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1)  Kirklees Council agrees to buy most of David Brown Gears site in Lockwood but only if the firm relocates within the district
KIRKLEES Council has signed a deal behind closed doors to buy a large part of the site of an iconic Huddersfield firm.
The Examiner can today reveal that the council has agreed to purchase two-thirds of the David Brown Gears base at Lockwood as long as the company relocates within the district.
The gearbox manufacturer won planning permission last month to build a new state-of-the-art centre in Mirfield, despite residents objections.

2)  Snow in Huddersfield traps some while others carry on as normal
THE wintry weekend weather left some people stuck in their own homes while others were completely unaffected.
The snow came as forecast on Saturday afternoon into the evening which left some villages such as Scapegoat Hill, Scholes and Meltham virtually snowbound yet in Huddersfield town centre there was no snow at all.
The freak weather had been caused by mild Atlantic air colliding with cold eastern European air above the UK.


3)  M62 chaos brings long delays on Monday morning
MOTORISTS face severe delays this morning on the M62 due to two lane closures eastbound.  
Traffic wass reportedly queuing between junction 25 Brighouse and junction 26 Chain Bar with up to a three-hour delay reported at 8.30am.  
There was also congestion at junction 22 Rishworth Moor. 


4)  Imbolc fire festival in Marsden blazes a trail in front of 1,000 (Gallery)
ITS a festival that celebrates the first signs of spring.
But the weather at Saturdays Imbolc celebrations was decidedly wintry.
Yet, despite the snow and freezing temperatures, more than 1,000 festival-goers turned up to watch the spectacular festival of fire which returned to Marsden for its 20th year.
The event, which includes pyrotechnics, fire sculptures and performances, began with a torchlight procession from The Old Goods Yard next to Marsden railway station.

5) Peacocks buyer hopes for troubled store chain that could save Huddersfield jobs
A PAKISTANI billionaire is reported to be working on a surprise bid to rescue fashion chain Peacocks from administration.
Peacocks, which has 563 stores and 48 concessions, and parent company the Peacock Group, collapsed under its debt mountain last month in the biggest retail failure since Woolworths, placing 7,500 jobs in jeopardy.
Alshair Fiyaz, who made his fortune in the textile industry and whose family wealth is estimated at s3 billion, is working with Danish investment fund Solstra Capital, which is expected to submit a second-round bid for Peacocks today.