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Family: Sheila’s seasonal flower arranging

FLORAL ART has shaken off its Hyacinth Bucket image. So says Sheila Rodgers of Honley, president of the Pennine Borders Flower Club, which was founded just three years ago but now has nearly 70 members.Read

Celebrity florist Ian Lloyd at Armitage’s Pennine Garden Centre, Shelley,

CELEBRITY florist Ian Lloyd will be demonstrating his skills at Armitage’s Pennine Garden Centre, Shelley, tomorrow.Read

Web Forum: Life of Reilly

MUCH anger was being vented on the Examiner forum – it is a great way to let off steam so come and join us!Read

Web’s top stories

HERE are the most viewed stories on www.examiner.co.uk last week.Read

This Life: Hilary Frayne

LIVES: Greenhead Park.Read

Web Forum: Internet News

IT wasn’t long ago that the Government was singing the praises of its Digital Britain campaign. Gordon Brown went as far as comparing internet access to gas and water supplies – something essential to almost every home.Read

Web Forum: Four-sight

IN AN attempt to “get trendy” new plans have been announced for the town centre. Sensing another possible St George’s Square debacle our Forum users let rip.Read

John Avison: Huddersfield and district family history society fair at Batley

A MEASURE of the interest in just one area of local history, that of tracking down one’s own ancestors, it that the hobby now justifies the takeover of both Batley Town Hall and the library that faces it.Read

Web Forum: Spell Check

THE letter Gordon Brown sent to Jacqui Janes, whose son Jamie was killed in Afghanistan, has split the opinions on our forum.Read

Web Forum: Fun fire?

SO it’s all over and done with again for another year, was Bonfire Night a big bang or a damp squib?Read

This Life: Sue Heginbottom

LIVES: Penistone.Read

Web Forum: Top Stories

HERE are the most viewed stories on www.examiner.co.uk last week:Read

Web Forum: Internet news

AFTER months of build-up Windows 7 is now available to buy in the shops, but should you take the plunge?Read

Web Forum: Castle Hill hopes

CASTLE Hill was once a name synonymous with Huddersfield and pride in the area. Now sadly, whenever the subject is brought up it seems to be surrounded by controversy and ill-feeling in some form or another.Read

Village history: Denby’s link to Scotland’s king

WITH the publication of the fourth volume of research by author Chris Heath, Denby Dale’s history must now be one of the best-documented of all British villages.Read

Family: Yorkshire gave my family friendship and kindness, says evacuee Mary Dyson

MARION DYSON (Upson as she was then) grew up on the peaceful island of Guernsey.Read

True grit

THE ink was barely dry on yesterday’s paper when this topic hit the forum.Read

Big bang!

WITH the Christmas adverts coming thick and fast on TV it must be nearly Bonfire night again!Read

Web Forum: Top Stories

HERE are the most viewed stories on www.examiner.co.uk last week.Read

Web Forum: Internet news

WIKIPEDIA is probably one of the most ambitious internet projects of the last decade and what’s most impressive of all is that, on the whole, it has worked.Read

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