Kirklees news

• Is your Kodi box legal? You could find yourself in bother in some circumstances

  29-12-2016 22:00
  
  There are grey areas when it comes to the law
  
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• Meltham man told policeman "I might have to stab you in your bald f*****g head"

  29-12-2016 21:30
  
  Ashley Hirst, of Slaithwaite Road, Meltham, spat at officers
  
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• 'My daddy goes there' - your hilarious memories of John's Books sex shop

  29-12-2016 21:00
  
  Readers recall calling in by mistake and being sent to John's Book as a prank
  
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• Weather: What's in store for Huddersfield on New Year's Eve?

  29-12-2016 19:01
  
  The Met Office and Paul Stevens give their predictions
  
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• Radio One DJ Scott Mills is playing in Halifax on New Year's Eve - but is sad none of his friends are coming!

  29-12-2016 18:56
  
  The drivetime presenter will be at Atik nightclub to play out 2016
  
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• Football fans' terror as coach loses wheels hitting car on M62 near Huddersfield

  29-12-2016 18:42
  
  Driver has lucky escape as loose wheel strikes car
  
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• Is flu vaccine failure to blame for sharp rise in West Yorkshire winter deaths?

  29-12-2016 18:30
  
  Official figures reveal spike in winter deaths
  
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• The Antiques Roadshow is coming to Yorkshire - here's how to get your heirlooms valued!

  29-12-2016 17:02
  
  Popular antiques show is heading to Yorkshire
  
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• Man faces jail after battering cousin in vicious Christmas Eve attack

  29-12-2016 16:58
  
  Anthony Furey left Ben Riley with a suspected broken jaw, eye socket and nose
  
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• Booze to blame for 2700 hospital admissions in Kirklees last year - Huddersfield Examiner

  29-12-2016 16:41 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Booze to blame for 2700 hospital admissions in Kirklees last year
  Huddersfield Examiner
  According to the latest provisional data from Public Health England (PHE), Kirklees had 2,691 hospital admissions in 2015/16 year as a direct result of alcohol. This equated to a 17% rise compared to 2010/11 figures. These admissions are for a variety ...
  
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• Fire which gutted bungalow thought to have been started by heartless burglars

  29-12-2016 16:36
  
  The house in Staincliffe saw its back bedroom totally gutted in the blaze
  
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• Booze to blame for 2,700 hospital admissions in Kirklees last year

  29-12-2016 16:36
  
  These range from binge drinkers to diseases caused by alcohol
  
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• Police searching for missing Elland man Oliver Simpson

  29-12-2016 15:26
  
  Officers are concerned for his welfare
  
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• Shoplifter Christopher Day might as well have had a yellow flashing light on his head, court hears

  29-12-2016 15:19
  
  Prolific offender caught stealing Jack Daniels whisky
  
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• Smashing up a row of cars, stealing hair straighteners and shoplifting booze worth £98: this week's court report

  29-12-2016 13:54
  
  The latest reports from the courts
  
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• Bacon is just the tip of the iceberg: Kirklees' art treasure trove revealed - Huddersfield Examiner

  29-12-2016 13:19 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Bacon is just the tip of the iceberg: Kirklees' art treasure trove revealed
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Kirklees' astonishing treasure trove of art includes other famous artists alongside a Francis Bacon classic. Bacon's painting Figure Study II is estimated to be worth at least £19m and the council also has works by Thomas Gainsborough, Walter Sickert, ...
  
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• Bacon is just the tip of the iceberg: Kirklees' art treasure trove revealed

  29-12-2016 13:08
  
  Lowry, Sickert and Gainsborough among the giants - plus £19m Francis Bacon
  
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• Revealed: the famous works in Kirklees Council's art hoard

  29-12-2016 13:07
  
  Kirklees' art hoard includes Bacon, Gainsborough, Lowry, Sickert and Atkinson Grimshaw and is valued at £25 million
  
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• Who's the best at quitting smoking in Yorkshire?

  29-12-2016 12:45
  
  Borough better than other Yorkshire regions for ditching the cigs
  
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• Hundreds of Kirklees homes and businesses cut off by major water mains burst - Huddersfield Examiner

  29-12-2016 12:39 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Hundreds of Kirklees homes and businesses cut off by major water mains burst
  Huddersfield Examiner
  A burst water money has cut supplies off to hundreds of homes and business in Kirklees. The pipe burst on Ingham Road in Thornhill Lees early today and engineers are working at the site to try to solve the problem. Emily Brady from Yorkshire Water said ...and more »
  
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• Hundreds of Kirklees homes and businesses cut off by major water mains burst

  29-12-2016 12:39
  
  Problem on Ingham Road in Thornhill Lees
  
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• Slavering jaws and glowing eyes - the legend of local monster the Guytrash revealed!

  29-12-2016 12:30
  
  Devil dog may once have stalked the streets of Brighouse
  
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• Pub burglar with 'man boobs' caught on camera

  29-12-2016 11:50
  
  Two men broke into the Cellar Bar in Station Road, Batley
  
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• Watch: Savannah McAllister's infectious smile hides the fact she's fighting cancer

  29-12-2016 11:49
  
  People can't believe three-year-old Slaithwaite girl is ill
  
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• Firefighters from across Kirklees attend suspicious barn fire in Lepton - Huddersfield Examiner

  29-12-2016 11:33 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Firefighters from across Kirklees attend suspicious barn fire in Lepton
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Firefighters from across West Yorkshire attended a suspicious barn fire in Lepton in the small hours of this morning (Thursday). Crews from Huddersfield Fire Station were alerted to the blaze at Cop Ridings Farm on Chimney Lane, shortly after midnight.and more »
  
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• Firefighters from across Kirklees attend suspicious barn fire in Lepton

  29-12-2016 11:29
  
  Cows had to be evacuated from the fire at Cop Ridings Farm
  
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• No evidence King Arthur lived in Huddersfield, say archaeologists

  29-12-2016 09:00
  But academic says Camelot doesn't mean a castle and drawbridge
  
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• Big announcement made over Huddersfield Food and Drink Festival for 2017

  29-12-2016 07:50
  
  News has been released on the future of the popular event
  
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• NEW YEAR MESSAGE: Mayor of Kirklees addresses readers - Dewsbury Reporter

  29-12-2016 07:02 via dewsburyreporter.co.uk
  
  NEW YEAR MESSAGE: Mayor of Kirklees addresses readers
  Dewsbury Reporter
  I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year with an emphasis on supporting each other. I would like to encourage local people to take inspiration from some of the dozens of charities and organisations I've had the pleasure of visiting so far in my Mayoral ...
  
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