Nov
2009
Articles from 13th Nov 2009
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FRI PM: 'Despicable' drink-driver jailed for killing women
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A "DESPICABLE" drink-driver with a string of previous convictions has been jailed for 12 years for killing two women as he drove a stolen car at speeds of up to 80mph in West Yorkshire. Read
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Poet Simon Armitage’s uncle was ready to shoot Hitler in Marsden
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
SIMON Armitage’s uncle kept a gun so he could shoot Hitler if he ever ventured as far north as Marsden. Read
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Asda 'Romanian head shave child abduction' texts are national hoax say store
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
SUPERMARKET chain Asda have quashed rumours of a child abduction at its Huddersfield store as "absolute nonsense." Read
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Examiner Business Awards: What a night!
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
LEADING figures from Huddersfield’s business community celebrated success at the Galpharm Stadium last night. Read
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Elland gas works set to improve system
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
GAS supply is set to improve in Elland thanks to a £164,000 upgrade. Read
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Manchester police shoot tyres of car to capture Huddersfield robbery suspects
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
Officers from Greater Manchester Police had pursued the car from Manchester before closing in on Northumberland Street near St George’s Square, shortly before 8pm on Wednesday. Read
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Couple threatened with bottle and knife near Huddersfield University
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WOULD-BE robber tried to hit a man with a bottle before his accomplice threatened to knife him. Read
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Alan Titchmarsh lends a green-fingered hand for children’s charity
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
CELEBRITY gardener and author Alan Titchmarsh has helped raise £8,000 for a children’s charity. Read
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Work begins on new Kirklees College campus at Chapel Hill
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
WORK begins today on a £70m campus for thousands of students. Read
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Cash machine dragged off by ram raiders from Golcar
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
RAM RAIDERS smashed their way into a shop in a stolen Land Rover – then drove off with a cash machine tied to the back and bouncing down the road. Read
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Council vans taking up spaces in town centre car park
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
COUNCIL staff have been using town centre car parks for free while carrying out work on civic buildings. Read
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David Haigh and RAF chum go up ‘Everest’ for beer Slaithwaite beer festival
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
HE can’t touch a drop of booze as he serves his country in war-torn Afghanistan. Read
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Family sacrifices pay dividends as Eorl Crabtree set to star against the Aussies
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
EORL Crabtree’s family has been with him through the highs and the lows – and tomorrow will be an ultimate high. Read
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Shelley horse slaughterer John Webster helps rescue sick gelding
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN who works for a slaughterhouse helped firefighters rescue a distressed horse. Read
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Huddersfield Town fan celebrates a decade of following the club from Finland
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TOWN fan will celebrate a decade of following the club when he arrives for the lunchtime meeting with Wycombe Wanderers tomorrow – and he’ll be making a bigger effort than every other fan to be there. Read
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Snooker marathon raises more than £1,000 for Ruddi
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
SNOOKER fanatics Ryan Waterworth and Richard Walker pocketed more than £1,000 for a young cancer sufferer. Read
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Lindley Moor surveyor Peter Jakeways shot himself in garden
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN Ainley Top man shot himself after suffering from depression for months, an inquest heard. Read
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Meltham optician receptionist Amanda Mather admits stealing £4,400 from tills over two years
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
A RECEPTIONIST secretly stole cash and doctored computer records over a two-year period, Huddersfield Magistrates heard. Read
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Ban cabbies from parking in Brighouse town centre, says councillor Colin Stout
Nov 13 2009 | Local West Yorkshire News
TAXIS could be banned from parking in a town centre. Read
