Aug
2008
Articles from 7th Aug 2008
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Brighouse dad and girl die in head on collision
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FATHER and daughter have been killed in a horror smash. Read
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Bedroom hanging tragedy
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A SCHOOLBOY died in a hanging tragedy at his home Read
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Appeal to find boy, 14
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has been missing from his Huddersfield home for two weeks, police have revealed. Read
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Jordan hanging tragedy
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A 12-YEAR-OLD schoolboy died in a hanging tragedy at his home. Read
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New plea for drink-drive crackdown
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A ROAD safety charity reckons that hundreds of thousands of people drink some alcohol before driving. Read
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Crash victim still in hospital
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PASSENGER injured in a crash in Birkby remains in hospital with neck injuries. The man, who has not been named, was the front seat passenger in a gold-coloured Toyota Yaris that smashed through a hoarding on Blacker Road at 8.20pm on Monday evening and then hit a mud bank before careering back through the hoarding and rolling over. The driver was arrested later and is now on police bail pending further inquiries. Five people – three men and two women – were in the car. Three were not badly hurt, but a man in the back seat suffered a facial cut that has needed specialist treatment at Bradford Royal Infirmary. The passenger with neck injuries has had surgery at Leeds General Hospital and is in a comfortable condition. Read
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Sentence cut for murderer of prostitute
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A KILLER who stabbed a Huddersfield prostitute to death because she was pestering him for a cigarette has had his minimum jail term cut. Read
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Boy rescued
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A boy from Yorkshire had to be airlifted to hospital after falling into a ravine on a group trip to a remote Scottish island. The 13-year-old fell while exploring on the uninhabited island of Scarba off the west coast. He is thought to have a broken leg.. A helicopter crew from Prestwick went to the scene before asking for help from Coastguards. The boy, one of 13 on the trip, was then flown to hospital in Paisley. Read
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Eviction order
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
TRAVELLERS camped at New Mill have been given until tomorrow to move. The group was yesterday served with an eviction order from Huddersfield Magistrates. Travellers arrived in New Mill on Wednesday after leaving the former Midlothian garage site in Holmfirth. Five caravans and several other vehicles were yesterday still in a Kirklees Council-owned field next to a children’s play area off Holmfirth Road. Holme Valley South Councillor Ken Sims said: “We envisage them going by Friday. If they don’t go by then we will have to tow them off but we don’t want to do that.” Read
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Mystery lights in sky
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
STRANGE lights have been spotted in the sky above Huddersfield. Read
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Huddersfield faces losing 17 post offices
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
AS Joni Mitchell memorably sang “You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone.” Read
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Hilda’s great day in Downing Street
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HILDA Gibson is another Huddersfield area woman honoured for her work during the Second World War. Read
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REWARD AT LAST FOR LAND GIRLS!
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT has taken years but they have finally got the recognition they deserve.Britain’s Land Army girls of the Second World War have been honoured.Those who turned their attention to the land in 1939-45 can apply to have their efforts recognised for a new "badge of recognition" - and a number from Huddersfield have already done so.The badge will acknowledge those surviving members of the Women's Land Army and Women's Timber Corps who provided food and timber for the nation during the World War One and World War Two.Here are some of their stories.Here are some of their stories. Read
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Memories of the blackout
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
LAND Girl Eleanor Castle has been honoured for her hard work during the Second World War. Read
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The farming life suited Gladys
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
WHEN she married a farmer Gladys Pell was well prepared for life on the farm. Read
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Consultation a ‘sham’ suspicion
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TOP councillor has challenged the Post Office to prove its consultation is not a sham. Read
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Tory fight to save local post office
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
CONSERVATIVE politician Jason McCartney is trying to save his local post office from closure. Read
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‘Save all the POs!’
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CAMPAIGNING councillor is rallying support for threatened post offices. Read
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‘Firing on M62 could kill’
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
IDIOTS have been putting lives at risk on the M62. Read
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Quizzers tested on TV show
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
QUIZ specialists have taken part in a testing TV programme. Read
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Kirklees Five in bid for gold at Olympics
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
OLYMPIC hopefuls from Kirklees are on the brink of the world’s greatest festival of sport. Read
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Wide views of Narrow Canal
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A new book extolling the virtues of Huddersfield Narrow Canal is at the top of the best-selling lists. ANDREW BALDWIN reports Read
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Plan for police station
Aug 07 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FORMER police station has a new owner. Read
