Mar
2008
Articles from 1st Mar 2008
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Leon’s long wait for first birthday
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
MIDWIVES at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary helped safely deliver a special group of babies. Read
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Strong winds chaos
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
STRONG blustery winds have brought branches and walls down across Huddersfield overnight. Read
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Why Shane Haynes killed Geraldine Brocklehurst remains mystery
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A 22-YEAR-OLD man will spend at least 16 years behind bars for murdering a Huddersfield prostitute. Read
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Killer's 'apology' to victim's family
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
MURDERER Shayne Haynes had written a letter of apology to Geraldine’s family and friends via his solicitor from his prison cell. Read
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2 convictions of ‘dangerous man’ Shane Haynes
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE conviction of Shane Haynes has taken a highly dangerous man off Huddersfield’s streets. Read
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I tracked girl's killer
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THIS is the man who helped police catch a killer just minutes after he struck. Read
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Red light killer gets 16 years
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE brutal murder of a Huddersfield prostitute remains motiveless even though her killer was today starting a 16- year jail term. Read
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Louise passes on know-how
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
CELEBRATED dramatist Louise Page has been officially welcomed to Huddersfield University. Read
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Parents ‘appalled’ at quality of son’s care
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEENAGER with a life-threatening illness is being failed by his carers, his parents say. Read
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Good riddance to killer of Stephanie
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A SEXUAL predator who kidnapped and killed pretty travel agent Stephanie Hammill has been sent back to his country to serve the rest of his sentence there. Read
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Bin row claims denied
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
COUNCILLORS accused each other of dishonesty over controversial bin collections. Read
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It’s all downhill - but Emily loves it!
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD soldier kicked off her combat boots and donned a pair of ski boots in an Army ski challenge. Read
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Web link to your history is just a click away
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
NEW websites have been launched to encourage local people to find out more about the history beneath their feet. Read
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Stuart bids to slay smoke law dragon
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
PUB smoking crusader Stuart Smith claims he will attend court on horseback dressed as St George to fight “ridiculous” charges. Read
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Michelle recounts school days for TV show
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HOSPITAL worker based in Huddersfield Royal Infirmary became a TV star for the day. Read
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Depressed man pulled from canal by rescuer
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A RESCUER pulled a suicidal man from a Huddersfield canal. Read
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Fundraising target hit quickly
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
STAFF at property purchasing company A Quick Sale have smashed through their fundraising target ahead of schedule. Read
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MP backs Fairtrade campaign
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
COLNE Valley MP Kali Mountford is encouraging people in her constituency to buy Fairtrade products during a fortnight dedicated to the fair payments to growers scheme. Read
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On the front line in fight against crime
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TOP Government official has been out on the streets of Huddersfield seeing at first hand how officers deal with weekend revellers. Read
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Build database of our fallen heroes
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
COUNCILLORS want to set up a database recording every soldier from Kirklees who died in war. Read
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Baroness pays tribute to health service workers
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
INSPIRATIONAL community worker Baroness May Blood MBE was the special guest at a presentation day organised by the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. Read
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Please bring our memorial back
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
RESIDENTS are appealing for the return of a 87-year-old war memorial which has gone missing from Newsome Mill. Read
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Students’ flower power
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
STUDENTS will have a spring in their step this weekend as they join forces with a cancer charity. Read
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Friends vow to continue hunt for Shannon Matthews
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
ELEVEN days after the disappearance of Dewsbury schoolgirl Shannon Matthews, her friends and neighbours have vowed to keep on searching for her. Read
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‘Check ID of callers’
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
PEOPLE are being urged to always ask for ID in a bid to beat bogus callers. Read
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Care home boost for borough’s OAPs
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THREE new care homes are on the way to Kirklees. Read
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THEY had to wait 17 years – but Berry Brow finally emerged victorious over Syngenta Sports in the Works League.
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
Syngenta have been Brow’s bogey side for almost two decades. Harry Wood’s side have won almost every game, with a 2-2 draw two years ago the best Brow could manage. Read
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Reading really matters to volunteers
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CHARITY which helps improve the reading skills of students in Huddersfield schools is looking for more volunteers. Read
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Historic tale gets on stage at last!
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT’S taken a decade but it has finally hit the stage. Read
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Fire safety expert says his farewells
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FORMER high-ranking fireman has retired as president of Kirklees Fire Prevention Panel. Read
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Landslip damage may be clear in a month
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
RAIL services could be back to normal on the line through Elland in four weeks. Read
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What’s the Welsh for yes I’ll have a pint?
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD pub is holding a Welsh Week. Read
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Report highlights danger of falls in workplace
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
EVERY 25 minutes, someone breaks or fractures a bone at work according to a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) report. Read
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Trader admits ripping off designer names
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD man has appeared in court accused of selling hundreds of fake designer goods in his Dewsbury clothes shop. Read
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Maths scheme praised
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BATLEY school has won a national award for helping families with maths. Read
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Eventful times, not to mention illness
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT’S BEEN an uneventful few months horse-wise, but quite eventful for me as I have been unwell for a few months and so pretty much out of action. Read
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Youngsters on song for musical festival at school
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A THOUSAND young musicians from Yorkshire will perform at Colne Valley High School in a bid for success at the National Festival of Music For Youth. Read
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Community group members build their skills
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
RESIDENTS in Huddersfield have been trying their hand at drystone walling. Read
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Providing bits of information
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
BITS are one of the most controversial subjects in the equestrian world. Read
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Public confusion over screening for cancers
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THERE is widespread public confusion about cancer screening on the NHS, a has charity said. Read
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Students’ cash for charity
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
FIVE students at Huddersfield University have raised £200 for children’s charity Barnado’s. Read
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Walk from a pub to a church
Mar 01 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
Pass through an old kissing-gate by a gate in the corner and continue with a hedge/fence on your left as you reach the walk’s final stages Read
