Kirklees news

• Revamped Miller and Carter Steakhouse in Mirfield drops Three Nuns name

  29-03-2016 20:30
  
  Locals bemoan loss of historical links - but other pubs have ditched traditional names and changed back
  
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• Tributes pour in after shock death of Special Constable Dr Sara Gilks

  29-03-2016 19:01
  
  Dee Collins "shocked" by 32-year-old voluntary police worker's death on Saturday at her home
  
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• Huddersfield University lecturer aims to show everyday objects can store memories of lost loves

  29-03-2016 19:00
  
  Charlotte Goldthorpe says bracelets, shoes and even a hairbrush can encapsulate past relationships
  
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• #HandsoffHRI: Thousands urged to attend meeting at Huddersfield Town ground

  29-03-2016 18:36
  
  Campaigners urge health bosses to use the stands for key public meeting
  
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• Fundraising drive launched in Huddersfield to help victims of Lahore blast

  29-03-2016 17:30
  
  Canon Yaqub masih says it was the work of "brainwashed" people
  
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• Huddersfield student's plea for help with legal fees after seven-year-old daughter is taken abroad

  29-03-2016 17:00
  
  Drew Murray's daughter Niamh was taken to Denmark by his ex-partner last July
  
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• Missing girl Connie Baldwin-Stanton could be in Huddersfield

  29-03-2016 16:36
  
  He was last seen at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary on Easter Monday
  
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• Police still struggling to identify body recovered from River Calder on Good Friday

  29-03-2016 15:30
  
  Police say he is a man but have yet to formally identify him
  
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• Kirklees councillor says controversial poverty comments were misunderstood - Huddersfield Examiner

  29-03-2016 13:50 via
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  Kirklees councillor says controversial poverty comments were misunderstood
  Huddersfield Examiner
  A councillor has said his comments that there was no real poverty in Kirklees were misunderstood. Kirkburton Conservative, Clr Bill Armer, caused gasps of astonishment at a council meeting last week when he said there was no “absolute poverty” in Kirklees.
  

• Kirklees councillor says controversial poverty comments were misunderstood

  29-03-2016 13:45
  
  Kirkburton Tory Clr Bill Armer says he misjudged level of debate
  
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• Huddersfield student Sarah Broadhead shortlisted for Levi Strauss jeans internship in San Francisco

  29-03-2016 13:30
  
  Sarah Broadhead's application was inspired by West Yorkshire's coal mining heritage
  
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• Court briefs: Drink driving and other cases from Kirklees and Calderdale Magistrates Courts - Huddersfield Examiner

  29-03-2016 12:50 via
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Court briefs: Drink driving and other cases from Kirklees and Calderdale Magistrates Courts
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Michael Fell (55), Frank Peel Close, White Lee, Heckmondwike. Threatening behaviour and drunk and disorderly behaviour. Curfew for 10 weeks and ordered to pay £620 costs and £60 victim surcharge. John Moorhouse (20), North Street, Lockwood.
  

• Court briefs: Drink driving and other cases from Kirklees and Calderdale Magistrates Courts

  29-03-2016 12:50
  
  Latest decisions made by Kirklees and Calderdale magistrates
  
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• Married man has his wedding ring stolen on his 50th anniversary

  29-03-2016 12:00
  
  The 73-year-old had the ring prised from his finger on Bradford Road in Batley
  
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• Bid to put up security fence after vandals cause lasting damage to All Hallows Church roof

  29-03-2016 12:00
  
  Church warden Hillary Pollard says £170,000 now needs to be found to replace it
  
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• Police appeal over missing man Rene Thomas

  29-03-2016 11:30
  
  He was last seen at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary on Easter Monday
  
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• Salford pledge to get tough with fans over Huddersfield fracas

  29-03-2016 11:00
  
  Players clash with their own fans after Easter match
  
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• Marsden woman Penny Ditchfield crowned female World Coal Carrying champion for third year running

  29-03-2016 11:00
  
  The Meltham Athletics Club runner carried 20kg one kilometre in 4m35seconds
  
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• Hands Off HRI: Future Halifax emergency unit will have to absorb 35,000 patients from Huddersfield

  29-03-2016 10:30
  
  A&E chief says Calderdale A&E may have to cope with extra patients - on top of the 70,000 it currently receives each year
  
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• Watch as more than 2,000 competitors take part in special orienteering event held at Storthes Hall

  29-03-2016 09:00
  
  Event originally derives from Swedish orienteer Jan Kjellström who died in 1967
  
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• Aye! Creative triples its client base

  29-03-2016 09:00
  
  Branding and website development firm Aye! Creative has expanded its business at the Media Centre in Huddersfield
  
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• Projex Solutions secured quality standard

  29-03-2016 08:00
  
  Brighouse-based Prokex Solutions has gained IS 9001 certification working with Synergos Consultancy Ltd
  
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• Farmers claim Kirklees Council has 'wasted' £14k on row over public right of way at Nether Moor Farm - Huddersfield Examiner

  29-03-2016 08:00 via
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Farmers claim Kirklees Council has 'wasted' £14k on row over public right of way at Nether Moor Farm
  Huddersfield Examiner
  A couple claim Kirklees Council has spent £14,000 in legal fees in a stalemate battle over a disputed 'right of way' across their land. Edward and Angela Bradley, of Nether Moor Farm, South Crosland, blocked a track through their farm which the council ...
  

• Farmers claim Kirklees Council has 'wasted' £14k on row over public right of way at Nether Moor Farm

  29-03-2016 08:00
  
  Edward and Angela Bradley urge council to show common sense
  
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• Stotts Coaches wins five awards

  29-03-2016 07:00
  
  Stotts Coaches, of Milnsbridge, was a five-times winner at the National Express Operators Awards
  
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• Man with bionic penis wants to find the people that helped him after car accident that left him disfigured

  29-03-2016 07:00
  
  Mohammed Abad wants to meet anyone who saw Fartown accident 38 years ago
  
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• Business Profile: Martin Booker, of Fibre Architects

  29-03-2016 07:00
  
  Finding new uses for neglected listed buildings and cheering Huddersfield Town are abiding psssions for Martin Booker, of Fibre Architects
  
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• Kirklees NHS contract winner Locala receives official 'notice' after missing call answering target - Huddersfield Examiner

  29-03-2016 06:02 via
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Kirklees NHS contract winner Locala receives official 'notice' after missing call answering target
  Huddersfield Examiner
  The winner of Kirklees's biggest NHS contract has been rapped with an official 'notice' after falling to answer patients' calls on time. Locala, which provides a large proportion of the borough's NHS services, was served with the notice after failing ...
  

• Kirklees NHS contract winner Locala receives official 'notice' after missing call answering target

  29-03-2016 06:00
  
  Patients left holding line after 'single point of contact' is overwhelmed with calls
  
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