Kirklees news

• New Year's Honours: Ex Town star Denis Law gets CBE

  30-12-2015 23:28
  
  Huddersfield figures prominent in Queen's honours list
  
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• Elland Bridge Collapse: Who will pay for the repair and how long will it take?

  30-12-2015 21:15
  
  Repairs are expected to be lengthy and Canal and River Trust say they have limited resources
  
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• Flood threats set to continue to mid-January says weatherman Paul Stevens

  30-12-2015 20:00
  
  But normal winter conditions are due to return as tropical weather subsides
  
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• Large crack appears in another Calderdale bridge

  30-12-2015 19:35
  
  After closure of Elland Bridge, Brighouse Bridge also faces inspection
  
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• 250 million people will be climate change refugees by 2050, predicts Huddersfield university academic

  30-12-2015 19:02
  
  Climate change is the single, biggest problem facing the world today
  
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• Video: Pilots battle to land planes at Manchester Airport during Storm Frank

  30-12-2015 18:25
  
  Strong winds test pilots' skills to the limits
  
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• Kirklees Muslims gather for peace parade in Heckmondwike - Dewsbury Reporter

  30-12-2015 18:14 via
  Dewsbury Reporter
  Kirklees Muslims gather for peace parade in Heckmondwike
  Dewsbury Reporter
  Young Muslims from across the district celebrated peace and friendship when they took part in a children's procession to mark the festival of Eid Milad. The colourful parade was attended by 600 worshippers from mosques in Batley, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike ...and more »
  

• Kirklees Muslims gather for peace parade in Heckmondwike - Batley News

  30-12-2015 18:10 via
  Batley News
  Kirklees Muslims gather for peace parade in Heckmondwike
  Batley News
  Young Muslims from across the district celebrated peace and friendship when they took part in a children's procession to mark the festival of Eid Milad. The colourful parade was attended by 600 worshippers from mosques in Batley, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike ...and more »
  

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• VIDEO: Elland Bridge collapse expected to cause traffic chaos with closure set to last months

  30-12-2015 17:32
  
  Repairs are expected to be lengthy
  
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• Driver escapes after car overturns in Emley

  30-12-2015 16:22
  
  Wind gusting up to 70mph at the time but cause of crash unclear
  
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• Former Kirklees councillor Peter O'Neill dies on holiday in Vietnam - Huddersfield Examiner

  30-12-2015 13:44 via
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Former Kirklees councillor Peter O'Neill dies on holiday in Vietnam
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Tributes have been paid to a 'caring' and 'passionate' former councillor who died suddenly while on holiday in Vietnam. Former Kirklees councillor Peter O'Neill died during a Christmas break with his family near Ho Chi Minh City. The cause of death is ...
  Spen MP leads tributes to former Kirklees cabinet member who died suddenly ...Bradford Telegraph and Argusall 3 news articles 
  

• Former Kirklees councillor Peter O'Neill dies on holiday in Vietnam

  30-12-2015 13:42
  
  Ex-Labour member, described by fellow councillors as passionate and caring, passed away during Christmas holiday
  
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• Man, 55, rescued from River Calder in Dewsbury

  30-12-2015 12:10
  
  Shocked onlookers spotted man on the bridge
  
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• Dewsbury man arrested on suspicion of looting a flooded home in Calderdale

  30-12-2015 11:59
  
  Police swoop in Mytholmroyd early today
  
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• Moldgreen and Rawthorpe Secondary Modern players from the late 1950s rally to widow's plea for help

  30-12-2015 10:12
  
  We now have names for two teams from the past ... and a host of other school football memories
  
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• Holmfirth's New Dunsley poultry farm to be demolished to make way for new homes

  30-12-2015 09:00
  
  Hamlet of six homes planned for farm site
  
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• Disabled David Marshall in court after threatening one of his carers with a knife

  30-12-2015 08:15
  
  The incident happened at the Laurel Court complex in Primrose Hill
  
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• The Huddersfield Examiner Review of the Year 2015

  30-12-2015 08:00
  
  A look back at the biggest stories, achievements and issues in Huddersfield in 2015
  
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• ROKT Climbing Gym in Brighouse devastated by floods

  30-12-2015 07:50
  
  Crowdfunding page set up to help save ground floor of climbing gym
  
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• Elland Bridge collapse: It may take months for repairs — and it will cost millions

  30-12-2015 07:30
  
  Elland Bridge focus of intense activity as engineers try to repair damage
  
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