Recently added articles from Evening Courier (Halifax, England):
Have your archaeological discoveries identified.
Aug 04, 2008 ... BUDDING Indiana Jones's are being urged to find out more about their archaeological discoveries. Bankfield Museum is hosting Finds Afternoons on Wednesday, August 13, and Wednesday, November 12, between 2pm and 4pm. The free drop-in sessions will give people the ...
Grieving mum hits out at thieves who targeted daughter's grave.
Aug 04, 2008 ... A GRIEVING mother has spoken of her anger and upset at thieves who stole from her daughter's grave. Nancy Martin, 77, of Haley Court, Halifax, discovered a vase and stand had been taken from the grave of her daughter, Marian Anderson, from Sowerby Bridge Cemetery. "I ...
You will not leave prison alive, judge tells sex fiend.
Aug 04, 2008 ... A SEX fiend who preyed on young girls for four decades without being caught has been jailed for 20 years. Judge Alistair McCallum told 74-year-old Ronnie Pollard: "You are simply a disgrace to the human race." Pollard admitted abusing five victims, one as young as ...
Bound over for breach of the peace.
Aug 04, 2008 ... A WOMAN agreed to be bound over in the sum of [pounds sterling]100 for 12 months after admitting a breach of the peace. Calderdale magistrates heard police were called to a house in ...
Boxer Daz dazzles dog show judges with his good looks.
Aug 04, 2008 ... THE dog with the waggiest tail, most handsome hound and best young dog handler were some of the categories at a fun dog show. The competition was held at Shroggs Park, Lee Mount, Halifax, and organised by the Friends of Shroggs Park, Calderdale Council and Ovenden Initiative. ...
Fancy a midnight stroll for charity?
Aug 04, 2008 ... A HOSPICE is urging people to "walk for their star" and join them on a midnight walk to raise funds. Overgate Hospice, Elland, is organising the 13-mile walk around Calderdale on September 13 which starts at Spring Hall Athletics Track in Halifax at midnight. The ...
Star launch for new scheme.
Aug 04, 2008 ... VOLUNTEERING is now easier than ever thanks to a new National Youth Volunteering programme. Vinvolved is aimed at youngsters aged 16 to 25. It will be run by Sahra Hargreaves at Calderdale College, Karen Allen at Ryburn Valey High School, Sowerby, and Sarah Ward at ...
Rockers dressed to impress.
Aug 04, 2008 ... ROCK 'n' roll revellers were dressed in their best 1950s glad rags for a big night out. Around 60 people got together for the record hop at Bankfield Social Club, Huddersfield Road, Elland. Wendy Carson, co-organiser of the bash, said that there were hopes to make ...
MP blames 'weak' waste contract for Kerbside-Sita dispute.
Aug 04, 2008 ... CALDERDALE Council has been criticised for the way it drew up a contract to involve voluntary and community organisations in recycling. Calder Valley MP Chris McCafferty said the document was to blame for the dispute between Kerbside Calderdale and the council's new refuse ...
The Comment Room.
Aug 04, 2008 ... The Comment Room is an area where people using the website can have a general ...
Scared off the roads: Taxi drivers refuse to risk working during strike.
Aug 04, 2008 ... TAXI drivers stayed off the roads in Halifax town centre on Saturday night because they were too scared to work. It was the second weekend of strike action by private hire drivers and although they had been warned there must be no repeat of abuse and intimidation which took ...
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is one of ours: Billionaire's ancestors came from Halifax.
Aug 04, 2008 ... BILLIONAIRE businessman and founder of Microsoft Bill Gates has connections to Calderdale, it has been revealed. The link has been made by Halifax historian and genealogist David Glover who has written to tell the world's third richest man that his ancestors came from Halifax. ...
Firefighters rescue cow from beck.
Aug 04, 2008 ... Firefighters rescued a cow. Crews from Elland and Brighouse were called to Black Brook Beck, near Bowers Mill at Branch Road, Greetland, at 1.20pm yesterday, where a cow had fallen six foot into the water and got stuck. ...
Sleeping coach driver wakes up to find his vehicle on fire.
Aug 04, 2008 ... A COACH driver had a lucky escape when he woke to find his vehicle ablaze. Firefighters from Elland and Greater Manchester attended the incident at 2am yesterday on Oldham Road at Saddleworth Moor. Elland crew manager, Andy Morris, said the motorist went ...
Man barricaded in house for 12 hours bombards police with roof tiles, then surrenders.
Aug 04, 2008 ... A MAN barricaded himself into a house and spent a night throwing roof tiles at police. The stand-off ended after nearly 12 hours when the man gave himself up and walked from the property at Smith House Grove, Brighouse. He broke into the roof from the inside and ...
Neighbour wars are making our lives a nightmare.
Aug 04, 2008 ... RESIDENTS claim their lives have become a nightmare after a neighbourhood dispute led to on-street slanging matches and vandalism. The residents at Weatherhouse Terrace, Pellon, Halifax, have been keeping diaries logging their concerns. They began after people from ...
Drunken thugs storm swimming pool.
Aug 04, 2008 ... LOUTS stormed a Calderdale swimming pool pushing lifeguards in and narrowly missing a women-only swimming group in the water. The yobs, who had been at a nearby pub, stormed the baths at Hollins Mill Lane, Sowerby Bridge. Around six of the men ran in, shouting and ...
Father and son die in motorway crash on way to Manchester Airport.
Aug 04, 2008 ... A father and son have died in a crash on the M62. Gary Procter, 47, and son James, 16, from Wakefield, were driving to Manchester Airport to catch a flight to America. They were travelling in a Fiat Punto with a 44-year-old woman who suffered a broken ...
On the Town - 04/08/08.
Aug 04, 2008 ... Were you on the town? Did you have your mobile phone with you? Why not text us your pictures - don't forget to give us the names of those on the photo. Text TOWN (space) names of those pictured (max 160 characters) attach your photograph via MMS and send to 07843 ...
Cricket - Airedale & Wharfedale League: Illingworth edge closer to crown.
Aug 04, 2008 ... THE prize of the Division Three championship inched a little closer to Illingworth's grasp on Saturday as they clinched an impressive win at Addingham. The visitors were in command from the early overs as Jon Bishop and Niall Lockley put together a superb opening partnership of ...