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• One Good Turn founder Sophia Crawshaw receives New Year Honour

  30-12-2016 23:30
  
  'I feel like a fraud!' jokes anti-loneliness poverty relief charity founder
  
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• New Year's Honours - Huddersfield heroes include cyclist Ed Clancy and teaching supremo Jane Acklam

  30-12-2016 23:30
  
  Plus awards for charity workers and those who preserve our heritage
  
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• Honour for former Newsome man who is now Director UK for the British Council

  30-12-2016 23:30
  
  Rob Lynes is now Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George
  
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• Cycling legend Brian Robinson receives British Empire Medal in New Year Honours

  30-12-2016 23:30
  
  But the Tour de France stage winner says he won't get overexcited about his biggest honour
  
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• The biggest Huddersfield stories of 2016

  30-12-2016 22:00
  
  Bombshell news as controversial health plans are unveiled, meet a very special 7-year-old girl and massive job losses at Kirklees Council
  
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• Watch: Heartwarming moment Kirkheaton tot Zack Barrett finishes brain tumour treatment

  30-12-2016 21:00
  
  The five-year-old got to ring a special bell after undergoing his last course of treatment
  
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• This is the knifeman a brave shopkeeper chased off

  30-12-2016 20:12
  
  Police are hunting this man after he threatened a Dewsbury shopkeeper with a knife
  
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• Kirklees Council explains what has been happening since website went down - Huddersfield Examiner

  30-12-2016 19:16 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Kirklees Council explains what has been happening since website went down
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  Kirklees Council has apologised for the inconvenience caused to residents after its website and phone lines were damaged by a power surge. Part of its website had been down since Boxing Day and meant people looking for bin collection dates or office ...
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• Kirklees Council explains what has been happening since website went down

  30-12-2016 19:11
  
  Problems began on Boxing Day after power surge
  
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• WATCH: Digger driver Phil Goldring taken on final journey to his funeral - in a JCB

  30-12-2016 17:32
  
  He was happiest covered in grease, smoking a fag and talking about diggers
  
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• Banned driver throws head back and laughs as magistrates jail him

  30-12-2016 17:30
  
  Mohammed Hussain from Dewsbury was sent down for flouting his driving ban
  
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• 'I'm homeless, I hate this country,' rough sleeper tells police

  30-12-2016 17:00
  
  Police found David Ngash sleeping rough
  
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• Seen anyone splashing the cash in Scottish bank notes?

  30-12-2016 16:00
  
  Police appeal over big quantity of cash stolen from house in Moldgreen
  
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• Watch incredible moment shopkeeper scares off masked knifeman - with metal bar

  30-12-2016 15:51
  
  Raider shoved little girl out of the way and leant over counter to threaten boss shop
  
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• Here's what employees can do to help young people in the world of work

  30-12-2016 15:30
  
  More than 100 senior buisiness people are helping young people in West Yorkshire schools get workplace skills
  
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• What's the latest with Holmfirth's traffic problems?

  30-12-2016 15:00
  
  Rumours a big scheme is on the cards
  
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• Man due in court over dog attack which left postman badly hurt in Meltham

  30-12-2016 14:10
  
  Adam Shaw from Copley Avenue alleged to have allowed a Staffordshire Bull Terrier to be out of control
  
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• Have you seen Ben France who's been on the run since June?

  30-12-2016 13:39
  
  The public have been warned not to approach him
  
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• 10 defining moments for Huddersfield in 2016

  30-12-2016 13:00
  
  Hands Off HRI, Jo Cox, bus gates, famous cats and more
  
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• We wouldn't even have the Francis Bacon painting if it wasn't for this man - "an everyday guy who liked a pint"

  30-12-2016 12:48
  
  The story was a feather in Albert Sharp's cap
  
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• This Holmfirth man will be laid to rest today - in a most unique way

  30-12-2016 12:02
  
  He's going in the bucket of a JCB
  
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• Who's your hospital hero? Nominate them for new award launched in memory of inspirational doctor Kate Granger

  30-12-2016 11:04
  
  Award launched in memory of inspiring Golcar doctor Kate Granger
  
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• Large proportion of Kirklees care homes told they need to improve - Huddersfield Examiner

  30-12-2016 10:03 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Large proportion of Kirklees care homes told they need to improve
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  More than four in 10 care homes in Huddersfield and Calderdale were told they needed to improve at their last official inspection. Figures from the Care Quality Commission – the official care watchdog – show that 40 of the 118 homes in Kirklees were ...and more »
  
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• Large proportion of Kirklees care homes told they need to improve

  30-12-2016 10:00
  
  Care Quality Commission reports finds significant number of homes inadequate or requiring improvement
  
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• Here's what happened to the hundreds of items you donated to Huddersfield's homeless this Christmas

  30-12-2016 09:02
  
  Huddersfield Change Project looking for public support - here's how you can help
  
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• There were more deaths from 'legal highs' than ever in 2015 - will this year's ban prevent further fatalities?

  30-12-2016 07:50
  
  Nearly 500 people have been arrested since a ban on so-called legal highs came into force six months ago
  
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• This is how Huddersfield ex pats celebrate Christmas and New Year in Spain

  30-12-2016 06:03
  
  Some familiar faces enjoying life in warmer climes
  
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