THE soldier son of Kirklees Conservative leader Robert Light was injured by a Taliban bomb in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Pte Matthew Light's colleague Pte John King was killed.

HUGE turbine blades flew off three wind turbines as high winds lashed Huddersfield. There were problems at Hepworth and at two farms in Upper Cumberworth.

CHRISTOPHER Blackburn failed to report the death of his father for five months - and pocketed all his benefit payments. Blackburn, of Birkby, was later jailed for three years.

GOLCAR boy Charlie Senior who was left blind and brain damaged when his father shook him at just 15 weeks old defied the odds by taking his first steps.

NEW figures show taxpayers are owed more than £5m in unpaid rent. Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing (KNH) is more than £1m over its target for arrears.

A HUGE redevelopment of Huddersfield town centre is to go ahead after the Government's Planning Inspectorate gave the green light to Tesco's controversial proposal to build a supermarket at Southgate.

A CAGE fighter from Denby Dale was jailed for at least 35 years for two gangland murders. Thomas Haigh was found guilty of the shotgun murders of two underworld enforcers linked to an IRA drugs gang.

Huddersfield Town sacked manager Lee Clark after three years at the helm and sitting fourth in the table. Town would later appoint former Leeds United manager Simon Grayson

THERE was double delight for soccer star Fraizer Campbell. The former Stile Common Juniors player made his England debut and became a dad for the first time - all in the space of a few hours.

THEY died in the horrors that have become Afghanistan. Cpl Jake Hartley, 20, of New Mill, Pte Anton Frampton, 20, of Longwood and Daniel Wilford, 21, of Cowlersley died along with three others when their armoured vehicle struck a bomb in Afghanistan.

NEW plans for a job-creating £40m expansion of Huddersfields Kingsgate shopping centre were revealed with Kirklees Council backing.

PANIC-buyers caused queues across the town's petrol stations following a threat of strike action by fuel tanker drivers.

THE George Hotel was in turmoil as guests and staff were left on the street by bailiffs. It was later taken over by new owners.

BRIT award winners Mumford & Sons announced a gig at Greenhead Park. The band - who performed at Glastonbury in 2011 - brought their own touring show to the park on Saturday, June 2.

HUNDREDS of pupils at Colne Valley Specialist Arts College children were given detention - for forgetting items like rubbers and sharpeners.

CALLOUS young thieves stole a mum's purse - as she fed her newborn baby. A group of girls stole Kamal Kaur's purse and £300 cash given to her for gifts for the baby from her bag in the busy Kingsgate shopping centre.

"HE was the best brother, he was the best son, he was the best friend and he was the best soldier." A tribute from the younger brother of fallen soldier Cpl Jake Hartley, 20, during his funeral in New Mill.

THERE were tears as thousands attended the funeral of fallen Longwood solider Pte Anton Frampton, 20, at Huddersfield Parish Church.

HE was the life and soul of the party. And friends of fallen soldier Private Daniel Wilford, 21, were told how he would be 'dancing in heaven' as they attended his funeral at Huddersfield Parish Church.

HUDDERSFIELD Town fans were in heaven after a nail-biting Wembley play-off final. Town finally won 8-7 on penalties to secure promotion to the Championship.

BOMB disposal experts were called in after a suspect package scare in Huddersfield. The Army team had to examine the package - thought to contain chemicals - after a police raid uncovered a drugs farm in Crosland Moor.

HUNDREDS of jobs could be created in a £10m development of the landmark Golbe Worsted building in Slaithwaite it was announced.

THIRTEEN flood warnings were issued for Huddersfield rivers. The Environment Agency said that there were 46 areas at risk of flooding nationally - and 13 of them were in Huddersfield.

THEY turned out in force - all 40,000 of them - to welcome the Olympic Torch. Streets across Huddersfield were packed with people for the biggest community event seen in town for years.

The rain continued as Huddersfield with hit with more than two inches of rain by mid-afternoon leading to floods.

MEET Robin, the cute "layby baby". The little girl was born in the back seat of a BMW car on Calderdale Way, Elland, after her mum Katy, of Oakes, went into labour.

COUNCILLORS have thrown out plans to build a new Tesco. And they cited traffic concerns as the main reason, saying the roads around the development site couldn't cope with the extra traffic.

TWO people were killed in a crash that shut the M62 for 11 hours

HUDDERSFIELD'S Ed Clancy spoke of a "mad explosion" of delight as he smashed his own world record to take gold at the Olympics.

THERE have been complaints that booze-fuelled train parties have turned two tranquil Colne Valley towns into weekend no-go zones for villagers.

A LORRY driver was seriously injured after a crash on Elland bypass. Rescuers worked to free the man after his vehicle ploughed into a barrier and overturned on the dual carriageway in a crash which shut the bypass for hours.

HUDDERSFIELD Town's star striker Jordan Rhodes left Town for Blackburn Rovers in a record-breaking £8m-plus deal just 24 hours before the transfer window closed.

A RETIRED police officer was killed and his body burned on a bonfire by a businessman who had become obsessed with his wife. Kenneth Bill was later jailed for life for the murder of John Hay in Meltham.

Teenage Meltham soldier Pte Thomas Wroe was killed by an insurgent pretending to be an Afghan policeman in Helmand Province.

THE body of fallen soldier Pte Thomas Wroe was repatriated back the UK. Friends and family of the fallen hero watched as his coffin was transferred from RAF Brize Norton.

THIS was the dramatic scene in Milnsbridge as scaffolding on the Market Street was swept away in a torrent after heavy rains.

NAZAR Hussain who killed eight people in a petrol-bomb attack in Osbourne Road, Birkby was freed from prison just halfway through his 18-year sentence.

HUNDREDS of people lined the streets of Meltham as teenage soldier Tom Wroe was laid to rest with full military honours.

A STUDENT was seriously injured after a 25-foot fall at the University of Huddersfield. The male student plunged from a second-floor landing in the Creative Arts building on the Queensgate campus.

THEY gave their lives for their country. And thousands of people honoured The Yorkshire Regiment's C Company as they paraded through Huddersfield.

A HIGH powered car flipped over on New Hey Road just minutes before children left a nearby school.

CONTROVERSIAL plans by Shelley College to accept students from aged 11 were dropped after a passionate campaign by parents who feared the collapse of the area's middle schools if the move went ahead.

HUDDERSFIELD Town footballer Adam Hammill escaped jail for a "despicable" drunken assault on two women paramedics after a night out.

STACEY Simpson was sentenced to Christmas behind bars after living a life of extraordinary deceit. Her fantasy life included stealing £7,000 and fooling her boyfriend into thinking she was an air stewardess

THE Thandi brothers submitted a third application to rebuild their pub on Castle Hill.

WE revealed how the £74m scheme to rebuild Kirklees College at the new Waterfront site was hugely delayed.

MORE than 100 homes were left without heating in Marsden  as temperatures dropped to -6ºC in some areas. Gas engineers worked for hours to try and locate the problems, caused when water seeped into gas pipes.

BLACK ice coated the town's pavements and roads leading to trips, slips and accidents.