Jan
2008
Articles from 31st Jan 2008
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Death crash driver guilty
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A DANGEROUS driver has been found guilty of causing the horror crash which killed three teenage girls. Read
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Gone with the wind!
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
GALE-force winds ripped part of the roof off a big Huddersfield filling station today. Read
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Millions to boost our top buildings
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
POPULAR venues across Kirklees will benefit from new investment totalling more than £2.7m. Read
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Pioneer school
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A NEW kind of school in Huddersfield has come a step closer. Read
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Family flee fire
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MUM and her four children escaped unscathed after a fire at their home in Golcar. Read
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Council rent rises will top inflation
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THOUSANDS of people in Huddersfield will be hit by above-inflation rent rises. Read
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Family’s gravestone plea rejected
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
COUNCILLORS have ruled that a mother cannot erect a marble headstone over her daughter’s grave. Read
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Permit parking bid thrown out
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
PERMIT parking has been refused near a busy pub. Residents of Penistone Road at Fenay Bridge petitioned Kirklees Council for the move. They complained that drinkers at the nearby Star were parking in the lay-by outside their homes. But yesterday the council’s Cabinet ruled against the move. Clr Martyn Bolt, the Cabinet member for transport, said: “Council officers have judged that it doesn’t meet the criteria for central funding. But Almondbury ward members may wish to pay for it through area committee money.” Almondbury councillor John Smithson is disappointed that the Cabinet won’t pay for permit parking in the area. He said: “I’m a bit surprised by this outcome. In the summer the Star placed tables in its car park, significantly reducing the number of spaces. It seems to me that the residents’ parking scheme is justified and necessary.” Read
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Fears of end to search
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE search for a Huddersfield man in the Scottish Highlands could soon be called off. Read
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Airport bust-up
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE parents of a schoolboy who broke both legs in a skiing accident launched a scathing attack on the standard of service at Manchester Airport. Read
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School brawl film dropped from web
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
VIDEO footage of a classroom fight at a Huddersfield school have been deleted from website YouTube – thanks to the Examiner. Read
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Fury as bus leaves children stranded
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
CHILDREN were left stranded at a bus stop when a Stagecoach service failed to show up at Upper Cumberworth. Read
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Flat hit by arsonists
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
ARSONISTS struck at a block of Huddersfield flats. Read
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Chaos on trains
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
CHINA: People trying to travel home for the new year after the worst winter storms in half a century crippled the transport system were given hope today. China’s Railway Ministry said train services had basically returned to normal on the Guangzhou to Beijing line. Read
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Blaze deaths falling
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
NEW figures show fire deaths at their lowest level for 50 years. Read
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Talks lead to extra buses
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
EXTRA buses have been introduced in Meltham, Netherton and Marten Nest. Read
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No holiday for Adam
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
DEVASTATED Adam Holt will not be able to go on his school skiing trip after being injured in a soccer match last weekend. Read
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Driver dodges own car
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CARJACKER stole a 63-year-old man's vehicle - forcing him out of the way as he sped off. Read
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Death car ‘rammed by Fiesta’
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A JURY was today continuing to decide if a man was responsible for the horror crash which killed three teenage girls at Waterloo. Read
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Anneli’s last moments
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A COURT heard chilling details how a former Huddersfield prostitute met her death. Read
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Helping hand for Yorkshire students
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
KIRKLEES students are among those being given a helping hand to achieve top university places. Read
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Road crumbling away - after just 6 months
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BUSY main road laid less than six months ago has to be dug up – because it’s crumbling away. Read
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Leisure services praised
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A REPORT into the region’s leisure services has praised employers. Read
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A ‘green’ solution to packed cemeteries
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
OWNERS of an environmentally friendly burial ground say it could be the answer to Huddersfield’s grave shortage. Read
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Mosque visit gives new view of Islam
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A GROUND-breaking scheme to give groups a better understanding of the Islamic faith is being staged in Huddersfield. Read
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‘Have a say’ as police meet with community
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE have today thrown down a challenge to Huddersfield people: Come and talk to us. Read
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Beth lands prize for vision of the future
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
ROBOT tutors, televised lectures and voice recording pens – welcome to the University of the future! Read
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Ex-patient’s gift to appliance unit
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD hospital unit has been given a cash boost by a former cancer patient. Read
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Lead thieves strike again
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
LEAD thieves have struck a Lindley nursery again. Read
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Vikki saving dogs from death row
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN ANIMAL lover has set up a trust to stop dogs being sent to their death. Read
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Free farm survey aims to help birds
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN INITIATIVE to help boost wildlife in Yorkshire’s countryside has been launched. Read
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Marcia’s life and work win her a taste of TV fame
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE founder of Huddersfield-based community publishing and learning development company Primary Colours is to feature in a TV documentary next week. Read
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Soccer teams in FA heats
Jan 31 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
YOUNG footballers from across Kirklees are taking part in the regional heats of a national competition. Read
