Kirklees news

• Should we bomb IS in Syria? Your MPs give their opinions ahead of vote

  01-12-2015 21:02
  
  The Government has published a motion in favour of airstrikes as part of broader strategy - we asked local MPs what they thought
  
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• Around 400 appointments cancelled at Huddersfield and Calderdale hospitals before junior doctors' strike is called off

  01-12-2015 19:44
  
  Junior doctors speak of their 'relief' as industrial action is avoided at the 11th hour
  
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• Around 400 appointments cancelled at Huddersfield and Calderdale hospitals after junior doctors' strike is called off

  01-12-2015 19:44
  
  Junior doctors speak of their 'relief' as industrial action is avoided at the 11th hour
  
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• Three men arrested as police raid suspected 'stolen car factory'

  01-12-2015 19:37
  
  Police seize high-powered cars and large quantity of vehicle parts in swoop on Tuesday afternoon
  
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• Meet Henry the puppy who doesn't realise he's blind and deaf - and needs a home for Christmas

  01-12-2015 19:05
  
  Tiny 13-month-old Cavapoo Henry can only make out dark shadows and is cut off from the outside world, but that hasn’t put a downer on his feisty personality
  
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• Huddersfield First bus strike may be over but war of words isn't

  01-12-2015 18:41
  
  Company denies "reneging" on agreement as drivers claim they are being denied overtime after strike
  
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• Meltham Carlile Institute Post Office staff will be back on Wednesday after Tuesday's walk out

  01-12-2015 18:18
  
  The branch will be closed for the rest of the day while talks go on with staff who walked out
  
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• Wakefield Acoustics opens new facility

  01-12-2015 18:00
  
  Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox offocially opened the new premises of Wakefield Acoustics at Flush Mills, Heckmondwike
  
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• Hipperholme teenager Ruairi Moore avoids jail for setting his house on fire

  01-12-2015 17:54
  
  His mother managed to escape from the house unharmed
  
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• More rain on the way for Huddersfield - and the unsettled weather could continue for weeks

  01-12-2015 16:58
  
  But five years ago this week we were covered in a blanket of snow - take a look at pictures from 2010 here
  
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• Kirklees College course improves carer's 'appetite to keep on learning' - Dewsbury Reporter

  01-12-2015 16:48 via
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  Kirklees College course improves carer's 'appetite to keep on learning'
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  After working in the care sector for 35 years, Richard Watson decided to do a qualification with Kirklees College to enhance his personal development. Dewsbury man Richard, who is deputy manager at REAL Employment through Kirklees Council, completed ...and more »
  

• Late night shopping starts in Huddersfield on Thursday with free parking

  01-12-2015 16:31
  
  There will be free parking in council car parks from 2pm instead of 4pm to try to attract more shoppers in
  
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• Wrong way M62 crash driver had drunk beer for lunch before ploughing into female detective in horror accident

  01-12-2015 15:22
  
  Jaroslav Balaz was driving on the M62 on a wet evening in October last year although he had drunk copious amounts of vodka the night before and beer during the day
  
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• Entrepreneur Natalie Carr takes on After Dark dress shop after family tragedy

  01-12-2015 15:00
  
  Her mother Linda and stepfather Paul Spencer died in helicopter accident in January 2008
  
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• Meltham's Carlile Institute Post Office shuts after staff walk out

  01-12-2015 13:56
  
  The branch will be closed for the rest of the day while talks go on with staff who walked out
  
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• Marsh children's party venue Popkidz applies again for alcohol licence

  01-12-2015 12:45
  
  A kids’ party venue is having another go at applying for an alcohol licence after council officials refused the first due to noise complaints
  
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• Homeless man went into a Huddersfield bar to find work - and had his life changed

  01-12-2015 12:42
  
  Destitute Omar said everything had “fallen apart” after he was attacked on Bradford Road and his takeaway business had “gone bust’, explaining he had been left without a home
  
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• Lotto millionaires Susan and Michael Crossland turn Santa for Forget Me Not Children's Hospice

  01-12-2015 11:00
  
  Lottery winners deliver Christmas tree and presents for youngsters
  
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• Nightmare morning commute for drivers on M62

  01-12-2015 10:30
  
  Van ended up on its roof and traffic backed up in motorway misery
  
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• George Osborne has put housing at the centre of his plans

  01-12-2015 09:00
  
  Vicky Heywood, of Eaton Smith, said measures in the Autumn Statement were likely to reduce the heat in the housing market
  
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• Kirkheaton residents' warning after three smashes in three days in Bellstring Lane and Cockley Hill Lane

  01-12-2015 08:40
  
  Neighbours fear it's only a matter of time until someone is killed
  
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• C&K Careers make the case for higher level apprenticeships

  01-12-2015 08:30
  
  Kirklees Council is urgibng firms to take on a higher level apprentrice through a new grant scheme
  
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• Fancy punching your workmates? Train for new Huddersfield White Collar boxing event

  01-12-2015 08:05
  
  White Collar Boxing originated in New York in the late 1980s. People train for eight weeks and then take on one of their work colleagues in the ring.
  
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• Transline hits £200m turnover mark

  01-12-2015 08:00
  
  Recruitment agency Transline has increased turnover to £200m from £108m in 2013
  
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• Kirklees Business News 01/12/15: Read the latest edition here

  01-12-2015 08:00
  
  Take a look at this week's Kirklees Business News here
  
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• Business Profile: David Bannon, of Bannon Group

  01-12-2015 08:00
  
  When dreams of being a professional footballer faded, a new career opened up for David Bannon
  
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• Richard Taylor given conditional discharge over disturbance at GT Taxis in Huddersfield

  01-12-2015 07:30
  
  Window smashed after confrontation after Town lost derby clash with Leeds United
  
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• Yorkshire hospitality businesses have right recipe

  01-12-2015 07:00
  
  A survey by R3 shows another fall in the number of Yorkshire hospitality businesses at higher than normal risk of insolvency
  
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• Drug addict who stole from Primark urges judge: "Send me to prison"

  01-12-2015 07:00
  
  Kate Longshaw, of Netherton, believed a spell in jail would help her overcome her addiction
  
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• 3M BIC backs Team HARE for 2015-16 competition

  01-12-2015 07:00
  
  Huddersfield University students bidding to build a racing car to compete at Silverstone are being backed once again by 3M BIC
  
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