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Malcolm Pickup is moonwalking back to fitness - Anti-gravity treadmill boosts the injured and also helps athletes hit peak form

Technology developed by NASA is being used by a Huddersfield physiotherapist to get his patients back on track, injury-free and running faster. Hilarie Stelfox reports on the space-inspired technology that has helped Olympic athletesRead

Food and Health Special: So.... do we really need to eat meat?

As the horsemeat scandal rages, many meat eaters will be wondering exactly what they’ve been consuming. And if you’re a vegetarian, recent events will probably leave you more convinced than ever that you made the right choice.Read

Family and Health: Ciara D’arcy’s Irish dancers triumph in first competition

Their dresses cost hundreds of pounds, they wear wigs, full make-up and have spray tans. Welcome to the energetic and glamorous world of Irish dancing. HILARIE STELFOX reportsRead

Features: Injured Inca’s leg tests our surgery skills to tiniest level

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Features: The alter egos of Huddersfield dancer Doreen France

Doreen France, one of the area’s best-loved amateur operatic performers, says it’s finally time to hang up her dancing shoes. But does she really mean it? Hilarie Stelfox reportsRead

Nostalgia: Happy school days at Kirkburton Church School

THE Second World War had just come to an end when this photograph was taken.Read

Survivors of child sex abuse speak out

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Features: Act now to prevent your cat falling victim to leukaemia

FELINE Leukaemia Virus appears to be making something of a comeback.Read

Family and Health: It’s a myth that child sex abusers were abused themselves

The subject of child sexual abuse is hitting the headlines on an almost daily basis following the revelations about Jimmy Savile and other high-profile personalities. But, according to child protection expert Bernard Gallagher from Huddersfield University, such disclosures could ultimately help to reduce the numbers of children being abused. HILARIE STELFOX reportsRead

Huddersfield University student Claire Hamilton is mum in a million

CLAIRE Hamilton is a mum in a million.Read

Family and Health: The year that changed Michelle Ward’s life

It’s12 months since reader Michelle Ward won a year’s gym membership in an Examiner competition and began a life-changing programme of healthy eating and fitness. HILARIE STELFOX caught up with her to find out what a difference a year makesRead

Sarah Cornish - The full time working mum with the disabling condition MS

It’s 60 years since the founding of the Multiple Sclerosis Society but the disease has yet to give up all of its secrets. Hilarie Stelfox meets a Golcar family living with the effects of the conditionRead

Health in Huddersfield and Calderdale: A look at the arguments for and against the Liverpool Care Pathway

A GROUP of senior doctors has set up a full study into the Liverpool Care Pathway.Read

Family and Health: We’re all losers and proud of it. Slimmers talk about their weight loss

January is the month when slimming clubs focus on recruitment. But how successful are they at changing their members’ lives? HILARIE STELFOX reportsRead

Elizabeth’s yoga marathon

CANCER survivor Elizabeth Tonner will be attempting 200 yoga poses in a fund-raising marathon.Read

A weighty problem for the nation

ACCORDING to the NHS Choices website the average man needs 2,500 calories a day and the average woman 2,000.Read

Family and Health: Purnima Tanuku, the woman behind the nursery sector (and part-time Indian dancer)

This week the Government is due to announce the results of a commission nto the costs of child care. Purnima Tanuku OBE, chief executive of the Huddersfield-based National Day Nurseries Association, was a member of the expert panel which advised on the issue. Her opinion is frequently sought by MPs, ministers and senior civil servants. As well as meeting the constant challenges of her job she is also the chair of an academy for performing arts. She talked to Hilarie StelfoxRead

Family and Health: How to tackle the weightiest of problems

It’s traditional at this time of year to make resolutions to lose weight. But there’s more to getting healthier and slimmer than going on a crash diet and joining a gym. HILARIE STELFOX talks to an obesity specialist, a psychologist and a fitness consultant about why the nation is facing a weight crisis and the best ways to start tackling the battle of the bulgeRead

Family and Health: A life spent caring for those at the end of theirs

The UK is the world leader in palliative care for those at the end of their lives. Macmillan nurse Rosaleen Bawn has dedicated the last 20 years to helping Huddersfield families. Hilarie Stelfox reportsRead

How a Mirfield family are helping to care for many foster children - find out how you can help here

A NEW campaign has been launched - to get more foster carers.Read