Santa Christmas may have been over but Santa returned as a snowman in Skelmanthorpe. He was crafted by Mrs Karen Illingworth who is pictured with four-year-old youngsters Katie Sykes and Richard Humphrey. Santa was built in the playgroud at Skelmanthorpe First and Nursery School.

Landlady of the Sun Inn at Lepton Mrs Anita Jennings (left) is seen handing over ýý465 to Mrs Dorothy Hayton from Kirkwood Hospice's support group. The money was raised by members of the Kirkburton Ladies' darts and Dominoes League who staged a 24-hour darts marathon at the pub.

First day at school Linthwaite quads (from left) Matthew, Sarah, Emma and Neil Longbottom are seen setting out for Linthwaite C of E Junior and Infants School, waved off by mum Jenny

Bob Charlton and Barry Woodcock hit the headlines in the Huddersfield area finals of the News Of The World Championships at St Patrick's Catholic Centre.

Around 40 elderly members of Huddersfield's ethnic communities were treated to a New Year party at the offices of the South Kirklees Community Relations Council on Westgate

Sisters Elizabeth and Nicola Senior aged 16 and 18, Robert Graves (left), 18 and 19-year-old Mark Burley aimed to bring a national quiz title back to Huddersfield.

These students from Shelley High School won a place in the regional finals of a prestigious youth drama competition with a play about Vietnam. Schools throughout the north were asked to submit details of their 20-minute plays on the subject of Heroes. The Shelley cast included Joanne Newton, Gillian Inglis, Clare Brooks, Yvette Thistlewood, Emma Sykes, Maxine Wood, Mandy Lumsden, Milly Lightfoot and Imogen Lee.

Divisional superintendent of Dearne Valley St John Ambulance Mr John Springer is seen presenting these venture scouts from the Cliffe Tyke venture scout unit in Birchencliffe with first aid certificates.