Jun
2011
Articles from 1st Jun 2011
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Bread wagon nearly toast in M62 blaze
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN HGV carrying supplies for Hovis set fire on the motorway. Read
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Stone throwing yobs delay trains with Slaithwaite attacks
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
YOBS have put lives at risk after hurling stones at trains passing through the Colne Valley. Read
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Hello Huddersfield in the 1980s: Pictures from the Huddersfield Examiner nostalgia archives
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
IN 1986 the Mir space station was launched, Chernobyl nuclear power station exploded, England were beaten by Argentina in the World Cup and air force flick Top Gun packed the cinemas. Read
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Man in court for Huddersfield Town play-off violence
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BATLEY man has appeared in court charged with violence offences after Huddersfield Town’s play-off game on Sunday. Read
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Huddersfield Town play-off final violence sees 15 arrested at Old Trafford
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
FIFTEEN people have now been arrested after trouble flared at Old Trafford just minutes before the final whistle in Huddersfield Town’s play-off clash. Read
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Ethel Austin store to close in Huddersfield
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD town centre is losing another retailer. Read
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Recalling days of the Titanic
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s launch was marked at a commemorative event in Belfast. Read
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Former Mirfield mayoress Gillian Lockwood-Kaye took her own life after string of tragedies
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FORMER mayoress with terminal cancer killed herself hours after hearing her father died. Read
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Liversedge man Eric Rothery died after being exposed to asbestos
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PENSIONER exposed to asbestos died because of it. Read
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Yorkshire anglers caught fishing without a licence
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
DOZENS of Yorkshire anglers face prosecution after a trawl by waterways officials for people fishing without a licence. Read
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Bradley bus driver Andy Wood pounds the street for son Elliott
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BUS driver is pounding the streets on foot to raise awareness about his son’s rare disease. Read
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Heroin addict Matthew Hinchliff found dead at Liversedge home
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A DRUG addict was found dead at his home in Liversedge. Read
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Kirklees Youth offenders sent out to clean up their graffiti in Kirkless
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
POLICE are cracking down on graffiti vandals across Huddersfield. Read
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P J Proby denies benefit fraud
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
SIXTIES pop star PJ Proby has denied benefit fraud and will face trial next year, court officials said. Read
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Yorkshire sees driest Spring for 400 years
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THIS spring looks set to be one of the hottest and driest since records began nearly 400 years ago, forecasters said today. Read
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Historic 13th century village monument Emley Cross hit by a bus
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN historic village monument has been hit by a bus and damaged. Read
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Mayor of Kirklees Eric Firth supports West Yorkshire Forget Me Not Trust
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE new Mayor of Kirklees Eric Firth has swapped the charity collecting tin for a mobile phone. Read
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Huddersfield woman ‘buried alive’ in woods by partner
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WOMAN was buried alive in a Huddersfield wood. Read
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Lowerhouses nursery kids raise fluffy chicks
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
YOUNGSTERS at a Huddersfield nursery are seeing new life. Read
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Mirfield woman Joan Hinchliffe died after a fall at her home
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PENSIONER died after falling in her home. Read
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Court hearing for Huddersfield conmen who preyed on elderly
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO men who made false claims for work carried out at the homes of elderly residents in Huddersfield are to be sentenced later this month. Read
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Helping us to solve the Examiner’s long lost past
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
WE asked you to help us trace out Examiner ancestors – and you certainly responded. Read
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Mystery of Catherine Dennis grave solved - thanks to Examiner readers
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE MURDER of Catherine Dennis at the Ivy Hotel in Linthwaite in 1891 has certainly intrigued our readers. Read
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Ex-Huddersfield rugby union player Jerry Smith climbs Kilimanjaro for charity
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN EX-HUDDERSFIELD rugby union player has swapped his rugby boots for walking boots. Read
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Examiner Community Awards: Services To Charity
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
Today we profile the three nominees short-listed to the final three in the Services To Charity category. The winner will be revealed at the glittering awards night at Galpharm Stadium next Monday. Read
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300-year-old bible is star attraction at Kirkheaton Art Festival
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
A RARE bible proved a popular attraction at Kirkheaton Art Festival. Read
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Colne Valley Lions encourage people to take part in Marsden 10-Miler
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
WALKERS and runners have been invited to get some fresh air – and help good causes along the way. Read
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George Mallinson mystery uncovered by Christopher Marsden of Longwood.....
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
THANKS to reader Christopher Marsden, we now proof of the elusive G Mallinson. Read
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Greg Newton and Rachel Humphries climb Kilamanjaro for charity
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO Huddersfield students will take on their biggest challenge to date, when they attempt to climb Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, this summer. Read
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Mark Truelove on crime: Plea over Crosland Moor theft from woman, 87
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
YET again we have to comfort an elderly victim of a nasty crime. Read
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Mark Truelove on crime: Dog attack appeal
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
DETECTIVES want to speak to this man about an alleged dog attack in Ravensthorpe. Read
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Our Town, Our Community: life at Huddersfield’s residential Buddhist centre
Jun 01 2011 | Local West Yorkshire News
WITH just 400 Kirklees people declaring themselves as Buddhist at the 2001 Census, Huddersfield’s Buddhist community inevitably has a much lower profile than other religions. Read
