Jan
2011
Articles from 1st Jan 2011
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Just why did gunman Alistair Bell shoot at police?
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
GUNMAN Alistair Bell who shot a policeman before being killed by a police marksman did not want to be sent back to jail. Read
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Parking camera car will cost £100K
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A NEW parking patrol car will cost taxpayers £100,000. Read
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Examiner offers nostalgic prints
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
HISTORIC prints will be offered as a New Year gift to Examiner customers next week. Read
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Web hit and advertising awards for Sainsbury’s advert featuring Jamie Oliver and Colne Valley Male Voice Choir
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT has been watched by almost 30,000 people on YouTube. Read
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Huddersfield On Ice to run for extra day
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
SKATER power has won the day in Huddersfield. Read
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Huddersfield Gas Club call off NYE party over frozen pipes
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
PROBLEMS with the water supply put paid to New Year’s Eve celebrations at the Gas Club last night. Read
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Woman killled in Marsden's second rail tragedy of 2010
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WOMAN was killed when she was hit by a train at Marsden which then ended up inside Standedge Tunnel. Read
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Kirklees Council workers’ strike hangs in the balance
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
RESIDENTS will learn next week if a five-day council workers’ strike will take place. Read
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Huddersfield Town fan Andrew Stead's disastrous trip back fom Southampton
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
IS this Huddersfield’s unluckiest man? Read
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Marsden man fined £80 for lie to police
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MARSDEN man has been fined – for lying to the police. Read
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Green Heroes – Stephen Priest and the Friends who are transforming urban woodland
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
All week we’ve been looking at the town’s Green Heroes. In the final part of the series, we look at the work of Stephen Priest and his team who are doing their bit to transform urban woodland. JOANNE DOUGLAS reports Read
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The Woodland Trust say ‘at risk’ wildlife is being saved by tree planting
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
TURTLE doves and cuckoos are among the threatened wildlife which have made their home in some of the 1,000 woods created in recent years by the Woodland Trust, the organisation said. Read
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Speed cameras - councils to reveal details
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
DRIVERS will be able to find out which speed cameras catch the most motorists under plans outlined by the Government. Read
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Wanted: More angels to help Huddersfield's night time revellers
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD’S Street Angels who help vulnerable people out in the town late at night are appealing for new volunteers. Read
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Dakar Rally challenge for Huddersfield driver Paul Round
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD driver Paul Round was today embarking on another gruelling rally challenge. Read
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Fulstone wind turbine plan whips up a neighbourly storm
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
OBJECTORS claim plans for a 67ft wind turbine would blight one of Huddersfield’s most picturesque areas. Read
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Clumsy gang crash during getaway drama of Lindley ramraid
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
HE ramraiders who struck at a Lindley supermarket crashed into one another in their desperation to escape. Read
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Care charges to rise in Calderdale
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
COSTS for community care are likely to rise in Calderdale. Read
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High impact thieves escape with cigarettes in Cleckheaton ram raid
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THIS is the dramatic moment a balaclava-clad gang raided a shop in the early hours of the morning. Read
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Barclays and Trading Standards hail success of money advice scheme
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PROJECT to teach thousands of young people how to manage money has been hailed as a success. Read
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OBE for James Sugden, textiles expert, and Julie Stamper
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEXTILES expert born and brought up in Huddersfield has been honoured with an OBE. Read
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East and West meet in Volga Russian Cultural Club
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
AS AN English speaker from St Petersburg, Maria Veselova-Smith is well placed to spot the cultural differences between the UK and her homeland. Read
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Stargazers get New Year invite
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
STARGAZERS across Huddersfield will be looking to the heavens in 2011. Read
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Mencap founder Maude Cooper turns 106
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A REMARKABLE Huddersfield woman celebrates her 106th birthday today. Read
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R3 warns of cost of Christmas
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
CHRISTMAS may be over – but the financial cost of celebrating the festive season will remain with revellers for months to come, a survey has revealed. Read
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Citizens Advice issues debt warning as survey shows 1 in 8 not aware of VAT rise
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A DEBT advice charity has warned that one in eight Brits are not aware of a tax rise on Tuesday. Read
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More snow on its way to Huddersfield in January 2011
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE New Year is set to see winter hit Huddersfield hard. Read
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Saturday Night Soccer sporting scheme is success in Huddersfield
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A SPORTS project in Huddersfield has been hailed a great success. Read
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Birkdale High School shut by weather problems
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUNDREDS of pupils will have extra days off school next week because of problems caused by the weather. Read
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Broadband speeds in Huddersfield rise by 235% in 2010
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
BROADBAND speeds in Huddersfield were among the most improved in the UK, figures show. Read
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Cody the cat survives swallowing a needle and thread
Jan 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
FOR a week Cody the cat was not herself – and the reason why lies in a needle and 20cm of thread. Read
