Feb
2008
Articles from 16th Feb 2008
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Motorway drugs swoop
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
MILLIONS of pounds of hard drugs believed destined for West Yorkshire have been seized by police in a dramatic motorway swoop. Read
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Competitors on song for 119th music festival
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
DOZENS of competitors took to the stage as the Mrs Sunderland Music Festival got under way last night. Read
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Beetle drive!
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HISTORY of the Volks-wagen Beetle – the car saved by Army officer Ivan Hirst, from Marsden – is to be given at Huddersfield University. Read
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Debbie devastated by nursery closure
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MUM-OF-TWO on maternity leave fears she may be unable to return to work because of plans to close her children’s nursery. Read
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Keeping kids safe on roads
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FREE training session educating people about how to best protect children on the roads is being offered to family workers in Kirklees. Read
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Towpath is no-go area for disabled
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A DISABLED grandfather is calling for better access on canal towpaths after he was forced to abandon a day out. Read
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Nikki setting sail to raise charity cash
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
CALIFORNIA and Jamaica would be high on anyone’s wish list for a birthday treat. Read
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Driver cleared on death crash
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN has been cleared over a death crash. Read
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Mystery worshippers to test out churches
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THEY have supermarkets everywhere quaking in their boots as they scrutinise every aspect of their service. Read
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Springwood tipped to win centre race
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE Springwood car park is expected to be confirmed as the site chosen for a new £26m sports centre, despite protests. Read
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In the pink!
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PINK disco tonight is to raise cash for the Breast Cancer Care charity. Read
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Pool in use for 16 hours a day say officials
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD leisure officials have hit back at criticisms over swimming pool timetables. Read
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Spring lambs arrive early
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
FIRST, the freak weather had us basking in glorious sunshine – then the little lambs started arriving early! Read
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Accident victim, 4, ‘critical’
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A LITTLE boy injured in an alleged hit and run accident remains seriously ill in hospital. Read
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Killer husband loses appeal
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN “evil” Huddersfield man who drew his schoolboy sons into a plot to butcher their much-hated mother must stay in jail for several more years. Read
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Our own identity
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
YOUNG Muslim women came together to discuss their lives during a special programme of Radio Four’s Woman’s Hour live in Huddersfield. Read
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Council tax rise plans
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
CALDERDALE’S Cabinet is to recommend limiting the council tax increase to 2.5%. Read
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No proof murder trial jury told
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A “PRETTY ordinary sort of bloke” accused of killing five prostitutes is suspicious but not guilty, a jury was told. Read
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Go for it Town!
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
GOOD luck lads! Read
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D-day for council on new academy school
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE future of a controversial academy school – supported by Huddersfield University – will be decided next week. Read
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Housing benefit forum
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
LANDLORDS are being urged to attend a housing benefit forum later this month. Read
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Church hall classes teaching self-defence
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
MARTIAL arts fans have been learning self-defence techniques at a new class in Huddersfield. Read
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Empty out your closets!
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
SHOPPERS are being asked to spring clean their wardrobes as a Huddersfield fashion store launches its latest charity campaign. Read
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‘Fill up area’s empty houses’
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
MORE money should be spent renovating empty homes according to a politician. Read
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‘Bin it’ bid to cut flu
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
SNEEZING and coughing into your hands might seem polite – but it spreads more germs than using a tissue, say health chiefs. Read
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Robbers are marked men with new dye
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN invisible dye can help catch armed robbers who target security vans. Read
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Historic home up for sale
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN 18th-century piece of history is for sale. Read
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Fit schools can win equipment
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
SCHOOLS in Huddersfield are getting the chance to win sports equipment as part of a national scheme to improve children’s fitness. Read
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I’m stranded!
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
JOYRIDERS have stolen and torched a disabled mother’s car. Read
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Station attack appeal
Feb 16 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an assault on a railway worker at a station. Read
