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• More bogus 999 calls: Mice on the loose, a broken freezer, flies in the bedroom — listen to bizarre police emergency calls

  04-11-2015 21:00
  
  It seems some people are struggling with the definition of an 'emergency' — but police warn inappropriate 999 calls risk lives
  
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• Culture clash: International students unite for food, music and dance at Huddersfield University's Food Festival

  04-11-2015 20:00
  
  130 nationalities now studying at Queensgate campus
  
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• Trio of top marks for Brighouse nursery, despite tougher Ofsted inspections

  04-11-2015 19:00
  
  "We're ecstatic" say staff at top-ranked nursery
  
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• Kirklees Council worker Claire Wickens helped boyfriend swindle thousands of ... - Huddersfield Examiner

  04-11-2015 19:00 via
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  Kirklees Council worker Claire Wickens helped boyfriend swindle thousands of ...
  Huddersfield Examiner
  But behind the scenes, Claire Wickens was conspiring with her boyfriend to swindle the authority out of tens of thousands of pounds. Now she has been given a suspended jail sentence while her partner has been jailed for fraud and for drugs crimes.. A ...
  

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• Kirklees Council worker Claire Wickens helped boyfriend swindle thousands of pounds in benefit money

  04-11-2015 18:54
  
  A court heard how 49-year-old Wickens filled in claim forms and false tenancy agreements which enabled Mark Anderson to fraudulently obtain housing and council tax benefits
  
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• Golcar man Reece McLaren charged over Rotherham clash between Britain First and anti-fascist group

  04-11-2015 18:16
  
  Police charge 19 people with public order offences
  
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• Depressed Fixby artist James Storey used helium to take his own life, inquest heard

  04-11-2015 18:04
  
  Self-employed artist and designer Mr Storey died just one day after he was seen by his GP
  
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• Depressed artist James Storey takes life using helium

  04-11-2015 18:04
  
  His separated wife said she and Mr Storey had had a difficult relationship
  
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• Graduate duo open youth fashion clothes shop on King Street in Huddersfield

  04-11-2015 17:37
  
  Designer Stephen O' Callaghan and marketer Lee Reed hope it will appeal to young people and local designers
  
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• 2.5m fireworks, 2,500 stores and 5.30am starts: Huddersfield's Standard Fireworks gears up for busiest day of the year — Bonfire Night!

  04-11-2015 17:00
  
  Crosland Hill company supplies stores and supermarkets across the UK — we had a look behind the scenes
  
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• We need X factor football: Huddersfield Town board spell out what new manager needs to do

  04-11-2015 16:08
  
  “We don’t know who that person will be at this stage though there have been some hats thrown in the ring," says chief exec
  
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• MP says junior doctor row could worsen Calderdale and Huddersfield hospital staffing woes

  04-11-2015 15:00
  
  Halifax MP Holly Lynch calls for a rethink
  
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• A look back to the eighties: Are you in our nostalgia pictures from 1988?

  04-11-2015 13:12
  
  We've had a look in the Examiner archives to see what folk were up to in the eighties — do you recognise anyone?
  
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• SPECTRE: Holme Valley sculptor makes five bespoke set pieces for Bond film — but they end up on cutting room floor

  04-11-2015 13:02
  
  Ceramic sculptor James Oughtibridge secured £9,000 commission and worked flat out for four weeks — only to catch fleeting glimpses of his work on screen
  
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• Top Huddersfield gymnasts from the 1950s have a reunion

  04-11-2015 13:00
  
  One was Pauline Gaunt who was the first female gymnast in the area
  
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• New appeal in Huddersfield to help Syrian refugees

  04-11-2015 12:40
  
  Collection and fundraising day planned at Mount Pleasant Junior School
  
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• Motorcyclist hit by two cars in crash in Kirkburton

  04-11-2015 12:30
  
  Injured man, 22, is critical in hospital
  
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• Huddersfield Town's decision to end manager Chris Powell's down to club's future plans

  04-11-2015 12:00
  
  Decision to turn to youngsters comes too late for Town boss
  
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• Flying start to Movember campaign in Huddersfield

  04-11-2015 11:40
  
  Men urged to back new cancer awareness campaign
  
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• U-turn by Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino over deal to sell club to fans

  04-11-2015 11:00
  
  Meltham man Dylan Thwaites pledges to press ahead with proposals from Leeds Fans United
  
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• Huddersfield Town confirm sacking of manager Chris Powell

  04-11-2015 11:00
  
  Assistant Alex Dyer also shown the door by club
  
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• Lawrence Tomlinson unveils new racing car

  04-11-2015 09:00
  
  The Ginetta G57is set to boost exports for the car manufacturer
  
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• Convicted rapist Malcolm Millman, 58, picked up by police in Blackpool

  04-11-2015 09:00
  
  He had absconded from care unit following visit to monastery
  
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• Kirklees Council proposes stripping £100000 from parish and town councils - Huddersfield Examiner

  04-11-2015 08:53 via
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  Kirklees Council proposes stripping £100000 from parish and town councils
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  Kirklees Council is considering scrapping subsidies that allow parish councils free rent and utility bills. The move could save Kirklees' tax payers £100,000. But residents living in Kirklees' five parish council areas may be hit with higher precepts ...
  

• Kirklees Council proposes stripping £100,000 from parish and town councils

  04-11-2015 08:50
  
  Tory Clr Martyn Bolt says parish councils being 'punished' because of mismanagement of Kirklees' cash
  
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• Huddersfield soccer players plan fundraiser to help badly-injured teammate

  04-11-2015 08:00
  
  Paul Turnbull in hospital eight months after horror crash
  
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• Education for offenders at New Hall prison rated 'outstanding'

  04-11-2015 07:30
  
  Ofsted inspectors praised learning and jobs training at women's jail
  
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• Seven-year-old Aaliyah Johnson has hair cut for Little Princess Trust

  04-11-2015 07:00
  
  Dalton girl inspires whole school to join fundraising effort
  
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• Live: Latest Huddersfield news, sport updates, M62 traffic, travel and weather on November 4

  04-11-2015 06:00
  
  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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