Kirklees news

• Drink-driver fails in bid to get his ban overturned

  14-08-2017 23:00
  
  New Mill man Thomas Marshall was banned from the road for three years
  
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• RIP to a true hero: Bernard Kenny who tried to save Jo Cox passes away

  14-08-2017 22:40
  
  Mr Kenny - who was awarded a George Cross for his efforts to save the MP - lost his fight with cancer in the early hours of Monday
  
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• Why huge area of woodland has been cleared in the Colne Valley

  14-08-2017 21:59
  
  Hillside development site can be seen for miles around
  
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• Brave nurse disarms knife-wielding teen thug who threatened to kill someone at hospital

  14-08-2017 21:10
  
  Joshua Eason turned up in A&E with a camouflage-handled lock knife
  
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• Have you seen missing man Barry Nicholson?

  14-08-2017 20:36
  
  Police are appealing tonight for help in tracing a missing pensioner.
  
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• Ale Trail link after man viciously beaten in Huddersfield pub

  14-08-2017 20:29
  
  Engineer Joe Burnand was enjoying a pint with family when he was attacked
  
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• Weather: Thunderstorms could be coming our way this week

  14-08-2017 20:05
  
  Pack a either a lunch or a brolly for work tomorrow!
  
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• Here's why Leeds Festival organisers have banned PINEAPPLES

  14-08-2017 20:05
  
  Why the fruit won't be welcome at Bramham Park
  
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• LISTEN: Episode Seven of 'Ooh To Be A...' our Huddersfield Town Podcast

  14-08-2017 20:00
  
  'Ooh To Be A...' episode seven available now - subscribe via iTunes to never miss an episode!
  
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• Wanted: Police appeal after assault at Huddersfield town centre pub

  14-08-2017 19:49
  
  Photo of man released by West Yorkshire Police
  
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• Ebay seller's £200,000 tax fraud discovered when he bought a house in cash

  14-08-2017 19:44
  
  Imtiaz Rashid made thousands selling women and children's clothing on the internet auction site
  
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• Pipe-smoking politician Harold Wilson put Huddersfield on the map - here's how

  14-08-2017 19:00
  
  Wilson was the second PM to have Huddersfield connections
  
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• Two men arrested following 'machete mayhem' in Rastrick

  14-08-2017 18:05
  
  Man suffered slash wounds after violence broke out in broad daylight
  
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• Travellers set up camp in a public play park as their children 'charge other youngsters £10 to get in and use the ... - Daily Mail

  14-08-2017 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
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  Travellers set up camp in a public play park as their children 'charge other youngsters £10 to get in and use the ...
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  Travellers children are charging other youngsters £10 to enter a local playground after their families set up camp in a public park. At least three caravans and a number of other vehicles drove in and parked in the middle of playing fields in Netherton ...and more »
  
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• Kirklees travellers 'charge children £10 to use swings' | Daily Mail ... - Daily Mail

  14-08-2017 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
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  Kirklees travellers 'charge children £10 to use swings' | Daily Mail ...
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  Local residents near fields in Netherton and Dewsbury, Kirklees, have expressed outrage after travellers took over two public fields, charged children entry to ...and more »
  
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• Children charged £10 by travellers youngsters, according to one local - Daily Mail

  14-08-2017 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
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  Children charged £10 by travellers youngsters, according to one local
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  Travellers children are charging other youngsters £10 to enter a local playground after their families set up camp in a public park. At least three caravans and a number of other vehicles drove in and parked in the middle of playing fields in Netherton ...and more »
  
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• All you need to know about the Huddersfield Mega Value Fun Park

  14-08-2017 17:27
  
  Rides for thrill seekers at the Cambridge Road funfair
  
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• Sweet dreams are made of this for Kirklees bed makers! - Dewsbury Reporter

  14-08-2017 16:54 via dewsburyreporter.co.uk
  Sweet dreams are made of this for Kirklees bed makers!
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  A Batley bed-making company has witnessed record growth - just two years after its owner almost shut up shop. It's fair to say there were some sleepless nights for Sampson Products managing director Simon Banks who launched the company off the back of ...
  
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• Why car ended up on two wheels in Holmfirth

  14-08-2017 16:37
  
  The driver was uninjured but shaken up after the collision
  
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• Witnesses tell of blood and mayhem after Rastrick machete attack

  14-08-2017 15:44
  
  Armed police called after violence breaks out in street
  
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• WATCH: 'Mum told me I should always follow my dreams'

  14-08-2017 14:55
  
  Teenager Paige Bates sings emotional song she wrote about her late mum
  
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• Why Town's promotion to Premier League could have pushed up house prices

  14-08-2017 14:25
  
  House values in the HD1 postcode have rocketed to levels only seen in London
  
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• Picturesque tearoom, restaurant and wedding venue The Spiced Pear up for sale

  14-08-2017 13:50
  
  The Spiced Pear is being sold and there's potential to expand the already popular business
  
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• "One of the traveller kids was charging children a tenner to use 'their' playground"

  14-08-2017 13:25
  
  A series of incidents involving travellers pitching up at sites in Kirklees has provoked strong reactions from Examiner readers
  
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• Why farmers are turning their farms into fortresses

  14-08-2017 13:15
  
  Countryside crime costing farmers dear
  
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• Watch: Flying ants invade parts of Huddersfield

  14-08-2017 11:36
  
  They were spotted in Holmfirth, Lindley and on Leeds Road during Sunday's warm weather
  
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• Son joins darts tribute to dad killed at Golcar mill

  14-08-2017 11:00
  
  Hundreds of pounds raised for charity in memory of Javeed Ghaffar
  
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• 2017 Kirklees Summer Show - Huddersfield Examiner

  14-08-2017 10:49 via examiner.co.uk
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  2017 Kirklees Summer Show
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  Kirklees Summer gardeners show at Greenhead Park. Visitors to the show view some of the flowers and vegetables on display.1 of 19. Kirklees Summer gardeners show at Greenhead Park. Visitors to the show view some of the flowers and vegetables on ...and more »
  
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• Flowers, fruit and veg - and much more at Kirklees Summer Show

  14-08-2017 10:40
  
  Growers of flowers, fruit and vegetables competed for prizes when Greenhead Park hosted the 2017 Kirklees Summer Show
  
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