Apr
2012
Articles from 25th Apr 2012
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Jury discharged in former William Henry Smith School teacher indecent assault trial after failing to reach verdicts
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE jury in the trial of a former assistant headteacher has been discharged after failing to reach any more verdicts. Read
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Goslings rescued after being dumped at Greenhead Park lake
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
GREENHEAD Park is used to welcoming visitors of every shape and size. Read
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Huddersfield training company staff wages unpaid as director ‘disappears’
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
CALL centre staff have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket after a businessman closed down his company amid a claim he’d had a heart attack. Read
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Dalton woman fined £800 for playing loud music at 3am
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A NOISY neighbour has been ordered to pay almost £800 for playing music too loudly. Read
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Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman demands British jobs for British workers after disappointing bacon buttie
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
BRITISH people should be “first in line” for jobs, according to Huddersfield’s MP. Read
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How low? Girl distracts mum breastfeeding new-born baby while accomplice steals her purse in Kingsgate
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MUM was targeted by a group of thieves while breastfeeding her new-born baby. Read
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Jury still out on Peter Merrick sex abuse charges
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A FORMER assistant headteacher at a Brighouse residential school has been found not guilty on one allegation of sexual abuse against a male pupil. Read
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End in sight for Kirklees Council Kirkburton wall row
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A TWO-year row over a “dangerous” wall looks set to be resolved. Read
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More than 3,000 sign petition opposing on-street parking charges for Brighouse town centre: What do you think?
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A PETITION of more than 3,000 signatures will be handed to councillors today. Read
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Huddersfield University rises up the national league tables again
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE University of Huddersfield is climbing its way up the national league table. Read
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Huddersfield University academic calls for new English national anthem - Tell us what you think
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT’S time to bring in a new national anthem for England. Read
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Three charged over court fracas
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THREE men have been charged over a disturbance outside Kirklees Magistrates’ Court in Huddersfield. Read
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Thug vandalises Honley Post Office in Sellotape rage
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A YOUNG man vandalised a Holme Valley post office in a rage over a roll of Sellotape. Read
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Falklands War 30 years on: Vulcan bomber navigator's amazing tale of stuck missiles, secret plans & opening the cockpit at 45,000 feet
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
THE Vulcan bomber, laden with deadly missiles, was in trouble. Read
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Falklands pilgrimage for former Merchant Navy seaman
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
HIS ship helped rescue colleagues sunk by enemy fire in the Falklands War. Read
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Drugs pair jailed after battering Huddersfield man in his own home
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
TWO thugs gave a 64-year-old man a vicious beating – because they believed he had drugs in his Huddersfield home. Read
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Crosland Moor man given night-time curfew and tagged over cable theft
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN who helped load stolen cable into a van has been tagged and made subject of a night-time curfew. Read
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Truelove on Crime: Edgerton burglar steals antique Wedgwood ceramics collection - Do you recognise it?
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A VALUABLE collection of Wedgwood ceramics has been stolen in Huddersfield. Read
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Power tool thefts breakthrough
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
POWER tools worth many thousands of pounds, stolen in Kirklees, have been recovered. Read
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Fartown man gets 100 hours community service after £3,000 benefit fiddle
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
A MAN was ordered to carry out 100 hours’ unpaid work after falsely claiming almost £3,000 in benefits. Read
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Funk festival puts groove into Holmfirth
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
FUNK isn’t something you’d normally associate with the tranquil town of Holmfirth. Read
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Heavy rain sends records tumbling in Huddersfield
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
ANOTHER inch of rain could hit Huddersfield today to send April into the record books. Read
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Vaisakhi celebrations as Huddersfield’s Sikh Leisure Centre
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
IT was ‘party time’ at the Sikh Leisure Centre at the weekend. Read
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New study into flooding risks in Kirklees
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
UP to 20,000 properties in Kirklees are deemed to be at risk of flooding. Read
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Kirklees Council Election Focus: Galpharm Stadium shares controversy and police leaflet row spice up Dalton contest
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
IN the second part of our look at the crucial contests in this year’s Kirklees Council election, local government reporter Barry Gibson finds that the race in Dalton has been spiced up by a dispute about Huddersfield Town and a leaflet row involving the police Read
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Team of nurses from Transylvania learn from Huddersfield hospital staff
Apr 25 2012 | Local West Yorkshire News
MEMBERS of a team of nurses from Romania are learning from staff at local hospitals. Read
