Kirklees news

• HRI A&E: Hospital shake-up plan consultation pencilled for February 8

  29-01-2016 20:00
  
  But Kirklees councillors say it's too soon and consultation needs to be longer
  
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• Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra hits out as Kirklees slaps VAT on Town Hall booking fees - Huddersfield Examiner

  29-01-2016 19:53 via
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  Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra hits out as Kirklees slaps VAT on Town Hall booking fees
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Members of the Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra are fearing for the future after Kirklees Council added extra costs onto town hall booking fees. Orchestral Manager David Robinson says the group, as well as other venue hirers, are worried after a ...
  

• Disgraced lawyer Nisa Ul Haq given five-and-a-half year jail term over human trafficking

  29-01-2016 19:00
  
  Ringleader sentenced in her absence after she fled bail
  
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• Damning report on Elm Royd Nursing Home in Brighouse

  29-01-2016 19:00
  
  Inspectors found that seven legal requirements had been breached
  
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• #handsoffHRI Minecraft video created in bid to help campaign stop closure of A&E

  29-01-2016 18:35
  
  Clever moving 3-D image of the hashtag is built
  
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• Department store Peter's of Huddersfield set for voluntary liquidation

  29-01-2016 18:30
  
  Shop in Packhorse Centre shuts ahead of creditors' meeting
  
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• Linthwaite pupils' poignant tribute to Holocaust victims

  29-01-2016 18:00
  
  Praise for 30 youngsters from Ardon School
  
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• Watch UFO sightings in the skies above Huddersfield, crazy antics in Asda, a taxi in a canal, a sunken barge and an overflowing reservoir

  29-01-2016 17:49
  
  January has proved a bizarre start to the year across Kirklees and Calderdale
  
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• Dangerous driving offences on the rise across Kirklees - Huddersfield Examiner

  29-01-2016 17:01 via
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Dangerous driving offences on the rise across Kirklees
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Kirklees is a hotspot for dangerous driving with offences up by more than 40% since last year, according to new research. The Examiner's exclusive analysis of open crime data from the Home Office has revealed the extent of the problem in the district.
  

• Dangerous driving offences on the rise across Kirklees

  29-01-2016 17:00
  
  New research suggests a 43% increase in 12 months
  
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• Asbestos-covered husband unwittingly caused his wife's death

  29-01-2016 16:55
  
  Tragedy of Dewsbury couple Jack and Paula Briggs
  
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• Police urge driver to come forward after 11-year-old boy hurt on pedestrian crossing

  29-01-2016 15:20
  
  Youngster injured on Leeds Road
  
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• Police want to speak to these men about a burglary at Whitechapel Primary School in Cleckheaton

  29-01-2016 14:00
  
  Intruders stole a safe
  
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• M62 in January: Car travelling wrong way down a slip road and the tragic death of a young clubber

  29-01-2016 14:00
  
  Footage shows how dangerous motorway can be
  
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• Huddersfield hospital trust pays £22M A YEAR to Calderdale Royal PFI investors, finance chief admits

  29-01-2016 13:17
  
  Finance chief Keith Griffiths said the trust had to save £17m to end this financial year £21m in the red
  
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• Star support: Peter Andre joins hosts of celebrities backing #HandsoffHRI on Twitter

  29-01-2016 13:00
  
  Campaigners have been appealing to Twitterati to retweet the petition link
  
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• Star support: Peter Andre joins host of celebrities backing #HandsoffHRI on Twitter

  29-01-2016 13:00
  
  Campaigners have been appealing to Twitterati to retweet the petition link
  
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• Machete attacker Damien Francis fails in bid to get 15-year jail term cut

  29-01-2016 12:30
  
  Francis, 32, nearly severed his victim's left hand after chasing him down a Huddersfield street
  
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• #handsoffHRI: Huddersfield Town's Dean Hoyle urges rethink on A&E shake-up

  29-01-2016 12:00
  
  'What price do we put on people's lives?' asks Town chief
  
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• Birky GP Dr Manohar Singh accused of harassing patient into having her sons circumcised

  29-01-2016 11:00
  
  GP faces tribunal as Birkby Health Centre practice rated 'inadequate'
  
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• Man left with broken nose and bruising after confronting snowball-throwing teens in Golcar

  29-01-2016 10:44
  
  Attack happened outside Duck and Spoon, where teens were throwing snowballs at customers
  
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• Serial offender Peter Saville has jail term cut by Court Of Appeal

  29-01-2016 10:30
  
  Sentence for attempted burglary was too harsh despite his record
  
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• Jason Webb: Inquest told Marsden man drowned after accidentally falling into canal

  29-01-2016 09:30
  
  Mr Webb was found by his friend after going missing
  
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• Serial burglar Stephen Eastham jailed for four years

  29-01-2016 09:17
  
  Spotted by victim inside Almondbury house he was burgling
  
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• Paul Knell in court over a shocking attack on a taxi driver in Rawthorpe

  29-01-2016 08:00
  
  Cabbie Muhammed Naeem filmed the incident in which he was pulled from his vehicle and punched
  
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• Hospital which gave Mark Cahill pioneering hand transplant to become world class centre

  29-01-2016 08:00
  
  NHS England to fund up to four hand transplants a year
  
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• If Huddersfield A&E closes there will be 157 MORE DEATHS each year, MPs warn

  29-01-2016 07:50
  
  MPs Barry Sheerman and Jason McCartney issue shocking figure as they urge Jeremy Hunt to block hospital shake-up plan
  
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