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2008
Articles from 19th Mar 2008
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Wallace remembered
Mar 19 2008 | Reader Letters
VERITY Baker (Letters March 8) may be unaware that there already is a plaque on the house in West Park Street, Dewsbury, where Wallace Hartley, bandmaster on the Titanic, lived as an adult. Read
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Ridiculous situation
Mar 19 2008 | Reader Letters
WHAT a fool I have been. Instead of burning the midnight oil studying for many years, I should have joined Kirklees Council on a certain part-time basis. Read
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Labour spending our money
Mar 19 2008 | Reader Letters
BARRY Sheerman, MP, states the budget is a good thing and the Chancellor is right to be cautious. Read
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Well done Marsden Band!
Mar 19 2008 | Reader Letters
I WOULD like to congratulate Marsden Band on their achievement in the recent Yorkshire Area Championships. They were the highest placed Huddersfield band – gaining 6th place in the Championship Section. Well done Read
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We too have eggs benedict
Mar 19 2008 | Reader Letters
IN reply to the letter from New Yorker (March 11), I called at a cafe in Crosland Moor – JJ’s and noted that they do eggs benedict. Read
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Sympathy for the smokers
Mar 19 2008 | Reader Letters
IN reply to Mr T Brook of Cowlersley (Examiner, March 13). He says that if ever smoking catches up with him he will not want sympathy. Perhaps he is that kind of guy who thinks he is indestructible. Read
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Bumpy start to life on the road
Mar 19 2008 | Reader Letters
BACK on Kirklees roads after a week driving in France and Germany I’m back down to earth with a bump. And another bump. And another...and another... Read
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Jobs are not the same
Mar 19 2008 | Reader Letters
I REFER to the recent Examiner report that up to £35,000 compensation has been awarded to certain female workers due to being excluded from bonuses awarded to men in comparable posts, such as gardening and refuse collection. Read
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Well sung to Lindley School
Mar 19 2008 | Reader Letters
CONGRATULATIONS to Lindley Junior School Choir for winning the BBC Songs of Praise competition for the Junior Choir of the Year. A well chosen song beautifully sung. Read
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The answer is ‘no’ to the questions about these workers’ back pay
Mar 19 2008 | Reader Letters
WE read in your paper that part-time women workers, viz, cleaners, kitchen assistants and home carers are in line for a “back payment of up to £35,000” (Examiner March 10). This begs the question; for what? Read
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Charges up, care down
Mar 19 2008 | Reader Letters
WE are very old. We are very ill. We are very poor. Unfortunately it is very necessary for us to receive home care. Read
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No voting for the workers
Mar 19 2008 | Reader Letters
SO Kagey (Mailbag March 18) thinks we should vote for Council employees? I have never heard a sillier idea! As it is, less than half our population turns out to vote, so holding more elections isn’t likely to be popular. And what would we do when no-one voted for the Council workers ... so there was no-one to do the work? Think about it: no-one voted in to empty the bins, and no spokesperson to explain why the rubbish was piling up in the streets, either! Read
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Don’t ban all drinkers from park
Mar 19 2008 | Reader Letters
REGARDING the proposed alcohol ban in Greenhead Park, if the drinkers that are blighting the local residents’ lives are, as quoted, "under age", then they are already breaking the law. Read
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Another blast for BT
Mar 19 2008 | Reader Letters
YES, I’m another victim of BT’s billing, being penalised by being charged £4.50 on top of my bill. All because I don’t pay by direct debit. Read
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Great work at the HRI
Mar 19 2008 | Reader Letters
I HAD occasion to be taken to the A&E Department on March 6, and I cannot praise the staff high enough for their efficiency, courtesy and friendliness. From the reception staff, nurses, doctors the rest of the staff and the consultant Mr Mandour. Thank you for HRI. Read
