Kirklees news

• Salesman Samuel Higgins sold Marsden firm's van on Gumtree... then went on the run to Spain

  15-10-2015 21:00
  
  Salesman had previous convictions for stealing from employers and listed van on Gumtree within days of starting work
  
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• Rowdy drinker Adele Day threw glass and stiletto shoe at barmaid after being asked to leave Babes in the Wood pub

  15-10-2015 20:00
  
  Glass smashed on a beer pump but shoe hit staff member Annaliese Falconer
  
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• Slaithwaite man with 299 convictions jailed after drink driving and lying to police

  15-10-2015 19:00
  
  Philip Brooke was also banned from the road for five years
  
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• Vapour Media and EveryCloud announce merger

  15-10-2015 17:00
  
  Brighouse-based Vapour Media has joined forces with Manchester-based EveryCloud
  
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• Open for business! Take a look inside Huddersfield's new BHS Food Store

  15-10-2015 17:00
  
  Town crier Vic Watson performs official opening ceremony at new store at The Shambles
  
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• Children in Need: Huddersfield insurance firm LV to run call centre for BBC telathon

  15-10-2015 17:00
  
  Company will have 100 volunteers helping Pudsey Bear
  
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• GCSE joy: Huddersfield and Halifax results better than average

  15-10-2015 16:14
  
  Kirklees and Calderdale students beat national averages for GCSE grades
  
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• Kirklees to take 100 refugees over next two years with cash from government scheme - Huddersfield Examiner

  15-10-2015 16:07 via
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  Kirklees to take 100 refugees over next two years with cash from government scheme
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  Refugees fleeing Syria and surrounding war torn areas controlled by ISIS arrive on the island of Lesbos from Turkey. More than 100 refugees will be resettled in Kirklees over the next two years. The council released the figures this morning as its ...
  Kirklees announces plans to welcome more than 100 Syrian refugeesDewsbury Reporterall 2 news articles »
  

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• Kirklees to take 100 refugees over next two years with cash from government scheme

  15-10-2015 16:04
  
  Plans underway to sort out where they will live
  
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• Has Dridex bug been in your bank account? Thousands of people in UK have cash stolen by cunning online malware

  15-10-2015 16:04
  
  The malicious software only steals small amounts as not to give rise to suspicion - but it comes back multiple times
  
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• Labour 'must do better': Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman speaks out after embarrassing Commons rebellion

  15-10-2015 15:00
  
  'A lot of shadow ministers are very untried and very inexperienced' says veteran MP
  
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• Huddersfield pilot scheme to keep mentally ill suspects out of police cells becomes permanent

  15-10-2015 13:37
  
  Nurses will accompany police when suspects are thought to have mental health problems
  
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• A great lad, full of life: Friends pay tribute to tree surgeon Martin Hanks who died in tragic tree-felling accident

  15-10-2015 13:06
  
  Colleague and friend Charlie Batten talks for first time after the inquest was held in Barnsley
  
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• Florist by day, wine bar by night - Liz Wood creates The Grape Room at Gert's Florist, Honley

  15-10-2015 12:53
  
  Gert's Florist becomes The Grape Room three nights a week
  
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• What's Huddersfield's favourite dog? We have the answer - plus try our super difficult dog breeds quiz!

  15-10-2015 12:32
  
  We've spoken to the Kennel Club and they've told us the top five breeds that Huddersfield dog lovers can't get enough of
  
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• Mirfield marathon man Andy Wright starts 5,000 mile challenge for Kirkwood Hospice

  15-10-2015 11:02
  
  Andy aims to run 5,000 miles in five years
  
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• Denby Dale's Your Children's Wardrobe picked by Theo Paphitis as Small Business Sunday winner

  15-10-2015 11:00
  
  Your Children's Wardrobe at Denby Dale has been chosen by Theo Paphitis as a winner of his Small Business Sunday online competition
  
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• Live: Latest Huddersfield news, sport updates, M62 traffic, travel and weather on October 15

  15-10-2015 09:55
  
  What's happening in Huddersfield today? Follow our live updates through the day to get the latest breaking news, travel and traffic updates plus much more
  
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• Martin Hanks inquest: death of Thurstonland tree surgeon was accidental

  15-10-2015 09:53
  
  Health and Safety Executive investigation into what took place is still continuing
  
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• Drunken burglar Andrew Burton jailed for more than four years after Deighton incident

  15-10-2015 08:25
  
  Prolific offender has 43 convictions for 86 offences
  
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• Huddersfield University invention using old mobile phones could cut baby deaths in Africa

  15-10-2015 08:05
  
  The team has been entered into a UNICEF contest and hopes to pilot the device in Uganda
  
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• Ashley Jackson to launch Huddersfield Poppy Appeal with school poster contest

  15-10-2015 07:30
  
  He and organiser Jeffrey Woodward hope it will encourage younger people to get involved with the campaign
  
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• Salvation Army in Huddersfield appeal for 2,000 tins of food

  15-10-2015 06:30
  
  They will go to help vulnerable families and refugees
  
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