Kirklees news

• Danger tree shuts main road in Mirfield

  04-01-2018 22:30
  
  Fears that 30ft tree could have fallen and crushed cars on Leeds Road
  
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• Shocking photos of patients sleeping on the floor at a West Yorkshire hospital

  04-01-2018 21:10
  
  But Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield says it was their choice as seats were available
  
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• See the Huddersfield paedophiles, rapists and other sex offenders locked up in 2017

  04-01-2018 21:00
  
  They are now serving up to 21 years in jail
  
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• Woman pedestrian hurt in accident on Colne Valley zebra crossing

  04-01-2018 20:42
  
  Eye-witness said she looked in a bad way after she was hit by a car on Carr Lane, Slaithwaite
  
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• Nervous first-time flyer accused of groping male Jet2 steward at 30,000ft in tears as he is cleared

  04-01-2018 19:04
  
  Joe Hirst, from Brighouse, wept for joy as he was found not guilty of sexual assault by a jury
  
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• Here's how much West Yorkshire Police will have to spend on interpreters

  04-01-2018 18:35
  
  The different languages spoken in the county span the world
  
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• Huddersfield is dangerously close to becoming an influenza hotspot as Aussie flu strain spreads

  04-01-2018 18:31
  
  A digital map - which records all reported cases of flu - shows how many there are in every area of the UK 
  
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• Big-hearted Terriers support alternative Town team ... in Sierra Leone

  04-01-2018 17:35
  
  They're appealing for donations of football boots, trainers and kit to change youngsters' lives for the better
  
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• Why council's threat to evict allotment holders could be illegal

  04-01-2018 17:16
  
  Tenants dig in as campaign to save Birkby allotments takes a new twist
  
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• Have your say as council cuts mean more Kirklees libraries could close

  04-01-2018 16:20
  
  Kirklees Council to slash budget - and opens consultation on what happens next
  
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• Accident claims boss invented crash to find owner of private plate he wanted to buy

  04-01-2018 15:19
  
  Man fined for data protection breach in tracking down Huddersfield driver with coveted plate
  
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• Four months of disruption for rural A-road that's had subsidence since the 1950s

  04-01-2018 15:15
  
  Contractors set to strengthen route between Holmfirth and Shepley
  
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• Police warning over Twitter scam that conned Paddy McGuinness out of £600

  04-01-2018 14:43
  
  Fraudster pretended to be actor Derek Griffiths in a bid to scam people
  
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• Car flipped onto its side in smash on busy main road in Dewsbury

  04-01-2018 14:28
  
  Leeds Road partially blocked after car overturned
  
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• Why rise in number of obese children could be blamed on poverty

  04-01-2018 14:24
  
  Expert at University of Huddersfield welcomes study into 'stark' rise in childhood obesity
  
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• The new 'raw water' drinking craze that can give you diarrhoea and worse

  04-01-2018 13:27
  
  It started as a health fad in the US but can be pretty unhealthy
  
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• Three days of strike action on the trains next week - this is how you can claim compensation

  04-01-2018 13:14
  
  Northern Rail says around half of services will run despite industrial action on three days next week
  
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• You have been charging your phone wrong - this is what you SHOULD be doing

  04-01-2018 12:40
  
  Here are some tips for getting the most out of your smartphone battery
  
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• First-time flyer groped Jet2 steward's groin at 30,000ft to calm his nerves, court hears

  04-01-2018 12:29
  
  Joe Hirst, from Brighouse, was on his first flight to the Canary Islands when the alleged incident happened
  
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• Cadbury's launch secret white chocolate Creme Egg which could win you £2,000

  04-01-2018 11:34
  
  But they're hidden in standard Creme Egg foil
  
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• Man subjected to violent assault with baseball bat in Batley

  04-01-2018 11:30
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses to the attack in Purwell Lane
  
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• The weirdest items left behind at Travelodge

  04-01-2018 11:15
  
  Items left behind include a pilot's licence and a vintage teddy bear
  
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• Shocking pictures of M62 smash show what happens when you drive while tired

  04-01-2018 10:05
  
  Wagon driver ended up in hospital after four-vehicle smash near Huddersfield
  
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• Grieving widow's search for late husband's missing wedding ring

  04-01-2018 09:50
  
  "The sentimental value is incalculable," says grieving
  
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• Hospital bosses cancel 26 operations so far as winter bugs hits wards

  04-01-2018 08:50
  
  Huddersfield and Calderdale hospitals urge people with norovirus to stay away with it already on wards
  
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• Pensioner scammed out of £135,000 by ruthless conman who gambled it all away

  04-01-2018 07:50
  
  He lashes out at him calling him "a rotten sod"
  
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