Feb
2012
Articles from 11th Feb 2012
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SAT AM: Huddersfield Town's game at Leyton Orient called off
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
HUDDERSFIELD Town's match at Leyton Orient today has been postponed due to the weather. Read
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Plan to transform the old Wilkinsons Brickworks in Blackley, Elland described as the “first step in the right direction”
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN OLD run-down brickworks site could soon be transformed. Read
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Teen in court accused of threatening to kill his ex girlfriend
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEENAGER threatened to kill his former girlfriend after she refused to let him into her home, a court was told. Read
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Denby Resident receives OBE award
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A DENBY DALE man has received a royal honour. Read
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Scissett teacher Peter Smith says sex started after boy left school
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEACHER admits having sex with a former pupil at the home he shared with his wife and children. Read
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Calderdale Council set up Volunteer Scheme for Locals
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
VOLUNTEERS are wanted to adopt a local canal. Read
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Prayers banned from Meltham Town Council meetings following High Court ruling
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
COUNCILLORS in the Holme Valley have been banned from praying at the start of their meetings. Read
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Brighouse millionaire's death crash flight instructor charged
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FLIGHT instructor will appear in court – four years after a helicopter crash which killed a Brighouse millionaire couple. Read
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Denby Dale man Thomas Haigh murder trial latest: Jury ready to consider verdicts
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
MEMBERS of the jury in a double-murder trial in Cornwall are expected to begin considering their verdicts on Monday. Read
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Huddersfield faces more ice and snow
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
WINTER will keep an icy grip on Huddersfield for several more days. Read
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Golcar man in court after drunken behaviour at Huddersfield Bus Station
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A GOLCAR man has appeared in court after refusing to leave Huddersfield bus station where he was drinking. Read
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Kirklees Council’s Cabinet ‘discriminating’ against non-Labour areas says leading Conservative
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
PARENTS who live in non-Labour areas are being discriminated against, a top councillor claimed last night. Read
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Birchencliffe woman in court accused of stealing friend’s phone
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BIRCHENCLIFFE woman has appeared in court accused of stealing her friend’s phone. Read
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Dalton mum stole from shops after suffering from postnatal depression
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A NEW mum stole from town centre shops as she struggled to cope with postnatal depression. Read
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Lindley Junior School Choir on Songs of Praise Choir of the Year 2012 TV show
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
LINDLEY Junior School Choir are today competing in a major TV contest. Read
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Huddersfield muggers locked up
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO young men have been locked up for their part in an attempted street mugging in Huddersfield. Read
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Barrister David Friesner jailed for theft charges
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A LEADING criminal barrister who took more than £70,000 from his own chambers after his sideline property business fell into “financial carnage” has been jailed for three years. Read
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Top barrister accused of misleading trial
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BARRISTER who grew up in Huddersfield has been cleared of professional misconduct charges over his prosecution of a sex attacker who assaulted two schoolgirls. Read
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Dalton man faces crown court on driving charges including dangerous driving
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A DALTON man accused of dangerous driving faces crown court trial. Read
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Valentine’s Day feature
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
MEN SHOULD ASK WOMEN suggests Dave MarkNOW I’ll admit this doesn’t sound like a particularly reasoned argument, but the idea of being proposed to just seems, well, wrong.In my case, I suppose it’s because I can’t cry. I’m rubbish at that sort of stuff. Uncontrolled joyfulness and hysterical happiness are not in my repertoire of facial expressions. Which means that, were my good lady to pop the question, I’d raise my eyebrows and nod and say “Wow” a lot, which really wouldn’t express the true nature of how I felt.Women are better at that stuff. They do the bouncing, giggling and crying at the sob stories on Britain’s Got Talent. I’m not that way inclined. Admittedly, I’ve been accused of being dead inside, but 15 years of journalism and indigestion will do that to a person.Anyway, it’s not an easy time to be a man. I don’t know what we’re supposed to be any more. I wasn’t really aware of it when we were all participating in the battle of the sexes, but it doesn’t feel like either side has won.Women are allowed to be as miserable and over-worked as blokes now. And men are allowed to stay home and look after the kids if they want – even though when Mum gets home from work, she’ll tell Dad where he’s gone wrong in terms of dusting, washing, ironing and in his life choices.All our old skills blend into one big androgynous mess. But marriage proposals, somehow, remain sacred.That’s when a man really shows what he can do. That’s when he proves he was listening when his partner rattled on about the little log cabin in Sweden where she imagined drinking brandy in a hot tub and staring out across a frozen lake.That’s when he shows he understands her. Knows her. Accepts her for all her weird ways and wants to be with her for the rest of his life. That’s when he offers up his heart, and hopes she takes it. It’s where we strip ourselves bare and beg to be loved. Why else would it be conducted on our knees?Oh, I know women would probably do a better job of proposing as well. They’d hire the Eiffel Tower and have the girders re-welded into a declaration of love. They’d get your favourite football team to spell out the words ‘Marry me?’ in formation crouching. They’d do it brilliantly.And that’s the reason they should keep their hands off. Both genders have come to the conclusion that men are rubbish. But we’re trying. And we never try harder than when it comes to popping the question. Leave us something, for goodness sake!Besides which, what if we don’t want to get married? I know men who have been with their partners for years because they didn’t want the confrontation that comes with breaking up. I know people who’ve proposed by accident, when the pretty ring they got their girlfriend for a birthday present was misconstrued as something more significant.I don’t think I could say no to somebody I cared about if they asked me to marry them.But, and I say this while maintaining my position that women are far better than we are, I think women can. I’m not saying they’re more heartless – just a bit more in touch with what they actually want, and better able to politely decline. Picture a man saying no. It’s awful, isn’t it? There would be gabbling and dribbling – and quite likely a feigned heart attack.Progress is great. I’m all for it. But wedding proposals are a man’s domain. suggests Dave Mark Read
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Sheepridge man in court after hiding drugs in his underwear
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A SHEEPRIDGE man stuffed drugs in his underpants after police pulled over his car. Read
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Dalton mum Debbie Selam says brain tumour will not stop her living
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
SHE is a mum-of-two with a brain tumour she knows will eventually kill her. Read
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‘Split Kirklees in two’ say Conservatives
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
CONSERVATIVES have called for Kirklees to be split in two. Read
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Cinemagoers accused of attacking an Odeon staff member
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A NEWSOME couple have appeared in court accused of assaulting a cinema staff member after watching a film. Read
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Bonus row hits Barclays
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
BARCLAYS was accused of ignoring anger over bonuses and running “business as usual” as it revealed a £1.5 billion pot for investment bankers. Read
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Brake calls for action on drugged drivers
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
SAFETY chiefs in Huddersfield have backed calls for tougher action over drugged drivers. Read
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Kirklees Council officials explain why key planning decision has been brought forward by three months
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
OFFICIALS have explained why a key planning meeting has been brought forward. Read
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Paddock taxi driver appeal after attack
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TAXI driver was attacked – after being flagged down in Paddock. Read
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Community concerns over Kirklees Council cuts
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PUBLIC meeting has been called to discuss concerns over council cuts. Read
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Drugs deals in street lead to jail
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A DRUG addict seen dealing cocaine and cannabis in broad daylight in the street has been jailed for 27 months. Read
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Top marks from town apprentice Rhiann Armitage during National Apprentice Week
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TRAINING scheme for apprentices has been praised. Read
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Kirklees Council bosses back apprenticeship scheme
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
TOP bosses in Kirklees Council have gone back to the shop floor. Read
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Groups vow to help save Red House
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
VOLUNTEERS have pledged to do their bit to try and save an historic local museum. Read
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Top Lindley and Elland bands tune up for final spot
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THREE top Yorkshire bands are competing for a championship title – and you can watch them prepare for it. Read
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Golden girl Anita Lonsbrough back at Huddersfield Town Hall as London 2012 Olympic fever builds
Feb 11 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
OLYMPIAN Anita Lonsbrough was back in town yesterday. Read
