Kirklees news

• Mark Traverse in court after stealing from a woman at Paddock Post Office

  11-04-2016 10:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  The theft occurred on October 27
  
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• Yorkshire border town named UK's best but it's often overlooked by tourists

  29-09-2026 05:35 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Although it is officially a town (not a village) home to around 1,100 people, Kirkby Stephen was the proud winner of 2007's Calor Village of the Year, according to Visit Lake District
  
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• Yorkshire care home resident left in chair for nine hours with rap music blaring, damning report finds

  29-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Brantwood Hall Care Home in Wakefield has been given scathing inspection
  
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• Reform blames officers as 'heartless' young carers transport cut sparks furious row

  29-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A message from Calderdale Young Carers last week said that from October 1, parents/carers will be responsible for transporting their child to and from Young Carers sessions
  
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• Mum fights council after girl, 4, refused school taxi with big sister over 'route' across grouse moor

  29-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Laura Seales is appealing North Yorkshire Council's refusal of free school transport for her four-year-old, citing shooting and adder fears on a moorland route used to assess eligibility
  
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• Huddersfield's Cultural Heart venue set to be axed with just £23m left

  29-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  It is proposed that the 2,200-capacity entertainment venue is removed from the Capital Plan in the upcoming budget
  
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• Huddersfield dad who spent 25 years in the NHS now facing his own rare health battle

  29-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Ex paramedic appeared on TV programmes - but now needs the help of others for treatment abroad
  
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• Historic England leaving York building as new plans for it are approved

  29-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Grade II-listed building is set to be transformed
  
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• Four Yorkshire shops behind illegal activities are still continuing to commit crimes

  29-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Bradford Council revoked the alcohol licences but they are still trading for now
  
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• Emmerdale director on mission to save Halifax's Square Chapel after shock closure

  29-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Talks are at an early stage, with no purchase or operating agreement reached
  
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• 'Insane decision' - BBC faces backlash as Horrible Histories episode removed

  28-09-2026 22:47 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Viewers have criticised the removal of a Horrible Histories episode from BBC iPlayer
  
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• DWP state pension triple lock axe date 'set by Andy Burnham'

  28-09-2026 22:30 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Robert Peston's analysis of Andy Burnham's interview suggests state pension triple lock reform could help fund free social care
  
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• Family plead 'bring Brandon home' after Brit referee killed in Florida hit-and-run

  28-09-2026 22:13 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Brandon Grimes died on holiday when he was struck by a car that then fled the scene
  
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• Donald Trump 'surprised' as five men arrested near RAF Fairford bailed

  28-09-2026 21:55 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Five men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and further arrested on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act
  
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• Police say sorry to street after banned Huddersfield driver's 130mph chase

  28-09-2026 21:53 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Muqadas Hussain, 22, has been jailed
  
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• Delia Smith's husband dies after decades together as Norwich City FC pays tribute

  28-09-2026 20:28 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Michael Wynn Jones, the husband of celebrity chef Delia Smith, has died aged 85. The former Norwich City majority shareholder passed away peacefully at home on Monday morning, surrounded by his family
  
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• Owner handed ban after 'heartbreaking' state of puppy meant she had to be put down

  28-09-2026 20:10 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Thomas Buckworth was handed a suspended jail term and a 10-year animal ban after his cavalier spaniel Maggie had to be put down
  
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• Yorkshire firm that survived two World Wars shuts and all staff lose jobs

  28-09-2026 19:48 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Bradford-based Harisson Gardner Dryers & Winders has entered administration
  
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• Cleckheaton play centre fumes as party no-show hangs up on staff and leaves venue empty

  28-09-2026 18:32 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Staff had prepared for a children’s party at Tumbles Play Gym but nobody showed
  
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• Police give update after man found dead in Shipley street

  28-09-2026 17:36 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The man died on Crag Road in Shipley
  
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• 'It's a f*ing nuisance' - Fury as giant digger sits idle at Huddersfield flats

  28-09-2026 17:22 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Frustration and anger over demolition "delays" at the site of Berry Brow flats
  
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• Man murdered mum before calling sex line - then told police he 'did something stupid'

  28-09-2026 17:02 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Richard Clayton was sentenced to at least 22 years in prison and blasted as 'callous'
  
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• Andy Burnham to chair cobra meeting over alleged 'terror plot' at RAF Fairford

  28-09-2026 16:59 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Five men were arrested over a plot to carry out a potential terror attack at an RAF base
  
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• M1 crash LIVE as motorway closed near Leeds with long queues

  28-09-2026 16:43 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The carriageway is shut between Junction 43 and Junction 44
  
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• Heartbroken partner says drunk driver 'stole my happy-ever-after' in horror crash

  28-09-2026 16:35 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The victim's grief-stricken partner gave an emotional statement as drunk driver Vilius Domarkas was jailed
  
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• Christian who posted 'homosexuality is a sin' claims job interview was 'invasive', court hears

  28-09-2026 16:16 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Felix Ngole and Touchstone Leeds are both appealing in a religious discrimination case over a conditional job offer at a Wakefield hospital
  
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• York student accommodation raid as police launch probe into £1,500 theft

  28-09-2026 16:05 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The items were stolen from a communal landing
  
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• Motoring expert Wednesday warning of £3 diesel and tells drivers 'prepare'

  28-09-2026 15:57 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Operations and supply chain expert spoke as US said it might restrict exports and added 'We can already see the warning signs'
  
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• Man 'critical but stable' after Lambretta scooter crash with two cars

  28-09-2026 15:51 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The crash involved two cars and a scooter
  
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• 'I was raped by grooming gang but now I'm being threatened because they are being freed early'

  28-09-2026 15:49 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Fiona Goddard, 33, was just 14 years old when she was groomed and sexually assaulted by gang
  
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