Aug
2008
Articles from 23rd Aug 2008
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Patient missing
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE in Huddersfield are appealing for information to help find a man who has gone missing from hospital. Edward Dontshenko, 30, who is originally from Estonia, was last seen in ward two of St Luke’s Hospital, Crosland Moor, on Tuesday and needs treatment for a medical condition. He is described as white, 5ft 10in tall, medium build with a fair complexion and shaved head, and was last seen wearing a black T-shirt featuring a subway logo, grey hoodie and dark trousers. Mr Donshenko has a one-inch scar on top of his right hand, a scar on his right wrist and a tattoo on his right forearm. Police believe he may have gone to Leeds. Contact Pc Jayne Hall on 0845 6060606. Read
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Killer drug alert
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A POTENTIALLY lethal drug has been stolen from a house in the Crosshill area of Greetland. Police in Halifax are appealing for information about the 500ml bottle of Oramorph, stolen during a robbery yesterday. Oramorph is a potent pain killer and can be lethal if taken unnecessarily. Police are asking anyone who is offered such a drug or sees a discarded bottle of it in the street to contact Pc Linda Tolley at Halifax CID on 0845 6060606. Read
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Probe into fire at scrapyard
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
MORE than 30 firefighters tackled a blaze in Ravensthorpe.Crews from four stations were called after a fierce blaze broke out in a stack of scrap cars.The fire was at a scrapyard in Low Mills Lane, Ravensthorpe, and broke out shortly after 5pm yesterday. Crews from Dewsbury, Mirfield, Batley and Ossett were called to the scene as flames engulfed the vehicles. Smoke from the fire could be seen for miles. Crews used large jets and water from an aerial platform to put out the blaze, but they were at the scene for more than four hours.The cause is being investigated. Read
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Coroner's plea after pensioner found dead
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CORONER is appealing for relatives of a 75-year-old man with a Huddersfield connection to contact them. Read
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Police rule out foul play
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE have confirmed the death of a man in Deighton is not being treated as suspicious. Read
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Back to Steel City
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE Yorkshire Air Ambulance is to return to Sheffield. Read
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DIAMOND DAY IS SPOT ON !
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A COUPLE celebrated their diamond anniversary at the spot where they first met in 1940. Read
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CHILDREN should be encouraged to play in office car parks outside office hours, the Government’s health advisory body has recommended.
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
The advice, aimed at promoting physical activity among young people, is part of new draft guidelines drawn up by the National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence (Nice). Read
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Batman’s off to the sun!
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BRIGHOUSE businessman has turned into Batman for a 3,200-mile fancy dress rally. Read
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Charity auction at club
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CHARITY auction to help a Huddersfield homeless project is to be held at a cricket club. Read
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Scottish judge appointed
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
NETHERLANDS: Scottish judge Iain Bonomy has been appointed to oversee preparations for the genocide trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic. It comes after war crimes tribunal president Fausto Pocar reassigned the Dutch judge who led Karadzic’s first court appearance. Judge Bonomy sat in the trial of Karadzic’s former mentor Slobodan Milosevic, who died of a heart attack in his UN cell in March 2006. Karadzic appears on August 29 to enter pleas to 11 charges, including genocide. Read
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Park works set to start
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
WORKERS are finally to start a huge restoration project at a Huddersfield park. Read
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Attacker who left his ex scarred for life caged for 8 years
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD hairdresser who brutally attacked his ex- fiancee after finding texts on her phone from other men has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Read
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Boiler safety alert
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD safety campaigner Stacey Rodgers is urging people to get their heating systems serviced while the summer weather is here. Read
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Police powers unused
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
TOUGH powers to break up gangs of yobs have not been used following a fall in anti-social behaviour. Read
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Healthier Yorkshire is kicking the habit
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
ALMOST 36,000 Yorkshire folk kicked the smoking habit last year. Read
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Save our PO fight hots up
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
COUNCILLORS have vowed to campaign to save a post office. Read
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School reunion repeat
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
FORMER pupils of Holmfirth Secondary Modern School are holding their second reunion – 55 years after leaving school. Read
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Author tells of Knights
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD woman has written an historical book about Yorkshire. Read
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‘Contempt’ for tractor boss Brown
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
SITTING in his home in West Street at Lindley, William McCaw still seethes at the founder of one of Huddersfield’s most famous firms. Read
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Other staff to be moved
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
UP to 100 jobs will go as banking firm Halifax closes 53 of its estate agent branches as a result of the housing market downturn. Read
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A GREAT DISPLAY
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
Local pyrotechnics firm dazzles the opposition Read
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New plan to get people on sick benefits back into work
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A SCHEME to get people in Yorkshire on health-related benefits back into employment is to be launched. Read
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Public urged to be at meeting
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
Local people are being urged to go to the next meeting of Kirklees Council’s area committee for Denby Dale on Thursday, September 4. Their views are wanted on a special event planned for November 9. It is planned to celebrate the contribution made by local Servicemen and women. The September meeting will be at Denby Dale Cricket Club on Wakefield Road, starting at 7pm. Also on the agenda will be updates on the results of the consultation to improve the village centre and what will happen next, policing, community safety and young people's activities. Read
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Dream lives on as X Factor Nikk sings for 10,000
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
GUTSY singer Nikk Mager will perform to thousands – just days after being told to give up his dream. Read
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Flats security plan stalls over £2,800
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
COUNCILLORS have delayed a decision on increasing security at a block of flats used by alcoholics and drug addicts. Read
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School reunion
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
FORMER students at Milnsbridge’s Crow Lane School are to hold a reunion. The get-together will be on October 10 at Broad Oak Bowling Club. Organisers want the leavers of 1958 to come along to the reunion. All will be 65 this year. For details contact Jean Sykes (nee Garside) on 01484 350435. Read
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Bank Holiday weekend weather ‘a mixed bag’
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
WEATHER expert Paul Stevens has predicted a mixed bank holiday weekend – with better to come. Read
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Revamp for hotel bathrooms
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WEST Yorkshire hotel is investing more than £100,000 as part of a major modernisation programme to improve its bathrooms. Read
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Jobs go at estate agencies
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
UP to 100 jobs will go as banking firm Halifax closes 53 of its estate agent branches as a result of the housing market downturn. Read
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Abseiling and canoeing part of activities plan
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAJOR sports plan for a part of Huddersfield has been unveiled. Read
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Chance to learn about Islam
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
PEOPLE are invited to an open day at a Huddersfield mosque. Read
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Animal magic every summer!
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THERE have been some fantastic animal stories in the news this week. Read
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A poignant place ...
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
Think of City Breaks to France and Paris springs to mind. But HAZEL ETTIENNE sampled the sights of Lille, named as European City of Culture in 2004 Read
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Parents, ease off all that pressure!
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A NATION is in mourning following hurdles champion Liu Xiang’s exit from the Beijing Olympics. Read
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Turbocharging the Beijing run
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD firm has been given a ‘Green’ medal at the Beijing Olympics. Read
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STUDENTS face average outgoings of nearly £200 a week, with accommodation their single biggest cost, new research shows.
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
The average person spends £183.80 a week while they are studying at university, according to Halifax. Read
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7/7 bombings movie cash will go to charity
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE producer of a controversial film set in the aftermath of the London bombings has promised to give some of the profits to charity. Read
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MEET THE ROMANS!
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
ARCHAEOLOGISTS are hoping to uncover more evidence of Roman civilisation near Outlane. Read
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Posh frocks for party
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
RESIDENTS at a care home donned their posh frocks for a charity garden party. Read
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College hands out advice
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
PEOPLE are being urged to kick-start their careers at Kirklees College. Read
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Tigers’ special soccer day
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A COMMUNITY soccer tournament takes place in the Holme Valley tomorrow. Read
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Garages win awards
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO car dealership have received awards for their ‘excellent’ customer service. Read
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Youngsters kept busy
Aug 23 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A COMMUNITY play-scheme has helped keep youngsters busy during the school holidays. Read
