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ALAN MARRIOTT, of Longwood Harriers, won the discus and shot putt in the first of four Northern Athletics Track and Field League meetings at Quibell Park, Scunthorpe.

David Dempsey, competing in his first season as a junior man, won the pole vault and long jump against the seniors, while Chris Sampson won the B String in both the hammer and shot. Read

Thanks for the memories

Thanks for the memories

WHAT a lovely surprise when I saw, in Memory Lane in the Examiner, Thursday May 8, a photograph of Miss Melissa Lumb in 1954 going on a trip to America. Miss Lumb was an old friend of my grandmother (they were bridesmaids) and I made an immediate phone call to my mum to tell her and we are sending the article to her twin sister in Nottingham. Many thanks. Read

Plugging the Euro gap

WHEN Europhobes say we should leave the EU they forget to tell us a few things. Around four millions British jobs depend directly on the EU, with probably millions more depending indirectly on all those jobs, and we gain £100bn a year in trade. Read

Thanks for your honesty

I WOULD like to thank the young lady who handed my handbag into Huddersfield Police Station on Friday, May 13 after I’d left it on No 83 bus Denby Dale to Huddersfield. Thank you. Read

Park at your peril

I WOULD like to inform the people of Huddersfield of what I consider to be a scam. The company below operate a parking enforcement service for the retailers at the Castlegate Retail Park, St John’s Road. Read

Cause of blindness

GLAUCOMA is the leading cause of preventable blindness in the UK today. Read

Suffering from the station steps

I’M 82, bad tempered, and I’m as stiff as a bl***y board. Why you may ask? I visited our wonderful station yesterday morning and left by the front steps as I have been doing for more years than I care to remember. Read

Why St George should be tackling the problems caused by smoking

MAY I respond to your front page (May 14) about St George campaigning for smokers’ rights? Read

Service with a smile

WHATEVER happened to customer service? Or even basic common courtesy? Read

Post Office fight continues

WE recently saw the final chance for a reprieve of the Post Office network when Parliament voted not to support a motion calling for a suspension to the closures while the widely criticised closure programme was reconsidered. Read

Time to repeal this act?

HAS the time arrived for Parliament to consider repealing the Human Rights Act, as it is having an effect on the British way of life. Read

Live debate on Deadwaters

I WAS having a drink with a friend called Gary Cullen and his two sons, who had lived on St Thomas’ Road at Folly Hall most of their lives, when the question arose as to why was it also known as “Deadwaters.” Nobody knew the answer. Read

Blooming good day

WHAT a fantastic Golcar Lily Day for all the community of Golcar on Saturday. Many events were taking place all round the village. The musical entertainment was excellent. It showed what good entertainers we have locally. Read

Ancient ruin!

YOUR headline “Fire ruins mill” (Examiner May 12) left me speechless. The mill in question, Meltham Mills on Meltham Mills Road, has been in that state for the last 12 years at least! Read

Another case of one rule for us and another for them ...

LAST Saturday it was made clearer to me than ever how much the moral majority is being overruled by minorities. Read

Political look alikes

JUST some comments on Denis Kilcommons’ observations regarding New Labour PM Blair's millionaire lifestyle (“Megabucks Tony”, Diary, May 9). Read

Circus tip top

WE went to see the Chinese Circus in Greenhead Park on Bank Holiday Monday afternoon and it was absolutely brilliant. Some of the acts were unbelievable and we enjoyed every minute. Read

Shady nook required!

CAN anyone out there amongst the far-flung Examiner readership help a prone Papworth? Read

Saving our bacon

IN his tirade against the bacon trade (Mailbag, May 7), John Keswell of Viva tell us that pigs “need saving”. What for exactly, if we’re not going to eat them? Read

Litres more tax

DENIS KILCOMMONS claims (Diary May 9) that the Chancellor takes 66p from every gallon of fuel. The amount the Chancellor takes is actually 66p from every litre. Read

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