Jan
2012
Articles from 2nd Jan 2012
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Cricket: Rank elevated to League prizewinner
Jan 02 2012 | Cricket News
CLAYTON WEST’S Stuart Rank has been elevated to the Frank Platt Championship wicket-keeping prize after closer inspection of last season’s statistics. Read
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Web forum: Ambulances aren’t taxis for boozers - unless they want to pay full fare
Jan 02 2012 | Unsorted
POLICE rode ‘shotgun’ with Huddersfield paramedics on New Year’s Eve.. Read
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Basketball: Huddersfield Heat looking forward to the New Year and new partnerships
Jan 02 2012 | Other Sports
HUDDERSFIELD Heat are looking forward to the New Year, both on and off the basketball court. Read
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Examiner Mailbag, January 2, 2012
Jan 02 2012 | Reader Letters
TWO small business news items in December 27’s Examiner shone a big light on the effects of the Tory-led government’s economic policies. Read
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Huddersfield Giants prop Eorl Crabtree’s recovery ‘ahead of schedule’
Jan 02 2012 | Huddersfield Giants News
EORL CRABTREE is targeting a return to competitive action before the start of Super League XVII. Read
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Amateur RU: Huddersfield skipper Nick Sharpe delighted with early showing
Jan 02 2012 | Rugby Union News
HUDDERSFIELD Rugby Union club’s popular skipper Nick Sharpe is, understandably, a happy man going into the New Year. Read
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New football referees information evening planned for Mirfield on Friday
Jan 02 2012 | Football News
A CAMPAIGN to recruit more referees in Huddersfield football is gathering momentum. Read
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Huddersfield Town insist Jordan Rhodes is fine to face Notts County
Jan 02 2012 | Huddersfield Town News
LEE CLARK has allayed fears over the fitness of Town hot shot Jordan Rhodes. Read
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Huddersfield Town’s Antony Kay ready for New Year promotion push
Jan 02 2012 | Huddersfield Town News
TOWN kick off 2012 at Notts County this afternoon with Antony Kay insisting: “Promotion is in our own hands. Read
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Tommy Miller is a top midfield example says Huddersfield Town boss Lee Clark
Jan 02 2012 | Huddersfield Town News
LEE CLARK has hailed Tommy Miller as a perfect role model for Town’s younger midfielders. Read
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Now pick your best Huddersfield Town right midfielder of the 1980s in our poll
Jan 02 2012 | Huddersfield Town News
TOWN have had some top right midfielders over the years, and that was certainly the case in the 1980s. Read
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Tommy Miller hails impact of Huddersfield Town teammate Danny Cadamarteri
Jan 02 2012 | Huddersfield Town News
TOMMY MILLER hailed Danny Cadamarteri’s return to the Town team after the wideman produced an exciting display in the frustrating 1-1 draw with Carlisle. Read
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70% of West Yorkshire Police 999 calls not emergency
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
ONLY a third of 999 calls to police in West Yorkshire were classed as genuine emergencies new figures have revealed. Read
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Kirklees residents paying less for home care than national average
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
NEW figures show people in Huddersfield are paying well under the national average for home care. Read
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Wedding: Mr D Small – Miss M Norledge
Jan 02 2012 | Weddings West Yorkshire
Mr D Small – Miss M Norledge Read
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Shelley Scouts hoping to recycle hundreds of Xmas trees
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
SICK of nasty fir tree needles in your car? Read
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Report reveals Kirklees Council officials lost just 15 items in four years
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
KIRKLEES ratepayers seem to be in safe hands when it comes to the amount of items lost by council staff. Read
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Wedding: Mr M Rodgers – Mis S Andrews
Jan 02 2012 | Weddings West Yorkshire
Mr M Rodgers – Miss S Andrews Read
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Denis: Anyone in Huddersfield remember sugar rationing?
Jan 02 2012 | Examiner Plus
HELP needed from sweet-toothed readers. Was there ever a sugar shortage in the 1960s or 1970s? Read
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Future for Huddersfield town centre
Jan 02 2012 | Comment
TODAY and for the next few days we are stirring up a debate about the future of Huddersfield town centre. Read
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Driver saves stricken cyclist from death after freak accident
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A QUICK-THINKING motorist saved a cyclist from death after a freak accident on a rural road. Read
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IT crowd at Holmfirth PC Specialist Ltd strip off for Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice charity calendar
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
WHOEVER said people who work in IT are geeks? Read
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Doing good for their communities
Jan 02 2012 | Comment
THEY stood up against the drug dealers. Read
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Denis: Mods march back thanks to Holmfirth festival
Jan 02 2012 | Examiner Plus
MODS may have had their memories pricked by the picture and piece in this column last week about Huddersfield band the Killer Meters. Read
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Denis: Resolving to avoid weight matters like New Year’s resolutions
Jan 02 2012 | Examiner Plus
DID you make a New Year’s resolution? Have you broken it yet? Read
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Kirklees Tory leader's son in Afghanistan bomb blast tragedy
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A KIRKLEES soldier has been badly hurt in bomb blast that claimed the life of his colleague and friend. Read
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Lindley man mugged by motorcycle thugs
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A YOUNG man was mugged in Lindley by two thugs on a motorbike. Read
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12 days of unlucky Christmas injuries in Kirklees
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE 12 days of Christmas are now drawing to a close – but the NHS across Kirklees has seen a spate of accidents over the past year that tie in with the famous festive rhyme. Read
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Muslims spread a little happiness to children in hospital
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A GROUP of Muslims visited hospital yesterday to spread a little new year cheer. Read
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Kirkwood Hospice receive donation from Masonic Grand Charity
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
KIRKWOOD Hospice has received a large donation from the national freemasons charity. Read
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Swim club’s charity cash for Macmillan
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD swimming club has raised charity cash. Read
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Sea Cadets enjoy police visit
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
MEMBERS of Huddersfield Sea Cadets enjoyed a visit from police. Read
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Benefit cheat Geraldine Takindisa claimed £4k to save home repossesion
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MUM-OF-TWO falsely claimed more than £4,000 in benefits to try to prevent her family home being repossessed. Read
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Huddersfield Town Centre In Crisis: Expert opinions on how to bring life back to our town
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
Changing shopping habits have been eroding trade on our high streets for years. Read
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Storthes Hall OAP village plan delayed again
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
PLANS to build a Kirkburton retirement village are being stalled – almost seven years after the development was first mooted. Read
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Lockwood man Carl Minnott fined after police found wraps of cannabis on him
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A LOCKWOOD man has been fined after police found five wraps of drugs on him. Read
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Sport could hit blood supplies in summer 2012
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
HEALTH chiefs fear a blood donor crisis next year. Read
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Dozens of street lights shine through the day in Longwood
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
DOZENS of street lights are shining through the day on two Huddersfield streets. Read
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Baby Leo is Huddersfield’s earliest arrival in 2012
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE first baby born in Huddersfield in 2012 is little Leo van Leeuw. Read
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Explosive prank shocks staff in Kirkwood Hospice charity shop at Honley
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PRANK could have injured a youngster and left staff shocked at a charity shop. Read
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‘Tell us if you saw hit and run car’ say detectives - Can you help?
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
should contact the Regional Roads Policing Team or Kirklees CID via the new non-emergency number for West Yorkshire Police which is 101. Read
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Lockwood residents team up to launch Bunny Park Community Centre
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A COMMUNITY has come out in force to drive down crime and bring people back together. Read
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Mirfield man George Silverwood drove 'James Bond car’
Jan 02 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE most iconic car in movie history was driven around Mirfield. Read
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PM: This is the year we go for it
Jan 02 2012 | National News
David Cameron has pledged to use the "global drama" of the Olympics and Queen's Diamond Jubilee to help get Britain back on track. Read
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£150m more found to fund home care
Jan 02 2012 | National News
The Government has found an extra £150 million for patients to receive care at home rather than in hospital. Read
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'Denial' over obesity health issues
Jan 02 2012 | National News
A quarter of the UK population has an obese Body Mass Index (BMI), but a high number "deny" how severely their weight could be affecting their health, according to new figures. Read
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Downton up for national TV awards
Jan 02 2012 | National News
Period hit Downton Abbey will take on Doctor Who for the title of top drama at the National Television Awards. Read
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Government in healthy eating drive
Jan 02 2012 | National News
The Government is ramping up efforts to persuade English families to eat healthier, more affordable meals. Read
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SKorea open to NKorea nuclear talks
Jan 02 2012 | National News
South Korea's president has opened the door to possible nuclear talks with North Korea and warned the neighbouring country to avoid any provocations, saying the Korean peninsula is at a crucial turning point. Read
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Man to face court over shot student
Jan 02 2012 | National News
A 20-year-old man is due to appear in court charged with the murder of Indian student Anuj Bidve on Boxing Day. Read
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Praise for soldier killed in blast
Jan 02 2012 | National News
A soldier killed in an explosion in Afghanistan has been highly praised by his family and colleagues. Read
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Rail fare increase takes effect
Jan 02 2012 | National News
Rail fares are going up by an average of 5.9%, but some commuters will find their season tickets are rising by almost 11%. Read
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Use of army reservists questioned
Jan 02 2012 | National News
Government plans to send an increasing number of Army reservists to war should be urgently re-examined, according to a group of senior Army commanders and academics who say just one in 20 Territorial Army soldiers is adequately trained to serve on the front line. Read
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S Korea opens door to nuclear talks
Jan 02 2012 | National News
South Korea's president has opened the door to possible nuclear talks with North Korea and warned the neighbouring country to avoid any provocations, saying the Korean peninsula is at a crucial turning point. Read
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Four dead after 'firearms' incident
Jan 02 2012 | Breaking News
Four people have been found dead in a house following a suspected firearms incident, police said. Read
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Britain braced for gale force winds
Jan 02 2012 | National News
Fierce storms are set to lash Britain on Tuesday with gale force winds of up to 80mph and heavy rain predicted to cause misery for millions of people returning to work. Read
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Iran tests cruise missile in drill
Jan 02 2012 | National News
Iran has test-fired a surface-to-surface cruise missile during a drill in international waters near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the country's navy said. Read
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South Korea hoping for 'new era'
Jan 02 2012 | National News
South Korea's president has urged North Korea to embrace a "new era" by using its recent leadership handover as an opportunity to transform Korean ties, but warned that Seoul would respond sternly to any provocations. Read
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Four dead in house after 'shooting'
Jan 02 2012 | National News
Four people have been found dead in a house following a suspected shooting. Read
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Watchdog in warning over honours
Jan 02 2012 | National News
The honours system is at risk of being brought into "disrepute" by rewarding wealthy individuals who donate money to political parties, the standards watchdog has warned. Read
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Huddersfield Examiner: See the front and back pages of our latest edition
Jan 02 2012 | Front and Back Pages
HERE are the front and back pages of tonight's Huddersfield Examiner. Read
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Student murder charge man remanded
Jan 02 2012 | National News
The man accused of gunning down Indian student Anuj Bidve on Boxing Day gave his name as "Psycho Stapleton" when he appeared in court charged with murder. Read
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Police chief defends resignations
Jan 02 2012 | National News
Police officers facing misconduct allegations are being allowed to escape punishment by quitting their forces. Read
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Ablett dies after cancer battle
Jan 02 2012 | National News
Former Liverpool and Everton defender Gary Ablett has died after a long battle against cancer, the League Managers Association has said. He was 46. Read
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House shooting man held gun licence
Jan 02 2012 | National News
A man who shot himself after killing three women on Sunday night was a licensed holder of firearms, it has emerged. Read
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Mogul Rupert Murdoch joins Twitter
Jan 02 2012 | National News
A Twitter account under the name Rupert Murdoch does belong to the media mogul and not an impostor, it has been confirmed. Read
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House gunman had firearms licence
Jan 02 2012 | National News
A man who shot himself after killing three women last night was a licensed holder of firearms, it has emerged. Read
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'Kidnap' victim found dead in car
Jan 02 2012 | National News
A woman thought to have been abducted from a house has been found dead in an abandoned car, Scotland Yard said. Read
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Remove all faulty implants: surgeon
Jan 02 2012 | National News
All women with faulty breast implants should have them removed given the "uncertainty and lack of knowledge" about the extent of the problems, a leading surgeon warns. Read
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Police name stabbed 'kidnap' victim
Jan 02 2012 | National News
A woman who was found dead in a car after she was apparently kidnapped from her home has been named by Scotland Yard as Kirsty Treloar. Read
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Vigil held for murdered student
Jan 02 2012 | Breaking News
Hundreds of people have held a candle-lit vigil at the site where Indian student Anuj Bidve was shot dead on Boxing Day. Read
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Park gunman's body found in snow
Jan 02 2012 | National News
The body of an Iraq war veteran suspected of the shooting of a US park ranger is believed to have been found in the national park. Read
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Police name 'gun rampage' victims
Jan 02 2012 | National News
Police have named the victims of a New Year's Day gun rampage in which a man shot himself after killing three women. Read
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Probe after bodies found in house
Jan 02 2012 | National News
The deaths of a man and a woman whose bodies were discovered inside a house are being treated as suspicious, police have said. Read
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Human remains found on royal estate
Jan 02 2012 | National News
Human remains have been found in woodland on the Royal Family's Sandringham Estate by a member of the public. Read
