Kirklees news

• Banaras Hussain is jailed after being caught ignoring his driving ban for the SEVENTH time

  28-07-2016 22:00
  
  Thornton Lodge man gave police a false name after they pulled him over in the Dalton area
  
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• Struggling drug addict stole hundreds from a wallet left inside Dewsbury Library

  28-07-2016 21:00
  
  The victim had been using a computer and taken out his wallet to stabilise his keyboard
  
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• Social media to thank for superb meal at the Woolpack Country Inn at Whitley

  28-07-2016 20:00
  
  Scallops starter really had the 'wow' factor
  
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• Watch as driver overturns car in freak smash on 'danger' road in Mirfield

  28-07-2016 19:50
  
  Mark Hanson warns motorists to be aware of dangers of narrow Wellhouse Lane
  
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• Planning a UK holiday? Watch out for these jellyfish - one in particular can give you a nasty sting!

  28-07-2016 19:00
  
  One of these jellyfish, commonly found on our coasts, delivers a nasty lash
  
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• Fire ravaged Birchencliffe petrol station could reopen when kiosk is repaired

  28-07-2016 17:30
  
  Owners waiting for green light to go on site for repair work
  
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• Couple 'barred' from Meltham tip - because their trailer is too long

  28-07-2016 17:00
  
  Bruce and Angela Jackson, of Beaumont Park, say they now cannot even register their car
  
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• Jasem Saeed cleared of making threats to kill staff of Dewsbury MP Paula Sherriff

  28-07-2016 16:50
  
  Iraqi man claims his outburst in MP's office was 'misunderstood'
  
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• Court hears Brighouse drug dealer turned to crime after losing job

  28-07-2016 16:30
  
  Brighouse man Scott Jones sold Ecstasy, cannabis and ketamine
  
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• Councillors say court ruling on adult care orders could cost Kirklees millions - Huddersfield Examiner

  28-07-2016 15:04 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Councillors say court ruling on adult care orders could cost Kirklees millions
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  A council faces a multi-million pound – and growing – funding gap following a court ruling on treating patients without their consent. The number of applications for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard (DoLS) orders Kirklees received more than quadrupled ...
  
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• Councillors say court ruling on adult care orders could cost Kirklees millions

  28-07-2016 15:00
  
  Applications for Deprivation of Liberty orders more than quadruples in a year
  
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• Double funding boost for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

  28-07-2016 14:00
  
  Music festival celebrates winning £274,000 to bring new and experimental music to Huddersfield
  
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• Countdown to the end of an era as Batley Frontier club closes for the last time

  28-07-2016 13:15
  
  Up to 2,000 clubbers expected to say goodbye to iconic former Batley Variety Club
  
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• Mystery of the ancient wells solved by Ask Examiner

  28-07-2016 13:00
  
  Did you know there's a series of wells below market place?
  
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• Police Federation blasts sentencing of Lockwood man who racially abused an officer as "utter joke"

  28-07-2016 12:45
  
  West Yorkshire chairman said the conditional discharge "undermines the whole issue of hate crime"
  
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• Upper Batley High School - Huddersfield Examiner

  28-07-2016 12:09 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Upper Batley High School
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  We've analysed all the local government data to bring you the rundown on your local secondary schools. Here Upper Batley High School, Blenheim Drive, Batley Field Hill, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0BJ, is put into focus to show its scores in relation ...
  
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• Luke Robert Browne and Matthew Wenzel jailed for burglary and arson on house at Longwood

  28-07-2016 12:00
  
  Pals tried to set house ablaze to cover up raid
  
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• Mirfield referee Richard Silverwood has retired from rugby league

  28-07-2016 11:27
  
  Super League's longest serving match official calls it a day
  
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• Reports from the courts: Latest decisions from Kirklees' Magistrates ... - Batley News

  28-07-2016 11:10 via batleynews.co.uk
  
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  Reports from the courts: Latest decisions from Kirklees' Magistrates ...
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  The following cases were heard by Kirklees Magistrates' Court. Numbers refer to the defendants' ages and not their addresses.and more »
  
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• Liversedge man admits hurling racist abuse at neighbour

  28-07-2016 11:00
  
  Jamie Hardisty in long-running dispute with victim
  
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• Man risked jail to break restraining order - because he still loved his girlfriend

  28-07-2016 10:00
  
  The court heard Jamie Gibbons, of Birstall, broke the order because 'love is blind'
  
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• Crack addict Gary Jackson stole jailed friend's benefits money

  28-07-2016 09:00
  
  He's given a drugs rehabilitation order and must pay the cash back
  
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• Edward Wetherill given community order for making indecent images of children

  28-07-2016 08:43
  
  Mirfield man admitted downloading adult porn but said child images would be deleted immediately
  
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• Take a tour of Costa del Derek, a tropical oasis in the heart of Mirfield

  28-07-2016 07:00
  Derek Highe is known for his Christmas lights but his back garden is a summer delight
  
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• Huddersfield and Calderdale hospitals are missing its targets for dealing with complaints

  28-07-2016 06:01
  
  And trust resolved less than one-third of complaints within target time in two months
  
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