THIS WEEK'S PAPER
SHAMED soldier Lee Wittekind lied to his officers about his fiance dying so he could have leave to play poker.
Wittekind, of Batley, phoned the grieving parents of 17-year-old Jessica Taylor to ask them to lie for him after reading she had been killed by a drunk driver on the internet.
Also this week:
Plans to regenerate the run-down Fieldhead Estate to the cost of 11.1m have been approved by Kirklees Council's planning sub-committee.
Work to demolish more than 150 unpopular flats and bungalows is to start soon to make way for 140 family homes.
Plus:
Kirklees Council has unveiled plans to make Batley town centre a 20mph zone after 15 accidents in the last three years.
And finally:
See video footage and read the full report of Batley's Carnival 4 Life and Batley's Got Talent here at www.batleynews.co.uk tomorrow morning.
Don't miss all this and more, only in your Batley&Birstall News, out tomorrow.
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Weather for Batley
Wednesday 08 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: -4 C to 1 C
Wind Speed: 8 mph
Wind direction: South
Tomorrow
Light sleet showers
Temperature: 1 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 7 mph
Wind direction: South
