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• Former Palace Theatre gets a major makeover in Huddersfield

  02-10-2015 21:30
  
  Work progressing well on revamp into student flats
  
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• Chasing the Channel record! Huddersfield teacher Dee Llewellyn to attempt fastest English Channel swim

  02-10-2015 21:10
  
  Team hopes to slash two hours off current world record for three-way swim Dee helped set in 2004
  
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• Linthwaite Reserves get off the mark in the Kirklees Sunday League - Huddersfield Examiner

  02-10-2015 20:33 via
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  Linthwaite Reserves get off the mark in the Kirklees Sunday League
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  The home side were looking to improve on some good recent performances and with Hughie Friell organising the back line the young Linthwaite team defended. However, it was Hounds who broke the deadlock, but George Greatbatch hit back with an ...
  

• "She's doing my head in!" Father in court after grabbing his baby daughter by the throat at careers centre

  02-10-2015 19:30
  
  Staff called social services after the dad joked that he would kill the little girl
  
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• Kieron Ingham fined after making false 999 call claiming his father had a gun and was holding his ex hostage

  02-10-2015 19:15
  
  Scores of police, including eight firearms officers, were called to his Dalton property as a result of his lies
  
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• Dewsbury MP Paula Sherriff speaks out about rape threat ordeal after Daniel Labacik admits sending threatening Facebook message

  02-10-2015 19:00
  
  Nottinghamshire man sent message threatening to rape and kill newly-elected MP
  
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• Huddersfield Examiner Calendar 2016: December - choose your winner

  02-10-2015 18:01
  
  We've been sharing a gallery of pictures for each month over the past few days
  
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• Councillor vows to continue fight for schoolchildren to sing God Save The Queen after Calderdale Council rejects idea

  02-10-2015 17:30
  
  Clr Scott Benton also wants the Union Jack to be flown above school and council buildings
  
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• Roadworks along Acre Street in Lindley for next six weeks

  02-10-2015 17:15
  
  Gas engineers to replace ageing mains
  
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• Have you been papped by our Snapper About Town? It's The Bridge at Longroyd Bridge

  02-10-2015 17:13
  
  Have you been snapped by photographer Dave Cowan?  Check out our gallery of nights out in Huddersfield
  
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• Kirklees Local Plan: Gypsy and traveller site proposed near Birstall's Junction 27 Retail Park

  02-10-2015 17:00
  
  Kirklees Council officials opt for traveller camps near border with Leeds, with no official sites planned for Huddersfield
  
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• Kirklees Local Plan: Gypsy and traveller site proposed near Birstall's ... - Huddersfield Examiner

  02-10-2015 17:00 via
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  Kirklees Local Plan: Gypsy and traveller site proposed near Birstall's ...
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  The quandary of where to create camps for gypsies, travellers and circuses has continued to frustrate Kirklees Council. The newly-unveiled Local Plan, the council's 15-year housing and development proposal, shows just one new site is planned. Despite ...
  

• Is Kirklees an efficient council? Opposition leaders have their say

  02-10-2015 15:47
  
  Lib Dem and Tory chiefs dispute council is spending wisely
  
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• Is your council tax spent wisely? Official figures show Kirklees Council is one of the lowest spending councils in England

  02-10-2015 15:43
  
  Top councillor admits "struggle" amid huge budget cuts from government
  
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• Is your council tax spent wisely? Official figures show Kirklees Council is ... - Huddersfield Examiner

  02-10-2015 15:43 via
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  Is your council tax spent wisely? Official figures show Kirklees Council is ...
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  Kirklees Council is one of the lowest spending big councils in the country, figures reveal. The cash strapped local authority has been hit by £83m budget cuts over the past four years with a further £69m to come. Last week the council's finance chiefs ...and more »
  

• Hunt is on for bears hidden around Kirklees - Dewsbury Reporter

  02-10-2015 15:21 via
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  Hunt is on for bears hidden around Kirklees
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  The popular Bear Hunting and Other Ways to Walk programme aims to promote walking and art activities using the district's 700 miles of public footpaths. Find one of 500 bears hidden around Kirklees this summer. The summer events were such a success ...and more »
  

• Would you stay in a job if colleagues were assaulted three times a week? Huddersfield and Halifax hospital staff do

  02-10-2015 15:07
  
  Almost 400 violent incidents took place at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax, last year - including 143 physical assaults
  
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• Golcar's Colne Valley Residential Home told to improve cleanliness and become more dementia friendly by watchdog in follow-up visit

  02-10-2015 12:37
  
  Colne Valley Residential Home ordered to make changes by watchdog but scores better than in last "inadequate" visit
  
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• Northern powerhouse or northern poorhouse? Check out where your street ranks on a national deprivation index

  02-10-2015 12:28
  
  Politicians react to our revelations on the levels of deprivation across Kirklees and Calderdale - check where you street ranks
  
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• Huddersfield Latte Hut: 2,500 signatures for outdoor cafe owner thinks is under threat of closure

  02-10-2015 12:00
  
  Fight to save popular Huddersfield town centre coffee shop the owners thinks will be forced to close by Kirklees Council
  
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• Could the savage murder of a West Yorkshire teenager from 50 years ago be about to be solved?

  02-10-2015 09:52
  
  Elsie Frost, 14, was stabbed in the back, head and hand in a savage attack in October 1965 - police now have new information on the case
  
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• Slaithwaite Community Centre attacked by yobs - toddler group premises, local tapestry and more damaged in mindless thuggery

  02-10-2015 08:40
  
  Chairman says, "They have aimed a hammer blow at the heart of Slaithwaite"
  
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• Parkrun pro! Dexter Pattison, 7, becomes one of the youngest in the UK to reach 100 runs

  02-10-2015 08:20
  
  Tops it off with his best ever time to mark his century
  
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• St George's Square fountain needs a specialist clean and service says Kirklees ... - Huddersfield Examiner

  02-10-2015 07:49 via
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  St George's Square fountain needs a specialist clean and service says Kirklees ...
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  Charlie Cartwright infront of the fountain he is offering to tidy up in St George's Square. The fountain in Huddersfield's St George's Square is to be repaired and restored. Kirklees Council is to appoint a specialist contractor to revamp the £230,000 ...
  

• St George's Square fountain needs a specialist clean and service says Kirklees Council

  02-10-2015 07:45
  
  Council turns down Charlie Cartwright's offer to clean the feature in exchange for a donation to Kirkwood Hospice
  
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• Marsh OAP John Benson had so many child abuse pictures police didn't have time to go through them all

  02-10-2015 07:15
  
  65-year-old Benson had well over 100,000 images when police raided his house following a tip-off from Canadian police
  
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• Live: Latest Huddersfield news, sport updates, M62 traffic, travel and weather on October 2

  02-10-2015 06:00
  
  Follow our live updates through the day to get the latest breaking news in Huddersfield, sport latest, weather forecasts, plus travel and traffic updates
  
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