<![CDATA[Batley and Birstall News - Community]]> Feed http://www.batleynews.co.uk/community Copyright 2012, Johnston Press Plc http://www.batleynews.co.uk/community/nybn_community_feed_1_47231 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:56:12 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[Our brilliant volunteers]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/our_brilliant_volunteers_1_4252510

I WOULD like to take this opportunity to thank local businesses and members of the community for all their support and generosity.

]]> 1.4252510 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:00:50 +0000 <![CDATA[Thanks for snow help]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/thanks_for_snow_help_1_4252505

On Saturday February 4 I went to collect my 12-year-old daughter from the Showcase cinema in Birstall and got caught out in the snow.

]]> 1.4252505 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:00:36 +0000 <![CDATA[Giving thanks]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/giving_thanks_1_4252519

I JUST wanted to say a big thank you to the guys in Taylor Street, Batley, for so kindly in the morning putting salt on the very icy road last Monday.

]]> 1.4252519 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 08:00:32 +0000 <![CDATA[Students did great job]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/students_did_great_job_1_4252501

February 20 to 26 is Student Volunteering Week 2012, an annual event to celebrate the contribution that thousands of student volunteers make across the UK.

]]> 1.4252501 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:00:58 +0000 <![CDATA[Station chief in new Leeds role]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/station_chief_in_new_leeds_role_1_4252302

THE former chief of Batley fire station has been given a top job in the Leeds fire service.

]]> 1.4252302 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:30:43 +0000 <![CDATA[Snowballs not a matter for police]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/snowballs_not_a_matter_for_police_1_4252496

I RECALL a number of years ago a snowball fight between adults in the car park where I worked in Leeds, it was all harmless fun and no-one got sacked!

]]> 1.4252496 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:51:47 +0000 <![CDATA[Ethnic minority groups feel unheard by Kirklees]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/ethnic_minority_groups_feel_unheard_by_kirklees_1_4250485

Ethnic minority groups across Kirklees feel ignored and unheard by the council, a meeting held today revealed.

]]> 1.4250485 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:55:27 +0000 <![CDATA[Aren’t lights bad luck?]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/aren_t_lights_bad_luck_1_4231572

With reference to the article ‘Christmas in Focus for 2012’ (News, February 2).

]]> 1.4231572 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:00:19 +0000 <![CDATA[Volunteers’ battle to save public loos]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/volunteers_battle_to_save_public_loos_1_4231497

A VOLUNTEER group is fighting to keep Batley’s public toilets open as part of its 2012 campaign.

]]> 1.4231497 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:37 +0000 <![CDATA[Race night was success]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/race_night_was_success_1_4231567

THIS is a letter of thanks to all the people who supported the Birstall in Bloom race night, held recently at the Birstall Irish Democratic League Club.

]]> 1.4231567 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:00:21 +0000 <![CDATA[MP saved school trip]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/mp_saved_school_trip_1_4231563

ON Thursday February 2 a small group of students from Batley Girls’ High School and Batley Business and Enterprise College set off on a charitable visit to India.

]]> 1.4231563 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:00:27 +0000 <![CDATA[Dinner fit for Queen]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/dinner_fit_for_queen_1_4231482

FROM a regal seedling to right royal feast, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year has been kicked off in style in Birstall.

]]> 1.4231482 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:30:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Give a lead for dogs]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/give_a_lead_for_dogs_1_4231558

IN Cyprus there aren’t any laws to protect the welfare of dogs, resulting in mass ‘cleansings’ where dogs are thrown into cages stacked five or six high and 15 to 20 wide, in 40 to minus 12 degrees temperatures.

]]> 1.4231558 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:00:53 +0000 <![CDATA[Don’t turn lights out!]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/don_t_turn_lights_out_1_4231552

I READ with interest your article on the proposed turning off of street lighting at certain hours.

]]> 1.4231552 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:51:37 +0000 <![CDATA[New plaque for community hero]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/new_plaque_for_community_hero_1_4231452

A DEDICATED community volunteer has been honoured with a memorial plaque.

]]> 1.4231452 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:26:30 +0000 <![CDATA[Heckmondwike tops school league table for north Kirklees]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/heckmondwike_tops_school_league_table_for_north_kirklees_1_4206591

GCSE pupils in Kirklees have performed better than the national average for the first time.

]]> 1.4206591 Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:00:50 +0000 <![CDATA[Lights Out! Will your street be one of those in the dark?]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/lights_out_will_your_street_be_one_of_those_in_the_dark_1_4206638

The streets could soon be plunged into darkness to help the council cut down its energy bills.

]]> 1.4206638 Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:29:20 +0000 <![CDATA[Homes scheme is a nationwide first]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/homes_scheme_is_a_nationwide_first_1_4183514

FOR dental nurse Charlotte Middleton getting a home of her own seemed an impossible dream.

]]> 1.4183514 Wed, 1 Feb 2012 07:30:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Keep fit club for over 50s helps with health problems]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/keep_fit_club_for_over_50s_helps_with_health_problems_1_4185865

Many people resolve to get in shape in the new year – and a Batley Carr group could help you to do just that.

]]> 1.4185865 Wed, 1 Feb 2012 07:30:07 +0000 <![CDATA[Local services at risk in £64m cuts plan]]> http://www.batleynews.co.uk/local_services_at_risk_in_64m_cuts_plan_1_4180679

CUTS to public services could hit our area harder than ever.

]]> 1.4180679 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:36:42 +0000