Jul
2008
Articles from 18th Jul 2008
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Robbery bid goes wrong
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN handed himself in to police less than an hour after a bungled petrol station robbery bid. Read
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Still no sign of girl
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE have renewed their efforts to find a missing teenage girl. Read
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Strike means 20,000 wait a month for bin emptying
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TOP councillor has confirmed that thousands of households face a month without having their grey bins emptied. Read
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Crash car overturns
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CAR ended up on its roof after a crash on the M62 early today. Read
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Sleeper lucky to be alive after fire breaks out
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN is lucky to be alive today after a chip pan fire. Read
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Pedal to help cancer
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
CYCLISTS are being urged to put in some pedalling power to raise money for a cancer charity. Read
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M62 bridge death man named
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE identity of a man who plummeted 170ft to his death from a landmark motorway bridge has been revealed. Jonathan Peter Swift, 37, of Textile Street, Dewsbury, was killed in the fall from the Saddleworth Road bridge over the M62 at Scammonden at 11.20am on Tuesday. An inquest into the tragedy opened at Bradford Coroners’ Court yesterday. Read
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Healthy means happy for Edgerton nursery
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
STAFF and children at a Huddersfield nursery showed how they are supporting a national campaign to stay healthy. Read
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Homes fear in mill site plan
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
CONCERN has been expressed over plans to build on old mill ponds in Huddersfield. Read
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Police tell knives woman ‘we’re busy’
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE gave short shrift to a woman with a stash of potentially dangerous weapons to get rid of. Read
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Two men failed to turn up in court
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE have named two more men they want to catch after they failed to turn up in court. Read
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Knife crime up, other crime down
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THERE were 30,000 fewer victims of crime in West Yorkshire last year – but more than 900 violent crimes involved a knife. Read
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Society captures park in summer
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
FRIENDS Of Beaumont Park and Huddersfield Art Society joined forces for a special event in the Victorian park to capture its glories in summer. Read
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Vandals are focus for TV ‘watcher’
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CCTV system is to be installed at Golcar flats that have been plagued by vandals. Read
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Crosland Moor college’s cash boost
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD college has been given a cash boost. Read
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Family pays tribute
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A SOLDIER from Kirklees killed in a car crash died just three weeks after the birth of his second daughter, his family have revealed. Read
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Young artists hands on for food safety
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
WORK by two budding artists will go on show to highlight the importance of food safety. Read
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Runners beat the Badger
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
RUNNERS have raced against a train. Read
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Wardens defend record
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
ONE in every 14 stray dogs picked up by Kirklees Council is put down. Read
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New name for group
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
EQUALITY workers will launch a new organisation next week. Read
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M1 traffic to be diverted for footbridge works
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A STRETCH of the M1 in Yorkshire is to close on Saturday night to allow for the safe installation of a new footbridge over the motorway. Read
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‘Errors helped to kill Doreen’
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE FAMILY of a pensioner who died following inappropriate prescriptions from her GP are demanding a medical inquiry. Read
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Lord Savile remembered
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUNDREDS of people gathered to remember the life of leading landowner Lord Savile. Read
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Vegetable area created
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
VOLUNTEERS have been digging for victory in Meltham. Read
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Mixed news for Yorkshire’s birds
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE number of cuckoos and kestrels breeding in Yorkshire has fallen by about a half since 1994, says an annual survey. Read
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Drug addict jailed for ring road smash in stolen car
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FATHER-OF-ONE who crashed a stolen car on Huddersfield ring road has been jailed for a total of 33 months. Read
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It’s a healthy life on the allotment
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
‘GROW your own’ is the call from Kirklees Council, which is inviting people to get allotments. Read
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Mothers have role in design of birth unit
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE new Calderdale Birth Centre, for women who choose to have their babies in a home-from-home environment, is due to open soon. Read
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Conlon on crime: Gotcha, as the green water trick works
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
BEWARE this health warning. Car crime can turn offenders green; quite literally. Read
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No birth pangs for Infirmary’s award-winning team!
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE team behind the new Huddersfield Family Birth Centre have won a top national innovation award. Read
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Mobile phone stolen
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN was robbed as he walked home alone late at night. Read
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Arrests and fines in two-day blitz
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAJOR crackdown on crime in parts of Kirklees proved a success. Read
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Warning on wind farms
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A COUNCILLOR has warned that wind farms could be imposed against residents’ wishes. Read
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Intelligence on illegal anglers
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
ILLEGAL anglers have been snared in a blitz in Yorkshire. Read
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Animal charity seeks homes for cats
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUNDREDS of abandoned cats and kittens are seeking new homes. Read
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Sharing a history project at Tolson Museum
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
PEOPLE who have contributed to a year-long local history project at Huddersfield’s Tolson Museum will gather tomorrow to celebrate their achievement. Read
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More Nazi maps for Kirklees invasion uncovered
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
MORE evidence of Nazi plots for Huddersfield and Kirklees has come to light. Read
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One-year-old Joel defies the medics
Jul 18 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
ONE year ago little Joel Bearder was fighting for his life. Read
