Kirklees news

• Homeless man jailed after high speed police chase through Elland

  19-07-2016 22:00
  
  He raced through 20mph zones at 50mph
  
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• Mother and baby hospitalised after truck hits bus

  19-07-2016 21:15
  
  Trapped woman freed by fire crews
  
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• Huddersfield grandad's pride for Child Genius star Mog

  19-07-2016 21:00
  
  12-year-old Mawgan 'Mog' Stinchcombe shines after entering himself onto brain box Channel 4 show
  
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• Dogs banned from play areas and ale trail made a booze free zone under tough new proposals from Kirklees Council

  19-07-2016 21:00
  
  New public space orders being planned
  
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• Kirklees councillor had a string of warnings over failure to pay council tax - Huddersfield Examiner

  19-07-2016 20:07 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Kirklees councillor had a string of warnings over failure to pay council tax
  Huddersfield Examiner
  A top councillor had to be reminded to pay her bills during her entire term on Kirklees Council's senior team. The full scale of Clr Jean Calvert's council tax woes has been revealed for the first time. Clr Calvert was exposed by the Examiner as the ...
  
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• Kirklees councillor had a string of warnings over failure to pay council tax

  19-07-2016 20:00
  
  Clr Jean Calvert issued more reminders and court summonses than first thought
  
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• Huddersfield man Abdul Wahab dies in hospital after motorbike accident in Pakistan

  19-07-2016 19:30
  
  He had gone on holiday with his family for Eid
  
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• Watch shocking moment lorry is forced off M62 in near-miss

  19-07-2016 19:00
  
  Crash narrowly avoided at junction 22
  
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• Dalton teen arrested after undercover police smelt cannabis on him

  19-07-2016 18:30
  
  He ran away before handing himself in
  
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• Sister's distress as brother named on Whatsapp child sex accused list

  19-07-2016 18:04
  
  Meanwhile MP Barry Sheerman warns list could lead to miscarriage of justice for abuse victims
  
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• Rastrick High School pupils steal the show with their Bugsy Malone-themed prom

  19-07-2016 18:00
  
  Two hundred year 11s attended the event at Bertie's Banqueting Rooms in Elland, where sixth form leavers also celebrated that week
  
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• Is your broadband slow? Here's some good news for you!

  19-07-2016 17:00
  
  Upgrades to Kirkburton and Honley telephone exchanges have put superfast broadband in reach of 5,300 homes and businesses
  
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• Mini royal couple choose their Prime Minister at Slaithwaite school!

  19-07-2016 16:30
  
  Slaithwaite CE Junior and Infant School marked the Queen's 90th birthday by crowning their own King and Queen for the Day\n
  
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• From steel drums to amateur dramatics: Hundreds turn out for Mirfield's first arts festival

  19-07-2016 16:05
  
  Performers set the bar high for the festival's future
  
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• Huddersfield as hot as MIAMI in July heatwave

  19-07-2016 16:00
  
  Temperatures rocket as Huddersfield basks in sunshine
  
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• Man rescued after fall down a banking in Calderdale

  19-07-2016 15:27
  
  He was stretchered out by Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team
  
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• Will Yorkshire Water have enough resources to get us through the heatwave?

  19-07-2016 15:00
  
  Reservoirs are four-fifths full
  
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• Hands Off HRI: Campaigners attempt to gatecrash health chiefs' 'party'

  19-07-2016 14:52
  
  Campaigners turn up with party hats and balloons asking to be let into CCG event
  
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• Driving ban for man who refused to give blood sample 'out of madness'

  19-07-2016 13:50
  
  The landscape gardener was fed up after complying with earlier tests
  
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• Heckmondwike man Ryan Lockwood bit policeman and tried to kick three-legged dog

  19-07-2016 13:10
  
  Booze to blame for fracas in Huddersfield town centre
  
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• Summer holidays in Huddersfield: 20 FREE things to do with the kids

  19-07-2016 13:00
  
  Banish boredom and keep the kids busy with these fantastic ideas for the six-week summer holidays
  
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• Sheepridge man ran from police because he didn't want to miss his son's Manchester City Academy football game

  19-07-2016 13:00
  
  He didn't want to be locked up and miss his son playing football
  
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• Blazing bale of hay beaten out by fire crew in Mirfield

  19-07-2016 12:45
  
  Mirfield firefighters called to farm
  
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• Do you trust politicians? Kirklees Council launches project to get you involved in politics - Huddersfield Examiner

  19-07-2016 12:04 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Do you trust politicians? Kirklees Council launches project to get you involved in politics
  Huddersfield Examiner
  The council, one of the largest metropolitan authorities in the country, is launching a Democracy Commission designed to bring forward improvements to the relationship between residents and politicians. It hopes to encourage more people to vote ...
  
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• Do you trust politicians? Kirklees Council launches project to get you involved in politics

  19-07-2016 12:00
  
  Democracy Commission project launched in partnership with Huddersfield University
  
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• Co-op food store closes at Brockholes service station

  19-07-2016 12:00
  
  Company says money will be invested in new stores
  
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• West Yorkshire Police donates £40,000 to help flooding victims in Calderdale

  19-07-2016 11:00
  
  The Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson visited the area following a £40,000 donation
  
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• Calderdale Council launches 24-hour online advice chat service

  19-07-2016 10:47
  
  Now provides round the clock web-based support
  
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• Knifeman threatens two women in attempted robbery at Huddersfield travel agents

  19-07-2016 10:43
  
  He demanded money but fled when one victim phoned the police
  
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• Police appeal after woman sexually assaulted in broad daylight in Newsome

  19-07-2016 10:38
  
  Woman and man argued in street
  
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• Luxury care home opened by Esther Rantzen is reinspected

  19-07-2016 09:39
  
  Inspectors visited the care home in May
  
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• Appeal for relatives after 90-year-old woman passes away

  19-07-2016 09:15
  
  Muriel Burkitt was living at a Primrose Hill care home
  
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• Stephen Hobbs burgled Crosland Moor firm - then went back again after changing clothes

  19-07-2016 09:00
  
  He changed his clothes before trying to break in again, Kirklees Magistrates' Court heard
  
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• It's time for businesses to make the most of their opportunities post Brexit, says Amanda Vigar, of V&A Vigar Group

  19-07-2016 08:59
  
  It's time for businesses to make the most of their opportunities post Brexit, says Amanda Vigar, of V&A Vigar Group
  
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• Hottest July day record up for grabs as heatwave hits

  19-07-2016 08:50
  
  But it could be hailing by Wednesday as thunderstorms roll in
  
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• Kirklees council residents given free wi-fi - Huddersfield Examiner

  19-07-2016 08:42 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Kirklees council residents given free wi-fi
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Wi-Fi network launched at Pop-In Centre, Aldonley, Almondbury - Jay Battams of Social Telecoms with Helen O'Sullivan of Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing and local residents. Free wi-fi has been launched in community buildings in Kirklees. Residents and ...
  
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• Kirklees council residents given free wi-fi

  19-07-2016 08:40
  
  They can now access the service at one of eight KNH community buildings
  
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• Wellhouse Leisure sells into Switzerland

  19-07-2016 08:00
  
  Ford Switzerland is to stock campervans produced by Wellhouse Leisure in Skelmanthorpe
  
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• A pub landlord is auctioning off signed football shirts from his remarkable collection

  19-07-2016 08:00
  
  Chris Barrow's remarkable sport and film memorabilia collection to go under the hammer for charity
  
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• Five-year-old Enzo helping fight racism in campaign 'about being friends'

  19-07-2016 07:00
  
  The children of Marsden woman Paula Gent and friend Becs Leighton coloured in posters now on show in shops in the village
  
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• Business Profile: Jill Yvette Painter, of Jill Yvette's Holistic Beauty Ltd

  19-07-2016 07:00
  
  Lockwood Park provides the ideal setting for Jill Yvette Painter's holistic beauty treatment busniess
  
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• Jobs thought to be under threat after Health Rack Huddersfield shuts

  19-07-2016 06:40
  
  The Packhorse Centre branch sold discount health supplements
  
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• Wrong body part operated on by doctor at private Huddersfield hospital

  19-07-2016 06:00
  
  And we reveal other errors caused by bungling medics in Huddersfield and Calderdale hospitals
  
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