Kirklees news

• Racist woman filmed screaming disgusting slurs at group of Muslims

  01-09-2017 21:45
  
  The video, going viral on Facebook, is said to have been filmed this evening in Dewsbury
  
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• Have you been papped by our Snapper about Town? This week it's Huddersfield Reggae Band JAHMAICA at The Dalton pub

  01-09-2017 21:30
  
  See if our photographer caught you on camera!
  
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• Gambler called betting shop cashier an 'incompetent b***h' when she refused to pay out his £395 bet

  01-09-2017 21:20
  
  Geoffrey Collier, of Bronte Road in Batley, was told "you are too old to be getting into this sort of trouble"
  
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• 'It was horrible, I'm not going to lie, but there was a happy ending'

  01-09-2017 20:00
  
  Family's relief and thanks after missing pensioner found safe and well
  
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• Man in court accused of possessing hundreds of sick images including bestiality

  01-09-2017 19:00
  
  One of the images allegedly found at Robert Ferrari's Meltham home showed intercourse with an animal
  
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• Channel 4 documentary White Kid, Brown Kid sees teens try to become friends in racially segregated Dewsbury

  01-09-2017 18:46
  
  Town is one of UK's most ethnically divided towns with some areas almost exclusively white or Asian
  
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• Scammonden Bridge fall: Investigation under way as Kirklees Council offers help - Huddersfield Examiner

  01-09-2017 18:21 via examiner.co.uk
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  Scammonden Bridge fall: Investigation under way as Kirklees Council offers help
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  Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more... M62 from Saddleworth Bridge, flowers taped to railings. Share. Get daily updates directly to your inbox. + Subscribe.
  
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• Scammonden Bridge fall: Investigation under way as Kirklees Council offers help

  01-09-2017 18:20
  
  Highways England who own and manage the bridge would not comment on promise of a review
  
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• Fast food fans going crazy for 'impossible' and unauthorised McDonald's Big Mac challenge with £100 prize

  01-09-2017 17:28
  
  The challenge, which has not been approved by McDonald's, involves obscene amounts of food and not vomiting
  
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• Whippet and Pickle restaurant to begin clear up after devastating fire

  01-09-2017 17:00
  
  The owners of Holmfirth restaurant the Whippet and Pickle are confident of re-opening in October
  
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• M62 traffic left queueing for two hours after four vehicles crash on motorway

  01-09-2017 16:56
  
  The accident happened between J23 and J22 westbound
  
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• HRI campaigners launch judicial review

  01-09-2017 16:00
  
  Hands Off HRI has agreed to send in the lawyers
  
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• Sex offender moved when his Honley home was trashed by vigilantes - but didn't tell police

  01-09-2017 15:30
  
  James Petty was handed a suspended jail term for raping a schoolgirl
  
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• Racial justice charity slams Government counter terrorism strategy Prevent

  01-09-2017 13:30
  
  But Home Secretary Amber Rudd is a supporter and pleas likely to fall on deaf ears
  
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• Man accused of murder of Jessica King misses court appearance

  01-09-2017 13:30
  
  Jordan Thackray was due to appear before a judge at Bradford Crown Court
  
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• Council launches official probe into how toddler was burned at Fixby nursery

  01-09-2017 13:20
  
  Reuben Adams suffered facial burns after accident at Bridge End Nursery
  
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• Sad isolated upbringing of a man who repeatedly exposed himself

  01-09-2017 13:00
  
  Sex offender Jasjeet Heer exposed himself to woman outside Dunelm Mill in Huddersfield
  
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• This is how much cash you get for scrapping your diesel Volkswagen, Seat, Skoda, Audi or Toyota

  01-09-2017 12:38
  
  VW joins scrappage scheme alongside Toyota, Hyundai, Ford, Vauxhall, BMW and Mercedes-Benz
  
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• Kirklees councillor attacks highway policy as more homes given the nod - Huddersfield Examiner

  01-09-2017 12:02 via examiner.co.uk
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  Kirklees councillor attacks highway policy as more homes given the nod
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  Cross Lane, Scholes, where Miller Homes was given approval to build 39 homes despite strong objections from the community and local councillors (Image: . Pic from Google Maps). Share. Get daily updates directly to your inbox. + Subscribe. Thank you for ...
  
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• Kirklees councillor attacks highway policy as more homes given the nod

  01-09-2017 12:00
  
  Anger as residents concerns ignored
  
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• Swashbuckling pirates take over Kirklees park - Gears Of Biz

  01-09-2017 11:56 via gearsofbiz.com
  Swashbuckling pirates take over Kirklees park
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  A new version of Peter Pan was staged outdoors at Bagshaw Museum and Wilton Park in Batley. The fun started at Bagshaw Museum and then audiences followed the actors from Leeds-based Wrongsemble theatre company down through the woods as they ...
  
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• Man who crashed stolen car smelled of alcohol and had bottle in footwell

  01-09-2017 11:20
  
  Joshua Hunter wrote off £12k Vauxhall Corsa
  
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• Five-year-old girl meets disfigured war veteran

  01-09-2017 11:07
  
  Tempy Pattinson met Simon Brown, who was shot in Iraq and now lives in Morley
  
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• Man robbed of bike at knifepoint behind KFC in Marsh

  01-09-2017 10:15
  
  Police appeal for witnesses to robbery
  
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• Four Huddersfield men sentenced for bank scam

  01-09-2017 10:15
  
  One did it to get £20 worth of cannabis and £50
  
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• Police want to hear from anyone who knows this man

  01-09-2017 09:45
  
  Plea after sex attack in the street
  
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• Kirklees landmarks set to open to public for heritage weekend - Spenborough Guardian

  01-09-2017 09:21 via spenboroughguardian.co.uk
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  Kirklees landmarks set to open to public for heritage weekend
  Spenborough Guardian
  A clutch of Kirklees venues and landmarks will throw open their doors next month as part of a nationwide celebration of history and culture. The annual Heritage Open Days, organised by the National Trust, takes place from September 7 to 10. This year ...
  
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• Kirklees landmarks set to open to public for heritage weekend - Dewsbury Reporter

  01-09-2017 09:21 via dewsburyreporter.co.uk
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  Kirklees landmarks set to open to public for heritage weekend
  Dewsbury Reporter
  A clutch of Kirklees venues and landmarks will throw open their doors next month as part of a nationwide celebration of history and culture. The annual Heritage Open Days, organised by the National Trust, takes place from September 7 to 10. This year ...and more »
  
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• Woman's curfew breach case dropped due to her lengthy jail term

  01-09-2017 08:10
  
  June Langley was jailed for six years for burgling a pensioner
  
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• "Amazing" tale of how hero firefighter tracked down missing man 12 miles from home

  01-09-2017 07:45
  
  'I've been a firefighter for 20 years and seen some horrible sights and some wonderful sights but this ranks among the best'
  
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