Kirklees news

• Soap actress and screen writer Tracy Brabin selected as Labour's Batley and Spen candidate

  23-09-2016 22:21
  
  She beat Jane Thomas in a hustings and now hopes to become the replacement for murdered Jo Cox MP
  
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• God's weird county: a pelican skeleton, a 6ft 8ins barman and a 37-mile 'wheelie'

  23-09-2016 22:00
  
  Odd news from across Yorkshire
  
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• Holmfirth Food and Drink Festival 2016: Two day event this weekend "biggest yet"

  23-09-2016 21:55
  
  78 stalls will be offering delicacies, with some catering for coeliacs, vegetarians and vegans
  
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• Shoplifter Altaf Dhorat jailed for stealing from Matalan

  23-09-2016 21:00
  
  He put stolen clothes under his own in changing room
  
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• Police continue to investigate sergeant accused of abusing his position over Issac Nash skatepark

  23-09-2016 20:00
  
  Sgt Austen Brook submitted objection letter to Kirklees Council
  
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• Lockwood tip fire: Who should pay for the clean up?

  23-09-2016 18:58
  
  Judge set to decide who is responsible for clearing waste mountain
  
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• Watch West Yorkshire Police's tongue-in-cheek 999 video with a serious message

  23-09-2016 18:20
  
  From crayons on the sofa to a kite stuck up a tree - misuse of 999 resources
  
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• Man arrested after red van driver acts suspiciously towards children in Salendine Nook

  23-09-2016 18:08
  
  Parents have been warned about suspicious behaviour in the area
  
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• New B&M store to open creating 45 jobs

  23-09-2016 17:30
  
  New store by the chain, which was formed in 1978, due to open next month
  
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• Delight for family of first baby born at new Dewsbury hospital maternity unit

  23-09-2016 16:45
  
  Joseph Lloyd first baby to be born at midwife-led centre at Dewsbury District Hospital
  
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• Lockwood tip fire: 'It's not right that council taxpayers should pay for clean up' says judge

  23-09-2016 14:52
  
  Judge has sympathy - but agony goes on as court hearing is adjourned
  
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• Lockwood tip fire: Businesses hit out over 'wall of silence' from Kirklees Council

  23-09-2016 13:30
  
  Group of Lockwood firms demand answers over fumes from former Hunters tip
  
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• Dodgy driving revealed: Watch this shocking dash cam footage from around Kirklees - Huddersfield Examiner

  23-09-2016 13:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Dodgy driving revealed: Watch this shocking dash cam footage from around Kirklees
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  This dash-cam footage has captured idiotic and inconsiderate driving of motorists on West Yorkshire roads. From vehicles parking blocking the roads to nail biting near misses the video captures some of the worst driving. In one the incidents a car ...
  
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• Dodgy driving revealed: Watch this shocking dash cam footage from around Kirklees

  23-09-2016 13:00
  
  Milnsbridge lorry driver witnesses worst of inconsiderate driving
  
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• WATCH: Sam Hunter delivers two-fingered gesture over Hunters tip site clear up

  23-09-2016 11:34
  
  Company boss turns up at Huddersfield County Court in grubby vest
  
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• Educating Yorkshire's Mr Burton becomes Huddersfield Town schools ambassador

  23-09-2016 09:57
  
  Lifelong Town fan hopes to inspire the next generation
  
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• "Unfair beyond words": Reactions as Kirklees plan for public to foot Lockwood tip clean up bill - Huddersfield Examiner

  23-09-2016 09:08 via examiner.co.uk
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  "Unfair beyond words": Reactions as Kirklees plan for public to foot Lockwood tip clean up bill
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  Examiner readers reacted with horror at news that taxpayers may have to foot the clean-up bill at an abandoned Lockwood waste site. Kirklees refused to disclose the sum set aside to clear the former Hunter Group tip on Queens Mill Road after private ...and more »
  
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• "Unfair beyond words": Reactions as Kirklees plan for public to foot ... - Huddersfield Examiner

  23-09-2016 09:08 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  "Unfair beyond words": Reactions as Kirklees plan for public to foot ...
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  The council have refused to disclose the sum set aside for the costs.and more »
  
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• "Unfair beyond words": Reactions as Kirklees plan for public to foot Lockwood tip clean up bill

  23-09-2016 09:04
  
  The council have refused to disclose the sum set aside for the costs
  
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• Shamed Scout leader Simon Townsend gets a further two years

  23-09-2016 08:00
  
  He abused a scout and police found 25,000 WhatsApp messages between them
  
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• Huddersfield Examiner Calendar 2017: May — choose your winner

  23-09-2016 08:00
  
  We'll be sharing a gallery of pictures for each month
  
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• Good Samaritan Darryl Cooper was assaulted as he stepped in to help a distressed woman

  23-09-2016 07:30
  
  Her boyfriend Scott Healey attacked Mr Cooper in the street in Mirfield
  
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• Thirsty Huddersfield drinkers boost sales for Toby Carvery

  23-09-2016 07:00
  
  The owner of the Toby Carvery at Ainley Top posted a rise in like-for-like sales
  
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