A unique encounter in shopping precinct...
All-female audience for Question Time...
Complaints prompt Chick crackdown...
Dragons breathe life into town...
Grot spot just yards from Heckmondwike town centre...
Ice slip woman feels frozen out by law...
Man beaten by gun-wielding thugs in car theft bid...
'Home rule' call from MP hopeful....
Tory hits out at MPs' parking pass decision...
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A unique encounter in shopping precinct...
A SHOP with a difference opens in Dewsbury town centre next week.
Encounters will open in the former Clinton Cards shop in Longcauseway on Wednesday ...
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All-female audience for Question Time...
AN all-female audience will grill the panel when ‘Question Time’ comes to Dewsbury next week.
It will be the first time in the BBC1 show’s 30-year hi...
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An extra special fundraiser...
VOLUNTEERS at Thornhill Lees Community Centre have organised a day of events to raise funds for the BBC’s Sport Relief charity.
There will be a five-...
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Cocaine smuggler jailed...
A man has been jailed for his part in a cocaine smuggling plot.
Patrick Desmond Roddy, 52, of School Lane, Dewsbury Moor, was sentenced to eight year...
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Complaints prompt Chick crackdown...
A TWO-week blitz on anti-social behaviour starts in Chickenley from Monday following complaints from residents.
Police will work with groups like Kir...
Read More...
Dragons breathe life into town...
THOUSANDS of people flocked to Dewsbury town centre last Friday for Spirit, the town’s annual free outdoor theatre show.
Crowds were in awe as large ...
Read More...
Grot spot just yards from Heckmondwike town centre...
A MAN has condemned fly-tippers for turning land near Heckmondwike town centre into a rat-infested dump.
David Logue, of Oldfield Lane, claims the st...
Read More...
Ice slip woman feels frozen out by law...
A WOMAN who shattered her leg when she slipped on thick ice has been told by SEVEN law firms that she has no chance of winning compensation.
Tracey L...
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Job losses begin as council braces for big cuts...
HUNDREDS of Kirklees Council staff will leave their jobs over the next month in the first wave of departures.
The council plans to axe 1,500 jobs in ...
Read More...
Jobs fund starts to pay off...
A MULTI-million pound Kirklees Council-run scheme aimed at tackling unemployment has created 371 jobs across the district.
The Kirklees Future Jobs F...
Read More...
Man beaten by gun-wielding thugs in car theft bid...
POLICE are hunting masked thugs who brandished a handgun and attacked a couple in a Dewsbury street.
One of the men, wearing a ‘skull’ face mask, thr...
Read More...
'Film-friendly' district aims for the stars....
COUNCIL bosses are working with local film-makers to ensure that Kirklees benefits from the TV and movie industry.
As Dewsbury starred on BBC1’s dram...
Read More...
'Home rule' call from MP hopeful....
A POLITICIAN is spearheading new calls for ‘home rule’ for Dewsbury.
Coun Khizar Iqbal, who hopes to oust Dewsbury and Mirfield Labour MP Shahid Mali...
Read More...
Teen trio unhurt after robbery attempt...
Two thugs fled empty-handed from an attempt to rob three teenagers in a terrifying assault on Sunday.
The trio, two boys aged 14 and a 13-year-old gi...
Read More...
Text mix-up prompted man to hit pregnant ex...
A JEALOUS man attacked his pregnant ex-girlfriend after wrongly believing she had received a text message from another man.
Jamie Fallas, 20, of Shir...
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Tip blaze still smouldering away...
FIREFIGHTERS could be at the scene of the massive Dewsbury tip blaze for another 10 days at least.
The fire has been smouldering at the Hinchcliffe B...
Read More...
Tory hits out at MPs' parking pass decision...
A LEADING councillor has slammed Kirklees Council’s decision to allow the district’s MPs a second free car parking permit.
Deputy Tory leader Coun Ma...
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Views wanted on kiosk plans...
BATLEY: A decision on whether to replace people with machines in the cash office at Batley Town Hall has been delayed.
The Press reported last week h...
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A unique encounter in shopping precinct...
A SHOP with a difference opens in Dewsbury town centre next week.
Encounters will open in the former Clinton Cards shop in Longcauseway on Wednesday ...
Read More...
All-female audience for Question Time...
AN all-female audience will grill the panel when ‘Question Time’ comes to Dewsbury next week.
It will be the first time in the BBC1 show’s 30-year hi...
Read More...
An extra special fundraiser...
VOLUNTEERS at Thornhill Lees Community Centre have organised a day of events to raise funds for the BBC’s Sport Relief charity.
There will be a five-...
Read More...
Cocaine smuggler jailed...
A man has been jailed for his part in a cocaine smuggling plot.
Patrick Desmond Roddy, 52, of School Lane, Dewsbury Moor, was sentenced to eight year...
Read More...
Complaints prompt Chick crackdown...
A TWO-week blitz on anti-social behaviour starts in Chickenley from Monday following complaints from residents.
Police will work with groups like Kir...
Read More...
Dragons breathe life into town...
THOUSANDS of people flocked to Dewsbury town centre last Friday for Spirit, the town’s annual free outdoor theatre show.
Crowds were in awe as large ...
Read More...
Grot spot just yards from Heckmondwike town centre...
A MAN has condemned fly-tippers for turning land near Heckmondwike town centre into a rat-infested dump.
David Logue, of Oldfield Lane, claims the st...
Read More...
Ice slip woman feels frozen out by law...
A WOMAN who shattered her leg when she slipped on thick ice has been told by SEVEN law firms that she has no chance of winning compensation.
Tracey L...
Read More...
Job losses begin as council braces for big cuts...
HUNDREDS of Kirklees Council staff will leave their jobs over the next month in the first wave of departures.
The council plans to axe 1,500 jobs in ...
Read More...
Jobs fund starts to pay off...
A MULTI-million pound Kirklees Council-run scheme aimed at tackling unemployment has created 371 jobs across the district.
The Kirklees Future Jobs F...
Read More...
Man beaten by gun-wielding thugs in car theft bid...
POLICE are hunting masked thugs who brandished a handgun and attacked a couple in a Dewsbury street.
One of the men, wearing a ‘skull’ face mask, thr...
Read More...
'Film-friendly' district aims for the stars....
COUNCIL bosses are working with local film-makers to ensure that Kirklees benefits from the TV and movie industry.
As Dewsbury starred on BBC1’s dram...
Read More...
'Home rule' call from MP hopeful....
A POLITICIAN is spearheading new calls for ‘home rule’ for Dewsbury.
Coun Khizar Iqbal, who hopes to oust Dewsbury and Mirfield Labour MP Shahid Mali...
Read More...
Teen trio unhurt after robbery attempt...
Two thugs fled empty-handed from an attempt to rob three teenagers in a terrifying assault on Sunday.
The trio, two boys aged 14 and a 13-year-old gi...
Read More...
Text mix-up prompted man to hit pregnant ex...
A JEALOUS man attacked his pregnant ex-girlfriend after wrongly believing she had received a text message from another man.
Jamie Fallas, 20, of Shir...
Read More...
Tip blaze still smouldering away...
FIREFIGHTERS could be at the scene of the massive Dewsbury tip blaze for another 10 days at least.
The fire has been smouldering at the Hinchcliffe B...
Read More...
Tory hits out at MPs' parking pass decision...
A LEADING councillor has slammed Kirklees Council’s decision to allow the district’s MPs a second free car parking permit.
Deputy Tory leader Coun Ma...
Read More...
Views wanted on kiosk plans...
BATLEY: A decision on whether to replace people with machines in the cash office at Batley Town Hall has been delayed.
The Press reported last week h...
Read More...
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