Jan
2009
Articles from 9th Jan 2009
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FRI PM: £500,000 drugs and stun gun discovered in police swoops
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE have netted a £500,000 drug haul after swoops in Kirklees and Leeds. Teams of officers discovered £500,000 of suspected amphetamines, as well as £100,000 of cash and a stun gun in the raids which took place yesterday.Officers from Wakefield District Division CID, along with colleagues from the Operational Support Unit, mounted the operation at three locations in West Yorkshire. Three search warrants were executed in Cleckheaton, Batley and in Leeds. The operation was a follow-up to a raid in Wakefield in October last year where police found two-and-a-half tonnes of cannabis. The find was the result of a joint operation between West Yorkshire and Cheshire police. In the latest raids, the amphetamines were recovered at the Cleckheaton address along with a stun gun, while £100,000 in cash was seized in Leeds. A spokeswoman for West Yorkshire Police said: "A woman in her forties from Leeds has been arrested in connection with the matter and is detained at a police station in Wakefield to be spoken to by officers. "Further enquiries are still ongoing by Wakefield District CID." Read
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FRI PM: Latest on Brighouse man shot by police
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN shot by police responding to a domestic incident remained seriously ill in hospital tonight. Read
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Woman flies to Bali to hunt for lost jet-ski husband
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WOMAN will fly to south Asia today in a bid to find her missing husband. Read
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Park gang assault on teenager
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEENAGE boy has been treated in hospital after he was attacked by a gang in a park in Brighouse. Read
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Another national award for council’s stately home
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A COUNTRY house in Kirklees has won a top heritage award for the fifth time running. Read
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MP backs bid to stop flooding of Spen
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
BATLEY and Spen MP Mike Wood met representatives of the Environment Agency to discuss plans to alleviate flooding along the Spen Valley. Read
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Manchester United fan hunted for sexual assault
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEENAGE girl was sexually attacked after getting on a train in Huddersfield. Read
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‘Mirfield 25’ plan passed, but protesters vow to fight on
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
CAMPAIGNERS have vowed to fight on after a major development was given the go-ahead by the narrowest of margins. Read
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Chemists offer New Year mini-health checks
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD pharmacies plan to help people stick to healthy New Year resolutions in 2009. Read
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Plea from safety officials
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE Health and Safety Executive today urged employers to be vigilant about workplace transport. Read
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Romance blossoms for hospice volunteers
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
CUPID has captured the hearts of a Kirkwood Hospice volunteer and supporter. Read
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Scheme’s new classes
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN Education scheme is offering new classes. Read
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Drive to boost tourism in Kirklees
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
TOURISM in Kirklees faces a challenging year. Read
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PARENTS still find it difficult to talk to their teenage daughters about sex and relationships, a survey revealed today.
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A poll of more than 1,000 parents found that more than a third (39%) find these conversations hard. Read
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Plan to turn pub into houses
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FORMER pub and restaurant could become a block of terraced houses. Read
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NEW guidelines have been published to screen sperm, egg and embryo donors for disease.
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
The guide includes new rules to cut down the risk of passing on the human form of mad cow disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). Read
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Fossil walk tomorrow
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
GEOLOGY fans will be taking a look at stones and fossils on a walk around Brockholes. Read
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Chinese community plans English lessons
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD’S Chinese community plans to help its youngest members learn English, using a new classroom. Read
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Call out for your friends!
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD’S Mecca Bingo centre is set to join the nationwide search for “Bingo Buddy of the year”. Read
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Support meeting for Gaza
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
FAITH and community leaders are to host an event to raise awareness of recent violence in the Middle East. Read
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Hunt the driver who did this angry firm tells police
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
ANGRY workers have attacked a police decision not to pursue the hit-and-run lorry driver who smashed a gaping hole in a Huddersfield warehouse. Read
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Police station open for public concerns
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE are trying to improve contact with the public found the solution very close to home – they are to allow people into their station. Read
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New centre brings more life to Huddersfield estate
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A NEW all-purpose centre has been built in Dalton. Read
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Asylum seeker worked in nursing homes illegally
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A POLITICAL refugee from Zimbabwe who fled the country after being left for dead has been given a suspended prison sentence for working illegally. Read
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Staff terror as men smash factory door
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO men tried to break into a factory in Waterloo. Read
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Simply the best!
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A YOUTH club formed in the early 1900s has again celebrated the achievements of its young members. Read
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Sheriff’s lunch for Uni
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD University is to host a lunch for the High Sheriff of West Yorkshire, Mr Roger Bowers. Read
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Huddersfield doctor sees horror in Tanzania
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
HE has worked as a top consultant in Yorkshire’s best hospitals. Read
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Broken society must be ended
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
ALMOST half of all children in Kirklees have experienced bullying last year, according to a new survey. Read
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Anger over flouride water ‘poisoning’ leaflets
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A “SCAREMONGERING” leaflet campaigning against fluoride in water has caused outrage. Read
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Fighting the flab in five-year-olds
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FREE scheme to combat obesity in children as young as five is to be tested in Huddersfield. Read
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Injury fears as No Entry signs ignored
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
PEDESTRIANS could be injured because motorists ignore new No Entry signs on a Huddersfield town centre street, it is said. Read
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Halifax Road to close for three months for gas works
Jan 09 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
GAS engineers today insisted that roadworks on a busy Huddersfield road were vital. Read
