Kirklees news

• Dad drove drunk to rescue his daughter from "killer clown"

  19-01-2017 22:00
  
  Daniel Hood was three times over the limit when he drove to the Birkby address
  
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• The Grove has sold more than 21,000 pints from this brewery

  19-01-2017 21:10
  
  Staff invited to special event to celebrate sale of 75 barrels
  
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• Huddersfield casino to raise cash in memory of HRI doctor

  19-01-2017 20:00
  
  Grosvenor Casino to host charity night for Campbell's Reach, in memory of James Campbell
  
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• Woman suffers head injuries as car hits fence and central reservation

  19-01-2017 19:55
  
  Woman taken to Leeds General Infirmary
  
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• Man punched dividing screen in taxi after fare row

  19-01-2017 19:30
  
  Adam Tomlinson, of Heckmondwike, refused to pay the £13.80 fare
  
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• Murder victim is named by West Yorkshire Police

  19-01-2017 19:13
  
  Victim was found with head injuries in Halifax
  
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• Violent crime rises by a third in Kirklees - police explain why - Huddersfield Examiner

  19-01-2017 19:01 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Violent crime rises by a third in Kirklees - police explain why
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  But West Yorkshire Police say changes to the way figures are recorded is having an impact on the figures. Home Office figures released by the Office of National Statistics yesterday show that violent crimes which caused injury in Kirklees went up from ...and more »
  
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• Violent crime rises by a third in Kirklees - police explain why

  19-01-2017 19:00
  
  But police chiefs say a change in recording could make figures look 'disproportionate'
  
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• Simon Francis goaded police: "You couldn't arrest me if you f****** tried!"

  19-01-2017 18:30
  
  Sheepridge man was restrained as the officers tackled him to the ground
  
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• Gomersal murder: Michelle Spencer back in court

  19-01-2017 18:05
  
  Defence to claim it was accidental
  
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• Brave Darcey saved by brain tumour charity after brain tumour the size of an ORANGE missed

  19-01-2017 17:30
  
  Charity launches campaign to raise awareness of warning signs with HeadSmart cards
  
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• INTERACTIVE: The best performing schools in Kirklees AND Calderdale at GCSE - Huddersfield Examiner

  19-01-2017 17:04 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  INTERACTIVE: The best performing schools in Kirklees AND Calderdale at GCSE
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  New performance tables show Heckmondwike Grammar School was the best performing school for GCSE's attainment in Kirklees. Exclusive Examiner analysis looked at the best performing schools in Kirklees and Calderdale - based on their 'attainment 8' ...and more »
  
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• INTERACTIVE: The best performing schools in Kirklees AND Calderdale at GCSE

  19-01-2017 17:00
  
  Find out how schools performed in Kirklees and Calderdale with our interactive tool
  
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• Carjacker Ryan John-Lewis dragged 79-year-old victim along the ground

  19-01-2017 17:00
  
  Jailed for more than 4 years after crime spree
  
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• Third person arrested in connection with Halifax murder investigation

  19-01-2017 16:00
  
  A 49-year-old man was found with serious injuries in Ovenden and later died
  
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• West Yorkshire Police drugs officer on trial after £700k drugs stash found at his home

  19-01-2017 15:04
  
  Inspector Keith Boots denies the charges against him
  
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• Controversial Butterley Spillway scheme up for regional award

  19-01-2017 13:30
  
  Yorkshire Water's £5m scheme to upgrade Butterley Spillway at Marsden has been shortlisted for a civil engineering award
  
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• Sir Patrick Stewart to voice the poo in the Emoji Movie

  19-01-2017 13:26
  
  Sir Patrick will play Poop Daddy 190117poo
  
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• Handmade Bakery in Slaithwaite reopens with new look kitchen

  19-01-2017 13:15
  
  Slaithwaite bakery invests in kitchen for busy cafe
  
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• Camel Club attack victim suffered fractured eye socket after row over pair of shoes

  19-01-2017 13:00
  
  Peter Colitas due to be sentenced for GBH after August attack
  
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• Pensioners 'financially abused' at inadequate Blossom Care Home

  19-01-2017 12:30
  
  Kirklees Council investigates allegations of financial abuse at bottom-rated Dewsbury care home
  
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• Mum shoplifted from Toys R Us 'to give her girls a proper Christmas'

  19-01-2017 11:45
  
  Victoria Lee stole toys worth £600 from the Birstall shop
  
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• Murder investigation launched after man attacked in Halifax

  19-01-2017 11:07
  
  Man found seriously injured but died at scene in Ovenden
  
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• Kirklees councillors asked to decide future of troubled bar - Huddersfield Examiner

  19-01-2017 10:33 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Kirklees councillors asked to decide future of troubled bar
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  Police have called for a licence review of a bar that is a “drain” on their resources. West Yorkshire Police has asked Kirklees Council to review the licence for Le Choix in Batley. It follows concerns raised by police about the number of incidents ...
  
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• Kirklees councillors asked to decide future of troubled bar

  19-01-2017 10:30
  
  Licence review of Batley bar that is a "drain" on police resources
  
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• Support for people wanting to quit smoking will be scaled back

  19-01-2017 09:56
  
  Kirklees Council confirms the contract will end
  
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• Driver injured in Birkby crash as car hits wall

  19-01-2017 09:49
  
  Two vehicle crash near Birkby Infant and Nursery School
  
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• Huddersfield New College students have celebrated their best ever year!

  19-01-2017 09:46
  
  Students at Huddersfield New College were recognised for their efforts at a celebration evening at Huddersfield Town Hall
  
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• Netherton woman ditched purse stolen from pensioner in postbox

  19-01-2017 08:30
  
  Lesley Morton claimed she was trying to return the woman's purse
  
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• Developer abandons plans for supermarket at former Kirklees College site - Huddersfield Examiner

  19-01-2017 07:53 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Developer abandons plans for supermarket at former Kirklees College site
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  The plan to build a supermarket at the former Kirklees College site has been shelved. It has emerged the developer behind the scheme pulled out of the much anticipated revamp some time late last year. Oldham based Wiggett Construction first revealed ...
  
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• Developer abandons plans for supermarket at former Kirklees College site

  19-01-2017 07:50
  
  The scheme was approved in June 2016  - but developer Wiggett Construction has pulled out of the scheme
  
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• Would you want your GP to open on Sundays? See how Huddersfield responded

  19-01-2017 06:50
  
  Huddersfield GP Paul Wilding says Government should stop wasting time on unwanted policy
  
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