby League
UNDERBANK 8800348154024 Read
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Huddersfield Town add Dunfermline Athletic to pre-season schedule
Jun 21 2011 | Huddersfield Town News
TOWN will take on Scottish Premier League new boys Dunfermline Athletic when they head North of the border for a training camp next month. Read
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Huddersfield Town boss on Anthony Pilkington and Norwich City's 'bid'
Jun 21 2011 | Huddersfield Town News
LEE CLARK expects prize asset Anthony Pilkington to be in Town’s opening-day League I line-up at home to Bury on August 6. Read
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Pupil’s mission to arrive in style accomplished
Jun 21 2011 | Comment
PROMS are becoming more and more popular. Read
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Polar Ford gets set for centenary
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CAR dealership in Huddersfield is set to join the fun at an event to celebrate 100 years of Ford. Read
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We must do more to stop bogus workmen targeting vulnerable people
Jun 21 2011 | Comment
REPORTS of men posing as water board or electric officials to con residents is deeply worrying. Read
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Kirklees wants people to suggest street names
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
STREET names are wanted for a new Huddersfield development. Read
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Huddersfield Lapdancers feeling the pinch are set to "spellbind" punters
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD lapdancers have been trained to entice men with hypnosis to boost a lull in trade. Read
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Father and son Ian and Martin Womersley run Great North Run for Diabetes UK
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FATHER and son are pulling on their running shoes for the Bupa Great North Run to raise money for Diabetes UK. Read
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Kirklees considers cuts to special needs education
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
CHANGES to education for disabled children are under the spotlight today. Read
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Denis: Radio alliteration is really making waves
Jun 21 2011 | Denis Kilcommons
I WROTE last week about dialect expressions and the strange use of words and asked for more examples. Pete Foster has responded. Read
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CISWO urges people to get in touch
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CHARITY helping miners, ex-miners and their families has urged those in need to get in touch. Read
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Denis: Can you solve this word puzzle?
Jun 21 2011 | Denis Kilcommons
HERE'S a puzzle, sent by a reader, that had me scratching my head. What nine letter word in the English language is still a word when eight letters are removed one by one? Read
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Denis: I can’t believe Americans have a better sense of humour than the British
Jun 21 2011 | Denis Kilcommons
AMERICA has come top in a poll to find the funniest nation. Yes, that’s right, America. The country that gets a laugh by asking? What breed of dog rides a horse named Macaroni? And answer: Yankee poodle! Read
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Denis: Take a leaf from the humble cabbage
Jun 21 2011 | Denis Kilcommons
MY mate Kev the Sparky brought a culinary conversation at the bar up short when he confessed to a peculiar fancy. Read
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Cricket: Cawthorne provide biggest shock of this year’s Sykes Cup
Jun 21 2011 | Cricket News
CAWTHORNE delivered the biggest shock for years when the Drakes League newcomers dumped Premiership side Marsden out of the quarter-finals of the Romida Sykes Cup. Read
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Colne Valley’s Sam Taylor's ambitious Danish art adventure
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CUTTING-EDGE artist is hoping to perform his way into a renowned Danish theatre school. Read
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Cricket: Evening League results
Jun 21 2011 | Cricket News
Sellers Travel Evening Cricket League Read
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Cricket: Frank Platt results
Jun 21 2011 | Cricket News
FRANK PLATT CHAMPIONSHIP Read
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It’s Our World: Groundbreaking Eco Lodge built at Shepley First School
Jun 21 2011 | environment-news
CHILDREN are no longer just learning in the classroom – they are learning from the classroom. Read
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Cricket: Sykes Cup results
Jun 21 2011 | Cricket News
QUARTER FINALS Read
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Man and woman die in M1 tragedy at junction 38
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN has been arrested after a double death tragedy. Read
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Mother sickened as dead fox is dumped in child's Dalton tree house
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
SICK vandals have dumped a dead fox in a child’s tree house in Dalton. Read
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Swinton Lions rugby pro Phil Joseph won’t give up the night job in Huddersfield bar
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
PHIL Joseph could be Britain’s hardest working rugby player. Read
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Kirklees Council considers parking permit plan
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
COUNCILLORS are expected to bring in new rules for permit parking today. Read
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Man charged with mansaughter over death of Gomersal woman Jean Myers
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN has been charged with manslaughter following the death of an 89-year-old woman in Gomersal. Read
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RL club backs ex-Huddersfield Giants Martin Aspinwall who was jailed for dangerous driving
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A RUGBY team has pledged to stand by former Huddersfield Giant Martin Aspinwall following his imprisonment for dangerous driving. Read
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Huddersfield toddler Tadeusz Roznowski is youngest child to self-propel in a wheelchair
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
MOST parents find it hard to keep up with their energetic children. Read
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Garden party at Newsome Nursing Home
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
NEWSOME Nursing Home celebrates its 25th anniversary this weekend with a silver jubilee garden party. Read
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Web forum: Kirklees £22m savings, June 21, 2011
Jun 21 2011 | Unsorted
KIRKLEES Council saves more than £22m in 2011: Read
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Examiner Mailbag, June 21, 2011
Jun 21 2011 | Reader Letters
IF people wish to call for the abolition the May Day Bank Holiday then they should at least be honest about their reasons for doing so (‘Should the May Day Bank Holiday be moved?’, Examiner, June 18). Read
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Obituary: Peter Cusworth
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
PETER Cusworth sat on Huddersfield Borough council as an Liberal councillor for the Deighton ward in the 60s. Read
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Obituary: Graham Nash
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FORMER Huddersfield man, who was in the Guinness Book of World Records for umpiring at five consecutive Olympic Games has died peacefully at his home in Spain. Read
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Obituary:Kay Pickard
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WOMAN who worked tirelessly for several Huddersfield charities, has died. Read
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Obituary: Jane Garside
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
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Residents anger with Kirklees Council over tree row at Crosland Moor
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
ANGRY residents have accused Kirklees Council of hypocrisy after they refused to fell an unpopular tree. Read
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Off-road bike seized by cops in Fartown
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MOTORBIKE has been seized after being caught by police on school land. Read
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Special moment of remembrance for Huddersfield's Army veterans
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD Army veterans stood to attention in the town centre to mark the start to Armed Forces Week. Read
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Fartown shop asks for 24-hour alcohol licence
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD shop wants to sell alcohol round-the-clock. Read
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Conman Danny Connors jailed for targeting vulnerable people in Lepton and Lindley
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN who posed as a workman to target vulnerable people in Lindley and Lepton is waking up to his first day in jail today. Read
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All Saints Catholic College boys travel to prom in armoured personnel carrier
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THEY wanted to really make an entrance. Read
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Missing woman Marjorie Thornton found safe and well
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
Pensioner is found safe Read
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Clr Mehboob Khan refuses to apologise over false claim that anti-cuts protestors punched a female Kirklees Council employee
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
MEHBOOB Khan has refused to apologise for wrongly claiming that protesters punched a woman in Huddersfield Town Hall. Read
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Celibate Gay men in Civil Partnership could be ordained as Church of England Bishops
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE Church of England is entering a new era. Read
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Reforms 'will not protect public'
Jun 21 2011 | National News
The damage caused by the Government's planned sentencing reforms could be "irreparable", Labour has said. Read
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Duncan Smith averts pensions revolt
Jun 21 2011 | National News
Controversial plans to raise the state pension age for women were waved through by MPs after the Government offered to hold talks with critics about how the change would be introduced. Read
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40 killed in Russian plane crash
Jun 21 2011 | National News
Forty people were killed when a passenger jet crashed in north-western Russia, news agencies have said. Read
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'Dunkirk spirit' to face strikes
Jun 21 2011 | National News
Britons will display a "Dunkirk spirit" to deal with disruption caused by strikes by public sector workers, a business leader has said. Read
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Massive migration cut 'unlikely'
Jun 21 2011 | National News
Government plans to cut net migration to the "tens of thousands" in four years are likely to fail, a report has found. Read
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JCB to invest £20m in UK factories
Jun 21 2011 | National News
JCB says it will invest £20 million in its UK factories this year to keep pace with a boom in demand from the so-called emerging markets. Read
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Cameron: We won't bail out Greece
Jun 21 2011 | National News
David Cameron has promised to fight "very hard" in Brussels to ensure the British taxpayer does not shoulder any of the cost of a European bailout of Greece. Read
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Charities slammed over animal tests
Jun 21 2011 | National News
A campaign has been launched to boycott four leading medical charities accused of supporting "horrific" animal experiments. Read
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44 killed in Russian plane crash
Jun 21 2011 | National News
Forty-four people were killed when a passenger jet crashed in north-western Russia, news agencies have said. Read
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Wimbledon heads aim to move backlog
Jun 21 2011 | National News
Wimbledon organisers have a heavy backlog of play to start clearing after rain wiped out hours of tennis. Read
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Camerons host Queen and Duke lunch
Jun 21 2011 | National News
David and Samantha Cameron are to play host to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in Downing Street. Read
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Have Huddersfield Town seen the last of Plymouth man Damien Johnson?
Jun 21 2011 | Huddersfield Town News
PLYMOUTH Argyle expect Damien Johnson to be fit for pre-season training on the south coast - but the club's money worries mean that his future is far from certain. Read
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Former Huddersfield Town man Jon Worthington joins Mansfield
Jun 21 2011 | Huddersfield Town News
FORMER Huddersfield Town man Jon Worthington has joined the Conference National's Mansfield on a year-long deal. Read
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It’s Our World: Blowing the trumpet of eco-friendly clarinet
Jun 21 2011 | environment-news
-A CONCERT was held to celebrate the successes of an instrument-making company. Read
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Sacking call as Clarke ditches plan
Jun 21 2011 | National News
The father of murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor has called for Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke to be sacked after being forced to abandon his sentencing plans. Read
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Public borrowing slightly down
Jun 21 2011 | National News
Chancellor George Osborne's deficit-busting plans are back on track after official figures revealed a slight reduction in the amount of money borrowed by the Government in May. Read
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Misys soars after takeover approach
Jun 21 2011 | Latest National Business News
MISYS, a leading supplier of software to the banking industry, saw its market value soar to near £1.5 billion today after it revealed a takeover approach. Read
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Public borrowing slightly down
Jun 21 2011 | Latest National Business News
CHANCELLOR George Osborne’s deficit-busting plans were back on track today after official figures revealed a slight reduction in the amount of money borrowed by the Government in May. Read
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Tuesday morning market opening: Whitbread up
Jun 21 2011 | Latest National Business News
INVESTORS checked into Whitbread today after the leisure group posted further impressive growth at its Premier Inn and Costa businesses. Read
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Justice reforms 'wrong message'
Jun 21 2011 | National News
Sentences would have been too lenient and criminals would have been sent the "wrong message" if plans to halve jail terms for offenders who plead guilty early had gone ahead, David Cameron has said. Read
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Pensions 'triple whammy' under fire
Jun 21 2011 | National News
The Government's drive for a big society is more like a "sick society" because of its spending cuts, a union leader has said. Read
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Heart doctor wins abuse-case ruling
Jun 21 2011 | National News
An internationally-renowned heart specialist has won his High Court battle to prevent hearsay evidence being used against him in disciplinary proceedings linked to child abuse allegations. Read
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Hacking probe police hold teenager
Jun 21 2011 | National News
A British teenager suspected of being a mastermind behind a notorious international computer hacking group has been arrested in a swoop by the FBI and Scotland Yard. Read
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Miliband in 'responsible pay' calls
Jun 21 2011 | National News
Labour leader Ed Miliband has called for "responsibility" on pay from those at the top of society as he addressed a summit of business leaders in London. Read
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Weather could not dampen Solstice
Jun 21 2011 | National News
Poor weather could not dampen the spirits of 18,000 people who welcomed the sun at Stonehenge at dawn this morning for the Summer Solstice. Read
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Man's face slashed in Huddersfield bar attack
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN had his face slashed during an attack in Huddersfield town centre. Read
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Clarke forced to back down on jail
Jun 21 2011 | National News
David Cameron has forced Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke to change his sentencing plans over fears that prison sentences would be "too lenient" if jail terms were halved for offenders who plead guilty early. Read
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Cameron insists Government 'strong'
Jun 21 2011 | National News
David Cameron has insisted his Government is "extremely strong, resolute and determined" despite announcing the latest in a series of policy U-turns. Read
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Apology over re-used exam questions
Jun 21 2011 | National News
One of England's biggest awarding bodies has been forced to apologise after GCSE students were set a paper containing questions from an old exam. Read
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States 'won't allow euro collapse'
Jun 21 2011 | National News
Prime Minister David Cameron insists the euro will not collapse because member states "will not let it". Read
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Firefighters tackle big blaze in Shelley
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
MORE than 20 firefighters tackled a serious blaze in Shelley. Read
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Union leader issues 'call to arms'
Jun 21 2011 | National News
Millions of public sector workers are preparing for the fight of their lives to defend jobs, pensions and services, raising the prospect of "sustained" strikes, a union leader says. Read
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Leicester City sign Huddersfield Town's Lee Peltier on three-year deal
Jun 21 2011 | Huddersfield Town News
LEE PELTIER is on his way to Leicester City after Huddersfield Town accepted an undisclosed bid for their talented right-back from the Championship club. Read
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Huddersfield man arrested over Wakefield hit-and-run which killed six-year-old boy
Jun 21 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD man has been arrested over the hit-and-run death of a six-year-old boy in Wakefield. Read
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GB football team set for Olympics
Jun 21 2011 | National News
A British football team, with no barriers to fielding players from the home nations, will compete at the London 2012 Olympics, the British Olympic Association (BOA) says. Read
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Virgin pilots vote to strike on pay
Jun 21 2011 | National News
Virgin Atlantic pilots have voted by a massive 97% to go on strike in a row over pay, raising the threat of summer walkouts which would cause travel chaos. Read
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Man held over hit-run death of boy
Jun 21 2011 | National News
A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a six-year-old boy was knocked down and killed by a motorist. Read
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'Too lenient' jail plans scrapped
Jun 21 2011 | National News
More foreign criminals will be deported and serious repeat offenders jailed for life as part of David Cameron's attempts to show the Government is tough on crime. Read
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'Hack' youth could face extradition
Jun 21 2011 | National News
A British teenager suspected of masterminding a global computer hacking plot from his bedroom could face a fight against extradition to the US. Read
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Anger at GB Olympic football bid
Jun 21 2011 | National News
Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish football chiefs have angrily hit out at the suggestion they have signed up to being part of a British football team at the London 2012 Olympics. Read
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Gove 'angry' over exam paper errors
Jun 21 2011 | National News
Education Secretary Michael Gove has expressed his anger at errors in this year's GCSE and A-level exams as details of three more blunders were revealed. Read
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'Fun' tour awaits William and Kate
Jun 21 2011 | National News
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's official tour of Canada will be a "fun", hands-on affair, Read
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Greek PM wins vital confidence vote
Jun 21 2011 | National News
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has survived a confidence vote in parliament after garnering more than the absolute majority of 151 votes he needed in the 300-member legislature. Read
