Aug
2010
Articles from 7th Aug 2010
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Oakes man Kevin Leech in court for fleeing crash scene
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN OAKES man who fled an accident scene and lied about his involvement will be sentenced next Friday. Read
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Giant crane moves playgroup building to new home
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PLAYGROUP is to get a new home. Read
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Gunman still on the loose after Lockwood and Oakes shop attacks
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A GUNMAN who was left empty-handed after he targeted Huddersfield shops in three separate raids on the same night is still on the loose. Read
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Jail threat to Hillhouse drug dealer Shakeel Akba
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A 26-YEAR-OLD Huddersfield father-of-one has been told to prepare for jail after he admitted drug dealing while he was already on bail for similar offences. Read
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20 firefighters tackle fake blaze at Richmond Flats, Huddersfield
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
RESIDENTS had no reason to leave their homes as firefighters swarmed through a Huddersfield tower block to tackle a seventh storey blaze. Read
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Overgate Hospice plans summer concert
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
Hospice concert Read
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Volunteer citizens lose out in Kirklees Council reorganisation
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
VOLUNTEERS have been excluded following controversial changes to grassroots democracy. Read
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Elland ex-serviceman Richard Higgins’ stolen mascot back in time for Help for Heroes ride
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT SURVIVED a gruelling tour of duty attached to the front of an army Land Rover in war-torn Iraq. Read
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Almondbury artist Marco Zaffino makes his mark on the Continent
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN ALMONDBURY artist is making his mark in Europe after being chosen to display his work at a Berlin exhibition. Read
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Huddersfield grandad Robert Whiteley works out at the gym three times a week - aged 91
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
HE’S had two knee replacements and is registered as blind – but that’s not stopped Robert Whiteley. Read
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Film company searches for Yorkshire star
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD youngster could be a film star of the future. Read
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Petrolhead Huddersfield University students heading to Europe for new motor racing challenge
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
PETROLHEAD students are Europe-bound on a new university motor racing challenge. Read
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Berry Brow hunger striker Rahman Nazary in hospital; asylum claim rejected
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
ASYLUM seeker Rahman Nazary was in hospital yesterday after seven days on hunger strike. Read
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Woman driver escapes Lockwood Road carjacking
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A LONE motorist escaped a terrifying attack on her car. Read
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Earlsheaton Technology College learn about Pakistani culture
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
CHILDREN and teachers have gone global at a Kirklees school. Read
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Good performance for West Yorkshire Probation staff
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
WEST Yorkshire Probation staff have scooped a string of awards. Read
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BP oil spill scaremonger targets Fartown homes
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A SALESMAN has been reprimanded after making false claims about the BP oil spill to ‘scare’ people into signing new heating contracts. Read
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Man accused in Kirkburton pub fight appears in court
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A KIRKBURTON man has appeared in court accused of punching a man so hard he needed three metal plates in his jaw. Read
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Police getting tougher with Huddersfield Town, Leeds United and Bradford City hooligans
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
SOCCER yobs will get short shrift from police in Huddersfield this season. Read
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Huddersfield Town fans get banning orders after Charlton pub brawl
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
TOWN yobs who brawled with rival fans before a match have been banned from football for at least three years. Read
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Paddock man Justin Brown spared jail for cancer gran attack
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PADDOCK man who assaulted his cancer-suffering grandmother twice and struck another woman has been spared jail. Read
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Kirklees Council gets second FOI law warning
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
KIRKLEES Council has been formally warned for trying to avoid handing information to a member of the public. Read
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Meltham to launch locally-led food store for villagers
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
VILLAGERS and farmers are uniting to open another locally led food co-operative. Read
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Summer Wine die-hards plead for extra series
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT’S hitting our screens for the final time at the moment. Read
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Drugalysers to come to Huddersfield in two years’ time
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
DRUGGED-UP drivers in Huddersfield will have less chance of getting away with it, under plans for quicker testing. Read
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Rise in garden grabbing confirms neded to for planning rule-change
Aug 07 2010 | Local West Yorkshire News
ONE in five new homes in Kirklees has been built on so-called “garden grabbed” land. Read
