12 council houses to go up...30/07/2010

TWELVE new three-bedroomed council homes are to be built in Liversedge after Kirklees Council secured a £600,000 grant.
The houses, earm...

'Save courts by merging them...'...30/07/2010

DEWSBURY’S two courts should be merged on the site of the magistrates’ building to save them from closure, local solicitors say.
D...

Artist Ged leaves his mark as 5,000 flock to another successful Dewsbury Canal Festival...30/07/2010

MORE than 5,000 people attended Dewsbury Canal Festival on Sunday – but artist Ged Walker certainly left his mark.
While families enjoye...

Council Leader's pay hits £68,000...30/07/2010

THE leader of Kirklees Council, Mehboob Khan, is the best paid councillor in West Yorkshire, new figures have revealed.
The Labour chief pocke...

Do you recognise this car thief...30/07/2010

AN e-fit image has been released of a man wanted in connection with a ‘Hanoi’ burglary in Batley earlier this month.
The suspect, ...

Earlsheaton students forge close links with young Pakistanis...30/07/2010

STAFF and pupils at Earlsheaton Technology College have been going global to improve their understanding of different faiths and cultures.
The...

Ex-Batley RL historian jailed after attack...30/07/2010

A FORMER historian at Batley RLFC was branded a danger to the public as he was jailed indefinitely.
Matthew Price, 35, of Lansdowne Close, Bat...

Kirklees slashes £7m off budget for coming year...30/07/2010

COUNCIL chiefs in Kirklees have wielded the axe, cutting £7.1 million off this year’s budget.
Kirklees Council has been planning f...

Moor gets a million...30/07/2010

A COMMUNITY made infamous by kidnap mum Karen Matthews has won a £1 million Lottery jackpot.
Dewsbury Moor has landed the cash to be spe...

Mum pays tribute to her tragic son Liam ...30/07/2010

A MUM has paid tribute to a football-mad teenager who was found dead at home.
The Press reported last week how apprentice engineer Liam Love, ...

Paul's football career could be ready to lift off...30/07/2010

CRANE driver Paul Walker could be about to see his football career 'lift off'.
Paul, of Heckmondwike, turned out in a charity game in Liversed...

Plan to sell Knowl House is shelved...30/07/2010

PLANS to sell off a historic house in Mirfield have been shelved – for now.
Knowl House, given to town’s residents by textile magn...

Police 'parade' drug gang's 4x4...30/07/2010

A HIGH-powered £94,000 Range Rover seized from a drugs gang went on show in Dewsbury this week.
The powerful black 4x4 was taken away af...

Rapist gets 13 years...30/07/2010

A man of 46 has been jailed for 13 years for raping a 12-year-old girl after grooming her on the internet.
Anthony Harrison, formerly of Carr ...

Susi's riding on after horror injury...30/07/2010

A HORSE rider from Mirfield who suffered an horrific facial injury has battled back thanks to the skill of a team of surgeons.
Susi Sadler, 28...