20 August 2009 - Local West Yorkshire news, Leeds, Bradford

A-level results latest-pictures and check your results Aug 20 2009

THE Examiner wil be producing a special A & AS-level supplement on Friday.Read

Change4Life: Cycling is good for you Aug 20 2009

CYCLING – whether it’s an everyday activity or occasional adventure – is a great way to keep kids healthy.Read

Change4Life: Youngsters enjoy getting active at playscheme Aug 20 2009

YOU don’t have to rely on pricey trips away to keep the kids entertained this summer. Read

A-level and AS-level results - check them here Aug 20 2009

TEENAGERS scored record results in their A-levels again this year as the pass rate rose for the 27th year in a row.Read

THURS AM: Woman arrested in Huddersfield as part of Bradford murder hunt Aug 20 2009

A WOMAN has been arrested in Huddersfield over the murder of a man in Bradford.Read

Tory leader David Cameron holds question time session in Brighouse Aug 20 2009

TORY leader David Cameron was grilled by voters at a question time session in Brighouse last night.Read

Misadventure verdict on death of Huddersfield rock climber Lawrence Walker Aug 20 2009

HE died doing what he loved best.Read

THURS AM: Missing Huddersfield girl Alex Ward found safe Aug 20 2009

MISSING Sheepridge teenager Alex Ward was re-united with her family in the early hours of this morning.Read

THURS AM: Fire crews battle huge scrapyard blaze Aug 20 2009

FIREFIGHTERS battled for four hours to stop a huge scrap yard blaze spreading to a neighbouring business.Read

Huddersfield Company Code Blue ransacked in £20,000 burglary Aug 20 2009

BRAZEN burglars spent 20 minutes ransacking a Huddersfield business despite setting off the security alarm.Read

Almondbury man Jared Read drowned in pond Aug 20 2009

A MAN found his partner of 13 years drowned in a pond.Read

Good deed cost dental nurse £25 parking fine on John William Street Aug 20 2009

A DENTAL nurse tried to get her parking fine waived after a good deed landed her with a ticket.Read

Step aside Cannes as Holmfirth Film Festival plans revealed Aug 20 2009

STEP aside Cannes, Venice and Sundance.Read

Expansion plans for Hollybank Trust in Mirfield Aug 20 2009

PLANNERS will decide today if a children’s charity can expand.Read

Dewsbury man made frudulent insurance claims to value of £46,000 Aug 20 2009

A PHANTOM motorist made a fraudulent insurance claim for a road traffic accident he was never involved in, a jury heard has heard.Read

News focus: Do the maths Aug 20 2009

NOBODY would want to spoil the joy of Britain’s thousands of students who collect their A-level results today.Read

Bookseller Elaine Beardsell retires from Toll House Bookshop Aug 20 2009

BOOKSELLER Elaine Beardsell is starting a new chapter in her life.Read

St George's Square lighting plan revealed Aug 20 2009

TROUBLED St George’s Square will be lit up for Christmas.Read

Brighouse woman was Tasered ‘for her own safety’ Aug 20 2009

A KNIFE-WIELDING woman was shot with a 50,000-volt Taser gun by police – for her own safety.Read

£100k cannabis bust in Longwood is one of the biggest Aug 20 2009

PLANTS worth about £100,000 were seized from one of the biggest cannabis factories ever busted in Huddersfield.Read

Calderdale Council set aside funding for recession Aug 20 2009

A £200,000 “war chest” has been set aside by Calderdale Council.Read

West Yorkshire Metro calls for high-speed rail links to serve Leeds and Sheffield Aug 20 2009

A HIGH-SPEED rail network serving West and South Yorkshire could generate more than £33bn of benefits for the region, it is claimed.Read

Airport strike Aug 20 2009

A STRIKE by workers at John Lennon Airport in Liverpool was set to go ahead today following the rejection of a deal aimed at ending a row over jobs.Read

Organisers gear up for annual singing event Aug 20 2009

ORGANISERS are busy fine-tuning preparations for this year’s Longwood Sing.Read

Festive card goes on sale at exhibit Aug 20 2009

IT may be a little early to be thinking about the festive season, but a new Christmas card will soon be on sale in Meltham.Read

Dewsbury midnight soccer success Aug 20 2009

A SUMMER shoot out to celebrate the success of Dewsbury's Midnight Soccer League will give the town its biggest football event of the summer.Read

Little Oliver stages latest fundraiser Aug 20 2009

LITTLE Oliver Thornton is celebrating the success of his latest fundraiser.Read

Delay for train to London Aug 20 2009

A NEW rail link from Brighouse to London is to be delayed.Read

Nature reserve wants volunteers Aug 20 2009

VOLUNTEERS are wanted to help work on a nature reserve.Read

Royal Mail urges workers to resist strike call Aug 20 2009

ROYAL Mail has urged postal workers to back efforts to safeguard the business rather than vote to go on strike.Read

Award for young musician Freya Smith Aug 20 2009

A GIFTED young musician has received an award to further progress her studies.Read

Kidney Research UK receives £3,590 from Purple party fundraising event Aug 20 2009

A HOLME Valley woman has raised £3,590 for charity by staging a birthday party attended by family and friends.Read

New courses for badminton players Aug 20 2009

TWO new badminton courses are starting at Huddersfield Sports Centre in September.Read

Lindley girl raises money in memory of her late grandfather Aug 20 2009

DETERMINED Jenna Watson has raised money in memory of her late grandfather – at the second time of trying.Read

Libraries plan summer events for children Aug 20 2009

MORE children’s events are planned for local libraries in the final weeks of the school holidays.Read

Change4Life: Kids get sporty at playscheme Aug 20 2009

YOU don’t have to rely on pricey trips away to keep the kids entertained this summer.Read

Charity bikers Aug 20 2009

Charity bikersRead

Smokers have poor taste Aug 20 2009

SMOKERS have fewer and less sensitive taste buds on their tongues than people who avoid tobacco, a study has shown.Read

Cook-a-doodle-do cookery school at Slaithwaite Community Centre Aug 20 2009

MOVE over Jamie Oliver!Read

Local West Yorkshire News for 20 August 2009

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