Kirklees news

• Lifesaving scheme that sees firefighters sent to emergency calls is extended

  23-07-2017 19:54
  
  Local crews responded to 127 calls in first 12 months
  
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• Dalton school left 'very disappointed' with lukewarm Ofsted report

  23-07-2017 19:37
  
  St Joseph's Catholic Primary School has a high turnover of staff at Key Stage One.
  
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• West Yorkshire patient sent hundreds of miles for mental health care

  23-07-2017 19:24
  
  It would have taken over eight hours for the patient's family to visit.
  
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• Ask Examiner: What's the truth about Castle Hill's violent past?

  23-07-2017 19:07
  
  Local landmark's history of foul deeds stretches back over 4,000 years
  
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• Gunman 'fired three shots' in targeted daylight attack in Rawthorpe

  23-07-2017 18:32
  
  Bullet holes left in house window after attack
  
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• Villagers confront fly-tipping suspects after huge pile of rubbish is dumped in countryside

  23-07-2017 18:17
  
  The village's spectacular surroundings have been blighted by fly-tipping
  
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• Suspected dodgy tobacco seized in late night raids on Huddersfield town centre shops

  23-07-2017 17:43
  
  Newsagents suspected of selling untaxed and counterfeit tobacco raided by police.
  
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• Were you snapped by our photographer at MarshFest? Take a look here

  23-07-2017 16:56
  Bands and performing artists delight crowds at local club
  
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• Sea monsters unearthed for summer exhibition at Tolson museum

  23-07-2017 16:37
  
  New show focusing on 'minerals' and 'monsters'
  
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• Kate Granger's husband has tweeted a beautiful poem on the first anniversary of her death

  23-07-2017 16:26
  
  Chris Pointon put pen to paper in tribute to the inspiring doctor who died a year ago today from cancer
  
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• Thousands of West Yorkshire patients treated for lack of vitamin D - here's what to do about it

  23-07-2017 14:31
  
  Soaring numbers have vitamin D deficiencies.
  
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• Sikh community leader and Huddersfield bus driver retires after 30 years behind the wheel

  23-07-2017 14:03
  Inderpal Randhawa has been working for First Bus and hoping retirement is just the ticket!
  
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• West Yorkshire carpet company create strangely addictive Facebook game Vac It Up

  23-07-2017 13:13
  
  You'll get sucked right into this...
  
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• Rawthorpe in shock after shooting in Dalton Fold Road

  23-07-2017 12:41
  
  A gunman opened fire at about 7.30pm last night
  
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• Hollywood star Russell Crowe is bringing his MUSICAL stage show to West Yorkshire

  23-07-2017 12:41
  
  Oscar-winning actor picks local venue as part of exclusive three-date tour
  
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• Wanted man Ben France fled police who went to arrest him in a Milnsbridge pub

  23-07-2017 12:01
  
  Ben France ran red lights on New Year's Eve
  
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• Arsonist set fire to neighbour's hedge in SECOND firebug crime

  23-07-2017 11:59
  
  The blaze in Bradley was the second started in the area on the same day
  
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• Is this derelict old mill the ultimate DIY project?

  23-07-2017 10:59
  
  Ideas for the plot include boutique hotel or a family home
  
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• Ambulance took "more than an hour" to arrive after elderly woman collapses at Huddersfield Station

  23-07-2017 09:59
  
  Staff reportedly had to call twice before paramedics arrived as the lady suffered spasms on a train
  
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• Huge number of parents with disabled children are suffering mental health problems

  23-07-2017 09:00
  
  Day-to-day tasks such as shopping are highlighted as stressful
  
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