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• High Court judge defers decision over future of Butterley Spillway

  08-10-2015 21:15
  
  Campaigner Colin Anderson waits on court decision over historic landmark\n250915spillway\n021015Fcolin
  
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• '£10 a week wage and 40 living in one house': Bed firm Kozee Sleep employed 'slave workforce', court hears

  08-10-2015 20:30
  
  Jury told Hungarians paid £3 an hour and housed in terrible conditions
  
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• Kirklees Bridleway Group fights for 'public right of way' at Nether Moor Farm ... - Huddersfield Examiner

  08-10-2015 20:01 via
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  Kirklees Bridleway Group fights for 'public right of way' at Nether Moor Farm ...
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  Andrea Whitham and her horse Sidney encounter obstacles on byway at Nether House Farm, South Crosland. Horse riders, walkers and ramblers are fighting back in a row over a disputed farm track. Members of Kirklees Bridleways Group are angry that a ...
  

• Kirklees Bridleway Group fights for 'public right of way' at Nether Moor Farm to be re-opened

  08-10-2015 20:00
  
  Farmer blocked lane with boulders, barbed wire, tree trunks and even a caravan
  
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• Greetland man Samuel Conyers admits stealing defibrillator from ambulance on night out in Halifax

  08-10-2015 19:30
  
  Judge tells him all sentencing options are open
  
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• Disabled motorists not exempt from new bus gate rules, says Kirklees Council - Huddersfield Examiner

  08-10-2015 19:15 via
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  Disabled motorists not exempt from new bus gate rules, says Kirklees Council
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  Motorists will not be able to drive along High Street towards Huddersfield town hall during the day once 'bus gates' are installed. Kirklees Council has begun warning people to prepare for the changes, due to begin in February. Signs have gone up on ...
  

• Disabled motorists not exempt from new bus gate rules, says Kirklees Council

  08-10-2015 19:15
  
  Work begins on High Street bus gates ahead of February launch
  
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• Kirklees Local Plan: angry scenes at town hall meeting as councillors argue ... - Huddersfield Examiner

  08-10-2015 19:04 via
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  Kirklees Local Plan: angry scenes at town hall meeting as councillors argue ...
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  Veteran Labour councillor Molly Walton attacked the Tories and urged them not to scupper proposals to build 30,000 homes through protests and lobbying. The Conservative group has already vowed to fight much of the plan, published last week ...
  

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• Kirklees Local Plan: angry scenes at town hall meeting as councillors argue over housing plans

  08-10-2015 19:00
  
  Kirklees Council agrees to six weeks of input from residents, developers and campaigners
  
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• Anna Soubry tours Huddersfield textile factory

  08-10-2015 18:01
  
  Small Business Minister Anna Soubry visited commission weaver C&J Antich & Sons at Bradley
  
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• Controversial Kirklees library shake-up to go under spot light - Huddersfield Examiner

  08-10-2015 17:15 via
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  Controversial Kirklees library shake-up to go under spot light
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  The controversial plan will see just eight 'town libraries' remain as full-time, fully staffed operations. Two will close and 16 smaller 'community libraries' will be run by volunteers with the support of one Kirklees Council employee. The decision was ...
  

• Controversial Kirklees library shake-up to go under spot light

  08-10-2015 17:15
  
  Council's scrutiny panel to review decision to close two libraries and make 16 community run
  
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• West Yorkshire Police officers to swap their traditional helmets for peaked caps at end of this month

  08-10-2015 17:03
  
  In two weeks, the helmets will be phased out, and only used for formal occasions
  
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• REVIEW: Young cast shine in Opera North's Barber of Seville at Leeds Grand Theatre

  08-10-2015 16:22
  
  Figaro comes on like George Cole’s Flash Harry togged up for a bullfight
  
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• Nine-per-cent of Kirklees pre-schoolers obese - Dewsbury Reporter

  08-10-2015 15:56 via
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  Nine-per-cent of Kirklees pre-schoolers obese
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  One in five five-year-olds has tooth decay in the Kirklees area and almost one in 12 is obese, according to a new report. The figures, produced by the National Children's Bureau (NCB), look at levels of obesity, tooth decay, injury and early childhood ...and more »
  

• REVIEW: Longwood Amateurs give Carousel an operatic texture at Lawrence Batley Theatre

  08-10-2015 15:54
  
  Songs capture the emotional state of the characters
  
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• John Lewis, Next and Dunelm Mill sold beds and mattresses made by 'slave workforce' in Dewsbury and Batley, court told

  08-10-2015 15:25
  
  A jury has been told that the Hungarians were provided to Kozee Sleep by Janos Orsos and his people-trafficking organisation to work at thefirm's factory in Dewsbury and its subsidiary, Layzee Sleep, in Batley
  
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• Vulcan XH558 flight will not cover Huddersfield and Halifax - but here are the nearest viewing spots

  08-10-2015 14:19
  
  The historic aircraft will not be flying over our area as part of a farewell tour this weekend - but here's where you can see it
  
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• First Syrian refugees to arrive in Kirklees before Christmas - Huddersfield Examiner

  08-10-2015 14:03 via
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  First Syrian refugees to arrive in Kirklees before Christmas
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  The council has agreed to take its share of those fleeing the war torn Middle Eastern country. The two families are likely to be given council houses but a decision on where to house future refugees in Kirklees has not yet been made. Calderdale Council ...
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• First Syrian refugees to arrive in Kirklees before Christmas

  08-10-2015 13:54
  
  Calderdale Council has said it will take 50 refugees but Kirklees has not yet declared how many it will settle
  
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• Firrt Syrian refugees to arrive in Kirklees before Christmas

  08-10-2015 13:54
  
  Calderdale Council has said it will take 50 refugees but Kirklees has not yet declared how many it will settle
  
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• Classic Mini stolen from Marsden driveway - have you seen it?

  08-10-2015 13:34
  
  Owner pleads with thieves to return treasured 25-year-old Mini stolen in the early hours of this morning
  
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• Dazzling pictures as Northern Lights illuminate Huddersfield night sky

  08-10-2015 13:22
  
  Aurora borealis seen over Huddersfield and Greater Manchester on Wednesday night — send us your pictures
  
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• Lockwood Park Health and Fitness Club to axe sauna and spa facilities

  08-10-2015 12:47
  
  Members not happy over gym expansion plans but KAL say the changes will mean more new equipment can be put in
  
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• 'I don't want to bring my newborn son home to this' says mum who's waited 11 months for KNH to fix her leaking roof

  08-10-2015 12:23
  
  Heavily-pregnant Rawthorpe mum tells of fears after waiting 11 months for repairs to leaky roof
  
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• New Starters 2015 gallery 2: Is your little one pictured?

  08-10-2015 12:00
  
  It's the second installment of our new starter pictures - take a look at thousands of faces enjoying their first weeks at school
  
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• Warning: Graphic images — Dewsbury woman Charlotte Goodwin banned from keeping pets for 10 years after neglecting rabbit

  08-10-2015 08:40
  
  She was also ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid work
  
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• Colne Valley Museum sets up shop in Packhorse centre for one week only

  08-10-2015 08:30
  
  Have a go demonstrations will be available to anyone who drops in in between 10am to 4pm until Saturday
  
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• Andy Thornton Ltd celebrates 40 years

  08-10-2015 08:30
  
  Elland contractor Andy Thornton has celebrated 40 years and an outstanding set of financial figures
  
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• Premdor engages Faith PR for marketing campaign

  08-10-2015 08:15
  
  Barnsley-based doors manufacturer Premdor has selected Brighouse firm Faith PR to undertake a six-figure marketing campaign
  
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• Number of complaints against West Yorkshire Police rises by a quarter

  08-10-2015 08:00
  
  And it takes around 82 days to resolve each one
  
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• Revealed: The winners of Examiner Baby of the Year 2015 — Inaaya Ali takes crown

  08-10-2015 07:30
  
  Noah James Harris, Skylah-Rae Midwood and Leyton Carter were also named winners of their categories
  
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• Holmfirth hound Roxy is reunited with owner following Facebook campaign

  08-10-2015 07:00
  
  “She’s such a free spirit and I usually walk her off the lead, so she would have thought nothing about wandering off to explore," said owner David
  
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• Live: Latest Huddersfield news, sport updates, M62 traffic, travel and weather on October 8

  08-10-2015 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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