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Traffic news
Here’s a round-up of rush-hour traffic around Huddersfield.
A62 Manchester Road busy but moving at A616 Chapel Hill, at Cooper Bridge and between the A629 Wakefield Road (Shorehead Roundabout) and A616 Chapel Hill
Traffic latest
Traffic’s moving well on the A641 Huddersfield Road outbound at Bethel Street / Bradford Road, Brighouse.
But it’s very slow going on A629 Calderdale Way Westbound between A6025 Halifax Road and A6026 Wakefield Road / B6112 Stainland Road at Elland
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Health question time
Scores of people are expected to attend tonight’s Question Time-style debate in Huddersfield on crucial health issues. The event will be held from 7pm to 9pm at St Paul’s Hall at Queensgate and will be chaired by Dr Pete Woodcock, of the University of Huddersfield
Traffic update
Debris removed from road on M62 Westbound between J27 M621 / A650 / A62 (Gildersome) and J26 M606 / A58 (Chain Bar).
M62 Westbound partially blocked due to debris on road between J27 M621 / A650 / A62 (Gildersome) and J26 M606 / A58 (Chain Bar).
A sex assault has been reported at a Huddersfield leisure centre.
More has been revealed by police about the “sensitive” incident, after news that a man was arrested at the Stadium Health and Fitness Club next to the John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday.
They arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of committing a serious sexual offence.
He was then interviewed and has been released on bail pending continuing police enquiries.
An Arctic chill has swept through Huddersfield, with local weatherman Paul Stevens reporting hailstones, thunder and snow
Building up to the big bike race...
With the second ever Tour de Yorkshire less than a week away, West Yorkshire Police have issued advice for Huddersfield people looking to watch the event.
The three day event starts this Friday (29 April). Stage one begins in Beverley and ends in Settle with stage two the main West Yorkshire event (Otley to Doncaster). Stage three is on Sunday 1 May. It starts on Middlesbrough and finishes in Scarborough.
As well as passing through West Yorkshire, stage two of the event also sees the women’s race (one stage only) pass along the same route.
It is expected that well over one million people line the streets to watch the Tour de Yorkshire over the three days of the event and some disruption is inevitable.
We’re finding it hard to quit.
Smokers in Huddersfield are among the worst for quitting the habit
Data from Public Health England shows that in 2014/15 there were 1,173 people from Kirklees who managed to give up tobacco using NHS Stop Smoking services after four weeks.
This worked out at 1,881 successful quitters for every 100,000 smokers in Kirklees – just 2%.
Huddersfield Town skipper Mark Hudson has signed a new contract.
The experienced centre-back has put pen to paper on three-year terms which will include a transition to coaching.
Ready for the snow? Calderdale Council is set for precautionary road gritting of key routes
The picket at Huddersfield Royal infirmary is over for today, but junior doctors will be spending the afternoon giving blood & other philanthropic activities
NEWS
Press Association has reported that police planning errors ‘caused or contributed’ to the dangerous situation that developed on the day of the Hillsborough disaster, the jury at the inquests into the deaths of the 96 Liverpool fans has concluded.
Jurors sitting in Warrington, Cheshire, agreed the tragedy happened “as a result of crushing in the central pens of the Leppings Lane terrace, following the admission of a large number of supporters to the stadium through the exit gates”.
They agreed 7 to 2 that the fans were unlawfully killed.
And they answered yes to the question: “Was there any error or omission in police planning or preparation which caused or contributed to the dangerous situation that developed on the day of the match?”
They were the first of 14 general questions they were asked, with others covering stadium safety, the emergency response to the disaster and whether the fans were unlawfully killed.
The Hillsborough tragedy unfolded during Liverpool’s FA Cup semi-final tie against Nottingham Forest on April 15 1989, as thousands of fans were crushed at Sheffield Wednesday’s ground.
Overall match commander Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield gave the order at 2.52pm to open exit Gate C in Leppings Lane, allowing around 2,000 fans to flood into the already packed central pens behind the goal.
Some good news at last for eastbound drivers on the M62.
Two lanes were shut due to a skip fire on the hard shoulder in between Brighouse and Chain Bar.
Fire crews have extinguished the flames and are in the process of recovery.
M62
Still big delays on the M62 east bound in between j25 and 26 due to a skip that caught fire on the hard shoulder.
M62
Huge delays on the M62 heading from Huddersfield eastbound in between Brighouse and Chain Bar
NEWS
Do you know that junior doctors are staging an all out strike today, which includes A&E departments?
They are striking at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, like around the rest of the country, over new contracts that Health secretary Jeremy Hunt wants to impose upon them.
Although parts of the contracts have been agreed, they are fighting terms re working hours and pay, with a key sticking point about payments for working on Saturdays.
The term “junior” refers to anyone who is not at consultant or GP level. It can take anything from around five to 15 years to reach this level, while some doctors choose not to go down this route until later, if at all.
A pensioner with health problems has been given a community order after setting fire to his curtains at a home run by Eldercare.
Separately, the Ashleigh Care Home was condemned by the Care Quality Commission last September, who gave it an inadequate rating, the worst possible grade.
It closed down last autumn.
M62
Be aware of huge tail backs if you’re driving down the M62 to Manchester this morning.
A lorry spilt its load of milk in between j11 and 12 westbound at Eccles
GOOD MORNING
Good morning, everyone. And look, what a beautiful day!
Let’s just hope it stays with us.
Flytipping is wreaking havoc on another beauty spot in Kirklees-and this time its Marsden Moor.
Fridges and other waste have carelessly been dumped on the moor just off Mount Road.
As if that’s not bad enough, National Trust Marsden Moor and Hardcastle Craggs lead ranger Craig Best says that the “huge” problem is getting worse.
I went out on my bike yesterday and we saw two lots of dumped rubbish in other scenic car stops.
One tip to help cut down on this-if you get your waste privately collected, make sure you see confirmation that they will dump your waste in a legal facility.
Welcome to Tuesday's Examiner Live Blog
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