Kirklees news

• Drink driver Nasser Shah led police on a lunchtime chase through Batley

  30-06-2017 23:00
  
  He's sent to prison for 12 months
  
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• Sky high: Huddersfield artist Joy hits the heights with massive mural

  30-06-2017 22:30
  
  13-storey artwork matches height of Statue of Liberty (almost)
  
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• Victim thought he was going to be killed when man threw brick at him

  30-06-2017 22:00
  
  Abbas Ali left victim Jonathon O'Brien unconscious
  
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• Shopper's fury as same-sex wedding cards hidden away 'after complaints'

  30-06-2017 21:00
  
  Card Factory says it is really sorry for causing upset
  
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• Sam Hunter appears in court charged with assaulting two women

  30-06-2017 20:35
  
  The 25-year-old faces a trial in October
  
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• "Hideous" town centre sculpture scrapped ... for now

  30-06-2017 20:00
  
  Plans withdrawn after steel artwork is panned by the public and civic society
  
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• Callous thief stole money from vulnerable autistic man - and also stole his independence

  30-06-2017 19:00
  
  But Iftikhar Ali has now been jailed for three years after stealing money from the victim's bank account
  
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• Young girl caught on dashcam with head dangling out of moving car

  30-06-2017 18:30
  
  The young girl does not appear to be wearing her seatbelt as she leans out of rear window
  
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• Supercouncil shelve Leeds City Region rebranding - because it would 'p*** people off'

  30-06-2017 17:45
  
  West Yorkshire Combined Authority won't be changing their name any time soon
  
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• Huddersfield man accused of Greenway hammer attack on elderly woman appears in court

  30-06-2017 17:38
  
  Colin Winteringham, of Well Grove, Sheepridge, appeared in court from custody
  
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• Virgin East Coast should go back to public ownership says union

  30-06-2017 17:30
  
  Rail union RMT said East Coast rail should return to public ownership as operator Stagecoach revealed "anticipated losses"
  
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• Teenager went at 70mph through 30mp zone during police chase

  30-06-2017 17:00
  
  Thomas Sheard's driving was so dangerous officers called off the pursuit
  
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• Man stopped by police for drink driving then 'messed about' at police station

  30-06-2017 17:00
  
  Mehboob Hanif banned from the road for three years
  
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• HRI's final A&E plan is STILL not ready - despite rumours it would come out today

  30-06-2017 16:30
  
  Hospital chiefs have still not finished controversial shake-up document
  
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• Dewsbury Minster bell "grounded" for repairs

  30-06-2017 16:30
  
  Volunteers under expert guidance have taken down the 300kg Easter Bell at Dewsbury Minster for repairs
  
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• Come and join us...boaters show how Huddersfield Narrow Canal should be used

  30-06-2017 16:00
  
  12 boats on a journey to attract more onto the waterway
  
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• Company director cheated tax man out of almost £153,000

  30-06-2017 15:30
  
  Andrew Taylor from A T Fibreglass Production in Brighouse is sent to jail
  
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• Meet the natural bodybuilder who's winning comps after just a YEAR

  30-06-2017 15:08
  
  Michael Bryce has just won two major trophies
  
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• Help find this man after arson attack caused £30,000 of damage?

  30-06-2017 13:28
  
  Police release CCTV footage in bid to identify suspect after attack on Mirfield Fire Station
  
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• WATCH: CCTV appeal for suspects in terrifying knifepoint robbery in Huddersfield town centre

  30-06-2017 13:25
  
  Two men were robbed of cash and their phones by knife-wielding thugs
  
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• Man appears in court accused of murdering step-dad

  30-06-2017 12:59
  
  Wayne Thornton accused of killing 79-year-old John Utley who was found with serious head injuries
  
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• 'A chav infested hole': Seven reasons why I Live Here's scathing review of Huddersfield is wrong

  30-06-2017 12:53
  
  Website of Britain's worst towns is way off the mark and here's why
  
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• Zero hours workers don't know they have paid holidays - and bosses are exploiting it - Tracy Brabin

  30-06-2017 12:30
  
  Batley & Spen MP Tracy Brabin has called for action against employers who fail to give workers their right to paid holidays
  
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• Helen Sugden, Kirklees councillor - Yorkshire Post

  30-06-2017 11:35 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
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  Helen Sugden, Kirklees councillor
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  Helen Blamires Sugden, who has died at 98, was a wartime ambulance driver who became a tireless charity worker as well as a councillor in the West Yorkshire district of Kirklees. Educated at Waverley School, Huddersfield, and Queen Anne's, Caversham, ...
  
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• Who are Huddersfield Town's new shirt sponsors?

  30-06-2017 11:20
  
  The new kit for the club's first ever season in the Premier League is OPE Sports
  
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• Court In Brief: stealing champagne, trying to fake a civil partnership and trying to steal fuel

  30-06-2017 11:02
  
  The latest crimes to be dealt with by Kirklees magistrates
  
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• Disused fire station to be transformed into homes for over 50s

  30-06-2017 10:15
  
  SB Homes has bought the old Marsden fire station as part of plans to create a residential development
  
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• Live in a private high rise? Your landlord knows they have to test cladding for fire safety

  30-06-2017 09:30
  
  Cladding from 95 towers nationally has failed fire safety tests
  
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• Work begins on historic New House Hall gutted in a catastrophic fire

  30-06-2017 08:45
  
  A 3D model shows in detail the state the property is currently in
  
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• Kirklees has one of the highest numbers of families struggling to keep warm - Huddersfield Examiner

  30-06-2017 08:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Kirklees has one of the highest numbers of families struggling to keep warm
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  Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more... Some 25,000 families in the area are fuel poor - and this number jumped by a fifth in just one year. (Photo: PA).and more »
  
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• Kirklees has one of the highest numbers of families struggling to keep warm

  30-06-2017 08:00
  
  One in seven households in Kirklees are living in fuel poverty
  
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• Kirklees has one of the highest numbers of families struggling to ... - Huddersfield Examiner

  30-06-2017 08:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
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  Kirklees has one of the highest numbers of families struggling to ...
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  One in seven households in Kirklees are living in fuel poverty.and more »
  
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