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Key Events
Happy ending after Examiner appeal
A woman who lost a phone containing precious photos of her brother has got it back after an appeal on the Examiner’s home page.
Shannon Rose, 22, left the iPhone 7 phone in toilets at the Sainsbury’s store in Market Street on Friday afternoon. It has since been handed in.
Three arrests over 'illegal parking' at Town game
Police have made three arrests for deception in relation to illegal parking at the Huddersfield Town game.
Normal train services resume on the Calder Valley line following landslip
From National Rail Enquiries: “A landslip near Sowerby Bridge was causing disruption to services in the area; work has now been completed on site allowing all lines to reopen.
“Trains are now able to run normally between Hebden Bridge and Halifax.”
Travel update
- Looking very slow on A644 Wakefield Road at Clifton heading towards Cooper Bridge. Traffic is backing up the M62 slip road at junction 25.
- It’s slow going on A62 Leeds Road heading east at Cooper Bridge. It’s slow going in the opposite direction on Bradley Road, parallel to the A62.
- Traffic is crawling on the A642 Wakefield Road from Lepton into Waterloo.
- The M62 looks OK except the usual bottleneck at junction 24 westbound.
Mum's desperate appeal for return of precious phone photos
A woman has appealed for the return of her phone which contains precious photographs of her late brother.
Shannon Rose, 22, accidentally left her Rose Gold iPhone 7 in the toilets at the Sainsbury’s store Market Street, Huddersfield, on Friday afternoon.
She realised what she had done within a couple of minutes but when she returned shortly after 4.30pm it had been taken.
Calder Valley line reopens after Sowerby Bridge landslip is cleared
Work has now been completed to clear and stabilise the land slip.
Delayed of up to 10 minutes between Hebden Bridge and Halifax are still expected until 6pm.
Here’s a statement from National Rail Enquiries: “A landslip near Sowerby Bridge was causing disruption to services in the area, work has now been completed on site allowing all lines to reopen.
“Delays of up to 10 minutes to trains between Hebden Bridge and Halifax is expected until 18:00.”
One of these men scaled a building to steal a MacBook Pro. Do you know him?
A daring thief scaled a building to enter a window and steal a MacBook Pro computer from a Huddersfield town centre flat.
West Yorkshire Police have released closed circuit television images of two suspects following the burglary at a block of flats on Northumberland Street.
'Deliberate piece of dangerous driving' ended in smash with police car
A motorist has been given a suspended jail sentence after a police chase in Heckmondwike.
Leeds Crown Court heard two officers on mobile patrol saw a black Audi A3 travelling towards them at speed around 11.30pm on Christmas Eve 2015.
They turned their vehicle and followed in Westgate, putting on blue lights indicating the driver to stop, but Mohammed Hussain drove on.
Teen knife robber locked up
A teenage robber who carried out a spate of attacks against teenage students in Brighouse has been locked up for more than three years.
Richard Lee, who was just 18 at the time, was already on bail for offences last October when he confronted another male student at the end of December.
Town centre peacemaker attacked
A man had an operation on a fractured thumb after he was knocked down when he tried to intervene in a row in the centre of Huddersfield, a court heard.
Basharat Ahmed, prosecuting, told Leeds Crown Court that Neil Lambley’s assailant was Richard Lewis, who earlier on July 16 had been at another man’s birthday party at Golcar Cricket Club.
After the party Lewis and his partner had gone into the centre to continue their night out but in the early hours he ended up in an altercation in Cross Church Street with another man from the party.
Huddersfield landowner and Ukip deputy Lord Dartmouth in hot water over wind farm deal
Dartmouth, who owned land earmarked for a failed Slaithwaite Moor wind farm, has been accused of lying about his alleged dealings with the project.
Three years ago he told the Examiner that the land was owned by a relative and that he would object to a wind farm on the land.
Steve Slator, of the Wind Valley Co-operative behind the project, said Dartmouth was ‘very co-operative’ during face-to-face meetings with the group.
Dartmouth has been accused of hypocrisy, consider Ukip opposes wind farms, and of lying during a BBC interview.
Broken down lorry causing delays on M62
One lane closed due to broken down lorry on M62 Westbound at J20 A627(M) Rochdale. Traffic is coping well.
Lane one (of three) is closed.
Dedicated Halifax landslip blog now live...
You can follow updates on the landslip which is causing severe travel disruption across West Yorkshire on our dedicated blog here:
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/halifax-landslip-live-updates-train-12702253
Accident causes traffic slowdown around Brighouse
Heavy traffic and partially blocked due to accident, two vehicles involved on Halifax Old Road in both directions near Station Road / Tanhouse Hill.
Recovery has been requested.
Ainley Top:
Heavy traffic on A629 Halifax Road in both directions at A643 Lindley Moor Road (Ainley Top Roundabout).
Northern Railway News on Landslip:
Due to a landslip between Sowerby Bridge and Halifax the line between Sowerby Bridge and Bradford Interchange will be closed today.
The line will be closed to enable repair work to be carried out. This will cause significant disruption to the usual timetable, with a number of amendments in place.
This disruption will affect services travelling between Blackpool North/Manchester Victoria and Leeds/York only.
Services from Blackpool North to York will divert via Brighouse and Dewsbury and will not call at Halifax, Bradford Interchange or New Pudsey.
Services from Manchester Victoria to Leeds will also run via Brighouse and Dewsbury and will not call at Halifax, Bradford Interchange or New Pudsey.
There will also be slight delays on services from Huddersfield to Leeds. Meanwhile customers in Bradford are advised to travel to Leeds from Bradford Forster Square.
MP's thanks:
Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin, has praised West Yorkshire Police for their role in bringing violent robbers who were operating in the area, to justice.
At a meeting organised by the MP and attended by Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns Williamson, West Yorkshire Police explained that as part of their ‘Operation Smokeland’, they successfully identified those individuals who had targeted local people during a spate of violent home invasion robberies.
One victim of the robberies, community figure Ebrahim Dokrat MBE, attended the meeting alongside his children who were present in the family home at the time of the robbery.
They expressed their sincere thanks to the police involved, including local Inspector Rauf, for handling the operation with professionalism and sensitivity.
To recognise the excellent work of the police team, Ms Brabin tabled a Parliamentary Motion, known as an Early Day Motion, to express gratitude on behalf of the West Yorkshire community, for the work that the police do.
M62:
Slow traffic on M62 Eastbound at J26 M606/A58 (Chain Bar), congestion to J23 A640/A643 (Huddersfield).
Brighouse:
Reports of heavy traffic due to accident on A644 Wakefield Road at Locksley Road.
Hipperholme accident:
Halifax Old Road in both directions partially blocked, heavy traffic due to accident, two vehicles involved near Station Road/Tanhouse Hill.
New train station for Elland?
Calderdale Council is calling for a new train station to be built in Elland in the next two to three years.
This comes as the pre-feasibility study for the proposed station was presented at the Council’s Transport Working Party recently.
The council has been working with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and the rail industry to bring forward Elland Station for a number of years.
The release of the pre-feasibility study, delivered by GHD Transportation, is a major step forward in the process and highlights that a new station would bring significant benefits to Calderdale and beyond.
Clr Barry Collins, Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economic Development, said: “We know how much local people want to see a train station in Elland, and delivering this has been a priority for the Council for a number of years. I’m delighted that the pre-feasibility study has been completed.
“We’re now determined, subject to all of the required approvals and funding, to deliver the new station in the next two to three years before the Trans-Pennine line is electrified, and we will continue to press decision makers at a regional and national level.
“The station would bring benefits to the entire community and improve access to jobs in Elland, Calderdale and beyond.”
Quickplay:
The 25th Brighouse Quickplay Chess Tournament will be held at The Salvation Army Citadel, on Saturday, June 10.
The winner will receive £60 and the runner-up £40.
Anyone interested should email: brighousechess@gmail.com
Slow traffic:
Slow traffic on A629 Huddersfield Road Northbound at A6026 Wakefield Road/B6112 Stainland Road.
Hipperholme:
Slow traffic on A58 Halifax Road in both directions at A644 Brighouse Road, Hipperholme.
