Kirklees news

• Scott Waites special: Fixby darts champion talks about BDO Final and life as amateur player

  13-01-2016 21:00
  
  BDO World Champion is still working as a repairs inspector for Pennine Housing
  
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• Neil Heaton avoids jail despite driving while four-and-a-half times over the legal limit

  13-01-2016 20:00
  
  Kirklees magistrates described the Armitage Bridge man's reading as one of the highest they had ever seen
  
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• Watch danger warning video from Yorkshire Water over flooded reservoirs

  13-01-2016 19:00
  
  People straying too close to flooding
  
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• Miracle escape for driver who avoids serious injury in Grange Moor crash

  13-01-2016 18:55
  
  Car hits wall on "accident blackspot" road
  
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• Forget Me Not Children's Hospice in Huddersfield to be shut for several days after fire

  13-01-2016 17:15
  
  Power to the Forget Me Not Children's Hospice was knocked out by the blaze
  
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• End of an era for Rolls Royce made the old-fashioned way with the death of Ronnie Matthews

  13-01-2016 17:02
  
  Chief designer once guarded 500 Japanese POWs on a train ... by himself
  
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• Woman escapes with minor injuries after car crash in Almondbury

  13-01-2016 16:41
  
  Her car overturns as it hits parked car
  
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• Kirkburton man David Kingdom's smartphone app InstaSnitch makes MEN top ten of the year

  13-01-2016 15:55
  
  App created by two businessmen is rated top ten of the year by Manchester Evening News
  
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• M62 Delays: Multi-car crash causes major problems near Rochdale

  13-01-2016 15:54
  
  Pile-up has affected lanes in both directions
  
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• Gordon Wilson is still trekking the Pyrenees at 69 and has written new guide Space For Wonder

  13-01-2016 15:00
  
  Edgerton pensioner still treks across the Pyrenees
  
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• Huddersfield video news: Watch the clips making the headlines

  13-01-2016 14:03
  
  Watch latest Huddersfield news in video, from viral videos to footage from the biggest stories, interviews and more
  
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• Plucky pensioner thwarts bag-snatch thief in Golcar

  13-01-2016 14:00
  
  66-year-old woman attacked after leaving a charity shop
  
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• West Yorkshire Fire are lacing up to support LGBT charity Stonewall

  13-01-2016 13:45
  
  Fire fighters donning rainbow laces for LGBT issues
  
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• Oh deer! Campaigners hope Bambi can scupper Kirklees housing plan for ... - Huddersfield Examiner

  13-01-2016 13:43 via
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  Oh deer! Campaigners hope Bambi can scupper Kirklees housing plan for ...
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Several deer have been snapped and filmed by golfers and walkers at Bradley Park Golf Course, the only public course in Kirklees. Kirklees Council wants to offer the huge green space to developers as part of its Local Plan. The news that deer, a ...
  

• Oh deer! Campaigners' hope Bambi can scupper Kirklees housing plan for Huddersfield golf course

  13-01-2016 13:36
  
  Wild deer spotted roaming on Bradley Park
  
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• Big rise in child cruelty cases in Kirklees - Huddersfield Examiner

  13-01-2016 13:03 via
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  Big rise in child cruelty cases in Kirklees
  Huddersfield Examiner
  A total of 84 cases of cruelty to children were recorded by police in the two areas in the year to June 2015 according to an analysis of open crime data by the Examiner. This is an increase of 50% compared to the 56 in the year to June 2014 and is the ...
  

• Jason McCartney helps spearhead new call to get tougher with danger drivers after John Radford case

  13-01-2016 13:00
  
  Plea for justice for victims
  
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• Big rise in child cruelty cases in Kirklees

  13-01-2016 13:00
  
  Police called in to investigate 84 crimes in 12-month period
  
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• Controversial Black Rock Mills housing plans halved

  13-01-2016 12:20
  
  Developer of Linthwaite scheme goes back to the drawing board
  
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• Huddersfield's first gourmet burger restaurant PAX Burger set to open

  13-01-2016 11:45
  
  Eric Paxman, of Eric's, is man behind tasty new venture in Lindley
  
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• One in three appointments at Huddersfield and Calderdale hospitals cancelled due to doctors' strike

  13-01-2016 10:00
  
  400 out of 1,400 appointments cancelled at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Calderdale Royal Hospital
  
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• Man dies in train tragedy at Deighton

  13-01-2016 10:00
  
  Emergency services flock to scene
  
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• Child killer Robert Black dies in prison

  13-01-2016 10:00
  
  Former Huddersfield detective John Stainthorpe was one of the police officers who got convictions
  
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• Kirklees councillors hit out at forced council house rent cut - Huddersfield Examiner

  13-01-2016 09:53 via
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Kirklees councillors hit out at forced council house rent cut
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Kirklees Council's cabinet approved the 1% rent cut for social housing tenants, as demanded by the government. The decision means £23m will be lost from Kirklees Council coffers. Clr Cathy Scott said: “This will have a massive impact on our housing ...
  

• Pervert John Wilson jailed after latest sex crimes in Huddersfield

  13-01-2016 09:00
  
  Man tried to offer pieces of Whitby rock to boys in Greenhead Park
  
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• Kirklees councillors hit out at forced council tax cut

  13-01-2016 09:00
  
  Fears for vulnerable tenants and ability to maintain homes
  
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• Kirklees councillors hit out at forced council house rent cut

  13-01-2016 09:00
  
  Fears for vulnerable tenants and ability to maintain homes
  
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• Crafty Lee Pratt’s creative fundraiser

  13-01-2016 09:00
  
  Crafty schoolboy Lee Pratt has been creating customised cards to raise cash for cancer support charity Macmillan
  
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• Daughters of road rage victim John Radford make heartfelt plea to other drivers

  13-01-2016 08:30
  
  Emma Boyes and Helen Gorman say: "We will never get our dad back"
  
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• Mirfield traveller Thomas Stubley donates blood to help accident victim Lucy Hill in Thailand

  13-01-2016 08:00
  
  28-year-old donates rare blood type after social media appeal
  
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• Holmfirth Civic Hall: Villagers fight to save community hub

  13-01-2016 07:30
  
  Residents urged to turn up for meeting as parish council look to take over the building
  
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