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Key Events
M62 update
Here is the latest from the fire brigade on the crash earlier today on the M62 near junction 27:
Colin Brown, Watch Manager of Cleckheaton Fire Station, said: “At 4.42pm Morley and ourselves received a call that that there had been an accident just before the eastbound Junction 27 turn off.
“An articulated lorry had crashed into a white Vauxhall Astra.
“We managed to separate the vehicles and brought the 42-year-old male driver of the Astra out in the foetal position. He was taken by ambulance to Leeds General Infirmary with potential spinal injuries.
“A further two male passengers were treated by paramedics.
“There was traffic chaos as you can imagine, it was absolutely horrendous.”
M62 update
The police have told me that no-one was hurt in the earlier crash near junction 27 involving a car and a lorry.
All lanes have now been reopened.
Traffic: More M62 problems
Queueing traffic and one lane closed due to broken down vehicle on M62 Westbound between J19 A6046 (Heywood) and J18 M60 / M66 (Simister Island), congestion to J21 A640 (Milnrow).
Lane one (of three) is closed, affecting traffic heading from Huddersfield towards Manchester.
Update: M62 crash
The crash on the M62 eastbound near junction 27 happened at around 4.30pm today and involved a white Vauxhall Astra and a white lorry.
Two lanes are currently blocked.
The fire service, police and ambulance service are at the scene.
Currently there is no information on casualties.
Traffic: M62 collision
Two lanes closed and queueing traffic on M62 Eastbound between J26 M606 / A58 (Chain Bar) and J27 M621 / A650 / A62 (Gildersome), congestion to J25 A644 (Brighouse).
Lanes two and three (of three) are closed. Affecting traffic heading away from Clifton towards Morley.
Bad driver crackdown
West Yorkshire Police has launched a new operation in Halifax to target nuisance motorists and dangerous drivers.
Operation Hawmill will focus on what are known as the ‘Fatal Four’ offences - the four factors most likely to contribute to a fatal road traffic collision. These are being over the prescribed limit through drink or drug use, speeding, using a mobile phone while driving and not wearing a seatbelt.
Officers have already seized two dozen vehicles for no insurance, and given over 90 tickets for offences such as speeding, not wearing a seatbelt, using a mobile phone whilst driving and driving through a red light.
In the first four weeks of the operation, officers have stopped over 90 people with a third of those being for inappropriate speed.
Museum re-opens this weekend
Colne Valley Museum at Golcar has had a major refurb.
Bloodied plaster found stuck to Aldi crisps
Well this has turned my stomach: Meltham resident Ben Scoffield lost his appetite after finding a bloodied plaster stuck to his bag of Aldi crisps.
Ben, 26, made the grim discovery in a multipack bag he bought from the store’s Slaithwaite branch earlier this week.
Aldi have said they are looking into how the plaster got there.
Woman kicked and punched in face outside station
Police have released CCTV after a woman was kicked and punched outside Leeds Station.
The 19-year-old victim was waiting for a taxi outside the Queens Hotel when she was approached by a woman and punched and kicked in the face in a seemingly unprovoked attack.
The incident took place at around 10pm on Tuesday 13 September. Police are hoping someone in the region can identify the woman from the CCTV, who they want to speak to as part of the enquiry.
Former Giants player assaulted anti-doping officer
A former Huddersfield Giants player has been spared jail after assaulting an anti-doping officer who was carrying out a random drugs test at his home.
Sam Barlow, who currently plays for Leigh, was ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work.
Bradford Crown Court heard how Barlow had become aggressive and abusive towards UK Anti-Doping official Mark Dean, who was terrified the 6ft 3in player would become violent.
Barlow, 28, of Garside Drive, Halifax, played for the Giants after signing a two-year contract in 2007.
Councillor "not told full story" by CCG
HadsOffHRI have been at a CCG scrutiny meeting today:
More A&E visits due to community care failures
One in five carers have taken their loved ones to A&E in the past year because they didn’t know where else to turn, a study has found.
Charity Carers UK found a fifth of people caring for others have had to visit emergency departments because of failures in GPs’ our of hours services and district nurses.
More than half of those who visited hospital (55 per cent) did so because of a lack of health support in the community or to them as a carer.
Rare black moon in Huddersfield tonight
Don’t forget to catch a glimpse of the sky tonight - we are due to get a black moon!
The rare lunar event means the moon will be blacked out due to the visible side facing away from the Earth - so it’s not technically visible. You can catch it from 01.10am.
We last had a black moon in March 2014. Many spiritualists have previously claimed the black moon could herald an end to the human race, but seeing as we’ve had thousands over the course of time, I think we’re okay for now.
Body cameras lead to huge decrease in complaints
West Yorkshire Police were used in a university experiment to test the effectiveness of police body cameras.
The University of Cambridge found the cameras led to an 93 per cent decrease in complaints against officers over 12 months.
The findings revealed there were 113 complaints made against officers throughout the 12 month trial, compared with 1,539 in the 12 months before.
Albert Street cordoned off to aid tip firefighters
Word that police have cordoned off the end of Albert Street (near Grappolo’s) this morning. Just to reassure you all that nothing sinister has happened and this is to help fire crews who are still at the tip blaze today.
The fire service were there yesterday evening and shut the street, which is used by commuters heading out of the town centre. If we hear anymore on this throughout the day, you’ll see it here first.
Crews said this morning that they are desperate for Kirklees to start clearing the waste so they can tackle the root of the fire.
Macmillan Coffee Mornings!
Lots of you are hosting Macmillan Coffee Mornings today! We want to see your best bakes. Brownies, cakes, buns, send ‘em in! (The pictures - although we’d not complain if someone sent any cake!)
Here are some beautiful-looking muffins baked at Castle Hall School in Mirfield. Deserving of a Paul Hollywood handshake, we reckon.
Pensioner escaped taxi collision unscathed
A pensioner was hurt after being knocked down in a collision with a taxi on Westgate last night.
Luckily, the 75-year-old was not badly injured and escaped with a cut above his eye after the accident in the town centre shortly before 7pm yesterday.
Police attended the scene along with an ambulance, but said this morning that there no serious injuries.
Passer-by Graeme Howard took this picture of the scene.
Huddersfield conductor in James Bond concert
An alumni from the University of Huddersfield will be facing the music this evening as he conducts a Best of James Bond concert in London.
John Rigby will be conducting the London Concert Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall to play famous anthems from the film franchise.
John studied classical music in Huddersfield before doing a PhD in music psychology.
Aggravated burglary in Upper Denby
A man was injured after three men forced their way into a home in Upper Denby Dale.
The incident happened on Tuesday night at around 8pm when the men knocked on the door of a house in Fairfields. The 38-year-old man was threatened and suffered minor injuries in the incident.The suspects fled the scene with jewellery.
If anyone has any information on this incident, please call police on 101.
Busy on M1 southbound
Traffic on the M62 eastbound is now clear, but if you’re travelling south this morning expect delays. Very slow on the M1 southbound just north of Sheffield.
Yorkshire Marathon entries open
Calling all local runners! Entries for next year’s Yorkshire Marathon open today.
The 26 mile course around York is predominantly flat and isn’t until next Autumn, so there’s no excuse not to apply even if your running shoes haven’t seen the light of day since January!
Huddersfield helped power Rosetta space probe
Did you know a company from Lepton helped build the Rosetta space probe which is in the news again today?
Reliance Precision designed a gear wheel which helps open solar panels powering the satellite, which is to soon come to and end of its two-year mission.
Scientists say the satellite is to deliberately crash into the Philae comet, which it has been tracking since 2014. Evidence collected from its mission will help sceintists with important research.
A job well done, I think.
