Apr
2012
Articles from 4th Apr 2012
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Huddersfield mum loses Appeal Court battle over sons’ schooling
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MOTHER desperate for her sons to move school, nearer to their home and new friends – but further away from their father – has had her plans blocked by top judges. Read
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O Duo’s percussion party is bang on
Apr 04 2012 | Arts News
O Duo Read
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Honley tuba player Will Druiett, 14, lands place with prestigious Brighouse and Rastrick Band
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEENAGER has secured a top position with Brighouse and Rastrick Band. Read
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Free rides at Huddersfield’s Easter Fair
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE Easter Fair opens in Huddersfield tomorrow – and will be offering free rides. Read
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Truelove On Crime: CCTV captures theft suspect in Huddersfield
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
HE may look like he is running for a bus. Read
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40 months in jail for Bradley burglar Nathan Dick
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PROLIFIC house burglar who tried to steal the keys to a Range Rover worth about £60,000 has been jailed for more than three years. Read
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Family and Health: Drawing on a newly-discovered talent
Apr 04 2012 | Examiner Plus
Age is no obstacle to taking up a new hobby or even a new career as 72-year-old Tim Burnay has proved by launching himself as a Yorkshire landscape painter. As the UK population now has an average life expectancy of 80, the retirement years offer plenty of opportunity for learning new skills. HILARIE STELFOX reports Read
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Family and Health: Exercise the grey matter in retirement
Apr 04 2012 | Health and Family
IT’S GOOD to keep the old grey matter working after retirement, says Judith Wilcock who is office manager for the Huddersfield and District University of the Third Age. Read
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Nostalgia: Bicentenary of Luddite movement marked by new book on Honley activists
Apr 04 2012 | Examiner Plus
THE 200th anniversary of the Luddites has brought this important part of Huddersfield history back into the spotlight. Read
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Huddersfield Giants Supporters Association: Plans are in hand for fans
Apr 04 2012 | Huddersfield Giants News
IN a relatively quiet week, it’s probably the right time for the Huddersfield Giants Supporters Association to list the events planned so far for the rest of the season. Read
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Pete Barrow: Gavin where did it all go wrong?
Apr 04 2012 | Pete Barrow
WHEN Gavin Henson finally grows up and looks back on the years that covered his potential playing career, you have to think he will conclude that he let a huge opportunity pass him by. Read
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Amateur RL: Pennine league tables
Apr 04 2012 | Amateur Rugby League
PREMIER DIVISION Read
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Amateur RL: Pennine League results
Apr 04 2012 | Amateur Rugby League
Premier Division: West Bowling 24 Queensbury 26, Slaithwaite Saracens 24 St Joseph’s 12. Read
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Huddersfield Giants give full support to head coach Nathan Brown’s move to St Helens next season
Apr 04 2012 | Huddersfield Giants News
NATHAN BROWN will join St Helens at the end of the season with the Giants’ full blessing. Read
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Amateur RL: Slaithwaite Saracens take Pennine League Huddersfield derby honours over St Joseph’s
Apr 04 2012 | Amateur Rugby League
SLAITHWAITE Saracens will head into their Holliday Cup final clash against Newsome Panthers on Easter Monday knowing their Premier Division status has been secured. Read
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Pete Barrow: They don’t make them like Giorgio any more
Apr 04 2012 | Pete Barrow
THE passing of Giorgio Chinaglia this week was both sad but served to show how the cliche ‘It’s a shrinking world’ is so true. Read
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Drakes Huddersfield Cricket League fixtures 2012
Apr 04 2012 | Cricket News
EMLEY CLARENCE Read
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Holmfirth bank worker Sarah Whitworth to scale Mount Kilimanjaro for Kirkwood Hospice
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
SARAH Whitworth has already proved she’s got a head for heights by jumping out of a plane. Read
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Huddersfield Hindu faith leader in food poverty challenge
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN INTERFAITH lunch has been held to tackle extreme poverty and fight malaria. Read
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Need for tougher consumer laws
Apr 04 2012 | Comment
CUSTOMERS of a company which appears to have suddenly ceased trading are right to be angry and face a tough if not impossible battle to get their money back. Read
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Man in court after drunkenly swearing at police
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN has escaped punishment after swearing at police officers while drunk. Read
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Barry: Blame John Avison for Barry Gibson’s column
Apr 04 2012 | Examiner Plus
BEST of luck to my colleague John Avison, who retired last Friday amid a sea of pies and pasties from A R Jones. Read
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Legal challenge could change Kirklees library controversy
Apr 04 2012 | Comment
KIRKLEES Council’s bid to have seven village libraries run by volunteers could now be running into problems. Read
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Barry: Fuel is a want not a need
Apr 04 2012 | Examiner Plus
FAIR play to my friend Paul for making the following suggestion on Twitter: “There should be separate lanes at the petrol stations for people who actually need fuel and idiots who are panic buying.” Read
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Kirklees Council disputes Local Data Company shop vacancy figures
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
ALMOST a fifth of shop units in Huddersfield town centre are vacant, a survey has claimed. Read
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Chadwick Lawrence merges with Leeds law firm
Apr 04 2012 | Kirklees Business News
A LAW firm in Huddersfield has announced a merger with another firm of solicitors. Read
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Insurer battles on
Apr 04 2012 | Kirklees Business News
MUTUAL insurance and savings group LV= reported a 10% rise in underlying profits – despite battling market turbulence and increasing fraud. Read
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Kirklees Council’s children’s centres cuts gets green light
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
COUNCILLORS last night gave the green light to controversial children’s centres cuts following a six-hour investigation. Read
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Collection for troops at Huddersfield Giants v Hull game at the Galpharm Stadium
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
RUGBY fans will be asked to dig deep for Huddersfield’s hero soldiers. Read
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Burst pipe in Crosland Moor
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
RESIDENTS in Crosland Moor were treated to this spectacular fountain display yesterday. Read
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Paddock mobility firm Drivability allegedly owes thousands to customers
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
CONSUMER watchdogs are investigating claims that a Huddersfield mobility firm has closed owing thousands of pounds to disabled customers or bereaved relatives. Read
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Linthwaite man in court accused of stealing from man with mental health difficulties
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A LINTHWAITE man has appeared in court accused of stealing from a vulnerable man. Read
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Staff asked to take cash-saving measures at Dewsbury District Hospital
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
HOSPITAL staff will be asked to reduce their working hours and take unpaid leave to save millions of pounds at a health trust. Read
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How many Kirklees Council workmen does it take to change a lightbulb? Wooldale resident still waiting to find out but it's no joke!
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT’S the latest version of the oldest gag. Read
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Man and a teenager in court charged with robbery
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN and a teenager have appeared in court accused of robbery. Read
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Fire at block of flats on Eldon Road in Marsh
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
FIRE spread from a wheeled bin to a Marsh block of flats in the early hours of yesterday morning. Read
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Batley woman Debra Shaw in court after refusing police breath test
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WOMAN has been banned from driving after she refused to be breathalysed by police. Read
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Dad jailed for fourth time over missing girl at centre of Huddersfield search
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FORMER insurance salesman has been handed a fourth consecutive jail term for refusing to reveal the whereabouts of his daughter . Read
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Police swoop in Birkby drugs raid
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE officers raided a Huddersfield house and discovered Class A drugs. Read
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‘Cynical side to the Kirklees library cuts plans’
Apr 04 2012 | Reader Letters
DISCUSSIONS have been taking place about the future of the library service in Kirklees and the Examiner has reported on these and the concerns of Kirklees residents. Read
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Web Forum: Dangerous dogs or not?
Apr 04 2012 | Unsorted
Huddersfield group plans campaign against dangerous dogs Read
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Memory Lane - barrel pull around Lindley
Apr 04 2012 | Unsorted
Laugh and cashThirty girls who were all regulars at the Saddle pub in Lindley pulled this 36-gallon barrel around 12 pubs in Lindley, Oakes and Marsh in 1986 to raise money for Newcastle Hospital which aimed to become the first in the north to provide regular heart transplants. One of the organisers was Karen James whose father had a transplant in the north east. They hoped to raise £700.tmc030412barrel.jpg Read
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Retirement complex plan for Holmfirth mill lodged with Kirklees Council
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
ANOTHER mill could be demolished to make way for luxury flats. Read
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Picture Gallery: Engineers abseil down Emley church tower to fix clock
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
IF you thought changing your clock for daylight savings was a hassle, spare a thought for church officials in Emley. Read
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Quarmby man Beverley Knutton in court after storing bullets to make necklaces
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN has appeared in court – after keeping live bullets in his home to make into a necklace. Read
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Kirklees libraries campaigners buoyed by High Court ruling
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A LIBRARIES shake-up in Kirklees could face a legal challenge after a High Court ruling, campaigners have warned. Read
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Lowerhouses man Gary Walsh jailed after attacking his girlfriend
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN has been jailed after launching an attack on his girlfriend which left her unconscious. Read
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Results
Apr 04 2012 | Football News
UEFA Champions League Quarter-Final, Second Leg Read
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Huddersfield Giants exclusive: Nathan Brown on St Helens switch - 'This season is all about the Giants & nothing else'
Apr 04 2012 | Huddersfield Giants News
NATHAN BROWN has stressed it’s business as usual at the Giants after agreeing to join St Helens next season. Read
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Leyton Orient 1 Huddersfield Town 3: Examiner match report
Apr 04 2012 | Huddersfield Town News
JORDAN RHODES did the business once again as Town grabbed the win they needed to keep their automatic promotion hopes alive. Read
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Huddersfield Town are still in the automatic promtion mix: Boss Simon Grayson
Apr 04 2012 | Huddersfield Town News
SIMON GRAYSON watched Town pick up a vital 3-1 victory at Leyton Orient and warned Sheffield duo United and Wednesday: “Don’t write us off yet.” Read
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Seven on board stricken cargo ship
Apr 04 2012 | Breaking News
A bid to rescue seven Polish crew members from a cargo ship that ran aground is under way. Read
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Romney urges party to shift focus
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney is awaiting the outcome in three primary elections, urging his party to shift focus to the general election and declaring President Barack Obama "doesn't want to take responsibility for his mistakes" with the economy. Read
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Man charged in terrorism inquiry
Apr 04 2012 | National News
A 24-year-old man has been charged over terrorism offences. Read
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Clegg opposed to hearings proposals
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Government plans to hold more inquests and court cases behind closed doors appeared to be in tatters after Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told Cabinet colleagues he could not support the proposals in their current form. Read
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Families 'lose out' in tax changes
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Some families could lose around 20 times more than they gain from tax changes by April next year, the TUC has warned. Read
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60 child sex offences every day
Apr 04 2012 | National News
More than a third of all sex crimes are committed against children, figures have shown. Read
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Romney extends Republican race lead
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Mitt Romney has won the Maryland Republican primary. Read
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Launch of £600m Big Society fund
Apr 04 2012 | Breaking News
A £600 million fund to help finance David Cameron's Big Society agenda is set to be launched. Read
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Man in court on terrorism charges
Apr 04 2012 | National News
A 24-year-old man will appear in court to face terrorism charges, police said. Read
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£10m high street scheme criticised
Apr 04 2012 | National News
A £10 million Government fund aimed at bringing empty shops on English high streets back into use has been criticised after it emerged one of the areas allocated £100,000 had just two vacant stores in its main town centre. Read
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MPs back Turkey's bid to join EU
Apr 04 2012 | National News
A committee of MPs has backed Turkey to join the EU but warned issues around human rights and the conflict over Cyprus must be resolved first. Read
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Talks held in fuel tankers dispute
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Talks aimed at resolving the fuel tanker drivers dispute and head off the threat of strikes are to be held. Read
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Romney sprints clear of his rivals
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Mitt Romney has tightened his grip on the Republican presidential nomination, sweeping three primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, DC, and urged his party to shift focus to the general election showdown with President Barack Obama. Read
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Man seriously injured in stabbing
Apr 04 2012 | National News
A man is in a serious condition in hospital after he was reportedly stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle at a party thrown by smartphone company BlackBerry. Read
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Crew rescued from stricken ship
Apr 04 2012 | National News
An operation to refloat a stricken cargo ship which ran aground in rough seas, sparking the rescue of seven crew members, is due to begin. Read
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Britain braced for more bad weather
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Gale force winds, snow, sleet and rain which battered parts of Britain and left around 10,000 homes across the north-east of England without power are set to continue. Read
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Travel disruption on M62 and trains after snow fall
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
MOTORISTS face long delays this morning on the M62 eastbound after two vehicles have broken down blocking both lanes. Traffic is currently backed up between junction 22 (Rishworth) and junction 20 (Oldham) after the vehicles broke down between Rishworth and Ainley Top. Read
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Heavy snow hits Huddersfield overnight - Latest travel news here
Apr 04 2012 | Breaking News
HUDDERSFIELD today woke up to a heavy covering of snow and traffic chaos as winter returned to the area with a bang. Read
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Snow snow snow everywhere! Liveblog: Latest updates & tell us what it's like near you
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
JUST as we thought it was safe to pack away the snow shovel, this happens. Read
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Huddersfield snow pictures: Readers and our photographers snap the snow!
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT may be more Baltic than Bradley and North Pole than Newsome but the snow hasn't stopped our Twitter followers. Read
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Monitoring plan reaction 'bizarre'
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Proposals to extend the ability of police and security services to access "real time" communication data need to be brought in after proper consultation, a chief constable has said. Read
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Easter airport 'gridlock' warning
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Airlines have warned the Home Secretary that Britain "risks gridlock" at airports over the Easter break due to staff shortages. Read
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Snow and wintry gales bring weather woes to Britain
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
GALE force winds, snow, sleet and rain which battered parts of Britain and left around 10,000 homes across the north-east of England without power are set to continue today. Read
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Huddersfield snowfall: Heaviest April snow for 30 years plus weather forecast for today & tomorrow
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
TODAY'S snowfall was the heaviest to hit Huddersfield in April for more than 30 years. Read
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Huddersfield Examiner: See the front and back pages of our latest edition
Apr 04 2012 | Front and Back Pages
HERE are the front and back pages of tonight's Huddersfield Examiner. Read
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Bus services in Huddersfield, Halifax and Dewsbury severely affected by snow
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
BUS passengers endured a difficult morning as snow played havoc with the timetable. Read
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Clarke: Secrecy could save lives
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Inquests and court hearings involving national security cannot be allowed take place in public if that means lives would be lost, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has said. Read
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Fuel tanker driver talks under way
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Talks aimed at resolving the fuel tanker drivers dispute and head off the threat of strikes have got under way. Read
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Warship sets sail for Falklands
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Crowds of people have gathered to wave off one of the Royal Navy's newest and most powerful warships as it set sail for the Falkland Islands a day before the 30th anniversary of the British task force setting sail for war. Read
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Kirklees Council Highways chief tells of gritting challenge: What was it like near you
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE council's Highways chief has said the gritters are doing all they can to clear roads and minimise disruption. Read
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Snow leaves thousands without power
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Tens of thousands of householders are facing another day without power after freezing gales and snow brought Britain's early summer to an abrupt end. Read
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Plans will 'plug gap' in defences
Apr 04 2012 | National News
David Cameron insisted there were "significant gaps" in UK security as he defended Government plans to allow all calls, emails, texts and website visits to be monitored. Read
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PM hails Big Society fund launch
Apr 04 2012 | National News
David Cameron has said a new £600 million Big Society fund would be used to help tackle the country's "deepest social problems". Read
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Suicide bomber kills sports chiefs
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Two of Somalia's top sports officials have been killed in a suicide blast at the country's newly reopened national theatre. Read
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QC 'saw no more hacking evidence'
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Police assured the barrister prosecuting a News of the World reporter for phone-hacking that there was no evidence against any of the paper's other journalists, the Leveson Inquiry has heard. Read
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'No misconduct' over undercover Pc
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Police have escaped misconduct proceedings for keeping an undercover officer secret during the collapsed prosecution of activists accused of plotting to shut a major power station. Read
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Fury over 'avoidable' train crash
Apr 04 2012 | National News
The granddaughter of a woman killed in the Grayrigg train crash said "the manner in which she died is bitter because it could have been avoided", a court has heard. Read
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Ship leaking oil after storm rescue
Apr 04 2012 | National News
A stricken cargo ship which ran aground in rough seas, sparking the rescue of seven crew members, has leaked a "quantity" of oil into surrounding waters, the Marine and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said. Read
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Rail firm fined £4m for death crash
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Network Rail has been fined £4 million over safety failures in the lead-up to the fatal Grayrigg train crash. Read
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Most wanted man held by police
Apr 04 2012 | National News
One of the country's most wanted men has been arrested at the scene of a suspected burglary in a carjacked vehicle with two toddlers strapped into child seats. Read
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Police officer faces shooting probe
Apr 04 2012 | National News
A police officer faces a criminal inquiry for shooting dead an unarmed man in a village car park, investigators have said. Read
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Kirklees Council elections 2012: Ward-by-ward breakdown of your candidates
Apr 04 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE full list of candidates for next month's Kirklees Council election was announced this afternoon. Read
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Leyton Orient v Huddersfield Town: Fans' and Examiner player ratings
Apr 04 2012 | Huddersfield Town News
A VITAL three points for Huddersfield Town against Leyton Orient in the race for promotion from League I. Read
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PM defends secret hearing proposals
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Secret court hearings and increased monitoring of emails and internet use are needed to help plug "significant gaps" in the UK's national security, David Cameron has said. Read
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Two charged with terror funding
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Scotland Yard believes it has smashed a gang trying to fund terrorism in Somalia. Read
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Jessie J shock at party stabbing
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Singer Jessie J has spoken of her shock after a man was left fighting for life in a bottle attack at a celebrity-packed party. Read
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Two charged in Somalia terror probe
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Scotland Yard believes it has smashed a gang allegedly trying to fund terrorism in Somalia. Read
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'Wanted man' held after carjacking
Apr 04 2012 | National News
A man described by police as "one of the country's most wanted" has been arrested after a young mother's car was stolen with two toddlers in the back. Read
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Snow and wind causes disruption
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Winter weather has brought major disruption to parts of the country as motorways jammed up with snow and ice brought down power lines. Read
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'Millionaire shoplifter' jailed
Apr 04 2012 | National News
One of Britain's most notorious conmen has been handed a four-year prison sentence after committing fraud by stealing letters from residents' outside mail boxes. Read
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Man charged with double kidnapping
Apr 04 2012 | National News
A man has been charged with two counts of kidnap and other offences after a young mother's car was stolen with two toddlers in the back. Read
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GPs 'losing faith' in NHS reforms
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Confidence among GPs that the Government's NHS reforms will improve patient care has almost halved since they were first proposed, an opinion poll has shown. Read
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Pentagon ready to resume 9/11 trial
Apr 04 2012 | National News
The Pentagon has said it is ready to resume a trial at Guantanamo Bay for the acknowledged mastermind of the September 11 attacks and four other men. Read
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Hand over Gaddafi son, Libyans told
Apr 04 2012 | National News
The International Criminal Court has told Libyan authorities to surrender former dictator Muammar Gaddafi's son - wanted for crimes against humanity. Read
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Freed death row Briton in plea deal
Apr 04 2012 | National News
A Scotsman released from prison four years ago after spending two decades on Ohio's death row has agreed to a plea deal over accusations that he threatened a judge who prosecuted his original case. Read
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Man charged over shooting rampage
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Prosecutors have filed seven murder charges against the man accused of a fatal shooting rampage at a California Christian college. Read
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Stricken cargo ship leaking oil
Apr 04 2012 | National News
A stricken cargo ship which ran aground in rough seas, sparking the rescue of seven crew members, has leaked a "small quantity" of oil into surrounding waters, the Environment Agency has said. Read
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Cheap supermarkets linked to weight
Apr 04 2012 | National News
Shopping at Lidl may provide fat discounts but is also associated with pounds that are better shed than saved, a study has shown. Read
