May
2008
Articles from 22nd May 2008
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Brown backs Baldy's bid
May 22 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has given his full backing to Adrian Sudbury’s campaign to get more people to sign up as bone marrow donors. Read
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MP voted to reduce abortion time limit
May 22 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
DEWSBURY MP Shahid Malik voted to reduce abortion time limits as other local MPs chose to retain the present 24 weeks. Read
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Mystery as club suspends staff
May 22 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
MYSTERY surrounds the suspension of two stewards at a popular social club. Read
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Council tax collectors left £5m short
May 22 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
NEW figures show Kirklees has collected nearly all the council tax owed for last year – but £5m has yet to be paid up. Read
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Gender row upset
May 22 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TRANSSEXUAL driving instructor was left devastated after a customer threatened to sue the all-female Huddersfield school where she works. Read
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Meehan stays in custody
May 22 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE former partner of Shannon Matthews’ mother was again remanded in custody on charges of possessing child pornography. Read
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Tories unopposed in running council
May 22 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE Conservatives will go on running Kirklees Council. Read
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Row as new Kirklees mayor takes office
May 22 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE outgoing Mayor of Kirklees spoke of her sadness after her partner boycotted her send-off in a dispute over a chain. Read
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School warns pupils over accepting lifts
May 22 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A SCHOOL has reiterated its warning to pupils about the dangers of accepting lifts from strangers. Read
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Blaze death OAP lit fire at his home
May 22 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CLECKHEATON man who died in a fire in his home had set fire to his previous property, an inquest heard. Read
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THE CARING TALE FROM CHRISTINE
May 22 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
With our Carer of the Year Award scheme under way ANDREW HIRST tells the story of Christine Read
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A brush with art project
May 22 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
PARTIALLY-sighted and blind children and young people helped to create a colourful mural at Huddersfield Sports Centre. Read
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It’s opening time once more at historic pub
May 22 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A 152-YEAR-OLD pub is open again after being given a facelift to make it fit for the 21st century. Read
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Ex-cop plods on to his century
May 22 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
FORMER bobby Jim Tudor had a visit from a West Yorkshire Police chief as he celebrated his 100th birthday. Read
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Strike will shut mining museum
May 22 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A STRIKE will shut the National Coal Mining Museum for most of the bank holiday weekend. Read
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Cleckheaton man who harassed single mums fails in bid for freedom
May 22 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN banned from his own home – and eventually jailed – after he was accused of subjecting two single mums to a harassment campaign, has failed in an Appeal Court bid for freedom. Read
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Royal parade axeman has jail sentence cut
May 22 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN who was caught with a four-foot felling axe at a Royal parade in Huddersfield has won a 12-month reduction in his six-year jail term at the Court of Appeal. Read
