Recently added articles from Dewsbury Reporter (Dewsbury, England):
Kitsch capers mark end of year.
Aug 03, 2008 ... CHILDREN in year six at Bywell Junior School dressed up in colourful retro outfits to ...
We do like to be beside the quayside!
Aug 02, 2008 ... VISITORS flocked to Dewsbury Marina on Saturday for its annual canal festival. The event, at Savile Town Wharf, was opened by the Mayor of Kirklees, Coun Karam Hussain and the highlight was a boat-pulling competition. The winning team was presented with a barrel of ...
Pupils help community to find the way.
Aug 01, 2008 ... BUDDING journalists and photographers took time out of the classroom to help out at the Dewsbury West Neighbourhood Pathfinder offices. As part of their Community Week, pupils from Westborough High School helped to produce the ...
School's out for Denise.
Aug 01, 2008 ... WHILE most teachers are enjoying a six week summer holiday, one headteacher has an even longer break to look forward to. Denise Clark has retired from Pentland Infant and Nursery School after helping it reopen following a major fire. Family, friends and former ...
Jackpot proves a real draw at lottery-win store.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A RAVENSTHORPE store has seen a big increase in customers after selling a jackpot winning lottery ticket. The owner of Milco Supa Saver said since news broke Dewsbury mum Susan Crossland had bought her [pounds sterling]1.2m winning ticket from his shop, more people have been in ...
Give 'em a break!
Aug 01, 2008 ... FEEDING birds in Dewsbury Market Place will soon be an offence punishable by a [pounds sterling]75 fine. But Kirklees Council's 'pigeon detectives' will only use the fixed penalty notices as a last resort. And there will be a feeding hour between 7am and 8am each day, ...
Youths targeted.
Aug 01, 2008 ... ARCHERY sessions will be on offer at Dewsbury Sports Centre tomorrow to mark the launch of a new programme of free summer sports. Eight to 16-year-olds can head down to the sports centre ...
Scheme to give young vandals pride a success.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A PROJECT to give troubled teens more pride in their estates by getting them to carry out repairs has been hailed a success. Four young people who had previously been accused of criminal damage on Mirfield's London Park estate were asked to help repair fencing - and rewarded ...
The benefits of a one-stop shop.
Aug 01, 2008 ... MOVING the library next to the town hall was just one of the controversial suggestions put forward by Kirklees Council officers at the meeting. Barry Reynolds, principal development manager of Kirklees regeneration development service, said there was a possibility of ...
Rallying call to save post office.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A PUBLIC meeting on the proposed closure of Thornhill Edge post office drew a crowd of nearly 300 people - but no-one from Post Office Limited. At the meeting, on Wednesday at Thornhill Edge Working Men's Club, sub-postmaster Una Robinson said the only way she would be leaving ...
Gatecrasher sought.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A DEWSBURY business was left with a [pounds sterling]3,000 bill when a careless driver backed into its fence and drove off. Staff at GB Direct Electrical found the damage on Saturday morning after investing hundreds of thousands on an upgrade of the Central Street site ...
Service honours well-loved mum.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A WELL-loved and respected Heckmondwike woman who devoted her life to caring for her family, has died just days before her 84th birthday. Although a native of the Spen Valley, Evelyn Burrell had strong connections with the Dewsbury area where many of her family lived and worked ....
Read all about healthy living.
Aug 01, 2008 ... LIBRARIES in Dewsbury and Mirfield are packed with hundreds of new health books thanks to a donation from Kirklees Primary Care Trust. As part of the Help Yourself to Better Health campaign the trust has given funds to libraries across Kirklees for more than 15,000 ...
Warning over lasers.
Aug 01, 2008 ... PARENTS are being warned to stop their children buying 'green lasers' on the internet as they can cause temporary blindness. ...
Fair raised cash.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A SUMMER fair raised [pounds sterling]1,474.76 to support the work of Dewsbury's Rosewood Centre. The palliative care day unit, based at Dewsbury and District Hospital, works alongside Kirkwood Hospice to care for people ...
RL refs reward young Nathan.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A 14-YEAR-OLD has been named junior referee of the year. The Dewsbury and Batley Rugby League Referees' Society presented Nathan Walker, pictured above, the Bill Barker Trophy, which is an annual award for the best junior RL referee. ...
Staff going the extra mile.
Aug 01, 2008 ... THREE members of staff from a Dewsbury school have received awards for their extra helpfulness. The support staff from St John's Infant School in Boothroyd Lane received their accolades at a recent support staff conference held in Huddersfield. Schools were asked to ...
Walks for women.
Aug 01, 2008 ... FOOD safety posters designed by primary school pupils will brighten up libraries, leisure centres and town halls this summer. It follows a poster competition for pupils from Carlton Infant and Junior School as part of National Food Safety Week. Coun David Hall, ...
Building for the future.
Aug 01, 2008 ... DEWSBURY pupils learned about working in the construction industry with a hands-on careers day. Year seven pupils from Earlsheaton Technology College made a giant tetrahedron and took part in a challenge to devise a layout for a new town. The event was organised with Compact ...
Big boost for hospice plan.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A CHARITY aiming to build a children's hospice in Kirklees was given a boost by members of a Thornhill church. Thornhill Methodist Church and Fellowship Group donated [pounds sterling]500 to the West Yorkshire Forget Me Not Trust at their monthly meeting. ...