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News
Diamond day for pen friends Brian and Eva
It started with a letter and created a love affair lasting decades.
Slideshow: Record weekend for Dewsbury Beer Festival video
More than 6,000 pints were drunk during a record weekend for Dewsbury Beer Festival.
Charity says hello to Holly the elephant
A drummer, artist and sought-after performer has made a larger than life donation to a local charity.
Cameras roll for over 55s on free film course
Batley is to host a scheme that offers the 55s the chance to learn about filmmaking for free.
Green-fingered fun at Mill
Green-fingered guests enjoyed the bank holiday sunshine at a garden party.
M62 managed motorway goes live
The first section of managed motorway in the North of England has gone live today on part of the M62 between Gildersome and Tingley.
Sport
Leeds United season ticket holders offered discounts to Hawks v Bulldogs clash
Hunslet Hawks are pulling out all the stops to ensure a big crowd is in attendance for tomorrow night’s televised Kingstone Press Championship derby against Batley Bulldogs.
Victory sees Batley into quarter-final
Batley Bulldogs secured a place in tonight’s quarter-final draw of the Northern Rail Cup following a 38-18 victory away to Keighley Cougars last Sunday.
McCormack ‘gutted’ at Scotland omission
Leeds United striker Ross McCormack is “gutted” at missing out on Scotland selection in Gordon Strachan’s latest squad.
Important information for supporters attending Hunslet Hawks v Batley Bulldogs this Thursday
Hunslet Hawks are advising advise all spectators travelling to South Leeds Stadium for the Batley Bulldogs fixture that due to other events taking place on Thursday evening on the John Charles Centre complex no parking will be available on site for spectators.
Sykes to face Swifty Smith in eliminator
Dewsbury’s Gary Sykes is set to meet Liverpool’s Stephen Smith in a British super featherweight final eliminator later this year.
Fraser hits maiden league ton but Cleck take honours
Hanging Heaton’s Joe Fraser hit a maiden Bradford League century last Saturday but it wasn’t enough to prevent a derby defeat to Cleckheaton.
Video
Slideshow: Record weekend for Dewsbury Beer Festival video
More than 6,000 pints were drunk during a record weekend for Dewsbury Beer Festival.
Lifestyle
Kate Wobschall has her socks well and truly knocked off at the Radisson Blu in the Light, Leeds
This weekend has been mostly spent telling anyone who will listen about my amazing discovery.
This project is everything we stand for
Arts groups have vowed to boost creativity in North Kirklees with a £2m grant.
The weird, wonderful web
Each week we bring you some weird and wonderful stories from our websites to put a smile on your face at the start of the weekend. Hope you enjoy them as much as we did!
Cast gets to the heart of family life with timeless comedy drama
Spring and Port Wine may have begun life as a radio play in the late 1950s , but the struggles of the family it follows could just as easily be unfolding in any number of homes today.
Community
Help needed in tracking benefactor
I am trying to find out about Pat Meehan who was a very generous benefactor of the Holy Spirit Church in Heckmondwike.
Hypocrisy of health and safety reforms
Issues of health and safety should not be trivialised so I’m pleased that Sarah Hall who made criticism of the compensation culture in her recent column made clear her support of the importance of health and safety in the workplace.
Energy prices: Do your own research!
Like many of your readers, I registered with Community Energy Direct so that I could take advantage of their offer to use “the power of thousands of consumers ... to source better energy deals”. I provided them with my annual energy usage figures and awaited their response.
Sort out Pinderfields before you downgrade Dewsbury A&E
I read with interest Dr Matt Shepherd’s reply to Dr Thimmegowda’s letter highlighting the Nicholls report which condemns the closure of local hospitals and/or their services which then necessitates extra transport times to larger regional centres.
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Weather for Batley
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 4 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 21 mph
Wind direction: North west
Tomorrow
Light showers
Temperature: 6 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 21 mph
Wind direction: North west
