Aug
2011
Articles from 25th Aug 2011
-
Bowling: Hudds and District Veterans results
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
10-MAN LEAGUE Read
-
Huddersfield musicians win place at regional festival championships
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO talented musicians are set to wow crowds at a prestigious music festival. Read
-
Cricket: Honley leg-spinner Craddock signs two-year deal at Essex
Aug 25 2011 | Cricket News
HONLEY leg-spinner Tom Craddock has signed a two-year with Essex which will run until the end of the 2013 season. Read
-
Honley Conservative Club’s generous fundraising for Kirkwood Hospice
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
GENEROUS regulars at a social club raised £816 for Kirkwood Hospice. Read
-
Former Huddersfield vicar Catherine Ogle on her first anniversary as Dean of Birmingham
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
SHE admits it’s a big change from Huddersfield. Read
-
Bowling: Subscription Cup results
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
SUBSCRIPTION CUP Read
-
Car insurance company admits parts of Huddersfield postcode are blacklisted to new customer
Aug 25 2011 | Comment
THE postcode lottery for car insurance is both irritating and frustrating. Read
-
John: Colloquial names and their meanings
Aug 25 2011 | John Avison
A RECENT musing by fellow columnist Denis Kilcommons on the colloquial use of names set me thinking, which is always a dangerous thing. Read
-
Bowling: Huds and District bowling tables
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
Subscription Cup Read
-
Bowling: Binns Cup results
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
BINNS CUP Read
-
Car insurance company admits part of Huddersfield postcode is blacklisted to new customers
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CAR insurer has admitted it has blacklisted a Huddersfield postcode. Read
-
Cricket: Drakes League tables
Aug 25 2011 | Cricket News
Drakes Premiership Two Read
-
Costs spiral for controversial new Huddersfield cemetery near Castle Hill
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
NEW figures show a controversial proposed cemetery in Huddersfield will cost more than expected – and have fewer plots. Read
-
Web forum: Community punishment?
Aug 25 2011 | Unsorted
JOBLESS offenders in Kirklees face a new ‘hard labour’ policy. They will have to do a five-day week of hard work under new proposals for community sentences. Read
-
Teens told to get their passports out for The Inbetweeners movie in Huddersfield
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
CINEMA bosses have apologised after two Huddersfield teenage girls were initially turned away from a film – because they didn’t have their passports. Read
-
Complaints over feral cat problem after kitten found in bin at Huddersfield council flats
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
RESIDENTS say their neighbourhood is being overrun by feral cats. Read
-
Fashion: Swapover styles to see you through the seasonal fashion limbo
Aug 25 2011 | Fashion & Beauty
Although the sun's still shining, the high street's already bursting with wintry fashions. LISA HAYNES asks Sex And The City stylist Patricia Field how to make your summer wardrobe last longer Read
-
Bowling: Final of the Ladies Afternoon Drawn Doubles at Milnsbridge BC
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
THE final of the Ladies Afternoon Drawn Doubles will be played on Wednesday, September 7 at Milnsbridge BC (12.45 start, 1.00 scratch). Read
-
Bowling: Thongsbridge aiming to lift Yorkshire Cup against Spen Victoria
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
HUDDERSFIELD League leaders Thongsbridge are aiming to win the Yorkshire Cup on Sunday. Read
-
Bowling: Beaumont Cup results
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
BEAUMONT CUP Read
-
How Huddersfield drug and alcohol service Lifeline centre helps addicts to kick the habit
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
Reporter LOUISE COOPER visited Lifeline Drug and Alcohol treatment service to meet those who have overcome their addictions and the managers who run the vital service Read
-
Brake backs safety cameras on roads despite some sites seeing accident increases
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
CASUALTY rates at some speed camera sites have worsened since their installation, new figures show. Read
-
Bowling: Kirkheaton duo win Eric Simpson Mixed Pairs
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
KIRKHEATON’S Dave Fox and Sharon Lumb won the Conservative League Eric Simpson Mixed Pairs. Read
-
Ladies Works League bowling
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
LATEST qualifiers in the Mirfield Old Bank Autumn Double are Darren Griffiths and Andy Buckley (Oldham), who beat Dave Copeland and Mick Robinson 49-32, and Simon Coupe and Tommy King (Preston/Blackpool), who beat Noel Burrows and Andy White (Manchester ) 51-22. Read
-
Huddersfield Giants star Luke O’Donnell targets early March return next year
Aug 25 2011 | Huddersfield Giants News
LUKE O’DONNELL hopes to be back in Giants action by early March next year. Read
-
Addict tried drugs in jail
Aug 25 2011 | Comment
THE pervasive influence of drugs in our society is graphically shown in our interview with a reformed heroin and crack addict. Read
-
Huddersfield Town boss Lee Clark on Alan Lee and Novak's prospects for Saturday
Aug 25 2011 | Huddersfield Town News
TOWN striker Alan Lee will be aiming to make his influence tell as Town take on Wycombe Wanderers at the Galpharm on Saturday (3.00). Read
-
Bowling: Ingham and Bamforth cup results
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
INGHAM AND BAMFORTH CUPS Read
-
bowling: drayton cup results
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
DRAYTON CUP Read
-
Suspicious circumstances ruled out in Marsden OAP death
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A POLICE inquiry was mounted after a Marsden woman’s death, an inquest was told. Read
-
Bowling great Brian Duncan in field for Linthwaite CBC Super 32
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
A STAR-STUDDED field has assembled for a Super 32 at Linthwaite Cricket and Bowling Club on Monday (10.30am). Read
-
Graham Brook of Netherton Con wins Huddersfield Veterans Rosebowl
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
GRAHAM BROOK of Netherton Con is the new name on the Huddersfield & District Veterans Rosebowl. Read
-
bowling: ladies afternoon bowling results
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
SECTION I Read
-
Colne Valley Floodlight League starts next week
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
MELTHAM BC begin the defence of their Colne Valley Floodlight League title next week. Read
-
PC Caroline Newsome leads communuity cleanup with pupils of Newsome High School and Sports College
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
NEWSOME youngsters are showing the power of youth by taking part in a community clean-up. Read
-
More strike disruption on trains as Friday strike looms
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
RAIL commuters face a second day of disruption on the trains tomorrow. Read
-
Tragic death of Meltham woman who died after bath scalding
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WOMAN tragically died after being scalded in a hot bath. Read
-
Grass greener at Brighouse Renewable Centre of Excellence
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CENTRE has been established to promote excellence in the renewable energy sector. Read
-
Man's face slashed in Bradford Road knife attack
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN was slashed across the face in a terrifying knife attack. Read
-
Thornton Lodge youngster Daani, 4, sees his sunflower soar to 6ft tall
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THIS amazing sunflower was grown by four-year-old Daani Sadiq. Read
-
Bowling: Yorkshire county player Ashley Tattersley win the Huddersfield Liberal League Merit
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
YORKSHIRE county player Ashley Tattersley won the 59th Huddersfield and District Liberal League Merit, sponsored by Milnsbridge Liberal Club. Read
-
Dewsbury woman Clare O’Keefe died of drug overdose
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MOTHER whose life was dogged by drugs use died from an overdose. Read
-
Huddersfield Giants coach Nathan Brown's column: Salford, Simpson and learning from Leeds
Aug 25 2011 | Nathan Brown Column
After the events at Salford last Friday do you wish it wasn’t Challenge Cup final weekend and you’d got a game? Read
-
Karen Gant and Marie Nicholson win the Hilda England Pairs title
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
KAREN GANT and Marie Nicholson won the Huddersfield Ladies Bowling League Hilda England Pairs final at Huddersfield RUFC BC. Read
-
Honley car dealer targeted by yobs with grudge - more than 100 tyres slashed
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
HOODED vandals have attacked a Honley business THREE times in THREE weeks. Read
-
Huddersfield's Jodie Whittaker stars in summer hit movie One Day (Watch trailer here)
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD star Jodie Whittaker is back on our cinema screens again this week. Read
-
bowling:hudds and district liberal league results and tables
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
Section A – Golcar Lib A 10 Lindley Lib B 0, Lindley Lib A 9 Almondbury Lib A 1, Milnsbridge Lib A 5 Linthwaite CBC 5, Marsden Lib A 3 Cowcliffe Lib A 7, Crosland Moor A 7 Meltham Lib A 3. Read
-
Examiner Mailbag, August 25, 2011
Aug 25 2011 | Reader Letters
I WAS shocked to see the barriers across long-established rights of way at Clayton Fields after the action group had registered its intention to appeal. Read
-
John Avison: A test of your 21st century capabilities
Aug 25 2011 | John Avison
HERE’S a checklist for those who imagine they have figured out how to live in 2011, even though they were born (as a good many of readers almost certainly were) while the last century was yet middle-aged. Read
-
Residents oppose new homes in Skelmanthorpe
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
VILLAGERS are fighting a plan to build new homes. Read
-
bowling: littlewood cup results
Aug 25 2011 | Bowls News
LITTLEWOOD CUP Read
-
Southern Cross landlords in Yorkshire yet to name new operators
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
LANDLORDS of Southern Cross care homes in Yorkshire – including five in Huddersfield – have missed the first deadline to name new operators, it has emerged. Read
-
Nine months until the next local election the fight is on
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT is nine months until the next local elections but Calderdale councillors are already planning their fight. Read
-
Honley Show chiefs put out call for old programs in a bid to build archive
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
HONLEY Show chiefs are on the history trail. Read
-
Birchencliffe cricket and Lindley Swifts rugby join forces to develop new facilities
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
FIVE years ago it was on the brink of closing. Read
-
Racer Compton is feeling confident
Aug 25 2011 | Motorsport News
ASHENHURST racer Dijon Compton goes into this weekend’s Cadwell Park meeting looking for the points that can earn him the 2011 Harley Davidson XR1200 crown. Read
-
Huge student accommodation plans for old car park in Huddersfield
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE site of a derelict engineering firm could be transformed into a huge student living complex. Read
-
Former Huddersfield Giants prop Jonny Bruce takes over at Lindley Swifts
Aug 25 2011 | Amateur Rugby League
FORMER Giants prop Jonny Bruce has been appointed the new coach of Lindley Swifts. Read
-
Elland Rabbits golf competition
Aug 25 2011 | Golf News
MARY MELLOR and Peter Thompson were the major winners when Barry Holbrook held his Rabbit Captain’s event at Elland Golf Club. Read
-
Picture of the week: Cowes crew discovers it’s not all plain sailing
Aug 25 2011 | Unsorted
LIFE doesn’t always go to plan as this crew on a catamaran in the sea off the Isle of Wight found out. Read
-
Huddersfield Town Supporters' Association: HTSA secretary becomes chair of Supporters Direct
Aug 25 2011 | Huddersfield Town News
WHAT a great start to the 2011/12 season for the Town Supporters Association with news of the appointment of our secretary, Robert Pepper, to the chair of the England and Wales Council of Supporters Direct (SD). Read
-
Sean Hazelden endures defeat on his 500th career appearance for AFC Emley against Hallam
Aug 25 2011 | Football News
EMLEY conceded four goals for a second consecutive game as they fell to a 4-2 home league defeat to Hallam – ensuring Sean Hazelden’s 500th career appearance ended an unhappy one. Read
-
Jobs quits as Apple chief executive
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Steve Jobs resigning as CEO of Apple, effective immediately. Read
-
£1m bounty placed on Gaddafi's head
Aug 25 2011 | National News
A £1 million reward is on offer for anyone able to capture Colonel Muammar Gaddafi dead or alive as it emerged that the SAS was leading the hunt for the Libyan despot. Read
-
May to host social network meeting
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Facebook, Twitter and BlackBerry executives are to meet the Home Secretary to discuss whether their users should be blocked when they are plotting violence and criminality. Read
-
Hospital drink cases up 900 a day
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Almost 900 more people are admitted to hospital every day for drinking compared to five years ago, figures show. Read
-
EBacc 'could alienate many pupils'
Aug 25 2011 | National News
A shift towards traditional subjects at GCSE risks "demotivating and alienating" thousands of teenagers, a union leader has warned. Read
-
Wage deals remain stuck at 2.5%
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Median pay deals have remained at 2.5% in recent months, although no wage freezes were recorded in private firms in the quarter to July, a new report has shown. Read
-
Worries shape dictionary additions
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Concerns over climate change and financial matters have become sufficiently widespread to take words and phrases associated with them into the latest edition of a major dictionary. Read
-
Winslet tells of island fire ordeal
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Kate Winslet has spoken of her relief after escaping a fire which devastated the luxury Caribbean home of Sir Richard Branson. Read
-
Jobs hands over the reins at Apple
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Steve Jobs, the mind behind the iPhone, iPad and other devices that turned Apple into one of the world's most powerful companies, has resigned as chief executive, saying he can no longer handle the job but will continue to play a leadership role. Read
-
Consumer confidence 'still sliding'
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Consumer confidence continued to fall last month amid increased uncertainty around the UK's economic outlook and is set to dip further in August, a survey has said. Read
-
Nato hunting for missing Gaddafi
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Nato is helping Libyan rebels hunting Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, Defence Secretary Liam Fox has said. Read
-
Boy, 15, arrested after arson attack at Clayton West pensioner’s home
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested in connection with an arson attack at a pensioner’s home. Read
-
Cricket: Crookes leading way for Kirkburton
Aug 25 2011 | Cricket News
KIRKBURTON Seconds maintained their hopes of making it a First and Second team Championship-winning double with a nine-wicket win over Barkisland. Read
-
Moors Murderer Ian Brady in hospital quiz over nurse 'assault'
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
MOORS murderer Ian Brady will be questioned by police after allegedly assaulting a nurse. Read
-
Record GCSE results again as boys fall further behind girls
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
TEENAGERS achieved record GCSE results again today, although boys are falling further behind girls. Read
-
Record results but boys fall behind
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Teenagers have achieved record GCSE results again, although boys are falling further behind girls. Read
-
Cricket: Drakes League Second XI results
Aug 25 2011 | Cricket News
Latest results Read
-
Immigration up by more than 20%
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Net migration to the UK rose by more than 20% last year to 239,000, official figures have shown. Read
-
Brady to be quizzed over 'assault'
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Moors murderer Ian Brady will be questioned by police after allegedly assaulting a nurse. Read
-
Boys still lag behind in GCSEs
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Boys are failing to catch up with girls at GCSE, despite another record year of results. Read
-
Red Arrows to fly again after crash
Aug 25 2011 | National News
The Red Arrows have been cleared to resume flying after the air show crash that killed one of their pilots. Read
-
Watchdog examines Coulson complaint
Aug 25 2011 | National News
The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner is considering a complaint after it was alleged Andy Coulson failed to disclose that he was still being paid by News International when he took up his job with the Conservative Party. Read
-
Huddersfield Examiner: See the front and back pages of our latest edition
Aug 25 2011 | Front and Back Pages
HERE are the front and back pages of tonight's Huddersfield Examiner. Read
-
Huddersfield Town boss: No plans for arrivals ahead of window
Aug 25 2011 | Huddersfield Town News
HUDDERSFIELD Town boss Lee Clark has stressed he's looking to trim his squad rather than add to it as the closure of the summer transfer window approaches. Read
-
Blinded Pc held in assault probe
Aug 25 2011 | Breaking News
The police officer blinded by gunman Raoul Moat has been arrested on suspicion of assault. Read
-
No more Red Arrow shows 'this year'
Aug 25 2011 | National News
The Red Arrows have been cleared to resume flying after a fatal crash - but sources say they are "extremely unlikely" to do any more air show performances this year. Read
-
Barlow and Tulisa make charity song
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Gary Barlow has teamed up with fellow X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos for the next Children In Need single. Read
-
Thursday lunchtime car crash closes Woodhead Road at Berry Brow
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WOMAN was injured in a three-vehicle car crash in Huddersfield this lunchtime. Read
-
Apple shares fall after Jobs quits
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Investors in Apple appear to be getting over the worst of the shock of Steve Jobs' resignation from the CEO post. Read
-
Union calls off First TransPennine Express train strike on Friday
Aug 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
TRAIN drivers' union ASLEF at First TransPennine Express (FTPE) has suspended a planned 24-hour strike which was due to begin at midnight. Read
-
Warning after 2,000 held over riots
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Scotland Yard has warned fugitive rioters that it was "far from finished" as the force confirmed that more than 2,000 suspects have been arrested over the capital's disturbances. Read
-
Red Arrows will take to skies again
Aug 25 2011 | National News
The Red Arrows plan to perform displays in an eight-aircraft formation after one of their pilots was killed in an air show crash, the RAF has said. Read
-
Former Huddersfield Town boss Peter Jackson resigns from Bradford City job
Aug 25 2011 | Huddersfield Town News
FORMER Huddersfield Town boss Peter Jackson has this afternoon resigned as Bradford City boss. Read
-
Net migrations increases by 21%
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Plummeting numbers of people leaving the UK to live abroad and the influx of migrants from Eastern Europe led to a 21% increase in net migration last year, figures have revealed. Read
-
Gaddafi 'safe and leading battle'
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is in Libya and leading the fight against the rebels, his spokesman has declared. Read
-
Police ask for 30-day EDL march ban
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Scotland Yard has asked the Home Secretary to ban the English Defence League from marching through the capital for 30 days. Read
-
Rail strike suspended for new talks
Aug 25 2011 | National News
A planned strike by train drivers on Friday in a row over pay has been suspended so that fresh talks can be held. Read
-
200 job lost as floor firm fails
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Around 200 jobs have been lost after specialist retailer Floors 2 Go collapsed into administration for the second time in three years. Read
-
GCSEs gap 'as boys lack maturity'
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Boys are falling further behind girls at GCSE because they "lack the maturity" to aim for top grades, it has been suggested. Read
-
Gaddafi issues plea to supporters
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has issued a defiant message, calling on supporters to "fight and kill" the rebels who now control large parts of the Libyan capital Tripoli. Read
-
Clegg unfazed by blue paint attack
Aug 25 2011 | Breaking News
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has dismissed being attacked with blue paint as "not a big deal". Read
-
Alert over Nurofen Plus drug mix-up
Aug 25 2011 | National News
People are being warned to check packs of Nurofen Plus after it emerged that thousands of them could mistakenly contain anti-psychotic drugs. Read
-
Man arrested over Mensch threats
Aug 25 2011 | National News
Police have arrested a 61-year-old man over online threats against Tory MP Louise Mensch. Read
