Feb
2010
Articles from 5th Feb 2010
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FRI PM: Armed robbers raid shops in Netherton and Marsh
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO workers were shut in a cigarette safe in the second armed raid on a shop in the space of two months. Read
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FRI AM: Three Labour MPs and Conservative peer charged in expenses probe
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
THREE Labour MPs and a Conservative peer have been charged with offences of false accounting arising from their claims for parliamentary expenses, the Director of Public Prosecutions announced today. Read
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FRI AM: Batley finance firm Cattles announces 450 job losses in Welcome Finance arm
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
STRICKEN consumer finance firm Cattles today said around 450 jobs were under threat at its Welcome Finance business. Read
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FRI AM: Masked robbers in botched bank robbery
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TRIO of masked robbers attacked a security van and a bank in a botched heist last night. Read
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Rape accused David Bentley claims: I didn’t touch girl, 15
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN accused of raping a vulnerable teenager insisted: It was not me. Read
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Extra police on the beat at Almondbury
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
EXTRA police patrols will be carried out at a road in Almondbury following complaints from residents about anti-social behaviour. Read
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MP Barry Sheerman’s concern over votes at 16
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD MP Barry Sheerman has voiced his concern at plans to look at voting for 16-year-olds. Read
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Ice turns Thick Hollins Drive in Meltham into danger no-go zone
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
ROADS have become no-go areas across Huddersfield due to ice and Kirklees Council’s policy to grit only the main roads. Read
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Teen who nearly died in car crash, Callum Parkinson’s brave return to King James’s School
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
BATTLING teenager Callum Parkinson is back at school – eight months after the road accident that nearly claimed his life. Read
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Kali Mountford backs down on legal action and will pay expenses back
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
COLNE Valley’s MP has backed down from taking legal action over her expenses claims. Read
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Meltham karate kid Billy Pullen on BBC2 on Saturday
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
KARATE kid Billy Pullen is set for his day of TV stardom. Read
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West Yorkshrie Trading Standards warning over ghd hair straighteners
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WARNING has been issued about fake ghd hair straighteners. Read
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Dean Jagger’s toughest challenge - live from the Atlantic
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FIREFIGHTER currently rowing across the Atlantic can’t wait to return home to his children – and a good steak dinner. Read
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MP calls on Lord Mandelson to save Brighouse company
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
MP CHRIS McCAFFERTY has called upon business secretary Lord Mandelson to intervene in a bid to save a Brighouse firm. Read
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Teenagers in court after urinating on war memorial
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO underage drinkers who bunked off school and got drunk in a park became the latest in a spate of yobs to urinate on a war memorial. Read
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Flockton children told off for flashing pensioners
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
YOUNG children have been ticked off for flashing elderly residents in Flockton. Read
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Doors to open on faith trail
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
RELIGIOUS buildings will be opening their doors to Huddersfield visitors tomorrow. Read
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Linthwaite dad Damien Parchment jailed for phone robbery and carjacking
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A 27-YEAR-OLD father-of-one has been jailed for a total of three years after a teenager was robbed of his mobile phone and an innocent motorist had his car effectively hijacked. Read
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Father in tears giving evidence in Christianne Shepherd trial
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A GRIEVING father wept as he described the moment he was told his children had died from carbon monoxide poisoning in their holiday bungalow. Read
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Dewsbury boy, 14, lied about age to fight Nazis - confirmed as youngest service victim of WW2
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A KIRKLEES teenager has been confirmed as Britain’s youngest known service casualty of the Second World War. Read
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Preparations for return of body Lance Corporal Graham Shaw to UK
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE body of Lance-Corporal Graham Shaw will return home today. Read
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Jury out in Brighouse vase attack case
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE jury in the trial of a 24-year-old man accused of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Brighouse dad Sean Ellis will retire to begin their deliberations today. Read
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Almondbury man Steve Smith compiles the history of British black gospel music
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
MUCH is known about the origins of gospel music in America. Read
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Huddersfield Astronomical and Philosophical Society make the most of Examiner cash give away
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE Examiner’s cash giveaway is helping a community group look to the stars. Read
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Top Kirklees Council officer goes back to the floor for National Apprenticeship Week
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TOP council official got a taste of life at the coal-face. Read
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184 Kirklees families ask for repossession help
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
MORE than 180 struggling families made enquiries about house repossession in Kirklees during the last three months of 2009. Read
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St george’s Square building gets a new look
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN iconic building in the heart of Huddersfield is being renovated Read
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Rugby club celebrates 100 years at Six Nations
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A RUGBY club will be celebrating its centenary at one of the biggest games in the Union calendar. Read
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Repatriation of L/Cpl Graham Shaw - videos from Wootton Bassett
Feb 05 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE Huddersfield Examiner will bring you live online coverage of the repatriation of L/Cpl Graham Shaw. Read
