Jan
2009
Articles from 1st Jan 2009
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Cuts see petrol prices tumble to three-year low
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
TESCO has fired the latest shot in a supermarket price war by slashing 3p a litre off the price of unleaded and diesel at its 430 filling stations. Read
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Money wrangle holds up music school
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TOWN centre building for child musicians is lying idle because of a dispute over spending of taxpayers’ money. Read
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Huddersfield movie man hoping for the big time
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
HE IS hoping for screen success this year. Read
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Soccer club’s gifts for Africa
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
YOUNG footballers in Africa are to benefit from kits and equipment given by Holme Valley parents. Read
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D-day for Mirfield development plan
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE row is still going on over a massive new development near Mirfield. Read
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Olivia and Jack were 2008 top names for new babies
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
ZEBEDEE, Zac and Zenon are among some of the more unusual names parents gave their new-born children last year. Read
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Call to give Huddersfield ales pulling power
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
REAL ale enthusiasts have launched a campaign to boost sales of their favourite brews in Kirklees pubs. Read
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Those New Year resolutions; what local people are planning
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
LOSE weight, quit smoking and start saving; just three of the typical new year resolutions made by thousands of people up and down the country. Read
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Rotarian couple help suffering in Africa
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD couple are spending the New Year on a mercy mission to Africa. Read
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‘Soccer team’ toll of young drivers
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
THIRTEEN young people died on Britain’s roads every week, research by a Huddersfield-based road safety charity shows. Read
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Jalopy rally’s £1,500 boost for charity
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD man has raised almost £1,500 for the NSPCC. Read
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En-suite rooms on renovated ward at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HOSPITAL ward has been completely transformed as part of a £2m refurbishment programme at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. Read
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Sales shoppers bag a bargain...or three!
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
SHOPPERS hitting the sales in Huddersfield have been bagging one or two bargains. Read
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Rap for Tories on rail plans
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD train passengers would be among groups hurt by Conservative budget cuts, according to Labour. Read
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South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust chief awarded OBE
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A LOCAL health chief has been honoured. Read
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Help the NSPCC in 2009
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE NSPCC is asking people to remember its work when they make their new year’s resolutions. Read
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Caravan couple celebrate golden wedding
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BEAUMONT Park couple have celebrated their golden wedding. Read
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Tributes for Huddersfield charity workers killed in crash
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
MORE tributes have been paid to a Huddersfield couple killed in an horrific accident in Sheffield. Read
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£2,500 donated by readers paid out to leukaemia charities
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
GENEROUS Examiner readers have given a huge funding boost to two charities in memory of Adrian Sudbury. Read
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Nine-year-old poet gets into print
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A YOUNG poet from Mirfield has made it into print. Read
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Patients can now be VIPs!
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
VULNERABLE people are being invited to apply for a special wallet-sized card which contains useful information in an emergency. Read
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New Huddersfield University history centre scores a UK first
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A NEW Centre for Oral History Research has been launched at Huddersfield University, making it the only centre of its kind outside London. Read
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New memorial to bombing victims
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWELVE people lost their lives when the IRA bombed a coach on the M62 in 1974. Read
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Was orange UFO a Chinese lantern?
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FLOCKTON couple were shaken to see a shiny object in the sky on Christmas Day – and are certain it wasn’t Father Christmas. Read
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Warning to local drinkers
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
HEALTH officials in this area are gearing up for a busy 2009, tackling alcohol problems. Read
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How a Huddersfield couple dealt with tragedy
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
After their young son died Neil and Rachael Salmon set up a charity in his honour. A year after The Joseph Salmon Trust was founded SAM CASEY spoke to them to find out how they were doing. Read
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Plea to would-be donors
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
PEOPLE are being asked to make 2009 the year of donation. Read
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Kirklees Counci funds offered for school holiday projects
Jan 01 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
ORGANISATIONS running holiday projects for Kirklees young people are Read
