Feb
2012
Articles from 29th Feb 2012
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Calm down dear, it's only an NHS report: Should the term 'old dear' be banned? Have your say
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
PATRONISING language used by hospital and care home staff towards older people should be banned, a report on improving dignity in care has recommended. Read
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Take a look at the picture that went to war and back: Examiner nostalgia gallery
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE most extraordinary thing about this photograph featuring Emley Moor Junior FC in 1914 is that shortly after it was taken and made into a postcard it was sent to a soldier who was fighting at the front in France in the First World War. Read
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Robbers put woman in hospital in Lockwood bag snatch on Tuesday night
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PENSIONER was in hospital today after a mugging at Lockwood. Read
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First Kirklees museum to charge entry fees as Red House Brontë site prices agreed
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
VISITORS to Red House Museum will be charged an admission fee, councillors have decided. Read
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Huddersfield neighbourhoods boosted by £1.7m revamp fund
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A £1.7 MILLION programme of improvements for council homes and neighbourhoods got the green light. Read
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Kirklees Council agrees to merge Chestnuts Nursery and Tiddlywinks Nursery in Deighton to cut costs
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
NEIGHBOURING nurseries are set to merge. Read
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Calderdale Council agree council tax freeze
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
HARD-PRESSED Calderdale households will face no increase in council tax this year. Read
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Huddersfield's David Brown Gear Systems wins £1.2m wind power innovation grant
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
TOP Huddersfield firm David Brown was today celebrating a £1.2m windfall. Read
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Fartown man sentenced for assault and threatening fast food staff
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN who spat in a girl’s face and threatened staff in a fast food restaurant has been sentenced by magistrates. Read
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Solicitor took legal action against Huddersfield law firm over redundancy as his wife battled terminal cancer
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FORMER solicitor at a top Huddersfield law firm took legal action against his bosses – claiming he was unfairly dismissed as his wife battled terminal cancer. Read
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Tanker spillage scenario tests fire crews and Huddersfield logistics firm (Video & Gallery)
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
FIRE crews tackled a major incident when a chemical tanker and a van “crashed” in Kirklees. Read
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Thousands of Huddersfield homes face flood insurance battle
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
UP TO 200,000 homes in England and Wales – including thousands in Huddersfield – could struggle to get insurance against flooding next year. Read
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Bomb hoax clears Huddersfield New College campus
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A HUDDERSFIELD college was evacuated by a bomb scare. Read
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Birkby man in court accused of charges including threats to kill
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BIRKBY man has appeared in court accused of threatening to kill a woman in her home. Read
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It's not six numbers but Big Lottery Fund to give £1m to Rastrick area: What should it be spent on?
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
RASTRICK was today celebrating a £1m Lottery “win”. Read
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He's battling a brain tumour which has left him blind, but Mount's Jamie Whiteley's wish comes true...
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
HE has spent his entire young life battling a brain tumour which cost him his sight. Read
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Elland child porn man Trevor Emmett back behind bars after being found with more disgusting images
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN Elland child porn pervert is behind bars again after he was caught with hundreds of indecent photos and movie clips of youngsters. Read
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Crosland Moor man criticised after assaulting his partner twice
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CROSLAND Moor man has appeared in court after twice assaulting his partner. Read
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Pensioner conned in Dewsbury burglary
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PENSIONER was tricked during a burglary at his home. Read
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Watch out grapple fans, wrestling's back in Huddersfield - plus our gallery of 1970's stars
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THEY were the heroes to an army of amchair sports fans. Read
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Woman threatened ‘noisy’ fundraisers
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WOMAN hurled abuse at people participating in a charity event – because she felt they were too loud. Read
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Berry Brow man in court accused of Subway theft
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BERRY BROW man has appeared in court accused of burgling a sandwich bar. Read
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Oakes man in court on driving charges
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN OAKES man has appeared in court charged with several driving offences. Read
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England v Holland: Huddersfield schoolboy Trey Jennings will be Wembley mascot
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
FOOTY-MAD schoolboy Trey Jennings is Wembley-bound. Read
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Fancy volunteering...to look after a Huddersfield public loo? Find out more here
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
PUBLIC toilets were saved from the axe by Kirklees councillors. Read
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Lanterns light up people’s lives in Thornhill Lees
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A SLAITHWAITE-based performing arts company helped to produce a dramatic lantern procession. Read
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Huddersfield troops set to return to Afghanistan frontline
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
TROOPS from Huddersfield are set to return to frontline action in Afghanistan. Read
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Car dealer Polar Ford gives disabled charity Motability a cash boost
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
DISABLED motorists have been given a £1,000 boost thanks to the generosity of a Huddersfield car dealership. Read
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Iceland is a double winner in Best Companies Awards
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
ICELAND Foods boss Malcolm Walker has two reasons to celebrate. Read
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Change law to help homeless
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PRESSURE group wants a law change after the numbers of people sleeping rough in Yorkshire and the Humber rose by almost a third. Read
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HRI worker set to help albino colony in Tanzania
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
HE is to embark on his third charitable mission to Africa. Read
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Huddersfield blood donor sessions in March
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
BLOOD donors are asked to consider new mums in the run up to Mother’s Day. Read
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Truelove on Crime: Do you know the man who smashed up gambling machines in bookmaker's?
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN AWARENESS campaign to clamp down on metal theft has been welcomed by a Mirfield church where thieves ripped lead from the windows. Read
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Inquiry into Kirklees Council leader Mehboob Khan and Freedom of Information requests alteration continues
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN inquiry into claims that council leader Mehboob Khan interfered with Freedom Of Information requests is still going on. Read
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Holmfirth's Jessica Gunning has been in Doctor Who, Law & Order and now she's set to star in BBC drama White Heat
Feb 29 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FORMER Holmfirth student is set to star in a major new TV drama. Read
