Nov
2005
Articles from 28th Nov 2005
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Boost over spending
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
SIGNS of a recovery in consumer confidence have emerged after spending rose at its fastest in nearly a year. Read
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Then and now
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
FLOCKTON Green Working Men's Club and Institute has been extended and an early electricity pylon has disappeared, but little has changed in Barnsley Road between these 1953 scene (left) and 2005 (below). Read
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FLOCKTON - Pits, Pubs and a Prison
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
It is described in guidebooks as a village `halfway between Huddersfield and Wakefield'. Read
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Jo's hands have a healing touch
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
JO Thompson has been a trained nurse for 20 years. Read
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Summer holiday `vital'
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE two-week annual summer holiday is still vitally important for most Britons, a survey shows. Read
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School choir's award
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
DELIGHTED youngsters have won an award for their efforts at entertaining old people. Read
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Battle over safety
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
RAIL workers and firefighters are battling plans to change fire safety rules. Read
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Help feed the birds
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
* Put out food regularly, especially in severe weather. Set up a bird table. Use high-calorie seed mixes. Also use kitchen scraps such as soaked dried fruit, grated cheese and animal fats. Read
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Generous people praised for shoeboxes full of presents
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
BIG-HEARTED Huddersfield people have been given 13,000 thank-yous for helping to bring Christmas joy to deprived children. Read
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Joanne quizzed again over court evidence
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
JOANNE Lees returned to the witness box today to give evidence in the trial of the man accused of murdering her boyfriend, Peter Falconio. Read
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Blacklist plan for debtors
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
GRADUATES who default on student loans could be blacklisted for credit if a proposed shift in policy gets the go-ahead. Read
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Derek launches stadium's bid for an Olympic role
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD athletics hero Derek Ibbotson opened new facilities at the town's Galpharm Stadium today - and officially launched Yorkshire's own Olympic effort. Read
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The future's green and energetic too!
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
ALL new public buildings will be made energy-efficient in a drive launched by Kirklees Council. Read
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Hunt continues for murder suspects
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
DETECTIVES were today continuing to hunt for two men suspected of murdering Pc Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford as a third remained in custody. Read
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`Treatment really helped me to just open my mind and think about what I wanted to do'
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
MATT, 22, lives in Kirklees and has been using crack and heroin for the last eight years. Read
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Cracking the behaviour of a criminal
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
A new Home Office report indicates that by successfully rehabilitating just one burglar the West Yorkshire Probation Service could be preventing a further nine crimes being committed by that same person. Read
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One Hull of a day trip...
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD couple have hit out at a coach company after two of its vehicles broke down on a day trip. Read
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Town's wonderful windows now on display
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
VOTING has started to find out who has the best- dressed shop window in Huddersfield. Read
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Kirklees pavements safest in Yorkshire!
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
KIRKLEES has got the safest pavements in Yorkshire - despite shelling out more than £30,000 for pedestrians' slips and trips. Read
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Glitzy show at museum
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE glitz and glamour of TV's Strictly Come Dancing is coming to Huddersfield. Read
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Shop's £1,000 boosts centre
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
A GOLCAR charity shop has handed £1,000 to a community centre for a new kitchen. St Mark's Parish Church Community Centre in Longwood is set to benefit from cash raised at the By and Buy shop in Sycamore Avenue. Shop supervisor Pamela Gillet said: "The shop has raised more than £60,000 in the six years since it opened. It is a real Aladdin's cave. We sell everything from clothes to kitchen tools." Community groups can apply for cash from the shop by picking up an application form in the store. Read
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Surveyor retires from property agency
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
SURVEYOR Andrew Backhouse is retiring after 42 years' service to the Huddersfield and Halifax property market. Read
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Chemical in milk alert
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CHEMICAL found in printing ink may be present in Tetra Paks of baby milk sold in the UK, says a watchdog. Read
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Police setting out to sting shop owners who break booze laws
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
STING operations are being launched in West Yorkshire to catch shopkeepers who sell alcohol to under-18s. Read
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All quiet in town centre
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE new drinking laws led to a quiet weekend in Huddersfield town centre. Read
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Woman cut from wreck
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WOMAN had to be cut free from her crushed car after a crash in Fenay Bridge. Read
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Call for council to act faster over travellers
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
PRESSURE to clamp down on travellers is growing. Read
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I've hit jackpot!
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
A GREAT-GRANDFATHER who celebrates his 93rd birthday on Christmas Day has another reason to celebrate - winning £20,000. Read
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Watchdog told staff survey will be banned
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PATIENT watchdog has been barred from carrying out a hospital staff survey into how many workers were involved in shaping health proposals in Huddersfield. Read
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No room for my dying girl
Nov 28 2005 | Local West Yorkshire News
A DYING toddler had to be transferred to a Wakefield hospital because beds were full in Huddersfield and Halifax, it emerged today. Read
