Kirklees news

• This is what the view in Lowry's Chapel Hill painting looks like today

  25-11-2016 21:30
  
  The iconic artist was commissioned to to recreate the town's industrial landscape
  
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• Have you been papped by our Snapper about Town? This week it's the Moon Raker Beer Festival

  25-11-2016 21:00
  
  See if our photographer caught you on camera!
  
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• Jail for Golcar man Sheldon Coore who ran at police with a knife

  25-11-2016 20:40
  
  He phoned the Examiner while on the run
  
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• Who is Eleanor Brazil? Kirklees new children's commissioner sorted Baby P scandal-hit council - Huddersfield Examiner

  25-11-2016 20:03 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Who is Eleanor Brazil? Kirklees new children's commissioner sorted Baby P scandal-hit council
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  Only last June she removed control of children's services from Sandwell Council near Birmingham after ruling its progress was not good enough. In previous years she has stepped in to turnaround children's social services at Leeds City Council, ...
  
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• Government troubleshooter who dealt with Baby P scandal takes over Kirklees' failing children's services

  25-11-2016 19:52
  
  Commissioner parachuted in as inspectors brand council "inadequate"
  
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• Who is Eleanor Brazil? Kirklees new children's commissioner sorted Baby P scandal-hit council

  25-11-2016 19:48
  
  Eleanor Brazil has a decade of experience helping failing councils
  
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• Bid to save Huddersfield Food and Drink Festival takes step forward

  25-11-2016 19:45
  
  Huddersfield Live has cleared the first hurdle in its bid to run festival
  
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• Drug addict Daniel Jones burgled two homes after 'trying his luck'

  25-11-2016 19:10
  
  Easy pickings for him after he found doors unlocked
  
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• Has Newsome clock tower been given a lifeline?

  25-11-2016 18:23
  
  Meeting between Kirklees officers and developers
  
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• WATCH: Mannequin Challenge craze sweeps Huddersfield as prankster Speedo Shy joins the fun

  25-11-2016 17:14
  
  So far a Holmfirth curry house and a martial arts gym
  
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• Fans urged to grab free tickets for sneak preview of new Last Tango in Halifax

  25-11-2016 15:45
  
  Hit BBC drama returns to TV for Christmas
  
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• What's on West Yorkshire: Seven ways to spend your Sunday

  25-11-2016 15:34
  
  Enjoy the final day of the weekend with plenty going on across Huddersfield and West Yorkshire
  
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• Damning report slams Kirklees Council's care of hundreds of vulnerable children - Huddersfield Examiner

  25-11-2016 15:23 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Damning report slams Kirklees Council's care of hundreds of vulnerable children
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  The care and protection of hundreds of vulnerable children in Kirklees has been slammed by government inspectors. Ofsted has branded Kirklees Council's children's services as “inadequate” – the lowest rating it can give. The council was inspected in ...
  Kirklees children's services 'inadequate'BBC News
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• Damning report slams Kirklees Council's care of hundreds of vulnerable children

  25-11-2016 15:20
  
  Government inspectors brand council "inadequate"
  
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• Royal Mail halting Meltham postal deliveries means man wasn't aware of court case

  25-11-2016 15:00
  
  Magistrates wipe out conviction for Robert Tiplady
  
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• Kirklees children's services 'inadequate' - BBC News

  25-11-2016 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Kirklees children's services 'inadequate'
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  Some at-risk children are not being protected by Kirklees Council and its children's services have been rated "inadequate" by a government watchdog. The Ofsted report found "serious and widespread failures" that left "some children not being protected".
  Damning report slams Kirklees Council's care of hundreds of vulnerable childrenHuddersfield Examiner
  Kirklees Council 'failing' its most vulnerable childrenYorkshire Post
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• Revealed: The number of children in Kirklees and Calderdale at risk of morbid obesity - Huddersfield Examiner

  25-11-2016 14:04 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Revealed: The number of children in Kirklees and Calderdale at risk of morbid obesity
  Huddersfield Examiner
  At least seven children were at risk of being morbidly obese in Kirklees and Calderdale last year. According to figures from the National Child Measurement Programme for 2015-16, four children in Kirklees and three in Calderdale had weight problems ...and more »
  
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• Revealed: The number of children in Kirklees and Calderdale at risk of morbid obesity

  25-11-2016 14:00
  
  One child tips the scales at 14.6 stone, according to new figures
  
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• Scouts' guide to eating and drinking in Slaithwaite

  25-11-2016 13:49
  
  Businesses praise bright idea
  
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• Santa reveals 2016's top ten most asked-for Christmas presents, and the top one will surprise you

  25-11-2016 13:30
  
  The Royal Mail have had a glimpse of Santa's wishlists
  
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• Jealous boyfriend Andrew Kitcher damaged another man's car

  25-11-2016 13:15
  
  He saw red after another bloke arrived at his girlfriend's home just after he left
  
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• Nont Sarah's up for sale again

  25-11-2016 13:13
  
  Historic moorland coaching inn on the market for £350,000
  
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• Chill factor rises in "Iceland" war

  25-11-2016 12:23
  
  Iceland is stepping up its legal battle with the Iceland retail chain over its use of the country's name
  
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• Cricketer Alex Lees hits cancer for six

  25-11-2016 12:16
  
  Yorkshire cricketer Alex Lees raised more than £625 for the Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust through his on-field exploits this summer
  
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• Honley Christmas Market 2016: Look at this for a packed itinerary

  25-11-2016 10:48
  
  Masses of musical entertainment ... and food
  
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• Where can you buy a real Christmas tree in the Huddersfield area?

  25-11-2016 10:19
  
  Our guide to eight suppliers of real trees for a pine-scented Christmas.
  
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• Five-a-side fundraiser in memory of Honley man

  25-11-2016 10:08
  
  Skelmanthorpe firm Microlynx is staging a five-a-side competition to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation
  
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• Arsonist James Aykroyd set flat on fire after he said he was wrongly accused of arson

  25-11-2016 09:49
  
  Even his barrister said this thinking was 'completely insane'
  
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• Teenage brain tumour survivor Jonathan Potts looks forward to Christmas at home

  25-11-2016 08:10
  
  15-year-old spend Christmas 2015 in hospital after vision and hearing failed at school
  
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• Teen pregnancy rates plummet in Kirklees - Huddersfield Examiner

  25-11-2016 07:06 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Teen pregnancy rates plummet in Kirklees
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  The number of teenage pregnancies in Kirklees has more than halved in just five years. Data published by the Office for National Statistics this week shows there were 35 girls aged 15 to 17 falling pregnant in the borough in the quarter ending ...and more »
  
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• Teen pregnancy rates plummet in Kirklees

  25-11-2016 07:00
  
  Falling rates linked to increased sex education among teenagers
  
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