Dec
2007
Articles from 28th Dec 2007
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Man, 86, dies of injuries
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN 86-YEAR-OLD man hurt in a hit and run in Roberttown, has died of his injuries. Read
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Three are held
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
THREE people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found dead in his flat in South Yorkshire. Read
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Walk tall!
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FORMER Royal Navy medic and rugby player says pioneering surgery has changed his life. Read
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Ripper’s cruel legacy
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE daughter of the Yorkshire Ripper’s first victim has killed herself, it has been revealed. Read
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Cricket league aims to bowl adults over
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
PARENTS in Huddersfield are being urged to take up cricket with their kids in the new year. Read
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Nursery closure blow for parents
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD University is to lose its only on-site childcare facility. Read
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New year help for victims of violence
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
DOMESTIC violence victims in Huddersfield are being urged to seek help. Read
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Speed camera fine is flawed
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN EXPERT physicist is fighting a speeding ticket in a court battle that could cost the authorities thousands. Read
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Fans are held
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
Four Manchester United fans jailed for their part in a fight with Roma fans are to remain in prison in Italy while they wait for their appeal hearing. Five United fans were stabbed in a fight between rival fans before the Champions League match in Rome on December 12. The Foreign Office said the four would remain in jail until their appeal. Read
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Civil war fear in wake of murder
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
PAKISTAN was left on a knife-edge after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Read
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‘Assassination will have severe impact ’
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE murder of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto will have a huge impact in Britain. Read
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Keep the royals
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
Most young people would keep the monarchy, despite over half of them saying that the Royals do not provide value for money, according to a study by the Discovery Channel today. Nearly 70% of 18 to 24-year-olds would keep the Royals and overall only 16% of people would vote for a republic. Read
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Teenager killed in stabbing
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
ONE teenage boy was killed and another was injured in a stabbing attack. Read
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Attack victim Pc named
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE policeman who died after attending a domestic incident on Boxing Day night was named as Pc Chris Roberts, a 47-year-old father-of-three. Read
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Mischa arrest
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
Actress Mischa Barton (pictured) has been arrested for driving under the influence after being stopped in Hollywood. Los Angeles police officials say the former star of The OC was taken into custody at about 2.45am yesterday after deputies saw her car straddling two lanes of traffic and failing to signal while making a turn. The 21-year-old is being held in a West Hollywood jail on £5,000 bail. Read
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Big queues at 5am!
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
THOUSANDS of bargain-hunters hit the town centre stores as the post-Christmas sales got under way. Read
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Ex-Bay prisoner’s thanks
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
FORMER Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Deghayes has thanked the people of Huddersfield for campaigning to set him free. Read
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We’re off to the tips to cut down carbon!
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
CHRISTMAS is barely over, but people in Huddersfield are already getting their festive rubbish down to local waste tips. Read
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Protest against fencing
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
CAMPAIGNERS are opposing plans to put fencing in place on Rishworth Moor. Read
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Cafes hope for more outdoor life
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO cafes and a pub want to continue to provide outdoor seating areas as the cafe culture continues in Kirklees. Read
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How Hans found fame as James
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
JAMES LAST: My Autobiography. Metro £17.99 Read
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Local history magazine is now available
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
EXHIBITIONS celebrating important historical events are to be held in Huddersfield. Read
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‘Prices drop is not a crash’
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
The property market gives its views on how the recent credit crunch will impact on house prices in 2008. EMMA DAVISON reports Read
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Marcia plea for Wilson’s protection
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
HAROLD WILSON’S long-standing secretary and confidante Lady Falkender secretly wrote to his successor James Callaghan because she feared he was about to lose his security protection, according to papers released today by the National Archives. Read
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Wilson blocked plans for barriers outside No 10
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
PRIME Minister Harold Wilson blocked a police request to put semi-permanent barriers along the pavement in Downing Street, say papers released by the National Archives today. Read
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Why the world of politics is in a class all of its own...
Dec 28 2007 | Local West Yorkshire News
GORDON HIRST, of Fenay Bridge looks back at 10 years of New Labour - and at the current state of the Government under the leadership of Gordon Brown Read
