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Published: Mon January 5 2009
Craig Meehan starts appeal over child porn conviction
CHILD pornography convict Craig Meehan will be back in court today ? fighting to clear his name.
Nightclub gunman still not tracked down
POLICE are still hunting the gunman who fired shots in a crowded Huddersfield nightclub.
Bail for pair on manslaughter charge
TWO men will appear at Leeds Crown Court later this week, charged with killing a man in Ravensthorpe.
One man and his rescue dog
WHILE most people partied the night away on New Year?s Eve, Wayne Thackray and his dog Dodge were on call.
Agency doctor paid £130-an-hour for hospital shifts
HEALTH trusts covering a number of hospitals in Kirklees have been named among NHS trusts paying agency staff "hugely inflated" wages to cover shifts.
 
Published: Sun January 4 2009
Arts and crafts at mill
ART and craft sessions for adults are to be held each week at Bates Mill in Huddersfield.
Fire warning to companies
The fire service is warning failure to conform to health and safety fire regulations can lead to major fires, ANDREW HIRST reports
Mill workers? lives showcased at gallery
AN EXHIBITION about the lives of former mill workers is to go on show at Huddersfield Art Gallery.
Health chiefs? warning over increase in drinking
DRAMATIC increases in the amount of alcohol Kirklees people are downing has prompted health chiefs to warn: cut back or damage your health.
Can you find the High Street?
A NEW survey shows High Street is the most popular road name in Yorkshire.
Aiming to provide help after divorce
A national charity which supports people after divorce or separation would like to set up a group in Huddersfield. KATIE CAMPLING reports
Untold numbers who live with autism
NEW research has revealed that no-one knows how many people living in Kirklees have autism.
Volcano challenge for hospice supporters
LOOKING for a challenge in 2009?
£1m bid to save church
?This was our opportunity to create a place that would bring the church into the heart of the community?
166 teachers off sick every day in Kirklees
NEW figures show 166 teachers are off sick in Kirklees every day. Teachers took an average of nearly two weeks off work each over a 12-month period because of illness.
Obituary: Ian Greaves
TRIBUTES have been swift and warm for Ian Greaves, the last manager to guide Huddersfield Town into the top flight of English football, who has died aged 76.
Man found slumped in doorway
POLICE closed down a busy road after finding a man slumped in a doorway in Batley.
Finally...safety barriers for M62
DRIVERS are finally to benefit from M62 safety fencing.
 
Published: Sat January 3 2009
Parking charges stay at local hospitals
CAR parking charges will be staying at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.
Landlady fined for allowing smoking in pub
A BATLEY landlady has been fined after admitting she failed to stop punters smoking in her pub.