Oct
2008
Articles from 11th Oct 2008
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Help for church
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A NEW group has been created to support a Birkby church that was badly damaged when thieves tried to steal metal from its steeple. St John’s Church will launch the New Friends of St John’s group tomorrow at a cheese and wine event. People will meet at the church on St John’s Road from 3pm to discuss ideas for raising funds to repair the damage to the building. Read
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Fascinating musical mix
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
GONE are the days, thankfully, when Huddersfield’s Orchestral Series consisted mostly of 19th century favourites. Read
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Eccentric but talented band
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE Temperance Seven were one of the odder products of the popular music scene of the early 1960s – po-faced young men playing the music of the 1920s with mock earnestness. Read
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Treasury in bid to rescue £1bn
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
TREASURY officials have flown to Iceland to try and save up to £1bn in council coffers. Read
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£100 to ‘shop’ school vandals
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BOUNTY is on the head of vandals who caused £10,000 damage to a Huddersfield school. Read
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Medic’s minefield horror
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD soldier has told of the terrible dilemma faced by a group of soldiers stranded in a minefield in Afghanistan. Read
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Mason’s set for MTV fame
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HOT-FOOTED youngster Mason Davenport has become the star of a dance music supremo’s latest video. Read
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Bob bows out after almost four decades
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
COLLEAGUES have bid a fond farewell to a veteran housing worker. Read
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Rail strike suspended
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
NORTHER Rail has confirmed its drivers in the North West have suspended their planned strike action for Monday. Read
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‘Francis Conway's death nothing to do with us’
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE three men accused of the manslaughter of a Huddersfield man have always maintained their innocence, a court heard. Read
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Model trains show
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD Railway Modellers will hold their annual exhibition in Holmfirth this month, at Holmfirth Civic Hall on October 25 and 26. Read
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Soldier tells inquest of comrade’s death in landmine horror
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BRAVE Huddersfield army medic has told an inquest how he screamed at a helicopter to go away – moments before its downdraft triggered a mine and fatally wounded a soldier. Read
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Students give Tanzanians a chance to read
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
STUDENTS have given thousands of books to children in Africa. Read
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Old-style boat trip through tunnel
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
MORE people may be able to travel through the Standedge Tunnel. Read
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MP visits mental health service
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD MP Barry Sheerman has visited a unique mental health service. Read
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New matrons strengthen hospital teams
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
MORE matrons have signed up to boost hospital care. Read
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Big losses in buying to let
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
OWNERS of buy-to-let properties are among the worst hit by falls in housing prices, say experts. Read
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Long delay warning in schools revamp
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
PARENTS have been warned that a massive school reorganisation could be delayed by months. Read
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Youngsters explore their options
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
TEENAGERS at Kirklees College are advancing into further education. Read
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Appeal to put brake on speeding motorists
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
STOP speeding through our village – that’s the message from councillors in Farnley Tyas who want a 20mph limit imposed. Read
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Steeplejack tales
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE life of steeplejack and TV celebrity Fred Dibnah (pictured) was recounted by his widow, Sheila. Mrs Dibnah gave a talk entitled Steeplejack Fred to the members of the Huddersfield Women’s Luncheon Club in the George Hotel. Christine Breare presided. Read
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Police launch attack on social problems
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TWO-DAY blitz on crime and anti-social behaviour in Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury Moor and Dewsbury town centre starts on Monday. Read
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Park memories!
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
SPECIAL celebrations are planned for Monday to mark an historic first in Huddersfield. Read
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Moving skate park is ‘huge waste of cash’
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A QUARREL is brewing over plans to spend thousands of pounds to move a new skate park just a few yards across a field. Read
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Cash award is big boost for student actor Hemn
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PERFORMING arts student from Kirklees College is celebrating winning a bursary that will help him continue training as an actor. Read
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Pupils raise £200 for Burma during Ramadan
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
STUDENTS at Fartown High School turned their thoughts to Burma during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Read
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Heavy metal group’s ‘sick’ choice of Brady book name
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BAND who have taken their name from a book by moors murderer Ian Brady were today labelled “sick”. Read
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Dialysis machine to benefit 1,000s
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
KIDNEY failure patients can have their lives improved thanks to an invention by a Huddersfield man. Read
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Praise for Ray
Oct 11 2008 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD school governor could collect a national award in London next weekend. Read
