Kirklees news

• The best cure for exam stress? Puppies! Watch furry friends spread joy at University of Huddersfield

  03-03-2016 21:00
  
  Students' union hosted puppy room for Mental Health Day — watch four-legged friends having fun at special event
  
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• Sean Annandale murder: Family's anguish over "devastating" effects of knife crime

  03-03-2016 20:30
  
  Police warn of devastating effects of using knives as weapons after killing of 22-year-old
  
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• Sex offender Carl Robert Whitehead jailed for nine years

  03-03-2016 20:00
  
  Court hears he groomed girls with "truth or dare" games
  
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• Huddersfield's schools celebrate World Book Day in a novel way

  03-03-2016 19:20
  
  Children dressed as their favourite fictional characters
  
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• Council tax bills in Calderdale to rise by almost 4%

  03-03-2016 19:00
  
  The money raised will help create a £3 million flood recovery fund
  
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• Severe snow alert for Huddersfield - drivers warned to take extra care on M62

  03-03-2016 18:34
  
  Up to 12cm could hit parts of the Pennines with heavy showers expected on high ground
  
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• Reprieve for Kirklees Concert Season despite funding cuts - Huddersfield Examiner

  03-03-2016 18:31 via
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Reprieve for Kirklees Concert Season despite funding cuts
  Huddersfield Examiner
  The Kirklees Concert Season has been given a reprieve, thanks to a sponsorship deal with Opera North. The season had been under threat because of the huge funding cuts being faced by the council. The authority is one of many councils across the country ...
  

• Reprieve for Kirklees Concert Season despite funding cuts

  03-03-2016 18:30
  
  New deal with Opera North secures music for another year
  
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• Local MP Jason McCartney backs campaign to cut the price of a pint

  03-03-2016 18:00
  
  Plea to Chancellor to cut beer duty in Budget
  
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• Huddersfield man to face terror charges in London court

  03-03-2016 18:00
  
  One of three held in anti-terror operation which has been running for months
  
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• Kirklees Police Make A Series Of Arrests Following Motorcycle Thefts - West Yorkshire Police (press release)

  03-03-2016 17:44 via
  Kirklees Police Make A Series Of Arrests Following Motorcycle Thefts
  West Yorkshire Police (press release)
  Police in Kirklees investigating motorbike thefts in Batley have made a series of arrests this week. Family run business Padgetts Motorcycles in Batley were targeted by thieves and 20 new and vintage motorcycles were stolen at the beginning of the year.and more »
  

• Mayor and Cabinet members rapped for sending 'political' letters at council taxpayers' expense

  03-03-2016 17:00
  
  Kirklees Council issues apologises over letter sent through council post
  
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• Mother-of-two aged 33 found dead at her home in Liversedge

  03-03-2016 16:15
  
  Police say there are no suspicious circumstances
  
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• One in ten parents in Huddersfield miss out on first choice secondary school

  03-03-2016 16:05
  
  But Kirklees Council says 96% matched with one of their top three choices
  
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• Childcare costs soar to almost as much as the average weekly wage for a woman in Kirklees

  03-03-2016 15:00
  
  Figures show many mums come close to losing money by going to work
  
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• Watch how M62 driver dices with death after hitting brakes and veering sharply across two lanes and off motorway

  03-03-2016 13:58
  
  Dramatic footage shows a VW Golf swerving across in a bid to make his exit at junction
  
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• Sean Annandale murder trial: Teenager Jamal Buckle will be locked up for at least 13 years for murder

  03-03-2016 13:30
  
  Judge tells of "macho posturing" by killer
  
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• Get ready to see the light at Standedge Tunnel - Britain's longest and deepest canal tunnel

  03-03-2016 13:00
  
  Revamped trip boats now have roofs with a view
  
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• Huddersfield soccer team aim for cup glory as tribute to two former players Gavin Greig and Matty Bermingham

  03-03-2016 12:45
  
  Town Rangers pay tribute to Gavin Greig and Matty Bermingham
  
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• Grange Moor firm Interior Goods supplying morphine-administering bags for cancer patients

  03-03-2016 12:00
  
  The blinds company are helping organisation Making For Charity
  
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• Kirklees College could move Dewsbury base into Kirklees Council building

  03-03-2016 11:00
  
  1,000 students would move to Pioneer House
  
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• Atlantic cold front set to bring more snow to Pennines

  03-03-2016 11:00
  
  Met office yellow alert over next wintry blast
  
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• Kirklees College could move Dewsbury base into Kirklees Council building - Huddersfield Examiner

  03-03-2016 10:44 via
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Kirklees College could move Dewsbury base into Kirklees Council building
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Kirklees College could move its Dewsbury base into an iconic council building if a deal is agreed next week. The council has hatched a plan to make Pioneer House into a new 'learning village'. The proposal would enable the college's delayed expansion ...and more »
  

• Hands off HRI: 'Keep emergency pregnancy services at HRI', urges mum who suffered life-threatening complication

  03-03-2016 09:30
  
  Clr Gemma Wilson underwent emergency surgery after suffering ectopic pregnancy
  
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• Mirfield council offices shut down after councillors claim meeting made them ill

  03-03-2016 09:00
  
  'Sick building' syndrome sees Mirfield Town Council turfed out
  
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• Football tragedy at The Zone sparks new campaign for lifesaving equipment

  03-03-2016 09:00
  
  Man collapses and dies during soccer game
  
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• Sean Annandale murder: Read killer Jamal Buckle's 'Facebook confession'

  03-03-2016 08:32
  
  He made post apologising to his family
  
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• Huddersfield Court briefs: Drink driving, false benefit claims and other cases

  03-03-2016 07:30
  
  Latest decisions made by Kirklees and Calderdale magistrates
  
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• Anger after Kirklees confirms no school places yet for new Huddersfield estate - Huddersfield Examiner

  03-03-2016 06:35 via
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Anger after Kirklees confirms no school places yet for new Huddersfield estate
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Promises of adequate school places have been broken for parents moving to a controversial new housing estate, it has been claimed. Plans to build hundreds more homes at Lindley Moor were approved a year ago despite fears of pressure on local schools, ...
  

• Anger after Kirklees confirms no school places yet for new Huddersfield estate

  03-03-2016 06:30
  
  Frustrated parents told youngsters will have to travel further
  
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