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• Shane Hughes tried to buy Argos goods with £700 of fake vouchers

  08-02-2016 21:00
  
  The fraud happened at Leeds Road Retail Park on November 18
  
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• Aston Manor care home in Dewsbury rated as "inadequate"

  08-02-2016 20:30
  
  CQC staff saw faeces smeared on carpets and handrails and noted "offensive" smells
  
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• Northumberland health chiefs say reducing number of A&Es helped them SAVE lives

  08-02-2016 19:04
  
  In Northumberland three A&Es were replaced by one dedicated emergency hospital
  
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• Happy Valley: Everything you need to know about series two

  08-02-2016 18:17
  
  Series two starts this week - here's everything you need to know about the Sarah Lancashire thriller
  
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• Hands Off HRI: Watch Huddersfield people speak about plans to close our A&E

  08-02-2016 18:08
  
  You gave your views as the campaign to stop the closure gathers pace
  
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• Hands Off HRI: Kirklees and Calderdale councillors given EIGHT HOURS to 'scrutinise' public consultation - Huddersfield Examiner

  08-02-2016 18:06 via
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Hands Off HRI: Kirklees and Calderdale councillors given EIGHT HOURS to 'scrutinise' public consultation
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Health chiefs have been blasted for giving councillors just eight hours to examine a public consultation document on a plan which could close Huddersfield's A&E. Kirklees and Calderdale health scrutiny councillors received the 60-page document on ...
  

• Hospital worker Debbie Jones in court after slapping a dying, blind man

  08-02-2016 17:30
  
  Anthony Farrington was hurt by healthcare assistant Debbie Jones during the final days of hs life at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
  
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• What time is Happy Valley series two on TV?

  08-02-2016 16:53
  
  Series two begins this week
  
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• Police appeal for help in tracing man who tried to rob teenager in Milnsbridge

  08-02-2016 16:50
  
  Prolonged attempt to steal 18-year-old's handbag with her running away
  
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• Crashes continue on notorious B6118 Bellstring Lane/Liley Lane as Kirklees Council launches investigation - Huddersfield Examiner

  08-02-2016 15:52 via
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Crashes continue on notorious B6118 Bellstring Lane/Liley Lane as Kirklees Council launches investigation
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Two more drivers have fallen victim to a notorious stretch of country road near Huddersfield. Early Sunday evening a Renault Clio ended up on its roof and on Monday morning a Honda Civic crashed through a fence and landed in a field. The two smashes ...and more »
  

• Show someone you care this Valentine's Day by checking their fire alarms, say West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service!

  08-02-2016 15:12
  
  Firefighters released a video warning of the dangers of not having a working fire alarm
  
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• Wooden sculpture opens up magical world at Holme Junior and Infant School

  08-02-2016 15:00
  
  Sculptor artists Kim and Ron Neith Thompson worked with all 24 children in school
  
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• Crashes continue on notorious B6118 Bellstring Lane/Liley Lane as Kirklees Council launches investigation

  08-02-2016 15:00
  
  Crashes continue to happen as Kirklees Council launches investigation
  
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• Legendary national news journalist Paul Routledge joins the Examiner as a columnist

  08-02-2016 13:58
  
  His first column will appear tomorrow
  
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• Weather: Half a month's rain hits Huddersfield in two days

  08-02-2016 12:40
  
  Weatherman Paul Stevens thinks the worst is over
  
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• Half a month's rain hits Huddersfield in two days

  08-02-2016 12:40
  
  Weatherman Paul Stevens thinks the worst is over
  
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• Goat Cafe review: We sent a vegan and a carnivore for a working lunch vegan-style — here's what they thought

  08-02-2016 12:30
  
  The unlikely pair bonded over lentils and soy ice cream
  
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• Book lovers abandon Kirklees libraries in their droves - Huddersfield Examiner

  08-02-2016 12:02 via
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  Book lovers abandon Kirklees libraries in their droves
  Huddersfield Examiner
  The library on Princess Alexandra Walk had a total of 508,982 visitors during 2014/15, figures released exclusively to the Examiner show. READ MORE: Public meeting to discuss libraries. READ MORE: Jobs gone, opening hours slashed and closures: Full ...
  

• Watch: Mystery over late night armed police investigation on Manchester Road

  08-02-2016 12:00
  
  Several police cars were spotted by residents at around 11pm on Sunday
  
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• Police probe latest crash at Huddersfield accident blackspot

  08-02-2016 12:00
  
  Car ends up in field off Liley Lane, Grange Moor
  
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• Mystery over late night police investigation on Manchester Road

  08-02-2016 12:00
  
  Several police cars were spotted by residents at around 11pm on Sunday
  
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• Book lovers abandon Kirklees libraries in their droves

  08-02-2016 12:00
  
  Visitor numbers drop 225,000 in two years
  
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• 'Extinction' threatened Slaithwaite surgery holds own consultation - because NHS chiefs haven't

  08-02-2016 11:30
  
  Slaithwaite Health Centre is facing 44% cuts
  
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• Madness set to invade the stage - at an Elland School

  08-02-2016 11:00
  
  Pupils at Brooksbank school stage top musical
  
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• Tributes to charity stalwart Gordon Dawson

  08-02-2016 10:30
  
  Former teacher helped thousands of people in Africa over past 30 years
  
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• 50,000 people sign Parliamentary petition to save Huddersfield A & E

  08-02-2016 09:00
  
  Milestone in major campaign
  
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• Rhubarb Huddersfield Darts Masters featuring world No1 Michael van Gerwen postponed until September

  08-02-2016 08:45
  
  Event at Huddersfield Leisure Centre was planned for March
  
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• Always wanted to be a police officer? 300 new bobbies to be recruited for West Yorkshire Police

  08-02-2016 08:30
  
  Budget plans mean an extra £4 a year for Huddersfield families
  
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• School blues: Seven-year-old Charlie Gee has to live with grandparents four miles away because of school places row

  08-02-2016 07:30
  
  Charlie, one of five children, thinks parents Clare and Jon "don't want him" anymore
  
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• #HandsOffHRI: Meet the former doctor who warned Calderdale Royal plan was flawed

  08-02-2016 06:30
  
  Dr Bob Heys campaigned against PFI built Salterhebble scheme
  
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