Mar
2011
Articles from 9th Mar 2011
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School sports days and more pictured in the latest gallery from the Huddersfield Examiner nostalgia archive
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THIS week and next we take a look at the sporting achievements of Huddersfield’s youngsters. Read
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Birkby mystery suitor hands himself into police after object of his affection's appeal
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN has handed himself in to police after a woman complained about a mystery suitor leaving her unwanted gifts. Read
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Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe loses latest sentence challenge
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
YORKSHIRE Ripper Peter Sutcliffe this morning lost a bid to go to the highest court in the land to challenge an order that he can never be released. Read
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Shops to be banned from displaying cigarettes - we want your views on the changes
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
CIGARETTES and tobacco will no longer be displayed in shops under new legislation being implemented by the Government. Read
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Girl, 13, in horror cliff plunge in Thornhill, Dewsbury
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEENAGE girl was last night in a serious condition in hospital after falling from a cliff on to rocks. Read
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Almondbury man Peter Brook talks of witnessing four A-Bomb tests – and feeling the effects 55 years on
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
Peter Brook signed up at 16 and trained as an engineer in the Army College at Chatham’s School of Military Engineering. Read
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Half of OAPs targeted by dodgy salesmen
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
HALF of elderly people living in Yorkshire have fallen victim to rogue traders, according to alarming new research. Read
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Auction of Fartown legend Len Bowkett’s medals fetches £2,300
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE grandson of a Huddersfield rugby legend has expressed his relief after mementoes from his grandfather’s career were auctioned off to a collector. Read
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Five arrested after fight at Huddersfield McDonald’s
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
FIVE people were arrested after a fight in McDonald’s. Read
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Brian Young, who held fake auction at Deighton Sports Arena, sentenced
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CONMAN who swindled people out of money at a fake auction in Huddersfield has narrowly escaped a prison sentence. Read
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Lindley care home East Lawns plans shelved
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
LINDLEY residents are celebrating after plans for a development of affordable homes was rejected by planners. Read
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Man who tried to escape robbers near Mamas and Papas beaten up
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
ROBBERS assaulted a man and stole his phone. Read
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Blackmoorfoot man Liam McLaughlin pointed gun at teenager’s head, court told
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEENAGE musician told a jury how he came face-to-face with a gun during an attempted hold-up in Paddock last year. Read
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Objections to sale of Brighouse car park mean regeneration plans could change
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
OBJECTIONS to the sale of a town centre car park have been lodged – leaving regeneration plans uncertain. Read
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Group enjoy prison chaplain’s talk
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
Prison insight Read
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Junction Inn plans refused for Manchester Road, Crosland Moor
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PLAN to change a former Huddersfield pub into a supermarket has been thrown out by councillors. Read
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The Census 2011: it’s nothing for Huddersfield public to fear
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT may be Britain’s biggest survey – but the 2011 Census is nothing to fear. Read
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Fearnought Works plans get go-ahead
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A LAST-DITCH appeal by a developer led to a controversial Holmfirth housing plan getting the go-ahead. Read
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Drivers caught up in M62 lorry blaze chaos near Scammonden Bridge
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THOUSANDS of drivers faced motorway chaos after a lorry blaze on the M62. Read
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Rentals down 10% in Huddersfield, but demand is high and supply is low
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A STRONG tenant demand and falling supply has pushed rental prices higher in Yorkshire, research shows. Read
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Slaithwaite Library set to re-open
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
SLAITHWAITE Library is to re-open next week. Read
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Funds for Sikh Leisure Centre
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD community centre has been handed a £25,000 grant. Read
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Jobless tally among youth is a ‘scandal’
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE high toll of unemployment among young people has been attacked as ‘scandalous.’ Read
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Brighouse and Rastrick Brass band triumphs again
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
BRASS band champions Brighouse and Rastrick have held on to their regional crown. Read
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Traffic signs in St George’s Square not enforceable after Kirklees Council blunder
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
RED-FACED civic officials have blundered over road signs in Huddersfield’s new-look St George’s Square. Read
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Greenhead Park to be finished in six weeks
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
BUILDING work in Greenhead Park should be complete by Easter. Read
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Huddersfield Sikh temple lead thieves hit with curfews
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THIEVES caught stealing lead from the roof of a Sikh temple in Huddersfield have been punished with curfews. Read
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Scissett man Andy Booth in re-enactment of Battle of Waterloo
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A JOINER from Huddersfield will re-enact the Battle of Waterloo. Read
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Drainage work planned on Dalton sports pitches
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
COUNCIL staff are hoping to improve sports pitches at Dalton’s DRAM Centre. Read
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Lottery gives new lease of life to Slaithwaite Playgroup
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
TODDLERS at a Huddersfield playgroup have been given cash help – to spend a penny. Read
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Search for step-father by Hollywood actress Samantha Morton ends in Huddersfield
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A SEARCH by Hollywood film star Samantha Morton to find her step-father has ended sadly in Huddersfield. Read
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Charity efforts for Combat Stress
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THEY plan to sing their hearts out for the heroes. Read
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Mark Truelove: CCTV of pair suspected of Slaithwaite burglary
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THESE CCTV images show two people suspected of using a bank card stolen in Huddersfield on a shopping trip in Manchester. Read
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Northern Rail clinches another award
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
TRAIN operator Northern Rail is celebrating another award win. Read
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Mark Truelove: Chain gang preying on the elderly
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A GANG of con artists are targeting elderly people for their jewellery. Read
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Boost for newt project
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CONSERVATION group is helping to protect a rare species of newt. Read
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Huddersfield woman, 79, airlifted to hospital after Cumbia fall
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PENSIONER was airlifted to hospital after hitting her head after a fall while on a walk in the Lake District. Read
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Scheme to protect kids from second-hand smoke
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
CHILDREN from across Yorkshire are to help with a scheme that could see their exposure to second-hand smoke reduced. Read
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Slaithwaite children’s Fairtrade fun
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
CHILDREN have been having flipping good fun at school. Read
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Biker says thanks to Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MOUNTAIN biker who owes his life to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance has said: “Thanks”. Read
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Kirklees It’s a Knockout team from 1976 reunited for BBC’s Inside Out
Mar 09 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT’S been 35 years since they last lined up for silly games and fierce competition. Read
