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Andrew Hirst: Lakes walk was no stroll in the park Jun 02 2012

WE went up to the Lakes recently to celebrate a friend's ‘special' birthday.Read

Andrew Hirst: You’ll soon be paying for all your pleasures Jun 02 2012

SO the Government did a U-turn on the pasty tax – or, in their parlance, ‘listened to what the people had to say and then acted accordingly'.Read

Andy Hirst: Terrier in the doghouse after wrecking spree May 19 2012

LOCAL Newspaper Week starts on Monday and is a way of reminding those of us in the industry just why we do it.Read

Andy Hirst: How not to fit a pint into a half pint glass at Johnnys May 19 2012

JOHNNYS nightclub will have a special place in the memories for thousands of Huddersfield people. And those memories have been recalled by Johnny and Joe Marsden, who have set up a website featuring hundreds of photographs.Read

Andy Hirst: Alan’s bad impression of being an honest geezer Apr 28 2012

ANNOYING phone calls from people wanting to sell something to you or simply steal your cash seem to be on the up again in our house.Read

Andy Hirst: If only family life was a little bit predictable Apr 28 2012

WE are a family of six so the parents in our house are definitely outnumbered ... and certainly outgunned.Read

Andrew Hirst: Enjoying a walk on the really wild side at Ovenden Moor Apr 07 2012

I’VE often felt there are masses of places to explore around Huddersfield and yet never had the time to do it.Read

Andrew Hirst: Are men blind when it comes to colours? Apr 07 2012

SOME people may see life through rose-tinted spectacles, but men and women certainly wear different types of specs when it comes to colour.Read

Andy Hirst: Oh we do like to be beside the seagulls in Whitby Mar 31 2012

MY wife Ruth woke up with a start one morning and thought ‘that sounds like a seagull.’Read

Andy Hirst: Why do we always end up in the shops? Mar 31 2012

SHOPS and my wife have one thing in common. She likes them and they love her.Read

Andy Hirst: Planning a summer holiday Mar 10 2012

THERE’S A lot of twitterpation going on in our garden at the moment.Read

Andy Hirst: Am I as mad as a balloon or as sick as a parrot? Feb 18 2012

WHAT do balloons, parrots, dogs, posts, doornails, lords and frogs have in common?Read

Andy Hirst: Facing up to the fact my car’s an animal Feb 18 2012

IT’S surprising how many cars are named after animals … and equally surprising how few live up to the sometimes racy tag.Read

Andy Hirst: Time we all stopped talking twaddle Jan 28 2012

JUST what are we on about?Read

Andy Hirst: Nothing Academic about this visit to Manchester Jan 28 2012

I’VE resisted the temptation so far to get modern and invest in a sat nav.Read

Andy Hirst: An alien experience in windswept Whitby Jan 14 2012

WE took the kids to Filey for a weekend in November and ventured up to Whitby for a day.Read

Andy Hirst: Working my socks off to pair them all up Jan 14 2012

MANY families do many things together.Read

A roar of laughter ... but who’s tittering now we have a picture of a lion at Shepley station Nov 26 2011

WHEN you’re a journalist you’ve got to have skin as thick as, well, a lion’s.Read

Puppy Betsy bounds into my life and wallet Nov 26 2011

WE have a new puppy in the house, not that we particularly needed one as we’ve already had a dog for eight years now.Read

Andy Hirst: I’m afraid you can beat a bit of bully Nov 05 2011

BROWSING around the Freeview channels late at night I came across one so dark I hardly dare mention it by name.Read

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