Feb
2008
Articles from 26th Feb 2008
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Skull author
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
AUTHOR of Skullduggery Pleasant Derek Landy will be guest at Lindley Library on April 23 (8pm). Landy, from Dublin, has written various spooky screenplays and thrillers before starting his series on Skullduggery – a sharply-dressed skeleton detective. The free event will be followed by a book signing at the Children’s Bookshop. Read
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Mountain rescue teams joins in the hunt
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
MOUNTAIN rescue teams have joined in the search for nine-year-old Shannon Matthews. Read
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Teen hit with metal bar
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEENAGER was badly hurt in a terrifying attack on a Huddersfield street. Read
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Three face drugs charge
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THREE men have appeared in court after a multi-million pound drugs bust on a West Yorkshire motorway. Police found the £6.5m haul – one of the biggest of its kind ever in the UK – on the M1 close to the turn-off for Huddersfield at junction 38 near West Bretton on Friday, February 15. Officers stopped a vehicle on the northbound carriageway and found the large amount of suspected drugs. Two men aged 26 and 31 appeared before Wakefield magistrates yesterday charged with possession with intent to supply class B drugs. A third man aged 49 charged with supply of class B drugs also appeared. Police inquiries are continuing. Read
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School kiln blaze scare
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
FIREFIGHTERS have condemned a fire at a high school as “foolish’’ – and revealed it was sheer luck the flames did not sweep through the building. Read
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7 Days of heartache
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
SPECIALIST police officers are searching through bins in the hunt for missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews. Read
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Arson attack at clock tower
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
The intruders had got into the clock tower at Newsome Mills on Ruth Street in Newsome and set fire to rubbish in the tower at 7.50pm last night. Read
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‘Wife's affair made dad murder Ryan’
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FATHER stabbed his four-year-old son to death to get back at his wife for having an affair, a court heard. Read
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Bodies search targets home's cellar
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE will continue their excavation of a bricked-up cellar today at a Jersey youth hostel where they found a child’s skull. Read
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Agents in court
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
SECRET service agents began to give evidence today at the inquest into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and her lover Dodi Fayed. The court was cleared of all except the jury, lawyers, interested parties and officials in order to protect identities of the witnesses. Read
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Missing out
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
POORER parents are less likely to be able to exercise choice over their children’s schooling, it was claimed today. Figures obtained by the Conservatives under the Freedom of Information Act showed about 100,000 children missed out on their first choice of secondary school last year. Read
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Super-casino plans dropped
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
MOVES to regenerate areas which vied to host Britain’s first Las Vegas-style super-casino will be unveiled today as the Government formally abandons the controversial plan. Culture Secretary Andy Burnham is expected to confirm the decision to go ahead with 16 large regional casinos but drop the proposed huge gambling venue. Read
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Killer faces life in prison
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
BUS stop killer Levi Bellfield, the prime suspect in the Milly Dowler murder, was facing three life sentences today. Read
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Protesters freed
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
FIVE Greenpeace activists arrested after climbing on top of an aeroplane at Heathrow airport have been released on bail, police said. The three men and two women struck after passengers had disembarked from a British Airways flight from Manchester to Heathrow. Read
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Star witnesses
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
Football stars Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen, pictured, were expected to give evidence today in the trial of two men accused of selling forged signatures of sports stars. A jury at Chester Crown Court heard that a range of memorabilia had forged signatures of sports stars and were on sale to the public at store Sporting Icons. Store owner Graeme Walker, 45, and former business partner Faisal Madani, 42, are accused of selling items with faked autographs. Read
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Man ‘crucified’ in night attack outside flat
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE are investigating reports that a Dewsbury man was attacked and “crucified”. Read
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It’s a deer do
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
USA: Hundreds of people took to the streets of Alaskan capital Anchorage to watch what was touted as a local version of Spain’s famed Pamplona bull run – using reindeer. The reindeer were lined up behind the first heat of runners and at the signal to go, stampeded into the crowd. No-one was injured. Read
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Jewels raid at prestige store
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
Italy: An jeweller’s showroom renowned for its A-list clientele was broken into in the heart of Milan’s fashion district while its owners were away at the Oscars ceremony. The Casa Damiani outlet, situated in the Corso Magenta, was raided by a gang of at least four who are believed to have got away with a huge haul. Read
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Actress jailed
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
USA: Actress Rebecca Broussard was sentenced to five days in jail and three years of probation after pleading no contest to a drinking and driving charge in Los Angeles. Superior Court Judge Katherine Mader also ordered Broussard, charged under the name Rebecca Kelly, to perform 30 days of state highway clean-up, participate in a hospital and mortuary scheme and undergo an alcohol treatment programme. Read
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Waterfront college plans go on display
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
PLANS for Huddersfield’s multi-million pound Waterfront Quarter were met with enthusiasm when they went on public display yesterday, according to the developer planning the scheme. Read
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Well blessed!
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
Ireland: Hundreds of “priests” and “nuns” gathered last night for the official blessing of the second Father Ted Festival in Kilfenora, Co Clare. Pilgrims travelled from as far as Japan, pictured is Yoko Mozaki who flew in from Tokyo. Read
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Sad to say their farewells
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
IF location is everything when it comes to finding the perfect property then it would be difficult to imagine somewhere more idyllic than Tom Ryan’s Marsden home. Read
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Lip balm good enough to eat!
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
Our green columnist KATE ARMSTRONG, of Marsh on the user-friendly lip balms that needn’t cost the earth Read
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Shoes for dogs
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
Germany: Police dogs in Dusseldorf are to be given blue plastic shoes to keep their feet clean. The German and Belgian shepherds are being trained to walk in the shoes. “I’m not sure they like it, but they’ll have to get used to it,” said a spokesman. Read
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Historic find
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
Peru: A team of German and Peruvian archeologists say they have discovered the oldest known monument in Peru – a 5,500-year-old ceremonial plaza near the north-central coast. Carbon dating of material from the site revealed it was built between 3500 BC and 3000 BC. Read
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Free sports plan for the under-18s
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
YOUNGSTERS under 18 could get free entry into sports facilities if Kirklees’s ruling Conservatives get their way. Read
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Get ready to raise money!
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THOUSANDS of pounds are expected to be raised in the annual Examiner Charity Challenge, which was launched last night. Read
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Vectras recalled over brake problem
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
CAR giant Vauxhall is recalling 250,000 cars after telling a Kirklees man there wasn’t a problem with their handbrakes. Read
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Once a waste land
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
BRADLEY is a village now rapidly undergoing a vast transformation. In the next eighteen months a new Bradley will have shot up in our midst. Read
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SUCH A CLASS DOWN AT UNI!
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD University’s lecturer in sport and history, Peter Davies, takes a look at the aerobics class at the university’s Sports Centre Read
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Soccer star Wayne signs for good cause
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
ENGLAND football star Wayne Rooney has signed a picture of himself by a Meltham artist. Read
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Swim helps good causes
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
SWIMMERS made a splash for good causes at the annual Denby Dale Lions charity swim. Read
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Children help leprosy charity
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
PUPILS of South Crosland Junior School in Netherton raised £1,064 for leprosy charity Lepra. Read
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Craft activities teach children about books
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
TODDLERS are learning about books. Read
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Pantomime group raises cash for hospice
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
STAGE stars in Mirfield have raised more than £2,000 for Kirkwood Hospice. Read
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Fighting back against national chain stores
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
SMALL traders in Dewsbury and Mirfield are waging a war against the big chain stores. Read
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Walkers to raise cash for charity
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CHARITY has asked walkers to help raise money. Read
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Dance competition winner
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
QUARMBY teenager Lauren Tibbott has proved herself queen of the dance floor in a regional competition. Read
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Pc assaulted after cannabis farm find
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD man assaulted a policeman the day after a cannabis farm was found above his restaurant. Read
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Dear sir, dear sir . . .
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A COUNCILLOR who got the same letter twice says Kirklees is wasting money on stamps. Read
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Soldier Abdul returns hotfoot for home run
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A SOLDIER from Huddersfield returned home to take part in a 10-kilometre race at the weekend. Read
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New joint campaign to help fight the flab
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
ONE in five Kirklees adults is classed as obese, figures show. Read
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It has 840 pupils
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
Famous names from the school’s past include (from right) Olympic runner Derek Ibbotson, actor Gorden Kaye and England cricketer Ryan Sidebottom. Read
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Charity raises £230,000
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
FUNDRAISERS have racked up almost £250,000 to help vulnerable children in Yorkshire. Read
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Magical times for village
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
ALADDIN will be weaving his magic in Slaithwaite this week. Read
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Schools In The Spotlight: Celebrating with history
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
Four hundred years old and still improving. King James’ School in Almondbury is marking its big birthday. HAZEL ETTIENNE reports Read
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Walk this way to help children
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
CAN you hack a 25-mile trek to help prevent cruelty to children? Read
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Grieving girlfriend pledges not to be beaten by vandals
Feb 26 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HEARTLESS vandals have wrecked a shrine to a Huddersfield student. Read
