- Children's memorial plaque stolen
- Two bailed over attack on pensioner
- No X Factor for Dannii Minogue
- 80mph limit 'will cost £1bn a year'
- Six charged over trafficking woman
- PM defends free parenting classes
- Facebook set to make market splash
- Hunt adviser to appear at inquiry
- PM: Hacking clues must be followed
- Cameron set for talks with Hollande
- Olympic Flame handed over to London
- Bahrain's King at Queen's lunch
- Fry and Laurie reunite for film
- Prince features on Jubilee single
- Household energy costs 'soaring'
- Man, 52, charged over explosives
- Two held over attack on pensioner
- Spring weather baffles butterflies
- FO accused over royal lunch guests
- Ahmadinejad 'blocked from Olympics'
News
Champion Hamza’s fighting chance
HAMZA Hussain is one young man you wouldn’t want to pick a fight with.
Dog bites boy on Batley bus
A BUS was stopped on Bradford Road this afternoon when a dog bit a teenage boy.
Kids’ 623 day wait for new families
CHILDREN awaiting adoption in Kirklees wait an average of 623 days to join their new families.
Billy George offered modelling work after missing out on Britain’s Got Talent final
He may not have won the ITV talent show, but Billy George certainly has talent.
Poison pen: Politician’s fury at insulting letters
A FORMER councillor is fuming after receiving a vicious poison pen letter.
Sport
Marsh reach trophy final
MARSH will face BD3 United Reserves in Saturday’s Spen Valley League Wilf Ward Memorial Trophy final at Littletown FC, Beck Lane, Heckmondwike (2pm).
Sharks U18 final joy
Shaw Cross Sharks Under-18s triumphed against Odsal Sedbergh in an excellent and exciting top four play-off final.
Pack seal double
FC Pack Horse are celebrating following a successful few days which saw them clinch the double.
Tennis ace is in top 50
TENNIS player Cristian Mills, a pupil at Westborough High School, Dewsbury, has been identified as one of the top 50 young players in the country.
Sharks triumph in HW cup cliffhanger
Shaw Cross Sharks won a thrilling Heavy Woollen Jim Brown Cup semi-final on Tuesday 19-18 after extra-time.
Video
Slideshow: Hundreds gather for funeral of Dewsbury soldier Corporal Jake Hartley video
HUNDREDS of people gathered yesterday for the funeral of Dewsbury soldier Corporal Jake Hartley.
Lifestyle
Another kooky role for Depp
LONG before Robert Pattinson’s fangs spawned a billion dollar franchise – and even before Sarah Michelle Gellar routinely staked the undead – a cult US TV show gripped a 60s generation.
Twenty years in folk
YORKSHIRE folk star Kate Rusby is touring to celebrate her 20 years in showbusiness.
Final helping of American pie
THE first instalment of the American Pie series formed the foundations of many teenagers’ personal VHS collections in the 90s.
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City kids star in top show
A QUARTET of dancers from Wakefield will take to the stage in The King and I.
Community
New homes in White Lee put off over access
PLANS to build 42 new homes on land off White Lee Road have been deferred as councillors question the access to the proposed site.
Batley mill plans passed, begrudgingly.
COUNCILLORS have begrudgingly approved another retrospective planning application for Redbrick Mill.
School kids do the New Zealand Haka
SCHOOL children are learning how to inject fear into their sporting opponents this week thanks to the New Zealand Haka.
In the shadow of the Titanic
I READ with interest the piece written by Virginia Mason, on her thoughts of the Titanic, whether it was receiving too much news coverage,
Anger over the apathy
THE apathy of people living in Fieldhead Estate towards their Sunshine Social Centre has upset those who work hard to keep it running.
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Friday 18 May 2012
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