Feb
2008
Articles from 15th Feb 2008
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Tories plan £6m more for roads
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
MORE money has been proposed for roads in Kirklees. Read
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Garage raid is foiled
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THREE masked men fled empty-handed after trying to hold up a Milnsbridge filling station last night. Read
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Attack victim ‘still poorly’
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE victim of a vicious attack in Slaithwaite is still in hospital. Read
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Labour MP slams Tory’s resignation
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
DEWSBURY MP Shahid Malik has criticised the decision of Mirfield mayor Robert Bennett to quit the Tory party. Read
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Crash hold-up
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PILE-UP on the M62 caused massive hold-ups for traffic heading into West Yorkshire. Read
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Cemeteries get £8m boost
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
NEW cash for cemeteries and crematoria was announced yesterday. Read
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Tyler left for dead in the street
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE driver who left a four-year-old Tyler Jessop critically hurt on a Kirklees road branded “a race track” just carried straight on. Read
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Hunt on for mill arsonist
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN arsonist is being hunted after a fierce blaze ripped through a Kirkheaton mill. Read
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Cycling book launch
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BOOK detailing routes of popular cycle rides in Kirklees is to be launched. Read
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Clean sweep
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
RUBBISH-strewn Huddersfield streets have been specially selected for a big clean-up. Read
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Bankrupt lawyer’s creditors set to meet to settle debts
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
CREDITORS are to meet to settle the debts of a Huddersfield solicitor who was made bankrupt 14 years ago. Read
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Expansion bid at mall
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
DEVELOPERS plan to expand a Huddersfield shopping mall. Read
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Industrial disease killed retired miner
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PENSIONER who spent his life working in dangerous coal mines died from an industrial disease, an inquest heard. Read
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From the Highlands to watch Town!
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FORMER Colne Valley man is travelling 600 miles to see his beloved Huddersfield Town battle Chelsea tomorrow. Read
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Andy Booth: The Statue!
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HE’S the man they call The Legend. Read
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First away day for fan
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
TOWN fan Marcus Branston has followed his club literally since birth. Read
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Sweetest feeling for Valentine’s winner
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PSYCHIC mother knew she would win when she entered the Examiner’s Valentine competition. Read
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Six years in jail for taxi robber
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FATHER-OF-THREE has been sentenced to six years in jail for robbing two Yorkshire cabbies. Read
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Review fails to save nursery from the axe
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD nursery saved from closure last year now looks certain to face the axe. Read
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Accused ‘needed more’
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN accused of murdering five women “simply could not restrain himself”, a jury was told. Read
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Town in freefall as more shops quit high street
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THREE more high street shops are closing their doors in Dewsbury town centre. Read
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Wood’s new path set to beat bikers
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
WORK on a new footpath in the Holme Valley will stop bikers from ruining it. Read
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Can you give a home to Gonzo or Gimley?
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HOMES are wanted for these two German shepherd police pups. Read
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What’s in a name?
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
RESIDENTS have proposed names for three developments. Read
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Tough laws fail to halt mobile use
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
DRIVERS who use mobile phones are still a major problem, one year after the introduction of tough laws against it, according to Huddersfield-based road safety charity Brake. Read
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Exhibition clicks with arty church members
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CHURCH coffee morning was like no other after it was combined with a photography exhibition. Read
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Sneak thief grabs purse
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
PICKPOCKETS are showing they don’t just target the elderly. Read
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Firefighters ‘network’ to reach public
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
FIREFIGHTERS in West Yorkshire are going social networking and it’s all in the cause of fire safety. Read
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Graduate gets cash surprise from ‘fellows’
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD University graduate received a nice surprise at the weekend after being presented with a funding award from the Huddersfield Association of Women Graduates. Read
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Mystery over Colne fish deaths
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
ENVIRONMENT specialists are still in the dark over what killed hundreds of fish in the River Colne. Read
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Children's charity gets £38,000 boost
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A SCHEME to help obese children in Kirklees has been given a £38,000 cash boost to take its message into schools. Read
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Family hit by horse thefts
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO much-loved horses worth £4,000 have been stolen from a Huddersfield field in the middle of the night. Read
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Show tours Kirklees
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN outdoor exhibition is touring North Kirklees. Read
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That’s cool; brothers have royal invitation
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
SCALP-COOLING caps made in Huddersfield for cancer patients are being rolled out in all UK hospitals, thanks to a charity’s helping hand. Read
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£200 gift to hospice appeal
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN APPEAL to build a children’s hospice has been given a £200 cash boost. Read
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‘Save our caravan’
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CARAVAN could be set for the scrapheap after its owner was ordered to get rid of it. Read
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Time to tidy up!
Feb 15 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
RUBBISH-strewn Huddersfield streets have been specially selected for a big clean-up. Read
