Feb
2008
Articles from 23rd Feb 2008
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The day Shannon went missing
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THIS is the final photograph of Shannon Matthews shortly before she mysteriously vanished. Read
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‘Shannon might have been looking for me’
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE FATHER of missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews says he has spent the past four days looking for his little girl. Read
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School choir enjoying the television spotlight
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
LINDLEY pupils are taking part in a televised choral competition this weekend. Read
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Threats lead to robbery
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEENAGER was forced to withdraw cash from his bank during a daylight robbery in Huddersfield town centre. Read
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‘If we want drinks we’ll pay...not the Kirklees taxpayers’
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A POLITICIAN wants Kirklees to save money – starting with the councillors’ drinks bill at Christmas. Read
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Warning after gas cut off
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
RESIDENTS have been asked to check on elderly neighbours after gas supplies to hundreds of homes were cut. Read
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Battle goes with swing!
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
ORCHESTRAS, ensembles, choirs and big bands battled it out as the Mrs Sunderland Music Festival continued. Read
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Gang attack pair refused jail term cut
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO Huddersfield teenagers convicted of murdering an Asian taxi driver in a racist attack in Huddersfield have failed in their bid to have their jail terms shortened. Read
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String Solo - School Year 9 & under 1 Abigail Askew, Lindley 2 William Robertson, Scholes 3 Ash Johnson, Lindley
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
String Solo - School Year 11 & under 1 Katrina Lee, Birchencliffe, 2 Becky Else, Harrogate 3 William Robertson Read
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Hit-run victim Tyler remains critical
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
LITTLE Tyler Jessop remains in a serious condition in hospital following an alleged hit and run. Read
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Threatened in bedroom
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN, aged 23, was woken by armed intruders who robbed him in his flat. Read
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Attack man serious
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN remains seriously ill in hospital after he was allegedly attacked earlier this month. Read
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Labour’s man for hot seat
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CANDIDATE has been selected to contest a knife-edge Kirklees Council seat. Read
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Late for Mother’s Day? Act on it!
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
SHOPPERS are being advised that they can take action if their special Mother’s Day bouquet arrives too late. Read
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Appeal for funding to help cut waiting list
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
FIFTY families are on a waiting list for a much-needed home support service for their disabled children. Read
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Crash biker in hospital
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEENAGE motor-cyclist is in a serious condition in hospital after a road collision. Read
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Pennine trail back on track
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A POPULAR Pennine walk has fully reopened. Read
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Co-operative way to improve environment
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THESE conservation volunteers will be able to increase their work on the banks of the River Dearne, thanks to a grant from the Co-op. Read
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VW bonus scam
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
Germany: The former head of car maker Volkswagen’s works council was jailed for almost three years for abusing his position to pay out £1.5 million in bogus company bonuses. Klaus Volkert was found guilty of 48 counts of inciting fraud, including payments totalling nearly £300,000 to his former lover. Read
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Hostages claim
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
Colombia: The country’s military intelligence agency says it knows where left-wing rebels are holding four hostages that they have promised to release, the government says. Defence minister Juan Manuel Santos said officials had “known for some time” that hostages Gloria Polanco, Orlando Beltran Cuellar, Luis Eladio Perez and Jorge Gechem were being held in the same area where two other hostages were released last month. Read
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Truffle trouble
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
France: The truffle, fragrant and expensive latter-day delight of food lovers, is in trouble with French farmers predicting a cut in production of up to 75% this winter. Most blame global warming, warning that if thermometers keep rising, as many scientists predict, the country’s black truffle will one day be just a memory. Read
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Turkish attack
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
Turkey: Turkish troops have launched a ground incursion (pictured) across the border into Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish rebels. The ground operation started after Turkish warplanes and artillery bombed suspected rebel targets. Read
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China wants satellite data
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
China: The Chinese have asked the US to release data about its missile hit on an ailing spy satellite as the Communist Party’s newspaper blasted what it called Washington’s callous attitude towards the weaponisation of space. US defence secretary Robert Gates said America was determined to be open about the US operation and added: “We are prepared to share whatever appropriately we can.” Read
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Pass problem for morning bus journey
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PENSIONER was twice forced to pay for a bus journey despite having a pass. Read
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Food aid ‘plot’
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
North Korea: The country has denied suggestions it diverted food aid intended for its hungry citizens to the military, calling the claims a plot by South Koreans opposed to its Communist government. Read
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Glorious countryside
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
The path now leads across the beck and climbs slightly to a stile. Cross it, skirt a very wet patch and climb on to the next stile by a gate leading on to a lane. Read
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Walk on wild side for art
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
NEW sculptures have been installed at local wildlife sites around Kirklees. Read
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Teachers in BNP attack
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEACHING union has blasted the BNP for “jumping on the bandwagon” against controversial plans for an academy school. Read
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Musical murals brightening up the place
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
VOLUNTEERS have brightened up the lives of children and young adults in Mirfield. Read
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Sort out this yob culture
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
AT 8.00pm one evening last week we had to report two teenagers causing a nuisance both on commercial property and then by entering our property. We were given an incident number by the person who took our call at the police control centre and were informed that it would take approximately four hours for them to respond, given that they might have other priorities. Read
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Army life overcomes tragedy
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
DESPITE family tragedy keen soccer player Becky Catling is well on the road to being an Army driver. Read
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Group must close
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN organisation led by a former head of Huddersfield University looks set to close, despite its success. Read
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Easter egg hunt for hospitals
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
KIND-HEARTED funeral directors are on the hunt for Easter Eggs. Read
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‘Back to the bad old days with our bins’
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
FORTNIGHTLY bin collections will lead to pre-Victorian conditions, a councillor says. Read
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Bags of support for campaign against plastic carriers
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THOUSANDS of residents will receive a free starch bag from Kirklees Council. Read
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Pension grant for fuel
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
ELDERLY people in Huddersfield who claim Pension Credits are being urged to apply for grants to help insulate their homes against the cold amid rising fuel bills. Read
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Hadi scores winner to defeat old enemy
Feb 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
FOOTBALLING teacher Hadi Malik succeeded where a host of England legends have failed – by scoring the winning penalty in a shoot-out against Germany. Read
