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Web forum: Smoking ban left you fuming? Aug 23 2011

SMOKERS can continue lighting up in Huddersfield. Kirklees Council said yesterday it had no plans to use new powers under the Localism Bill to ban smoking in public places such as parks. Councils in Warrington, Cumbria and Milton Keynes are considering outlawing smoking in some open-air areas.Read

Web forum: Most viewed last week Aug 22 2011

MOST viewed stories on www.examiner.co.uk last week:Read

Web forum: What’s new on the web this week Aug 19 2011

IT’S true: some of the people hell-bent on stealing from high street shops around the country last week stayed in touch with one another using services such as Twitter, Facebook and Blackberry Messenger.Read

Web forum: Should KNH increase rents after blunder? Aug 18 2011

THOUSANDS of tenants will be stung by a rent hike after housing chiefs made a costly blunder. Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing (KNH) miscalculated this year’s rent rise, meaning thousands of people have been undercharged for the past four months. Housing bosses announced yesterday that tenants would be charged the correct amount for the rest of 2011/12 – leading to immediate rent hikes.Read

Web forum: What caused the disorder? Aug 17 2011

A COMMUNITY leader who has steered thousands of troubled youths away from crime believes more riots are on the way. Mark Reynolds, founder of Rawthorpe Amateur Boxing Club (RABC), believes community cuts were responsible for the disorder which gripped English cities last week.Read

Web forum: The rinks aren’t on me Aug 16 2011

THE ice rink which has attracted thousands of skaters at Christmas is not coming back to Huddersfield.Read

Web forum: Most viewed stories last week Aug 15 2011

MOST viewed stories on www.examiner.co.uk last weekRead

Graham Porter’s gardening: Top tips for children Aug 13 2011

Sow some mustard and cress in a used egg shell and draw a happy face on the egg shell.Read

Web forum: What’s new on the web this week Aug 12 2011

THIS week we look at one of the names on the lips of those in the know.Read

Picture of the Week: Nature’s colourful sign of a warm summer’s day Aug 11 2011

THIS butterfly is the true sight of summer and was captured in a Huddersfield garden.Read

Web forum: What so you think of the riots? Aug 11 2011

THE disturbances in Huddersfield on Tuesday night shocked many people.Read

Web forum: Where’s there’s blame... Aug 10 2011

KIRKLEES Council has paid out nearlyŠ£2.3m in compensation claims in the last three years.Read

Family: Billy, a beautiful golden retriever needs a new home Aug 10 2011

MEET Billy, an 11-year-old Golden Retriever who is looking for a new home.Read

Web forum: Rail fares on the rise? Aug 09 2011

RAIL fares are set to soar in West Yorkshire.Read

Web forum: Most viewed stories from last week Aug 08 2011

THE most viewed news stories of last week on www.examiner.co.uk were:Read

Web forum: What’s new on the web this week Aug 05 2011

SOME internet connections aren’t anywhere near as fast as they were promised to be, according to industry watchdog Ofcom.Read

Picture of the Week: Spectacular view of industry and nature at the Syngenta site Aug 04 2011

THE vast Syngenta complex off Leeds Road used to be teeming with chemical works.Read

Web forum: In the mood for fast food? Aug 04 2011

COUNCILLORS have refused to allow a vendor to set up a street stall in Huddersfield town centre.Read

Web forum: Hospital parking woes Aug 03 2011

RESIDENTS in Lindley are joining the fight against parking payments. Kirklees Council’s Cabinet decided last month to charge people £30 a year for residents-only parking permits.Read

Web forum: Green, grey or garden? Aug 02 2011

GARDENERS will have to pay to get their cuttings taken away. Kirklees Council looks set to abolish its free garden waste collection service to raise money and plans to charge householders £1 per bin bag or ‘tied manageable bundle of similar size’ with a minimum collection charge of £5 per visit, paid in advance.Read

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