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Key Events
Incident at Leisure Centre - separate live blog
We are running a separate live blog for updates on the unknown incident at Huddersfield Leisure Centre.
Hopefully we’ll get some confirmation at some point soon before unhelpful rumours begin circulating. Follow our live updates here.
Six people arrested after car collision
Police have confirmed they have arrested six people following a car crash in Batley last night.
A spokesperson said two cars collided before occupants of the vehicles got out and were “involved in a disturbance”. The spokesperson added: “There are unconfirmed reports that one of the males involved was in possession of a weapon.”
Full story on Leisure Centre
You can see the full story for what we know so far about the incident at the Leisure Centre here.
We’ll let you know once we have more of an update.
1,500 bees rehomed after being moved from town centre skip
Police yesterday managed to assist in the clearing of a huge swarm of bees in the town centre.
Approximately 15,000 honey bees were rehomed after seen settling on a skip in Market Place. Special bee keepers were called in to deal with the little workers safely.
Talk about a buzzing town centre...
Other pools remain open
This is just the children’s pool which is closed - KAL have stated that the competition and training pool remain open.
KAL confirm Splash Pool is closed owing to 'incident'
We’ve just received this statement from Kirklees Active Leisure:
“We can confirm an incident has taken place at Huddersfield Leisure Centre. Emergency services have been in attendance. Unfortunately, KAL do not have any further details available at this time. Further information will be released in due course. The Splash Park at Huddersfield Leisure Centre is likely to remain closed until further notice and customers are advised to please check the Leisure Centre/ KAL websites for further information.”
Doesn’t tell us very much but we are pushing them for a bit more detail.
Police called to incident at Huddersfield Leisure Centre
We’re hearing multiple reports of an incident at Huddersfield Leisure Centre this afternoon.
Police and an ambulance have attended the Centre, and police have confirmed they are responding to an incident there.
We’ll let you know more when we have an update
Police warn of PC pop-up scam
West Yorkshire Police are warning of tech-scammers who are targeting people via pop-ups and cold calls.
These scammers are fraudsters who claim to offer a legitimate technical support service by offering to ‘fix’ non-existent computer issues and viruses. Police have revealed one person in the area has been conned out of hundreds of pounds after a pop-up appeared on their computer screen claiming something was wrong and telling them to call a helpline.
The pop up window wouldn’t close when the victim tried to shut it down so the victim rang the contact number. The fraudsters then convinced the victim didn’t have sufficient antivirus protection and persuaded the victim to grant them remote access to their PC.
The fraudsters then installed a Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - a free tool - and took £320 as payment. Anyone who experiences attempts at this type of scam is advised to inform police.
Roy Barraclough dies
Corrie actor Roy Barraclough - who was a member of the Huddersfield Repertory Company and starred in Last of the Summer Wine - has died following a short illness.
The 81-year-old was most well-known for his role as Rovers Return barman Alec Gilroy on the cobbles.
But the actor started his career as a comedian and pianist before joining the Huddersfield Repertory Company - a theatre company. He also had a guest appearance as a character named Crowcroft in an episode in Last of the Summer Wine and played Maurice in Last Tango in Halifax.
Police surround cars after crash in Batley
Around nine police cars and fire were called to West Park Road in Batley last night after two vehicles crashed.
It’s not yet known whether anyone was injured in the crash although we are looking to get an update from police at some point.
Security concerns for Leeds Festival organisers
The organisers of Leeds Festival say that security is of the ‘utmost concern’ this year.
Festival Republic, who run Reading and Leeds, say security talks are ongoing and will continue right up to the event in August. They have also said they are in talks with police and will share any intelligence, adding that all areas will be ‘robustly controlled and managed by security experts’.
Documentary on murder of Jo Cox announced
The BBC have announced that a documentary on the murder of Batley & Spen MP Jo Cox will air this month.
The documentary, called Jo Cox: Death of an MP, will air on BBC Two on Tuesday, June 13, at 9pm - three days before the anniversary of her death.
Producers have used the programme to explore why Thomas Mair - a man with no previous convictions - killed his MP.
CCTV released of missing Calderdale man
Have you seen missing Calderdale man Christopher Mulligan? Police have released this CCTV of him shortly before he was reported missing.
Mr Mulligan, 26, was last seen in Hebden Bridge on Thursday last week. He’s described as white, 5ft 6ins tall, with short mousy brown hair and a short brown beard. He was last seen wearing black trainers, grey tracksuit bottoms and a grey hoody with red writing across the chest.
Det Insp Craig Lord, of Calderdale CID, said: “From our enquiries, we now know what Christopher was wearing when he was last seen and we believe he may have been in Hebden Bridge that afternoon. Since then we have had no confirmed sightings.”
Regional: Murder investigation after body of elderly woman found
West Yorkshire Police have opened a murder investigation after the body of a woman thought to be in her eighties was discovered.
A 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the woman was found at a home on Park Lane in Pontefract, Wakefield, at about 10.30pm last night. A post mortem is expected to be carried out later.
Picture of women released as police investigate assault
Do you recognise either of these two women? Police have released this picture and want to speak to them following an alleged assault.
The offence occurred on Monday in the Kirklees area. Anyone with information is asked to contact police via 101 and quote reference 13170242656.
Rush hour congestion eases
Traffic has returned to normal on Halifax Road in Edgerton.
Tickets on sale for Manchester benefit gig
Tickets go on sale this morning for Ariana Grande’s benefit concert in Manchester following last week’s bombing.
Some of the biggest names in the world are lined up to perform at Sunday’s One Love Manchester gig at Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground, including Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Usher and Katy Perry.
Tickets go on sale at 10am and can be bought here. Good luck!
Only "minor injuries" suffered in bus crashes
Police have confirmed that three people taken to hospital following the two bus crashes yesterday suffered only minor injuries.
One passenger was taken to HRI following the first crash on Northumberland Street yesterday, while a further two (including the bus driver) were treated following the crash in Marsh.
A police spokesperson said the status of the collision in Marsh was now changed to “damage only” and that the two people on it had not suffered any serious injuries.
Today's front page
Here is today’s front page following yesterday’s double horror of two double decker buses crashing within two and a half hours.
Fire fighters attend barn blaze in Robertown
Fire services attended a barn fire in Robertown in the early hours of this morning.
Crews from Cleckheaton and Dewsbury were called to the scene on Church Road shortly before 4am after a neighbour heard the sound of the asbestos roof burning and popping and alerted his neighbours.
The residents managed to start dousing it in water before the fire service turned up and used hoses to extinguish the fire. Timber inside the barn - which luckily was only used for storage with no animals inside - was well alight and damage was caused to the roof of the building. Thankfully none of the flames spread to the adjacent house.
No-one was injured in the fire.
Tory candidate fails to show up for hustings
Candidates for the Huddersfield seat turned out for hustings debate ahead of the election last night. Well, nearly all of them.
Conservative Scott Benton failed to show up to the debate at New North Road baptist church, prompting much criticism from consitituents who drew parallels with the Prime Minister’s absence from last night’s televised debates.
Questions were asked about homelessness and the closure of HRI’s A&E.
Haul of designer jewellery stolen in burglary
Detectives this morning are urging people to look out for designer jewellery and watches that were recently stolen from a home.
An early hours raid on a property at Elmfield Drive, Skelmanthorpe, last Friday, saw thieves get away with a significant haul of high value items. They include a ladies’ Gucci watch with a yellow metal bangle clasp and a Tag Heuer men’s wrist watch with silver bracelet style clasp.
Other items that were stolen include: a three stone cluster diamond engagement ring, a Solitare white metal engagement ring, a sapphire and diamond cluster ring, a yellow gold belcher chain necklace, a yellow gold pear drop shaped earrings and clear stone and yellow gold hoop earrings.
Rush hour round up
Good morning - traffic is all quiet and running normally on the M62 this morning with no congestion to report. There is one lane closed on the M1 northbound due to a broken down vehicle between jucntions 39 and 40, although traffic is coping well. Here’s what’s happening on the local roads:
- Slow traffic on Halifax Road heading into Huddersfield town centre from Ainley Top
- Queues on Halifax Road in Hipperholme heading in both directions
- Busy but moving on the Huddersfield ring road by the old Tech college
- Heavy traffic on Wakefield Road through Mirfield
- Also very busy heading towards Cooper Bridge on Wakefield Road from Brighouse/the M62
- Slow on Ovenden Road in Halifax
- Crawling traffic on Huddersfield Road at Salterhebble, Halifax
- Busy on Whitehall Road, Wyke, heading towards the M62
Welcome to Thursday's live blog
Welcome to the Huddersfield Examiner’s breaking news service.
Stay with us throughout the day to be the first to know everything that’s happening across Huddersfield and the rest of West Yorkshire.
We’ll be bringing you updates on crime, health, sport, politics, education and more live from the Examiner team.
And remember to check back before you travel as during peak times we’ll provide you with all of the latest traffic updates on the M62 and roads around the region.
You can also download our app to get news on the go and push notification for the latest breaking stories here .
If there’s something you’ve noticed and want us to check out then please feel free to get in touch - you can call us on 01484 437712, email editorial@examiner.co.uk or tweet @Examiner. You can also find us on social media here .
