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Dad’s Army 40 years on

PEOPLE shout “Don’t tell him Pike” at actor Philip Madoc regularly. And he didn’t even say the famous line. Read

Denis: You’ve got to think outside the envelope

LITTLE Johnny was a dedicated stamp collector until the boy next door bought an album. Read

Denis: Who would want to live forever?

AMERICAN researchers claim there is no scientific reason why ageing cannot be prevented. Read

Forum: Problems with public transport

YOU’D think people would be delighted when they get a new bus service. Read

Gemma Castle: Trip of a lifetime

TWO years ago I was fresh out of university, about to begin my first full-time job, and my plan to travel the world seemed little more than a pipe dream. Read

Graham Porter’s gardening tips for the credit crunch

I DO not care for the continuous panic-stricken chatter about the current economic chaos that the developed world seems to have put itself in. Read

Looking further afield for Christmas gifts

FOR a romantic – if chilly – setting and some unusual ideas for Christmas gifts, it’s hard to beat the Christmas Markets in some of the most historic and attractive cities of Northern Europe and Germany. Read

Rock singer’s praise for driver in coach fire

A ROCK singer has praised a coach driver who acted swiftly when the band’s tour bus caught fire on the M62 near Huddersfield. Read

Gemma Castle: Brand banned is not right

THE controversy surrounding Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross’s supposed ‘abusive’ phone call to Fawlty Towers star Andrew Sachs has led Brand to resign from his Radio 2 show, and the suspension for 12 weeks without pay for Ross. Read

China is the face of the future

VINCE CUNNINGHAM, 57, of Honley works for the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC). Read

Syhiba curried favour with all

WE HAD intended to go to Bradford, to a curry establishment that came highly recommended by friends of the Man-in-Charge. Read

The don’s delight

IN 1955, at the astonishingly young age of 34, Clarissa Eden entered 10 Downing Street as the wife of the new Prime Minister, Anthony Eden. Read

In Edwardian era

MUSIC lovers can step back in time tomorrow with an Edwardian evening at Southgate Methodist Church, Elland. Read

Singers’ new conductor makes his debut

TOMORROW marks a milestone event for the Holme Valley Singers and their new conductor. Read

October 31, 1963

A REPORT on abolishing the 11-plus was being prepared by Huddersfield’s chief education officer after a request from town councillors. Read

STRINGS ATTACHED They call it campanology, if you’re being posh. To everyone else, it’s bell ringing. These were some of the ringers at Huddersfield Parish Church who were playing host in 1952 to the Lethbury family from Walton-on-Thames in Surrey. The Lethburys liked to spend their holidays visiting churches and while in Huddersfield they took part in a Kent Treble Bob-Major. (Ex52.4637)

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Denis: It could get nasty if Barack loses

IF the elections don’t go the way people expect, there could be riots. Read

Denis: Picture my anger at new technology

BEWARE television sets which, it is claimed, are HD ready. Read

Denis: My word, it’s good to smile

ALL right, so it’s Monday and we all need cheering up. How about these daffy definitions? Read

Denis: My word, it’s good to smile

ALL right, so it’s Monday and we all need cheering up. How about these daffy definitions? Read

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