Kirklees news

• Huddersfield stars in BBC Two's Our Dancing Town next week - take a sneak peek!

  18-01-2017 22:00
  
  BBC TV show gets Huddersfield dancing in St George's Square
  
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• WATCH: Huddersfield's DJ Afishal and his amazing 'DJ drumming' go viral

  18-01-2017 21:00
  
  Huddersfield-born 'visual DJ' now aiming to play festivals and arenas with his unique act
  
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• Dangerous driver mounted grass and drove 40mph over limit

  18-01-2017 20:00
  
  Kerri Gee, of Dewsbury, to be sentenced at Leeds Crown Court
  
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• 500 Huddersfield students receive their Duke of Edinburgh awards!

  18-01-2017 19:10
  
  Hundreds of young people from Kirklees received their gold, silver and bronze DofE Awards at Huddersfield Town Hall
  
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• Lindley clock tower to be illuminated 115 years after it was built

  18-01-2017 19:00
  
  Big switch-on to take place on Saturday
  
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• Jobs go as Huddersfield sandwich company folds

  18-01-2017 18:54
  
  Shaw and Lisle closed today with staff made redundant
  
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• Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman takes on Prime Minister Theresa May over Brexit

  18-01-2017 18:03
  
  Barry Sheerman speaks of "dark clouds looming" in question to Theresa May on Brexit
  
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• Bishop's praise for hardworking Street Angels in Huddersfield

  18-01-2017 18:00
  
  Bishop Jonathan Gibbs joins volunteers on a patrol in the town centre
  
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• When is Huddersfield Marathon? Plus the charities this year's race will support

  18-01-2017 17:15
  
  Organisers of the 2017 Huddersfield Marathon have named the four charities to benefit from this year's event
  
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• Patrick Stewart says he is 'embarrassed to be British' in Brexit tweet

  18-01-2017 17:04
  
  Hollywood star tweets from Brussels about his EU pride
  
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• Friends of Huddersfield Royal give cash raised for legal challenge to two charities

  18-01-2017 16:00
  
  Funds collected split between Kirkwood Hospice and Yorkshire Air Ambulance
  
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• Could you be Thornhill Parish Church's new musical director?

  18-01-2017 15:30
  
  Thornhill Parish Church is embarking on the second year of a project to bring more live music to the church and local community
  
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• Ballcraft Engravers taken over by sporting brothers David and Shaun Fox

  18-01-2017 15:00
  
  Kirkheaton brothers David and Shaun Fox have taken over the reins at Almondbury firm Ballcraft (Engravers) Ltd
  
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• Driver arrested after car ploughs into tree off Greenfield Road in Holmfirth

  18-01-2017 14:27
  
  Three passengers taken to hospital following early morning smash
  
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• Donald Trump protesters to build a bridge in Huddersfield on the day he's sworn in

  18-01-2017 14:22
  
  Anyone who wants to take part in the protest is invited
  
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• Meltham Parish Church supports Leanne Baker Trust

  18-01-2017 14:00
  
  The Leanne Baker Trust and roof appeals at Meltham Church have benefited from a coffee morning and pasty lunch
  
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• Huddersfield shoplifter wanted to be jailed as he had nowhere to live

  18-01-2017 13:59
  
  Terry Mellor, 25, had a stolen sandwich and cider in Morrisons in Waterloo, Huddersfield
  
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• 'Undignified' 15 minute home care visits still used by Kirklees Council

  18-01-2017 13:30
  
  But charity Leonard Cheshire Disability finds Calderdale has extended personal care visits
  
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• We now know what 1930s organisation NSPA stands for

  18-01-2017 13:00
  
  But were this group of demonstrators successful in their demands?
  
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• Meet 12-year-old horror filmmaker Ben Wallwork - and watch his horror creation

  18-01-2017 12:55
  
  Ben, from Meltham, has been making horror films since he was six
  
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• Shocking footage captures moment couple and toddler climb level crossing barriers

  18-01-2017 12:30
  
  The footage has been released to warn others of the dangers of level crossings
  
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• 'Undignified' 15 minute home care visits still used by Kirklees Council - Huddersfield Examiner

  18-01-2017 11:11 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  'Undignified' 15 minute home care visits still used by Kirklees Council
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  Hundreds of disabled and older people in Yorkshire and the Humber are receiving undignified homecare in 15-minute slots, according to research. Amid major concerns that the 'flying' visits deprive people of appropriate and compassionate care, the ...
  
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• Kirklees doctors to stop prescribing over the counter medicines - here's what's on the list

  18-01-2017 11:00
  
  Decision will affect 428,000 people across Kirklees
  
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• 'Who's that watching my telly' jilted partner yells through letterbox

  18-01-2017 10:30
  
  Then Leslie Housecroft, 68, threatens to kill his love rival
  
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• Sudden death of long-serving Colne Valley Choir member

  18-01-2017 10:00
  
  Tony Ackroyd was organising a major fundraising event
  
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• Two Holme Valley schools set to merge

  18-01-2017 09:52
  
  Kirklees Council approves Honley plan
  
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• Drink driver Joshua White lost control of his car and crashed

  18-01-2017 09:33
  
  Boxing Day smash in Cleckheaton
  
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• Drug addict caught stealing meat from Tesco on Christmas Eve

  18-01-2017 08:55
  
  Amanda McLaughlin pleaded guilty to shoplifting
  
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• Almost 2,000 violent crimes in West Yorkshire resolved with an apology

  18-01-2017 08:30
  
  Latest figures show nearly 2,000 victims of crime in West Yorkshire accepted apologies from offenders
  
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• Government plan will cut cash for all but ONE Kirklees school - Huddersfield Examiner

  18-01-2017 07:53 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Government plan will cut cash for all but ONE Kirklees school
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Batley and Spen MP, Tracy Brabin, has dubbed the funding shake up as “stealth cuts” and urged the Secretary of State for Education to take urgent action in a bid to get more cash for schools in the Chancellor's budget in March. Figures released this ...and more »
  
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• Government plan will cut cash for all but ONE Kirklees school

  18-01-2017 07:50
  
  Funding formula shake-up is "stealth cuts" Batley and Spen MP Tracey Brabin says
  
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• Man drove drunk on Boxing Day after family row

  18-01-2017 06:00
  
  Derek Caine, 83, had 58 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath
  
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