Kirklees news

• Watch: 'Spogs, spice and tinsel' - poet Ben Taylor's ode to Christmas

  22-12-2016 21:00
  
  Yorkshire dialect poet's latest work wins praise
  
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• Man accused of sex with horse denies 'sexual fascination'

  22-12-2016 20:51
  
  Julian Mark Ridgeway tells Leeds Crown Court said he touched horse 'just for the sake of doing it'
  
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• Teen threatened to expose underage sex secret in blackmail scam

  22-12-2016 20:41
  
  Leon Shooter, of Almondbury, demanded money from a woman after threatening to expose her relationship with an underage boy
  
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• Revealed: The number of Syrian refugees taken in by Kirklees Council - Huddersfield Examiner (blog)

  22-12-2016 20:13 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Revealed: The number of Syrian refugees taken in by Kirklees Council
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• Surprise Christmas gifts for Holmfirth's singing and dancing Big Issue seller

  22-12-2016 20:00
  
  Generosity of townsfolk make Christmas for Romanian dad-of-three
  
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• Huddersfield nightclub Kewz Bar closes down - but why?

  22-12-2016 19:32
  
  Bar owner Thamar Monet declines to explain why
  
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• Ravensthorpe man Marius Bilea faces deportation after driving to shops

  22-12-2016 19:00
  
  The Romanian was remanded in custody after pleading guilty to driving whilst disqualified
  
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• Man robbed in Dewsbury after thugs demand cash

  22-12-2016 18:04
  
  Police are looking for any information which can help catch the two suspects
  
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• Frozen singalong, carols around the Christmas tree and other festive events for Christmas Eve

  22-12-2016 17:14
  
  Your guide to what's on this weekend in Huddersfield and across West Yorkshire
  
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• Why a pensioner found guilty of historic sex offences walked free from court

  22-12-2016 17:00
  
  Jeremiah Cummins could have died in prison for rape offences against two young girls - but walked free from Bradford Crown Court today
  
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• West Yorkshire Police investigating reports of tortured dog found in a bin in Golcar

  22-12-2016 16:00
  
  The dog was reportedly found with nails in its body
  
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• The Flying Scotsman is coming to West Yorkshire in 2017

  22-12-2016 15:00
  
  The world's most famous locomotive will be going full steam ahead on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
  
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• Driving home for Christmas? Beware Storm Barbara

  22-12-2016 13:57
  
  Examiner weatherman Paul Stevens tells of what to expect on Friday
  
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• WATCH: Train driver's view from the cab as cyclist misses death by inches

  22-12-2016 13:30
  
  Near fatal incident at level crossing prompts warning from Network Rail and British Transport Police
  
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• Huddersfield's M&S stores will NOT open on Boxing Day

  22-12-2016 13:00
  
  Shoppers looking for sales bargains will have to travel to the Pudsey store
  
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• Is Kirklees plan to put 4000 homes on green belt a done deal? - Huddersfield Examiner

  22-12-2016 12:36 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  A major developer has been accused of showing “complete contempt” for Kirklees' planning blueprint by applying to build on land before the consultation has closed. It is more than a year until a huge 392-acre green belt plot between Mirfield and ...
  
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• Is Kirklees plan to put 4,000 homes on green belt a done deal?

  22-12-2016 12:30
  
  Anger as developer lodges two homes bids before consultation finishes
  
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• Cricket fan left stunned after receiving T-shirt more than THREE years after he ordered it!

  22-12-2016 11:54
  
  Ex-Almondbury man lives in Gothenburg, Sweden
  
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• Teenager spends her Christmas holidays helping Huddersfield's homeless

  22-12-2016 11:15
  
  Keanna Sheehy used donations to buy food for people on the street
  
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• Man robbed at knifepoint in Bradley

  22-12-2016 10:31
  
  Masked man threatened victim with a knife
  
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• See Locala's ambitious vision to turn around decrepit Princess Royal Health Centre

  22-12-2016 10:02
  
  NHS provider hopes to transform crumbling campus into community health hub
  
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• Desperate woman turned to theft after her home was firebombed

  22-12-2016 09:48
  
  Amanda McLaughlin admitted stealing twice from Tesco in Cleckheaton
  
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• Christmas storms: Extra electricity engineers drafted into Yorkshire

  22-12-2016 07:50
  
  Storm Barbara expected to hit us hard on Friday
  
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• Vital upgrade to railway at Leeds station

  22-12-2016 06:00
  
  £2m project should be done by just after Christmas
  
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