Apr
2012
Articles from 13th Apr 2012
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FRI AM: Fire at Huddersfield town centre tower block
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
FIRE broke out in a Huddersfield block of flats this morning. Read
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Mothercare to axe 111 more stores
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
STRUGGLING retailer Mothercare is to axe another 111 UK stores over the next three years in a move hitting 730 jobs. Read
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Roadworks to start in Dalton and Almondbury
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
ROAD improvements are due to get underway in Dalton and Almondbury over the next week. Read
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Another blow for Huddersfield town centre as two retailers close
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT is another blow for Huddersfield town centre. Read
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Kirklees Council votes to keep New Street unit vacant
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
COUNCILLORS last night decided to keep a town centre shop vacant. Read
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Get involved in changing health and social care services in Calderdale
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
HEALTH services are changing and you could help shape the future. Read
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Sex abuse victim denies seeking compensation
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN who claims he was a victim of repeated sexual abuse at a West Yorkshire school has denied a suggestion that he was looking for someone to blame for his difficult life. Read
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Reactiv Media to recruit 35 staff
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MEDIA company in Elland is recruiting 35 staff for its call centre. Read
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Network Rail reveals train punctuality figures
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
TRAIN operators running services through Huddersfield have improved their time-keeping. Read
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Clayton West care home Aden House opens new animal farm
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
NEW residents have moved into a Huddersfield care home. Read
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Mirfield teenager banned from London Park Estate
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TEENAGE yob has been banned from a Mirfield estate. Read
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New head of computing at University of Huddersfield
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE University of Huddersfield has made a new appointment. Read
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Grange Moor charity toddle
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A DOZEN youngsters took part in a sponsored toddle to raise money for children’s charity Barnardo’s. Read
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Ambulance call out claims backed by union
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
AN AMBULANCE union has reinforced claims that Huddersfield ambulance staff are being sent out of the area. Read
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Kirklees Council increases 92-year-old’s day care by 50%
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PENSIONER was shocked when Kirklees Council increased her day care charges by nearly 50% overnight. Read
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Huddersfield rail disruption
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BROKEN down freight train caused disruption to Huddersfield rail services yesterday afternoon. Read
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Kirklees free home checks for over-75s
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
OVER-75s are being offered free checks to help them stay safe in their own homes. Read
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Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team win permission for new base in Meltham
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MOUNTAIN rescue team will have a new base in a village park, despite objections from residents. Read
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Olympics celebrated with sporting photographs at Queensgate Market
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
AMATEUR photographers have put their work on display at Queensgate Market. Read
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Big rise in fines for dog fouling
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A BIG crackdown on dog owners who fail to clean up is continuing in Calderdale. Read
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Castle Hill £14,300 funding boost makes pub rebuilding less likely
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
OFFICIALS have moved a step closer to winning special status for Castle Hill – reducing chances that a pub will be built at the landmark site. Read
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Kirkheaton man downloaded 1,300 indecent images of children including a baby girl but escapes jail
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN who downloaded more than 1,300 indecent images of young children on his computer has escaped a jail term. Read
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Concern over patients discharged at night
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
PATIENTS in Huddersfield Royal Infirmary are not sent home at night, it has been confirmed. Read
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Mumford and Sons bound for Huddersfield's Greenhead Park in June
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
BRIT award winners Mumford & Sons are to play Greenhead Park in Huddersfield. Read
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More problems for former Huddersfield Giants player Scott Moore
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
FORMER Huddersfield Giants hooker Scott Moore, is facing an uncertain future in sport after another disciplinary problem. Read
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Longwood man spends two years making matchstick model of Dusty Miller pub
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT’S a striking tribute to the pub next door. Read
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Slaithwaite nursery Cornfields gets top marks from Ofsted
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
INSPECTORS have announced that a Colne Valley nursery is top of the class. Read
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Family Easter fun at Beaumont Park
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT wasn’t egg-cactly the weather they planned. Read
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Huddersfield Croquet Club raises £150 for cancer charity
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
MEMBERS of Huddersfield Croquet Club were joined by absolute beginners to raise money for Breast Cancer Care. Read
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TK Max boosts Cancer Research UK
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A CANCER charity is being boosted by a Huddersfield town centre store this month. Read
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Mirfield Youngsters to do sponsored walk in aid of Meningitis Trust’s Toddle Waddle event
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
YOUNGSTERS from Mirfield will put their best foot forward as they prepare to do a sponsored walk in aid of the Meningitis Trust’s Toddle Waddle event. Read
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No-nonsense approach to economics from Edwina Currie in Stocksmoor
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
“IT TOOK a long time to build up the country’s deficit and it will take a long time to get it down.” Read
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Diamond Jubilee tribute by University of Huddersfield
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A LEADING historian with 46 books to his name is to make history himself. Read
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Dewsbury man burned his ex-partner’s clothes in wheelie bin after row
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN cleared out his estranged partner’s wardrobes and burned some of her clothes in a wheeled bin, Kirklees magistrates heard yesterday. Read
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Court heard rape victim could not remember attack
Apr 13 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A WOMAN who was allegedly raped by two footballers told police she could not remember the attack and suspects her drink was spiked, a court heard yesterday. Read
