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Leader: Mindless madness

CAR owners in Newsome have been left facing huge repair bills after vandals went on a spree in Towngate. Read

Leader: New hope for library

THE fate of New Mill Library is to be reconsidered. Read

The problem with power

A SINGLE leader or mayor could soon be in charge of Kirklees Council. Read

Drugs find

A £300,000 haul of cannabis has been found in a raid at Thornton Lodge. Read

Leaders: Less talk, more action

HUDDERSFIELD Civic Society has taken over a shop to showcase plans being put forward for the town centre. Read

Leader: Tough times

A THONGSBRIDGE flooring company is being probed by Trading Standards. Read

Dogs not to blame

NETHERTON woman Anne Martin saw her gentle Collie dog Belle savaged by three Rhodesian ridgeback dogs, while out on a walk. Read

Well done girl racers!

A MASSIVE 6,000 women took part in the Race for Life events in Huddersfield this weekend – with thousands more taking part in races all over the country. Read

Leader: Birthday lesson

IT WAS hardly the way that pensioner Jean Clough would have wanted to mark her birthday. Read

Leader: Vintage viewing

TO THE delight of its many fans - and to traders in the Holme Valley no doubt - the vintage comedy Last Of The Summer Wine is to roll on. Read

Take-away trouble

BIRCHENCLIFFE man Nigel Lashington found himself in court after shouting racist abuse at a takeaway worker and spitting at police who came to intervene. Read

What price a life?

GOLCAR mum Joanna Tatlock has vowed to keep fighting for the age of routine cervical cancer screening to be lowered – despite a Government decision not to drop the age to 20 from 25. Read

Indefensible?

ANY mum would worry if her son were serving in Iraq or in any other war zone around the world. Read

Positive policing

NEIGHBOURS from hell. It is a situation we all dread. Read

Time for a move

IT IS one of those situations which calls for common sense. Read

Kevin’s costly DIY

IN THESE tough economic times, it would seem sensible for businesses to be encouraging customers, not making it harder for them to visit. Read

Big words, huge wage

NEWS that Kirklees Council is prepared to pay a salary of almost £120,000 to one of its top officials must come as a shock to many. Read

Safety to come first

AT last we are getting back a bit to the real reason MPs are in the House of Commons – policy, not expenses. Read

Bees banned

SOME stories just can’t help but make you smile – and our bee tale does that. Read

Leader: Expensive decision on MPs’ expenses

SO NOW we finally have them, details of MPs’ expenses as published by the House of Commons. Read