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Dale Tempest: Tottenham Hotspur have next England manager - and captain: Dale Tempest column

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMT

THE start of every new year is usually severely lacking in fresh, interesting stories that we can all take notice of.

Val Javin: Hard Times ahead for those with Great Expectations

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

HE WAS one of those guys who divided opinion at school. Pretty much down the middle.

Comment: Sporting gesture in aid of Forget me Not Children’s Hospice

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

ONE is a teenage racing driver, the other is one of the best-known names in football.

Denis Kilcommons: Denis Kilcommons: A view on euthanasia

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

MANY thanks for all the messages of sympathy after the death of our dog Lucky. We still miss her tremendously. I noted afterwards that, on the vet's bill, putting her to sleep was classed as euthanasia.

Denis Kilcommons: Denis Kilcommons: Memories of brass band legend Edwin Swift

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

EDWIN Swift is still remembered among brass band circles as one of the greats, even though he died 108 years ago this week.

Comment: It takes one call to help police

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

IT IS an example of how well police and community can work together.

Denis Kilcommons: Denis Kilcommons: Tales of UFO and alien adventures in Yorkshire and Lancashire

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

PEOPLE in Huddersfield are a real sceptical lot. Earlier this week, I recounted the story of the road traffic policeman who saw riders dressed as highwaymen in the middle of the night on the deserted road over Buckstones Moor. Were they ghosts from an earlier century?

John Avison: John Avison: My advice is careering off

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

JUST before we start, I’d like to ask your advice: would you write ‘adviser’ or advisor’? Both are correct.

John Avison: John Avison: Bonus balls

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THE Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive officer Stephen Hester yesterday went on Radio Four to explain why he turned down his monster bonus.

Comment: Tesco wins appeal to build the store on Southgate in Huddersfield town centre

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

SO the Tesco store in Huddersfield town centre has been given the green light ... and few will be surprised by the Planning Inspector’s decision.

Comment: Risk to our security

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THE political storm over terror suspect Abu Qatada has thrust the country vs European sovereignty issue well and truly into the spotlight.

Reader Letters: Examiner Mailbag, January 4, 2012

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THE Kirklees LDF being rushed out before procedures change to encourage greater democracy and before the May elections, (Examiner, February 7) is similar to the LDF plan last year which Kirklees failed to send to most households in the area.

Pete Barrow: Pete Barrow: England must not be fooled into papering over the cracks