Kirklees news

• Did you spot these local locations as spotlight shines on Marsden for In the Dark drama?

  11-07-2017 22:50
  
  Marsden doubles as Polesford in BBC drama In The Dark and you should recognise lots of local landmarks
  
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• M62 closed as police help distressed man on bridge

  11-07-2017 20:48
  
  Hundreds of drivers brought to halt on both carriageways
  
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• Watch incredible aerial footage of Huddersfield and M62 from the cockpit of a one-man helicopter

  11-07-2017 20:00
  
  Stuart Kellner soars above the town after taking off from Crosland Moor Airfield
  
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• This harrowing footage will make any driver stop looking at their phone ever again

  11-07-2017 19:19
  
  WARNING: Distressing footage shows moment family are killed in crash as lorry driver changed music on his mobile device
  
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• Police are coming for a Slaithwaite man who failed to turn up for a court appearance

  11-07-2017 19:06
  
  Joshua Regan was a no-show at the Huddersfield court today
  
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• WATCH: Here's where the new £1 coin still doesn't work in Huddersfield town centre

  11-07-2017 18:51
  
  Four months after its launch, the coin doesn't work in parking meters - including Kirklees Council's
  
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• Drama Ackley Bridge will return for second series filmed in Halifax

  11-07-2017 18:40
  
  The former St Catherine's School in Halifax - which closed in 2013 - was used to film the drama
  
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• WATCH: Can you name these mindless vandals attacking this fountain?

  11-07-2017 18:35
  
  Reward offered to catch culprits who targeted Meltham firm
  
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• Watch: Holiday makers urged to 'run, tell, hide', if terror attack strikes abroad

  11-07-2017 18:15
  
  Counter Terrorism authorities urge holiday makers to prepare in the same way they would watch in-flight safety
  
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• NHS chiefs say: 'Please don’t ask for antihistamines on prescription'

  11-07-2017 18:10
  
  NHS Greater Huddersfield and North Kirklees CCG urges antihistamine users to save cash on prescription charges
  
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• Yorkshire Water boss apologises for delays on main commuter road

  11-07-2017 17:55
  
  Long queues at peaks times for motorists at Rastrick
  
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• Woman admits fraudulently claiming almost £10,000 in benefits by failing to say she was married

  11-07-2017 17:53
  
  Kathleen Booth woman failed to tell the DWP she had a husband - but claimed it was due to it being an unstable relationship
  
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• See the party that's planned for the grand reopening of Halifax Piece Hall

  11-07-2017 17:52
  
  The 238-year-old treasure is set to reopen after a £19m renovation
  
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• Dalton woman hit her partner in the head with a fork during a row

  11-07-2017 17:41
  
  Paramedics treated the wound caused by Tara Percival
  
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• Bid for a £110m new road moves a step closer

  11-07-2017 17:30
  
  Business case for the North Kirklees Orbital road is being compiled
  
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• Nursing numbers drop as hospital offers jobs to 90 nurses from the Philippines

  11-07-2017 17:21
  
  Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is losing medical staff at a time of rising demand
  
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• Watch: Terrifying moment 100 bikers cause Mad-Max style mayhem on Halloween ride in shopping streets

  11-07-2017 17:04
  
  Thirteen have been jailed after they caused chaos riding quad bikes and motorbikes on pavements
  
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• 15 HGVs use rural road in two hours - despite being 'banned' from it

  11-07-2017 16:31
  
  Emley residents say HGVs use the village as "quick access" to the M1 despite there being a 7.5t limit on the roads
  
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• Mum fought off two bogus cops in terrifying petrol and knife attack

  11-07-2017 15:50
  
  Police are investigating whether the Dewsbury incident was a case of 'mistaken identity'
  
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• Dad collects two bags of rubbish which was strewn around Castle Hill

  11-07-2017 15:36
  
  Almondbury man Michael Thorley collected TWO bin bags of rubbish to show how bad the litter problem is at Castle Hill
  
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• This is Shaunna Littlewood who is accused of stabbing her friend 17 times

  11-07-2017 15:04
  
  The Dewsbury woman is alleged to have stabbed her friend Sarah Holden 17 times and has been charged with attempted murder
  
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• WATCH: Teenage boy's amazing reaction after he gets Town season ticket for his 14th birthday

  11-07-2017 14:15
  
  Honley pupil Matthew Brown thought he'd missed out on a Huddersfield Town season ticket
  
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• Police called to defuse town centre row with Karen Matthews

  11-07-2017 13:35
  
  Angry mob claimed she had been taking photographs of children
  
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• Shaunna Littlewood accused of stabbing friend 17 times - including through the chest

  11-07-2017 13:10
  
  Victim Sarah Holden remains gravely ill in hospital after stabbing in Dewsbury
  
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• Kirklees student lands top award thanks to autism films - Dewsbury Reporter

  11-07-2017 12:00 via dewsburyreporter.co.uk
  Kirklees student lands top award thanks to autism films
  Dewsbury Reporter
  A student from Hanging Heaton has won a prestigious design award after creating an autism awareness film. Lydia Haigh received a coveted Wood Pencil at the Design and Art Direction's New Blood Awards. Lydia, who has just completed a BA (Hons) ...
  
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• Bank in Huddersfield town centre and two other branches shut for good in three weeks

  11-07-2017 11:04
  
  Other branches in the district will also close as bosses say fewer customers are using their branches
  
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• Three cups of coffee is adding years to your life according to new studies

  11-07-2017 10:42
  
  Scientists found men and women who have at least three cups a day live longer
  
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• Here's why the Duke of York was presenting awards to hundreds of our school pupils

  11-07-2017 10:00
  
  Prince Andrew presented certificates to mark their digital skills
  
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• Woman, 25, charged with attempted murder after stabbing in Dewsbury

  11-07-2017 09:38
  
  Shauna Littlewood will appear at Kirklees Magistrates Court
  
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• School cook dishes out lessons to Slaithwaite pupils - in cycling

  11-07-2017 09:15
  
  Pam Wilkinson is teaching children how to ride bikes
  
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• Major Huddersfield engineering firm set to expand

  11-07-2017 08:30
  
  Cummins Turbo Technologies has submitted plans to improve and expand its factory site
  
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• Teen's arson attack on flat

  11-07-2017 07:50
  
  13-year-old set fire to curtain at property in Birstall
  
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