Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after his car hit several walls in a village. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE driver of a minibus died after the vehicle flipped over and landed on the hard shoulder of the M1 motorway. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
DEWSBURY MP Shahid Malik has held more discussions with Yorkshire Water chief, Kevin Whiteman, in an attempt to seek a long term solution to the problems of heavy lorry traffic on a YW site. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MOTHER was shot in the leg as she walked her dog. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
SOME of the UK’s most popular tourist attractions were expecting widespread disruption today with hundreds of museum workers striking over pay. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
COUNCILLORS have approved a controversial development despite opposition from 174 residents. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
COUNCILLORS have given the green light to a new school. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PLAN for new homes was approved yesterday despite objections. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A JURY is expected to be sent out today to consider its verdict into the trial of a Slaithwaite man accused of murdering a Polish student. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THIEVES have stolen gully grates worth thousands of pounds, creating a potentially lethal hazard. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO firefighters were hurt tackling a house blaze. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
CHILDREN have created a fantasy garden at Golcar Junior, Infant and Nursery School. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
France: The country is off the itinerary for Chinese travel agents in apparent pique at French support for Tibet and protests against the Beijing Olympic torch in Paris. Some travel agents have stopped selling tours to France. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
USA: The number of homeowners swept up in the housing crisis rose further in May. Repossession filings were up nearly 50% compared with a year earlier, a foreclosure listing company says. Across the US 261,255 homes received at least one foreclosure-related filing in May, up 48% from 176,137 in the same month last year and up 7% from April, RealtyTrac said. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
SOUTH Crosland Junior School has become solar powered. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
Haiti: The parliament has rejected the nomination of one of President Rene Preval’s advisers as the next prime minister. The Chamber of Deputies voted 57-26, with six abstentions, against Robert Manuel’s nomination. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
BLINK as you pass and you’ll miss this little gastronomic gem. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE are on a crime-busting and prevention mission in a rural part of Huddersfield. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
PEOPLE are being urged to use a rural bus service that has been saved from the axe. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HE HAS been on the buses in Huddersfield for 40 years but now, Mohan Singh Sokhal’s distinguished career behind the wheel has reached its final stop. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CONWOMAN is pretending to be from the police to trick her way into the homes of elderly people. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
SUPERSTITIOUS types believe Friday the 13th is a date that heralds bad luck. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN ALMONDBURY man told police he was unable to remember killing his partner and her daughter, Leeds Crown Court heard yesterday. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
CHILDREN got a close-up look at some exotic animals this week. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
GOLCAR schools have joined forces to drastically cut the number of cars taking part in the school run. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HARD-hearted thieves will steal anything – even a child’s toy. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
KEEP your doors locked at all times. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HOLMFIRTH man Maurice Garlick is opening his garden to the public – all in the name of charity. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
MORE Yorkshire people are quitting smoking than ever before, according to new research. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A SENIOR West Yorkshire policeman has been promoted to Deputy Chief Constable of the force. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
Nearly a quarter of the 400 inmates at New Hall women’s prison at Flockton took part in the Cancer Research UK Race for Life. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT HAS taken £4.5m and five months of hard work, often in dangerous conditions, but now, engineers working for Network Rail have shifted 100,000 tonnes of material to stabilise a hillside above the railway at Elland. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THREE people are needed to oversee the work of the police in West Yorkshire. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A COMPULSIVE gambler claimed hypnotism help him beat the odds – and his addiction. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
PEOPLE who use day services at Kirklees Council Adult Services Knowl Park House have been taking part in a charity week to raise money for Kirkwood Hospice. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
SCHOOLS from Huddersfield are preparing to deploy their students to Army barracks next week. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE countdown to the Examiner Community Awards 2008 is now well under way. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
PEOPLE who have made it in their chosen careers are returning to their roots tomorrow. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT HAS been a gold-plated year for cyclist Ed Clancy; and the best could be yet to come. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
KIRKLEES Active Leisure is proud to sponsor the Examiner Community Awards Sports Personality of the Year 2008. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT’S been a difficult start to the Super League season for Huddersfield Giants, but Michael Lawrence’s sensational form has been one of the major positives. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HE CUT his teeth in Huddersfield’s junior football leagues. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
STUDENT Stacey Norminton is on a mission – to help the WAGs with their tans! Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
YOUNG musicians from Kirklees will be taking part in one of the country’s greatest festivals next month. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
RELATIVES of soldiers who died in action will receive new recognition of their loss. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HOLIDAYMAKERS from Huddersfield whose trip of a lifetime was ruined by chronic sickness have sued one of Britain’s biggest travel companies. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HOME help service for employees and veterans of the armed forces was launched on Wednesday. Read
Jun 13 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A COMMUNITY group is offering free Fair Trade cotton bags to shoppers. Read