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

SAT AM: Woman threatened with knife during Mirfield robbery Aug 22 2009

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a robbery which occurred at an address on Kiln Avenue in Mirfield at around 10:30pm on Thursday 20 August.Read

SAT AM: Man dies in hospital after police are called to incident at Liversedge house Aug 22 2009

A MAN has died following an incident in Liversedge.Read

Swan pub in Marsden closed for first time using Asbo Aug 22 2009

A LANDLADY has been banned from her own pub in the first Asbo hearing of its kind in Kirklees.Read

2,000 apply for 150 clearing places at Huddersfield University Aug 22 2009

THOUSANDS of young people are scrambling for a handful of places at the University of Huddersfield.Read

Meltham Mills engineering firms cease trading Aug 22 2009

Administrators said they had been unable to find any takers for Meltham Mills Engineering (MME) and sister company Meltham Mills Heat Treatment (MMHT).Read

Filming begins on 31st series of Summer Wine Aug 22 2009

IF you thought the Last Of The Summer Wine had finally run dry, you’d be wrong.Read

Simon Armitage song to back Huddersfield Giants Aug 22 2009

POET Simon Armitage has penned another ode.Read

Teens attacked by gang of 20 in Huddersfield Aug 22 2009

TWO teenagers were taken to hospital after being attacked by a gang of up to 20 youths armed with an array of weapons.Read

Jailed burglar Derek Gray caught on camera Aug 22 2009

A MAN captured on video is behind bars after preying on an old woman in Kirklees.Read

Lindley garage up in smoke - picture Aug 22 2009

FIREFIGHTERS attracted an audience when they tackled this smoke-filled garage in Birkby yesterday.Read

Ramsden Street building to come under the hammer at Eddisons property auction Aug 22 2009

THE former Examiner office building in Huddersfield town centre comes under the hammer at a property auction next month.Read

Young actress Nikki Sam-Addae found dead months after death of fiancee Aug 22 2009

A YOUNG actress has been found dead months after her fiance passed away.Read

Stevie Cameron death party brawl seven in court Aug 22 2009

SEVEN young men have appeared in court charged in connection with a brawl at a party where their friend Steven Cameron died.Read

£10,000 reward offered to find Birkby arson suspect Shahid Mohammed Aug 22 2009

A £10,000 bounty was today put on the head of Huddersfield’s most wanted man.Read

Ghulam Mustafa, 3, died chasing a ball into the road in Ravensthorpe Aug 22 2009

A FAMILY visit turned to tragedy when a toddler was killed in a road accident.Read

Credit crunch bites eco flats scheme Aug 22 2009

PLANS to build a multi-million pound estate in Huddersfield have been hit by the credit crunch.Read

Mary Creagh welcomes response to free swimming Aug 22 2009

THOUSANDS of people have enjoyed free swimming in the last few months.Read

Kirklees 10k Challenge on the way Aug 22 2009

RUNNERS are limbering up for the Kirklees 10k Challenge.Read

Mirfield show opens this weekend Aug 22 2009

ORGANISERS say the show must go on.Read

Huddersfield man joins Downing Street protest Aug 22 2009

A HUDDERSFIELd man joined a delegation to Downing Street.Read

Charity Brake and Recognition Express in road safety schools competition Aug 22 2009

A ROAD safety charity in Huddersfield and a firm with premises in the town are staging a competition for schools.Read

Rugby players tackle challenge Aug 22 2009

STRAPPING rugby players are swapping the pitch for canoe paddles to take on an extreme sports challenge.Read

Christmas has come early at the Card Factory in Huddersfield Aug 22 2009

CHRISTMAS cards are already on sale in a Huddersfield shop.Read

Yorkshire Regiment soldier killed in Afghanistan Aug 22 2009

A YORKSHIRE Regiment soldier has been killed in Afghanistan – after only three weeks in the war.Read

Voting register Aug 22 2009

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Hospital A&Es ‘should all have cancer teams’ Aug 22 2009

EVERY A&E department in England should have a specialist cancer team, Government advisers said.Read

Call in housing starts prompts alert from Shelter Aug 22 2009

THE number of new houses started in Yorkshire has declined, Government figures have revealed.Read

Local West Yorkshire News for 22 August 2009

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