Mar
2011
Articles from 25th Mar 2011
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Hundreds turn out for funeral of teenager Huw Thatcher in Holmfirth
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUNDREDS of people packed Holmfirth Parish Church for the funeral of teenager Huw Thatcher. Read
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Part of Manchester Road to be closed on Sunday
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
PART of a main road off Huddersfield ring road will be shut on Sunday Read
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Police appeal again in case of the missing mattress makers and stolen machinery
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE have put out a second appeal to find a pair of mattress makers who disappeared at the same time as £12,000 of equipment. Read
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Fourth man arrested in Huddersfield bar mass brawl probe
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FOURTH man has been arrested in connection with a bar brawl in which a man was stabbed. Read
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Bradford Road closed for 40 minutes after Friday lunchtime crash
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
ONE person was taken to hospital this afternoon after a two-car crash in Bradford Road, Fartown. Read
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Sian O’Callaghan’s body found with another
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE hunting for missing nightclubber Sian O’Callaghan said they had found her body and that of another murder victim. Read
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French fighter jets shoot down Libyan aircraft
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
BRITAIN has taken part in 59 aerial missions, as well as air and missile strikes, the Foreign Secretary has revealed. Read
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Huddersfield University and college staff walk out over pensions row
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUNDREDS of students missed out on classes and lectures as tutors took strike action. Read
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Former Army officer speaks out against war in Libya
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
BRITISH pilots are being dragged into a second Afghanistan, a politician has warned. Read
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Amazing escape from VW Golf's spectacular Clayton West crash
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A DRIVER amazingly managed to scramble free from the mangled wreckage of this car after a spectacular crash on a rural road. Read
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Kirklees Council agrees to talks on Huddersfield Sports Centre bowling
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
BOWLERS angry at plans to scrap the indoor sport in Huddersfield have been thrown a lifeline. Read
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Thieves strike at Waterloo supermarket
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THIEVES who struck at a busy supermarket car park may put a local tradesman out of business. Read
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Clocks concern by Huddersfield safety charity
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
ROAD safety charity Brake has joined the call to scrap daylight savings. Read
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Helping hand for Yorkshire textile mills
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD’S historic textile mills could be given a helping hand. Read
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House fire at Shirley Avenue, Gomersal
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
SMOULDERING towels caused a house fire in Gomersal. Read
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Kirklees Council's Lipscomb Street resurfacing saga goes on
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE resurfacing saga of a back street goes on after white lines were put down on the unfinished road surface. Read
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New internet-based pharmacy business for Fartown
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A NEW style of health business is coming to Huddersfield. Read
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Revamp to start in Sheepridge
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
WORK on a major revamp of Sheepridge is to start next week. Read
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Man stabbed, three held after 20-man brawl at Mymou in Huddersfield town centre
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THREE men were arrested after another man was stabbed in a mass brawl at a town centre bar. Read
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MP Barry Sheerman welcomes Kirklees Council planning inquiry
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN inquiry into concerns over Kirklees Council’s planning department is expected to finish within days. Read
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Disabled man and his wife terrorised by raider in Dalton home
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A DISABLED man and his wife were terrorised in their Dalton home by a night-time burglar. Read
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Man who jumped out of flame-filled Moldgreen flat charged with arson
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN is accused of setting a bedsit on fire after stealing from another tenant before jumping out of a window. Read
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Huddersfield teenager stabbed in leg during gang attack
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEENAGER was taken to hospital after an attack in Huddersfield on a busy Saturday afternoon. Read
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Family’s devastation at death of stabbing victim Louisa Brannan
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE parents of a former Huddersfield woman who was stabbed to death have spoken of their devastation. Read
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Tower of London's Beefeaters history contract for University of Huddersfield
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THEY are a perfect symbol of Britishness – much like a red phone box or fish and chips! Read
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Campaign to save children’s heart surgery in Yorkshire
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
CAMPAIGNERS are fighting to keep children’s heart surgery in Yorkshire. Read
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Joyriding vandals put themselves in 'grave danger' says plant hire boss
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
VANDALS wreaked havoc when they played “dodgems” with plant hire vehicles. Read
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Mum Mel Mills' anger as Cambridge Road Nursery set to become a car park
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MUM spoke of her anger as the nursery she fought to save looks set to become a car park. Read
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Yummy Yorkshire wins sculpture park deal
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
ICE cream company Yummy Yorkshire has scooped a deal to supply the Yorkshire Sculpture Park with its products. Read
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GMB hits out as latest youth unemployment figures
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
ONE in five jobless people in Yorkshire are aged 16 to 24, a survey has revealed. Read
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Drop-in sessions planned for Census help
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
SPECIAL drop-in sessions have been organised to help people fill out their Census forms. Read
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Ready Steady Cook at the Rock Hotel, Holywell Green
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
LADIES at a charity lunch held at the Rock Hotel in Holywell Green were treated to a gastronomic display – in double quick time. Read
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MP Simon Reevell plans housing plan meeting
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN MP is inviting residents to a public meeting to discuss Kirklees Council's controversial house building plans. Read
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Chocolat author Joanne Harris fights to save Clarke Hall museum
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
BESTSELLING author Joanne Harris is fighting to save a living history museum threatened with closure. Read
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Huddersfield campaigners get ready to head to London for TUC’s March for the Alternative against Government spending cuts
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
CAMPAIGNERS are getting ready to head to London for the biggest demonstration in a decade. Read
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Shepley family strut their stuff to raise money for the Meningitis Trust
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MUM and her three children are putting on a fashion show to raise money in tribute to a baby boy who died from meningitis. Read
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Holmfirth High School joins Olympic’s Get Set Network
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THEY have joined the Olympic family. Read
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Kirklees councillors to debate green issues at University of Huddersfield
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLITICIANS will debate environmental issues next week. Read
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Hudderfield funeral home holds annual Easter egg collection for disadvantaged children
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
EASTER eggs are being collected for disadvantaged and disabled Huddersfield children. Read
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South Pennines Association plans spring conference
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE story of the South Pennines comes into focus at a conference next month. Read
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Calder Valley MP Craig Whittaker expresses concerns about English Baccalaureate
Mar 25 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE English Baccalaureate could reduce the subject options available to young people, an MP fears. Read
