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[
"Martin Shaw"
] | 2016-08-30T18:48:37 | null | 2016-08-30T18:00:00 | Mohammed Shiraz Bashir and Leonie Marie Mason remanded in custody accused of murder of Craig Nelson | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fberry-brow-couple-appear-court-11820685.json | http://i4.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11818122.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS98262849.jpg | en | null | Berry Brow couple appear in court on murder charge after body found near Woodhead Pass | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | A man and a woman from Berry Brow have been remanded in custody charged with murder.
Mohammed Shiraz Bashir, 41, and Leonie Marie Mason, 23, both of Holme Park Court, Berry Brow, are accused over the death of Craig Nelson.
Mr Nelson’s body was found on picturesque moorland off the Woodhead Pass above Holmfirth last week.
Longdendale Trail, Woodhead Pass
A post-mortem showed that Mr Nelson – also known as Craig Preston – died of head injuries and a homicide inquiry was launched.
Mr Nelson was from Wath-Upon-Dearne, near Rotherham, and his body was found at 11am on Monday, August 22.
Woodhead Tunnels entrance, Woodhead Pass
Bashir and Mason appeared before Sheffield Magistates’ Court and were remanded in custody.
The case was transferred to Sheffield Crown Court and adjourned until Tuesday, September 27.
The remote area, off the A628, is popular with walkers and cyclists. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/berry-brow-couple-appear-court-11820685 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/48b0024479f1c94a004ca83201a6bb3c6b62aec019e70d9820648d8084d32a41.json |
[
"Doug Thomson"
] | 2016-08-29T10:48:24 | null | 2016-08-29T10:45:00 | The shut-off is 11.00pm on Wednesday | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnews%2Fhow-huddersfield-town-boss-david-11810889.json | http://i3.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11813806.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS98083623.jpg | en | null | How Huddersfield Town boss David Wagner feels about transfer deadline day | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | It’s transfer deadline day on Wednesday, and Huddersfield Town boss David Wagner quipped: “We will all switch off our phones and turn them back on after 11.00 that night!”
The German says as far as he is concerned, after completing the loan of midfielder Kyle Dempsey to Fleetwood Town, all business is done.
VIDEO: David Wagner ahead of Saturday's match against Wolves
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Wagner accepts there is sure to be speculation, especially over Nahki Wells, the striker linked with a number of Championship rivals.
But Town have consistently said it would take a major bid to make them even think about selling their Bermudian star.
But their head coach insists he is relaxed - and will remain so.
“We have done our business, most of it early on,” said Wagner, who last week brought in left-back Tareiq Homes-Dennis from Charlton Athletic in a deal which could reach £500,000.
Huddersfield Town loan Kyle Dempsey to Fleetwood Town
“So it is nice that we can follow the last days of the transfer window rather than having to do anything.”
Dempsey's stay at the League One Fleetwood will run to the end of the season, but Town have a recall option in January. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/how-huddersfield-town-boss-david-11810889 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/054f8a894fc4c2f37a34b5a21e1317512ec1942b61bb57d6db99b640966a9f91.json |
[
"Gina Colley"
] | 2016-08-29T12:49:25 | null | 2016-08-29T12:00:00 | We want to see your photographs - and give them a platform where everyone can admire them | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fyou-taken-great-picture-huddersfield-11798426.json | http://i2.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article10149624.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/escenic-august.jpg | en | null | Have you taken a great picture of Huddersfield? Here's your chance to put it in our 2017 Examiner calendar | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | We're on the hunt for the best pictures of Huddersfield for our official 2017 Examiner calendar.
We know how beautiful our town is and we’ve been sent some amazing images of Huddersfield throughout the year, but now is the chance for your favourite pictures to feature in our calendar.
So if you have a keen eye for photography and think you have a picture worthy to feature in our calendar submit your images now!
We’re hoping to see pictures that showcase our town and the stunning countryside surrounding it.
They could be of well-known landmarks like Emley Moor Mast or some of the gorgeous scenery.
Don’t forget to think about which season you’d like it to feature in, and remember that images must be high quality and landscape to be printed as part of the calendar.
The closing date to send your photos in is midnight on Sunday, September 11.
We will then put together a selection of the best ones and ask you all to vote.
The calendar will be made available to all of our readers to claim for free by collecting tokens, which will be printed in the Examiner.
Voting for the best images to feature starts Monday, September 19, and will close Thursday, October 6.
Terms and Conditions:
The person submitting the photo must be the original photographer. The Huddersfield Examiner accept no responsibility for any misrepresented photographs. All photographs must be high resolution ideally at least 300dpi, preferably landscape. No watermarked photographs will be accepted. All photographs voted into the calendar will be captioned.
Entrance to the competition may automatically involve the publishing of the photograph. Photos may be used in paper and on www.examiner.co.uk and associated social media sites as they see fit. All pictures entered correctly into the competition will be considered for shortlisting to go through to the voting stage. Photos will be shortlisted and categorised into months as deemed appropriate by the shortlisting panel. The panel’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
The Huddersfield Examiner cannot be held responsible for the quality of photographic print or for missing/non-featured photos. Final images will be decided via an online reader vote.
By submitting a photo you agree to all terms and conditions. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/you-taken-great-picture-huddersfield-11798426 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/11411b45b6007888b4f3cdda017d4d71ca4aa4b0b4eea47efada0f994b8d7968.json |
[
"Martin Shaw"
] | 2016-08-26T13:02:57 | null | 2016-08-26T06:00:00 | Victim suffered a broken nose and fractured eye socket and cheekbone | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fkyle-bagshaw-attacked-man-birstall-11800425.json | http://i4.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11801892.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS97948485.jpg | en | null | Kyle Bagshaw attacked a man in a Birstall pub then boasted on Facebook | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | A man has been jailed for four years and four months for a series of offences including attacking two men in separate public houses in Kirklees.
Kyle Logan Bagshaw, 21, was already under a suspended sentence for assault when he began offending by making a nuisance of himself in the Rose of York pub in Batley on February 20, Martin Robertshaw prosecuting told Leeds Crown Court.
A man who was present with his wife tried to speak to him about his conduct and was attacked by Bagshaw who knocked him to the floor where Bagshaw and a woman with him both kicked him while Bagshaw was shouting: “Come on, come on.”
As a result of the violence the victim suffered swelling to his arm and left hand. Bagshaw was then on bail when he went into the Old Wine and Spirit Vaults in Birstall on May 7 where he attacked Frazer Walker who was celebrating his birthday.
The Old Wine and Spirit Vaults in Huddersfield Road, Birstall
Mr Robertshaw said no one witnessed what happened but Mr Walker suffered a broken nose, a fracture to his left eye-socket and cheekbone, a broken tooth and laceration to his hand.
The landlady saw he was bleeding and helped him to a taxi. He initially went home but later went for treatment where the extent of his injuries was discovered. He had to have two metal plates inserted to the side of his face and continues to suffer numbness.
Bagshaw was seen by the landlady to have tissues wrapped around one hand and later “gloated” on Facebook about what he had done.
On May 24 he stole alcohol from a store in Cleckheaton and then on June 17 after meeting a woman in the street in Birstall whom he knew, after chatting to her he suddenly grabbed her bag of shopping and made off with it after she struggled trying to keep hold of it. Her hand was sore as a result of the robbery.
Leeds Crown Court
Then on July 20 while drunk, Bagshaw burst into a house in Batley brandishing a knife. The occupant, who had two young children present, managed to bundle him outside without him stealing anything.
Richard Canning, for Bagshaw, said that his drink problem was at the root of his offending.
Bagshaw, of Withens Road, Fieldhead Estate, Birstall, admitted robbery, attempted robbery, theft, inflicting grievous bodily harm, threatening behaviour and common assault.
Judge Tom Bayliss QC told Bagshaw he accepted he had a drink problem but said the offences were serious. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/kyle-bagshaw-attacked-man-birstall-11800425 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/4bed865849d1c13f13db3220a0d9e3295c99cbcee6bf066749455440909f412e.json |
[
"Doug Thomson"
] | 2016-08-31T10:49:04 | null | 2016-08-31T11:28:56 | Midfielder was in action for the Cod Army against Blackburn Rovers Under 23s in the Checkatrade English Football League Trophy last night | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnews%2Fhuddersfield-towns-kyle-dempsey-makes-11821556.json | http://i2.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11822727.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS79969695.jpg | en | null | Huddersfield Town's Kyle Dempsey makes loan debut for Fleetwood Town | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Loaned-out Huddersfield Town midfielder Kyle Dempsey played his first competitive football of the campaign as Fleetwood Town won in the Checkatrade English Football League Trophy.
The 20-year-old featured for the full 90 minutes as the League One side beat Blackburn Rovers Under 23s 1-0 at their Highbury Stadium home on the West coast.
The tie was settled on the stroke of half-time by a goal from Devante Cole, the son of former Blackburn hero Andy, who had a short spell coaching at Town when his one-time Newcastle United teammate Lee Clark was manager.
The EFL have invited 16 Premier League and Championship clubs with category one academies to participate in the revamped Trophy, and Blackburn’s Under 23 side is managed by former Town midfielder Damien Johnson and David Dunn.
Kyle Dempsey made his debut for Fleetwood Town against Blackburn Rovers Under 23s last night.
Dempsey will now hope for a follow-up appearance when Uwe Rosler’s Fleetwood, who are eighth in League One, host Coventry City on Saturday.
His stay will run to the end of the season, although Town have a recall option in January.
The former Carlisle United man, signed for £300,000 during the 2015 close-season, made 24 appearances, half of them starts, last time around.
But with increased competition (on-loan Manchester City man Aaron Mooy and Croatian Ivan Paurevic have been added to existing midfield options Jonathan Hogg , Dean Whitehead and the highly-rated Philip Billing) he hadn’t featured in a matchday squad this season.
Whitehaven-born Dempsey is under contract until 2018, when Town can add a further 12 months to the deal.
After the Trophy clash, he tweeted: “Good to get 90 under the belt, another step to getting back to full match fitness. Also nice to start off with a win!”
Loaned-out Town striker Jordy Hiwula played for Bradford City as they were 1-0 Trophy winners at home to Stoke City Under 23s. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-towns-kyle-dempsey-makes-11821556 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/327f72427454a40cdfc19799f2bf63e54ae8695a2fa49ae593a99127f4e721d2.json |
[
"Lauren Ballinger"
] | 2016-08-27T08:49:02 | null | 2016-08-27T09:00:00 | These are the latest crimes reported to West Yorkshire Police | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fguns-land-rover-headlamps-dollars-11805107.json | http://i2.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11409191.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS90445567.jpg | en | null | Guns, Land Rover headlamps and dollars stolen: Latest crimes reported to Huddersfield police | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | SALENDINE NOOK
Burglars stole tools from a shed on the Celandine Avenue allotments on August 20 at 6.50pm. Later in the evening, at 9pm, thieves damaged fencing, entered a shed and defecated on the floor.
CUMBERWORTH
Guns and a car were stolen from a home on Intake Lane on August 20. Burglars used a log splitter in the garden to smash the window and gain access to the home, which they searched before leaving with the keys to a gun cabinet and a vehicle parked outside. Suspects have been arrested by the police.
HOLMFIRTH
A handbag was snatched from the boot of a car on Gibriding Lane on August 17, after a thief smashed the rear windscreen to gain access.
Jewellery was stolen from a home in Station Road by burglars who accessed a bathroom window with a ladder belonging to a neighbour on August 22.
UPPER CUMBERWORTH
A Daihatsu Fourtrak car was stolen from the car park of the Star Inn, on Barnsley Road, Upper Cumberworth, on August 21 at 10pm.
CLAYTON WEST
Headlights were taken from a Land Rover Discovery left parked and locked on the driveway of a house in Albert Road, Clayton West at 5.35pm on August 17.
LEPTON
Burglars broke in through the rear UPVC windows of a property on Botany Lane, Lepton, at about 11.15am on August 22. They made an untidy search of the premises and made off with vehicle documents, vehicle keys, jewellery and cash in sterling, Euros and US dollars.
OUTLANE
A woman saw thieves rifling through the boot of her car as it was parked on New Hey Road while she was in a nearby shop on August 22. She approached the car and the thieves made off in a nearby vehicle at 8.20pm.
GOLCAR
A Honda ACT125 motor scooter was stolen from Manor Road on August 19.Burglars removed the hinges on a shed door on Ashford Park and stole power tools on August 21.
MILNSBRIDGE
Thieves stole a satnav from the glove compartment of an unlocked Hyundai coupe car on Royd Street on August 17.
A Ford Mondeo was stolen from the driveway of a property on Lockbridge Way by unknown means on August 21. The vehicle was later found by the owner with slight damage to the rear.
LINTHWAITE
Both offside tyres of a Saab 93 were slashed as it was parked on Manchester Road at 5pm on August 22.
In unrelated investigations, police would like to speak to the people pictured in the image gallery below. The people pictured in the images may be witnesses as well as suspects. If you recognise anyone, contact police on 101 quoting the reference number on the image caption. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/guns-land-rover-headlamps-dollars-11805107 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/20386df2e251796fd018d88579ca90c5b1536d5caf027a587bd61b00c62b3d88.json |
[
"Lauren Ballinger"
] | 2016-08-31T12:49:16 | null | 2016-08-31T12:30:00 | Craig Anthony Roberts attacked his ex outside GT Taxis in Lord Street | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fman-assaulted-ex-outside-huddersfield-11820635.json | http://i3.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11175282.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/Lord.jpg | en | null | Man assaulted his ex outside Huddersfield town centre taxi rank - but ended up getting a beating | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | A man involved in an early morning confrontation with his former partner ended up getting a beating himself with a group kicking him on the ground, a court heard.
Craig Anthony Roberts was separated at the time from his girlfriend but met her by chance near a taxi office in Huddersfield town centre around 4.30am on April 24.
Nicholas Adlington prosecuting told Leeds Crown Court yesterday (Tuesday) they ended up having a row with her pushing him away and him punching her, splitting her lip.
Roberts who had been drinking then became aggressive to others in the area who tried to intervene and he went into GT Taxis in Lord Street and picked up a table which he threw outside.
He had taken his top off and then began exchanging punches outside with another man who had also taken his top off. But a group then joined that man and they “dispensed summary justice”.
Mr Adlington said Roberts was put to the ground where they surrounded him kicking and stamping on him “and of all those involved he came off the worse.”
The court heard Roberts had a “volatile relationship” with his partner and she had told a probation officer she started the violence that night by hitting him in the face. He knew he had to change to ensure a future for them and was willing to work with probation to do so.
Leeds Crown Court
Andrew Espley representing him said “drink played a huge factor in what happened that night.” Roberts accepted he had not behaved well but none of the other people who assaulted him been charged. “There is a sense of injustice prevailing
though he acknowledges his behaviour to have been awful.”
He had an unattractive record including some football violence in the past but had a job as a machine operator and had moved away from those he involved himself with in the past. “He is very sorry indeed for what he did.”
Roberts, 31 of Sheepridge Road, Huddersfield admitted affray.
Jailing him for 12 months Judge Sally Cahill QC said: “You were seriously in drink that night when you met your ex-partner and having heard about your relationship it seems to me to be a very toxic one.”
Having taken his top off and caused trouble in the taxi office he instigated further violence but ended up on the receiving end.
Judge Cahill said his record showed similar behaviour in the past. “All I can do is lock you up yet again until you come out and decide to stop behaving in this manner.” | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/man-assaulted-ex-outside-huddersfield-11820635 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/63722cabecf55ab719b6fd4d8041082b9ecb39999c0a127768739b48a3a45784.json |
[
"Chloe Glover"
] | 2016-08-31T12:48:46 | null | 2016-08-31T12:15:00 | St John's Ambulance volunteers will give demonstrations | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Flearn-how-save-life-yorkshire-11820337.json | http://i4.examiner.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/article11822533.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS98205534.jpg | en | null | Learn how to save a life at Yorkshire Sculpture Park | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Free life saving skills demonstrations are coming to Yorkshire Sculpture Park this week.
St John’s Ambulance volunteers will be on hand from 10am to 5pm on September 2 to teach visitors key techniques that could save someone in an emergency.
On the day they will demonstrate five easy-to-follow techniques and also give out free, pocket sized first aid tips guides for people to keep to hand.
The one-off session will be one of hundreds put on by the first aid charity across the country to mark its sixth annual Save a Life September campaign.
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David Nicklen, training and community projects manager at St John Ambulance, said: “Learning first aid is one of the single most important things you can do in your life – and it’s so easy to learn. “In the time it takes to have lunch or do your weekly shop you could learn how to stop a friend choking or keep a loved one alive until an ambulance arrives.
“By holding free first aid demonstrations across the country, we want to reach as many people as possible, so that more people are equipped with the skills to save a life.
“Anyone who needs first aid should get it – and the more of us that can help in an emergency, the better.
“No one should die for a lack of first aid.” | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/learn-how-save-life-yorkshire-11820337 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/c2a12b4d49b8cbc33e4a09c8138d52d124fd70a7f149da61ae886535816520f9.json |
[
"Martin Shaw"
] | 2016-08-30T08:48:53 | null | 2016-08-30T09:01:00 | Dumped gun cabinet was found in Britannia Road, Milnsbridge | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fthree-arrested-after-rifles-guns-11806708.json | http://i4.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11801835.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS97956188.jpg | en | null | Three arrested after rifles and guns stolen in Barkisland burglary | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | A wooded area in Britannia Road, Milnsbridge, near where a gun cabinet believed to have been stolen in a burglary was found.
Two teenagers and a man aged 24 have been arrested over a burglary in which six rifles and guns were stolen.
Police said the weapons and ammunition, inside a locked gun cabinet, were stolen from a house in Barkisland on Tuesday.
The empty gun cabinet was later found dumped in woodland off Britannia Road, Milnsbridge.
None of the guns have yet been recovered and police inquiries are continuing.
A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said three males, two aged 16 and a 24-year-old, all from the Huddersfield area, had been arrested and released on bail pending further inquiries.
Police said the guns were all legally-held and were stolen in a raid on a house in Clough House Lane between 3.30pm and 4.40pm. Burglars forced rear patio doors.
Police have renewed an appeal for witnesses and information.
Anyone who can help should contact police via 101 quoting log number 1344 of August 23.
In unrelated investigations, police would like to speak to the people pictured in the image gallery below. The people pictured in the images may be witnesses as well as suspects. If you recognise anyone, contact police on 101 quoting the reference number on the image caption. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/three-arrested-after-rifles-guns-11806708 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/a2f8c0dda6c66818cf1cc53e219a22b0f7e50ad9561397b8eb0d687a3665ba1a.json |
[
"Doug Thomson"
] | 2016-08-31T12:49:36 | null | 2016-08-31T11:51:25 | The ex-Town man had his contract cancelled at Middlesbrough and is moving to the City Ground on a two-year deal | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftransfer-news%2Fnottingham-forest-sign-former-huddersfield-11822781.json | http://i4.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11822918.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS78868249.jpg | en | null | Nottingham Forest sign former Huddersfield Town loan winger Mustapha Carayol | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Mustapha Carayol celebrates scoring for Huddersfield Town during his loan period at the club.
Former Huddersfield Town loan winger Mustapha Carayol has agreed a two-year contract with Nottingham Forest after leaving Middlesbrough.
The 27-year-old made 15 Championship appearances for Town last season, scoring three goals before joining Leeds United on loan, scoring twice in 14 outings.
Boro, who signed Carayol from Bristol Rovers for £350,000 in 2012, had loaned him to Brighton and Hove Albion during the 2014/15 season.
He was a Tony Mowbray signing who fell out of favour under Aitor Karanka after suffering a knee injury in March 2014.
Carayol played 50 games and scored 13 goals in his first two seasons on Teesside but has not featured for them in the past two campaigns.
He was told earlier in the summer he could leave and was not given a squad number for this season.
The Gambian began his career at MK Dons and has also played for Torquay United and Lincoln City. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/nottingham-forest-sign-former-huddersfield-11822781 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/b59d5416b4e51efe3a4c0f59acaae34a3712ed14657dd0aaf5a008134a5903f8.json |
[
"Anthony Vickers"
] | 2016-08-30T20:48:49 | null | 2016-08-30T20:00:00 | With wages, bonuses, tax and the agent's fees there's a far greater cost in a transfer than just the headline figure | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftransfer-news%2Fhow-much-football-transfer-actually-11819734.json | http://i4.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11820118.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS69458329.jpg | en | null | How much does a football transfer ACTUALLY cost? | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Nahki Wells was Huddersfield Town's most expensive purchase for £1.3 million until this summer.
How much does a transfer cost? Well a lot more than just the headline figure....
There have been a lot of questions about how a move for former Huddersfield Town player Jordan Rhodes could break down as he looks to be on his way out of Middlesbrough before the Transfer Window shuts tomorrow evening at 11pm.
With wages, bonuses, tax and the agent's fees all to consider, the Examiner has done some back-of-a-beer-mat calculations to try to gain a true extent of how much a transfer ACTUALLY costs.
Starting Point - The Transfer Fee
Let’s take £10m as the starting point of an hypothetical transfer just to make the maths easy.
Start by adding 20% standard rate VAT payable on all domestic transfers (but not on deals between EU countries which may explain why so much spending goes in that direction).
And also why so many clubs end up getting winding up orders because of debts to HMRC.
And then you have to add the Football League transfer levy of 5% .
So you are already up to £12.5m before the ink is dry.
Huddersfield Town Chairman Dean Hoyle foots the bill for any player signings.
Then there is the signing on fee. If a player doesn’t ask for a transfer then he is entitled to a slice of the action, which is usually around the 10% mark .
So that is up to £13.5m before a ball is kicked.
Then there are the possible clauses and bonuses that are built in.
In this case let’s assume there is a promotion bonus of £1m and other performance triggered payments, top flight survival say, of up to another £1m .
So that is £15.5m before you even consider wages.
Money Talks - and a football transfer is big business all round.
Ah yes wages...
The usual formula is that whatever the fee is, project that again over the life of the contract.
So a £1m player could expect £1m over four years, or £250,000 a year, or £5,000 a week. Give or take.
A £4m player would expect £4m over four years, or £1m a year, or £20,000 a week. Give or take.
And yes, and £8m player you can double that again to £2m a year or £40,000 a week, give or take.
If big players come in on free transfers they start talks from a notional value and expect the standard wages for that level and then a split the difference dividend out of the money saved.
So a free agent who is probably “worth” £4m would probably expect the £4m in wages plus maybe another £1m from the notional saving. And so on.
So let’s assume our £10m player is on £50,000 a week. Over four years... that is £8.32m .
And, it gets worse: incredibly football clubs are actually business and players actual employees.
So clubs have to pay 13% national insurance contributions on that wage packet. That is a whopping £1,069,900 on top of the basic cost.
So where are we at? A wage commitment of £9,389,900 over four years . Give or take.
Huddersfield Town Chief Executive Julian Winter at PPG Canalside on Leeds Road.
Add that to the £15.5m basic cost of the transfer before a ball was kicked and we have a total of £24, 889,900 . Give or take.
Right, so far so eye-wateringly stupid for a man who may or may not kick a ball into a net for a Championship club.
Then you have to add the extras. What extras? All of them.
A player with that price-tag and a pushy agent will be angling for every single extra going.
Appearance bonus? Goal bonus? Win bonus? Bonuses tied to where in the table Boro finish next year? Automatic annual pay-increases? Top wage parity with anyone new who comes in? Anyone who plays Championship Manager will know how sensitive agents are to these boxes being ticked.
It wouldn’t be unusual for an agent to ask for £2,000 plus per game . At 40 games a season that is £80,000. Times four. That’s £320,000.
Goal bonus? Maybe £2,000 a shot? At 15 goals a season. That another £30, 000. Times four. Or £120,000
So the package now is up to up £25,329,900.
Football Transfers - We've done the sums and the figures are quite eye-watering!
The Agent
He will want his cut. After all this is a very complex big money deal and it is not easy juggling all these factors.
Agents will commonly ask for a big whack up front while clubs prefer is spread out over the life of the deal so as to dissuade him from moving a player on.
However you slice it, an agent would probably would probably ask for £1m on a £10m deal . And also take a percentage of the players income. Win/win.
So we are up to £26,329,000.
And then there are other things: the player may get a loyalty bonus, again spread out of the life of the deal as an incentive to stay the course.
If he is moving from abroad he may ask for moving costs to bring his family over. Or school fees. Or regular flights home. Club class.
And a sponsored car. And free boots and kit. Although at some clubs he may need to pay for lunch. But it’s not a deal breaker.
So you can see how the costs of a big money deal can soon stack up. It is all very well demanding clubs “show ambition” and spend big but like an iceberg, most of the weight is below the surface. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/how-much-football-transfer-actually-11819734 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/11f8a768ec35cff5fe7e09eba8f5e97ddcc648913550c6ccb60c123ed117f8d5.json |
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"Stephen Jackson"
] | 2016-08-27T12:48:05 | null | 2016-08-27T12:00:00 | I tried this warm salad of fresh, seasonal vegetables that was just marvellous, and an absolute doddle to put together. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Fstephen-jackson-sea-bass-courgette-11798356.json | http://i1.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11792145.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS97852299.jpg | en | null | Stephen Jackson: Sea bass, courgette and pea ricotta | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | The inspiration for this week’s recipe comes from my sister-in-law Rachel.
We were spending a pleasant few days down on the Suffolk coast with family, celebrating my mother-in-law’s 80th birthday, staying at the family house in the delightful coastal village of Thorpeness.
It’s an amazing little village, built around a lake, just behind the coastal dunes, and going there is like stepping back into the 1950s. People cycle about down leafy lanes between imposing houses of stone and shiplap timbers, or drive past in open-top cars and mini-mokes.
There are pleasant pubs with leafy beer gardens, proper ice-cream cones and lots of chaps in Panama hats and blazers.
You can row gently round the lake, known as The Meare, around willow-covered islands, spotting birds and frogs, an idyllic, sun-dappled silence interrupted occasionally by the gentle thwack of a golf ball on the neighbouring course.
At this time of year, the Regatta is held, and the lake is filled with tiny children trying to row full-sized dinghies and falling out of kayaks. The Meare was designed only to be a couple of feet deep, so the endless parade of waterlogged toddlers isn’t the Health & Safety nightmare it could be. It’s safe, silly and lots of fun. Very ‘Swallows & Amazons’. And it’s a lovely place for a holiday.
Thorpeness boating lake with swans
Some of my happiest memories are of sitting in the front garden, overlooking the water as the sun goes down, enjoying a lovely evening meal.
And this last time, as guests of my brother-in-law and his wife, I tried this warm salad of fresh, seasonal vegetables that was just marvellous, and an absolute doddle to put together. I simply had to share it with you.
It’s the perfect accompaniment to grilled meats, poultry or fish, but it’s delicious enough to stand as a dish in its own right.
The keen gardeners among you will know just how productive even the most modest courgette plant can be, and those of us who know courgette growers will be familiar with the late-season carrier bag full of the things, offered with a facial expression that seems to say “please, help us out, we can’t take much more of this”.
There’s only so many stuffed courgettes, so much ratatouille, so many pickles and chutneys one can take in one summer, so hopefully this salad will help ease the glut in a pleasant way.
It combines thin ribbons of just-blanched courgette with the green crunch of peas, cool, creamy ricotta and a hint of garlic just to add a little warmth and pungency.
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Fresh basil tops the whole thing off and, as I said, you could just tuck into that right there and then, but it’s a great partner to so many things.
You could bolster it with some crunchy sourdough croutons, you could add some barbecued prawns. Maybe a few slices of hot new potato.
It’d be lovely with a veal chop or a leg of crisp-skinned chicken. Even tinned tuna or a few anchovies would work well.
Play around, it’s a recipe that’s so very versatile.
But, the fishmonger had some good-looking sea bass when I was putting the recipe together, so that’s what I chose.
Its meaty texture and gentle flavour worked really well with the delicate tone of the salad.
A sea bass
Pair this with a glass or two of good chilled Italian white, and you’re on to a winner.
You might even be looking forward to that proffered bag of courgettes!
For the sea bass:
4 large fillets sustainable sea bass
A little olive oil
Maldon salt and freshly-ground pepper
For the courgette salad:
4 large courgettes (yellow or green, or both)
500g frozen peas
1 x 250g tub fresh soft Ricotta cheese
A little Extra-Virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic
Maldon salt
A small handful of fresh basil
Extras:
A suitable peeler or mandolin
Ice cubes
Method:
First, finely mince the garlic and cook gently in a little olive oil until soft and slightly golden. Set aside, oil included.
Trim the stalks from the courgettes and slice thinly using a potato peeler or mandolin.
You could even make that courgette-spaghetti that everyone seems to be getting very excited about at the moment.
Heat up a deep pan of water with plenty of salt. Set a bowl of cold water to one side, with plenty of ice cubes in it.
When the water boils, tip in the courgette ribbons and cook for a couple of minutes, then remove from the water and plunge into the iced bowl.
Swirl the strips around until they are cold, then drain and pat dry.
Courgettes - a perfect accompaniment
Add the peas to the water and simmer for a minute until just cooked, then drain and add to the courgette.
Stir in the garlic oil, and add the ricotta in small lumps, folding gently to mix and cover the vegetables uniformly.
Check and adjust the seasoning according to your taste, and refrigerate until required.
In a non-stick frying pan, heat a little more olive oil. Season the sea bass fillets on both sides with a little salt and pepper.
Cook the fillets, skin-side down for 3-4 minutes, pressing the fillets flat with a spatula or fish slice until they relax and flatten.
When the fillets are golden-edged, flip over and cook for a further couple of minutes until just cooked through.
Serve immediately with a large spoonful of the courgette salad.
Garnish with fresh basil at the last minute. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/lifestyle/stephen-jackson-sea-bass-courgette-11798356 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/c1ce4fc48447d53e0b36087964d5109acbc555a424793e1ed9c36937c311f817.json |
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"Susie Beever"
] | 2016-08-29T12:48:25 | null | 2016-08-29T13:28:09 | Phillip Kaye swam the Channel almost 50 years ago / 100816Bphilip/JS*98151847 | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Ffixby-english-channel-crosser-phillip-11814584.json | http://i1.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11814704.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS98151847.jpg | en | null | Fixby English Channel crosser Phillip Kaye's shock over tragic death of Channel swimmer Nick Thomas | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Twitter picture of English Channel swimmer Nick Thomas who died after falling ill during his attempt to cross. He was a mile from the finish, 16 hours into his swim when he had to be rescued and given CPR but he died before he got to hospital.
A MAN who swam the English Channel almost half a century ago has spoken of his shock after an experienced swimmer died tackling the ultra tough feat.
Endurance athlete Nick Thomas fell unconscious just a mile from the French coast while doing the 21-mile endurance swim over the weekend.
The 45-year-old from Shropshire was pulled from the water and given CPR before being pronounced dead in Calais.
Fixby grandfather Phillip Kaye, 78, conquered the Channel in August 1966 after crossing from Cap Gris Nez to Folkestone.
Retired swimming teacher Phillip said he was shocked to hear of Mr Thomas’ death, saying: “It’s an agonising swim and not something to be taken lightly.”
Philip Kaye of Fixby who swam the English Channel from Cap Gris Nez to Sandgate 50 years ago.
Phillip recounted his swim to the Examiner this week after Phil Yorke from Mirfield completed the challenge exactly 49 years after him.
He added: “The most difficult aspect of the swim is being dictated by the tides as you get pushed miles off course.
“When I did it, there was a point when every yard I swum I was receding a yard back from the English coast."
50 years ago, Philip Kaye swam the Channel — and sealed his place in history
“You have to be very tough mentally.
“That said, the observation team are very savvy and any signs of flagging or possible dangers and they make you stop.
“That was 50 years ago so nowadays people are even more health and safety concious.
“It’s terrible that something like this has happened.”
A spokesperson for the Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation said of the tragedy this weekend: “It is an extreme sport, we know the risks.
“He was doing what he loved doing. Our thoughts are with his family.”
Nine people have now died since people have been swimming the Channel, three of them British. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/fixby-english-channel-crosser-phillip-11814584 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/bca547d1c1781d45199aa63bb3b6232d80526c4da5f61ebdbb66507019becadb.json |
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"Dave Himelfield"
] | 2016-08-27T08:49:22 | null | 2016-08-27T08:00:00 | Official report finds public worried about safety of hospital shake-up | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fhuddersfield-ae-consultation-results-what-11806149.json | http://i4.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11806796.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS69490981.jpg | en | null | Huddersfield A&E consultation results: 'What if something goes wrong at hospital without A&E?' | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Safety – or the perceived lack of it – was very much in the minds of people who completed the official hospital shake-up survey.
In the survey, into the controversial proposal which would close Huddersfield’s A&E, respondents believed that both Huddersfield and Halifax should have emergency departments.
The report found that respondents were sceptical about the care and availability of care they would receive under the Right Care Right Time Right Place plan - and how it could put patients’ lives at risk.
It said: “Respondents believed that emergency care was needed in both Calderdale and Huddersfield due to the size of both towns.”
Age of respondents
And the report found concern about patients’ safety should something go wrong during a routine operation at the new Huddersfield hospital, which would have no A&E.
A Huddersfield man, 62, wrote: “What happens when something unforeseen occurs during routine surgery? An emergency like this could be life threatening.
“(A) transfer to another hospital would be fraught with problems and again impacts on the ambulance service.”
A Huddersfield woman, 58, wrote on her questionnaire: “My health and that of my family will be put at risk to attempt to address issues of poor financial management in Calderdale.
“In making this proposal the duty to provide adequate services is being breached.”
Respondents were also doubtful as to how community-based healthcare – already beset by cuts – would be able to provide services currently delivered in hospitals.
Local NHS bosses hope to deliver more services at home and in GP surgeries and other community facilities under the sister Care Closer to Home plan.
But a 75-year-old Huddersfield woman said: “There is no evidence that Care Closer to Home will provide the required standard of care. There is no reliable evidence it will reduce acute and emergency hospital admissions...
“Care in the community is rarely the cheaper option it is portrayed as because more nursing staff is needed because only one patient can be seen at a time, also there is no back up of senior doctors and nurses to give advice.” | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/huddersfield-ae-consultation-results-what-11806149 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/8ed05c4a6c642c9447b445afef43ca75d8eda42caf5e37dd20e4ca411f2ec8b2.json |
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"Robert Sutcliffe"
] | 2016-08-28T12:48:44 | null | 2016-08-28T13:08:47 | School Lane closed after water rips up road surface | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fhundreds-homes-without-water-after-11811274.json | http://i3.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11811238.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS98127911.jpg | en | null | Hundreds of homes without water after mains burst in Kirkheaton | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Please refresh this page in your browser to reload this live event video
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Hundreds of homes in Kirkheaton were without water on Sunday after a mains burst ripped up the tarmac shutting a major road.
Yorkshire Water engineers were called to School Lane at 8.13am to reports of water pumping into the road.
The road was closed and temporary traffic lights installed while repairs got underway.
After the water had been turned off huge cracks could be seen in the road surface.
Simon Morley Water leak School Lane, Kirkheaton.
A spokesman for Yorkshire Water said: “A nine inch main has burst and it has meant 275 properties being temporarily without water supplies.
“We have a repair crew on site currently and they are trying to get the water back on.
“We are checking where we can bring water in from other areas to support Kirkheaton.
Water main burst closes major road in Gomersal
“We apologise to customers who have no supplies or are experiencing low pressure problems.
“If their mobile phones are registered with our system then we send out a ‘text blast’ explaining what is happening.
“We have had upwards of 30 bursts across Yorkshire this weekend which is certainly stretching our resources.
“We have traffic lights on site with one lane shut so engineers can deal with the problem.” | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/hundreds-homes-without-water-after-11811274 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/79dc5c0b757abfe4eb25c7325ca94fd4f24151aebff098ba65a68519512abfc2.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T16:49:06 | null | 2016-08-29T17:10:00 | 999 crews battling to cut two people free | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fsmash-shuts-road-through-flockton-11815713.json | http://i4.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11594963.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS40454733.jpg | en | null | Smash shuts road through Flockton this afternoon | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Please refresh this page in your browser to reload this live event video
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Police, fire and ambulance crews are trying to rescue two people trapped in an overturned car in Barnsley Road, Flockton.
West Yorkshire Fire Service said the accident took place at 3.52pm this afternoon.
Fire engines from Skelmanthorpe and Huddersfield as well as the technical rescue unit from Cleckheaton are trying to cut them out of the car.
It’s not the first time there has been a serious accident on that stretch of road.
On January 22 this year the Examiner reported that two people had managed to scramble clear of their red Fiat Punto after it crashed and overturned.
Neither the 28-year-old driver or his 23-year-old female passenger were badly hurt.
A man was killed on the road in November 2014 after a smash on a bend near to Grange Moor. His Citroen ended up on its side in a field. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/smash-shuts-road-through-flockton-11815713 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/b916803ea47201fe0573cd2a69694187d34e6f94d2493989a500ab5645ec26ab.json |
[
"Doug Thomson"
] | 2016-08-30T10:48:54 | null | 2016-08-30T10:06:58 | Hull City beaten by Frankie Bunn's young side | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnews%2Fhuddersfield-town-under-23s-claim-11816699.json | http://i3.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11817017.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS89911274.jpg | en | null | Huddersfield Town Under 23s claim first win of season | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Jack Boyle scored for Huddersfield Town Under 23s
Huddersfield Town Under 23s claimed their first win of the Professional Development League II campaign.
Luca Colville, Jack Boyle and Lewis O’Brien scored in the 3-1 win over Hull City at Bishop Burton College.
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The victory followed a 1-1 home draw with Charlton Athletic and 2-0 defeat at Watford.
Frankie Bunn’s team, at home to Nottingham Forest on Sunday (2.00), are fifth in the North section.
Coach Bunn selected a young side against the Tigers, with keeper Joel Coleman and midfielder Philip Billing the only senior squad members involved.
Coleman was tested by Ben Hinchliffe early on.
And the former Oldham Athletic stopper was beaten by Jarrod Bowen’s powerful shot on 16 minutes.
Coleman did well to tip away an effort by Hull skipper Greg Olley.
Town finally tested home keeper Jonathan Saltmer after 26 minutes, when a Boyle shot was saved.
Hull were reduced to 10 men 10 minutes later, when Hinchliffe was sent off after kicking out at Town defender Danny Kane.
Colville, who replaced Jamie Spencer for the second half, levelled after 54 minutes.
He was on hand to steer the ball home after Town skipper Regan Booty’s shot was saved.
Boyle blasted Town ahead with a sweet 25-yard shot 10 minutes later.
The same player shot over before O’Brien broke clear to add the third in stoppage time.
Team: Coleman; Hanson, Horsfall, Kane, Senior; Billing, Booty; O’Brien, Boyle (Warde, 90mins), Spencer (Colville, HT); Pyke.
Subs not used: Tear, Scott, Ryan.
Town Under 18s went down 1-0 at PDL II North leaders Sheffield United.
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It was a first defeat of the season for Tony Carss’ side, who fell victim to a late home goal.
Town, who are eighth after three games, host Bolton Wanderers on Saturday (11.00). | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-under-23s-claim-11816699 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/e045def1b03cb22360e0439e98c6a4409c035a61161996079c8b9f0e1d99d297.json |
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"Andrew Hirst"
] | 2016-08-29T14:48:46 | null | 2016-08-29T14:30:00 | Builds on success of those in Huddersfield and Halifax | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fbrighouse-weekly-parkrun-11814391.json | http://i2.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11815012.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS68683732.jpg | en | null | Brighouse to have a weekly parkrun | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | A new parkrun is being set up in Calderdale.
The new weekly leisure run (or walk) for all ages, abilities and experience will be at Wellholme Park in Brighouse from Saturday, September 3.
Calderdale Council has worked with volunteers to launch this free event to build on the success of Halifax Parkrun, which has been going for over a year in Shroggs Park and attracts more than 100 people every week.
Both parkruns have been funded by the Council, set off at 9am on Saturdays, are 5km long and timed.
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Huddersfield also has a phenomenally successful parkrun in Greenhead Park and a junior one was set up in Ravensknowle Park in April.
The first Brighouse run will be attended by lots of local runners and Parkrun ‘tourists’ who travel around the country to tick off inaugural runs.
A ‘test run’ held at Wellholme Park last Wednesday (August 24) proved very popular with over 160 people of all abilities attending and giving really positive feedback. Some participants ran the route, some ran and walked while others walked the whole route.
Clr Faisal Shoukat, Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member for Public Health and Inequalities, said: “Calderdale already hosts a very popular Parkrun in Halifax so we’re delighted to extend this to Brighouse, making it easier for more people to be inspired towards a healthier lifestyle. This helps achieve our ambition to be the most active borough in the north of England through our ‘active Calderdale’ work.
“Everyone is welcome to take part, and it doesn’t matter if you haven’t done any exercise for a while. Whether you run, run and walk, or just walk the route, it’s all about moving more.”
For more information about Parkrun head to www.parkrun.org.uk
To find out your running time, simply register online in advance, print out a barcode and take it with you on the day of the run. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/brighouse-weekly-parkrun-11814391 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/c70b5b11e18d2074dd8fc80eaf7a03ca965f449aeb074198be8a4a5e25d04a19.json |
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"Doug Thomson"
] | 2016-08-30T16:48:56 | null | 2016-08-30T16:58:00 | There's a special offer for Non League Day | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnews%2Fbrighouse-town-ask-huddersfield-town-11819085.json | http://i3.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11819957.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS95733092.jpg | en | null | Brighouse Town ask Huddersfield Town fans to back their FA Cup bid | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Brighouse Town boss Paul Quinn has his eyes on a best-ever FA Cup run.
And he wants Huddersfield Town fans to back the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League club’s bid to see off Lancaster City on Saturday.
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Victory would put Brighouse into the second qualifying round, equalling their achievement of 2013/14.
And Quinn, the grandson of former Town manager Ian Greaves, believes vocal backing can play a big part.
The tie takes place on national Non League Day.
And Brighouse are offering a free pie and pint to any Town season-card holder who comes though the turnstiles at their HD6 2PL Dual Seal Stadium on St Giles Road (admission is £7 adults, £4 concessions, Under 12s free).
“Town don’t have a game because of the international break, so it would be great to see some of their fans at our match,” said Quinn, whose side are second in the NPL First Division North after Monday’s 2-1 win at Colwyn Bay.
“We have had a decent start to the season, and we had a cracking couple of game against Glossop North End in the previous round.”
Brighouse twice came from behind as Glossop were beaten 4-2 at the Dual Seal in a dramatic preliminary round replay which featured three red cards, two of them for the visitors.
“I think the game gave us a bit of self-belief and it summed up what the competition is all about,” added Quinn, whose dad Gerry was manager of the original Emley when they made the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time in 1991.
“Back in 2013, we played at Stockport County in the second qualifying round and although they beat us, it was a great day.
“We would love something similar and to go as far as we can, but we know Lancaster will be tough opponents.”
Quinn, 32, cut his managerial teeth with successful Sunday side Huddersfield Irish Centre and Kirkburton, then in the West Riding County Amateur League.
He became Brighouse manager in 2012 and led them to promotion from the Northern Counties East League in 2014.
After successive 14th-placed finishes in the NPL First Division North, he is keen to push the former Huddersfield Works League club further on.
New signings this time include former Leeds United striker Luke Parkin, ex-Burnley midfielder Jamie Frost, Farsley Celtic keeper Tom Taylor, who is back for a second spell at Brighouse, and defender Steve Mallory from Scarborough Athletic.
Quinn has also brought in midfielder Fernando Moke, who has played for a number of Yorkshire non-league clubs and explained: “We’re slowly but surely starting to gel.
“We are an ambitious club and we want ambitious players to keep moving forward.
“Where we go, we’ll have to see because it is a tough league. We will just try to finish as high as we can.” | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/brighouse-town-ask-huddersfield-town-11819085 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/7e39f9c097677bc5bbf0f30d434f4d37f4c165e45cd19e1aea78f4676e3f1523.json |
[
"Doug Thomson"
] | 2016-08-30T14:48:35 | null | 2016-08-30T14:59:00 | David Wagner can point to four wins and a draw from five games | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnews%2Fhuddersfield-town-boss-must-favourite-11817989.json | http://i3.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/article11777995.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS97601143.jpg | en | null | Huddersfield Town boss must be favourite for manager of the month | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | David Wagner is in line to become Huddersfield Town’s first manager of he month in almost five years - and the first at second-tier level since 1999.
Steve Bruce took the award in November of that year after his charges claimed five wins in six.
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The last of Lee Clark’s four League One accolades arrived in October 2011, again with five wins in six.
Four victories, and a draw, from five have taken Wagner’s team to the top of the current Championship table.
That matches the club’s previous best starts, in 1924-25 and 1952-53.
Town have two more points than Fulham, bossed by Serbian Slavisa Jokanovic, who is Wagner’s biggest obvious rival for the August managerial gong.
Wagner’s side have seen off Brentford, Newcastle United, Barnsley and Wolves and drawn with Aston Villa.
Fulham have defeated Newcastle, Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers and drawn with Leeds United and Cardiff City.
Those two Newcastle losses have dented the claims of Rafa Benitez, although the Toon hit back to chalk up three successive wins.
Reading, Bristol City and Brighton and Hove Albion were their victims.
Newcastle are one of five clubs on nine points.
The others are Paul Heckingbottom’s promoted Barnsley, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s QPR, Lee Johnson’s Bristol City and Philippe Montanier’s Nottingham Forest.
Frenchman Montanier only took over in late June having previously bossed Rennes, Real Sociedad, Valenciennes and Boulogne.
Forest’s latest win was a 3-2 home success over Leeds.
The City Ground side have also chalked up two 4-3 triumphs - over Burton Albion and Wigan Athletic.
Promoted Burton’s wins over Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County have made Nigel Clough a manager of the month contender in eyes of some.
This time last year the award went to Brighton’s Chris Hughton.
Last season’s other winners, in chronological order, were Middlesbrough’s Aitor Karanka, Brentford’s Lee Carsley, Ipswich Town’s Mick McCarthy, Karanka again, Hull City’s former Town boss Bruce, Burnley’s Sean Dyche, Rotherham United’s Neil Warnock (another ex-Town chief) and Hughton again. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-boss-must-favourite-11817989 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/596d76ae56541735fb27bb48cdc5ab9140f580690858dc7f17f311ed8a410250.json |
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"Doug Thomson"
] | 2016-08-27T16:48:17 | null | 2016-08-27T17:20:27 | Rajiv van La Parra's sixth minute goal was enough to keep David Wagner's side at the summit of the Championship table | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmatch-reports%2Fhuddersfield-town-1-wolverhampton-wanderers-11807683.json | http://i1.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11808881.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS98071058.jpg | en | null | Huddersfield Town 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0: Gutsy performance sees Town stay top of the league | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Huddersfield Town's Rajiv van La Parra celebrates his opening goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Rajiv van La Parra 's early goal against his former club earned Huddersfield Town a fourth win in five games and keep them top of the Football League Championship.
The winger, who joined in a £750,000 summer move from Molineux after a loan spell at Town last season, struck just six minutes in.
Wolves made a real game of it, and it took a couple of fine saves from on-loan Liverpool man Danny Ward to keep them out.
Another big John Smith's Stadium crowd, this time 19,972, witnessed a first defeat for Wolves in any game this season.
WATCH: Huddersfield Town's players arrive ahead of the clash at home to Wolves
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First Half
6mins: Town get off to a flying start as Rajiv Van La Parra shoots home after Nahki Wells hits the left-hand post.
15mins: Wolves midfielder George Saville is wide from outside the area.
19mins: Saville puts an effort over after linking with full-back Matt Doherty.
26mins: Tommy Smith's low cross skids though a crowded area and the ball goes wide.
28mins: Aaron Mooy tees up Kasey Palmer for a bending shot which Wolves keeper Carl Ikeme holds.
28mins: Wolves forward Jed Wallace has a drive blocked by Chris Lowe.
31mins: Palmer links with Wells, but can't quite reach the latter's delivery into the danger zone.
35mins: Palmer is the provider as Wells turns and shoots only for Ikeme to save low down.
40mins: Wolves forward Joe Mason's deflected shot us held by keeper Danny Ward.
44mins: Mason has the ball in the Town net but he's offside and the goal is disallowed.
Huddersfield Town's Rajiv van La Parra and Wolves' David Edwards in action during the Sky Bet Championship clash.
Second Half
48mins: Town old boy Conor Coady's shot is deflected wide.
50mins: Home skipper Mark Hudson heads over from a Mooy free-kick.
52mins: Ward spreads himself to save well from Doherty.
60mins: Wolves sub Joao Teixeira hits the outside of the right-hand post.
65mins: Van La Parra curls a shot wide.
68mins: Ward makes a great save, parrying striker Jon Dadi Bodvarsson's close-range header.
70mins: Hudson makes a crucial tackle to thwart Mason after substitute Helder Costa's shot is blocked.
74mins: Elias Kachunga breaks, but his run is ended by a Jack Price foul.
82mins: Town substitute Harry Bunn flashes in a teasing low cross, but it come to nothing.
88mins: Wolves substitute Prince Oniangue volleys side.
Line Ups
Town: Ward, Smith, Lowe, Hudson, Schindler, Hogg, Mooy, Palmer (Payne, 57), Kachunga, Van La Parra (Scannell, 88), Wells (Bunn, 61).
Subs not used: Whitehead, Cranie, Hefele, Coleman.
Wolves: Ikeme, Coady, Batth, Iorfa, Doherty, Price, Edwards (Oniangue, 73), Saville (Costa, 61), Mason, Bodvarsson, Wallace (Teixeira, HT).
Subs not used: Henry, Borthwick-Jackson, Hause, Lonergan.
Referee: Stephen Martin (Staffordshire). | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/huddersfield-town-1-wolverhampton-wanderers-11807683 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/0a9709de80ba04d4a7ca5150257c02f9315d36c390e6417d569de107b5d893e9.json |
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It's taken months of planning and a huge amount of sheer hard work but The Sun Inn at Rastrick is set to open its doors again within days.
The pub which is perched on the junction of traffic lights at Dewsbury Road and New Hey Road has been shut for months after it was sold by Enterprise Inns to Steve and Mandy Gorman at auction.
Mandy, who lives in Bradford, said: “My husband loves doing up pubs as his way of relaxing and we came to see this one.
“We came in for a drink to see what it was like and Steve was keen to go ahead with it but I wasn’t. But he talked me round like husbands do.
“I could see the potential and I wanted to create a modern but homely pub that I would like to have a drink in myself.
“I wanted people, when they come here, to feel as if they are sitting in their own living rooms.
“Steve loves taking things to pieces and putting them back together and that is what we have done here.”
But Mandy revealed that the couple almost let the pub slip through their fingers when it came up for auction.
She said: “On the day Steve couldn’t go and I got in to the auction room just as it was coming up to be sold so it was a close-run thing!
“I remember bidding for it and ringing Steve when the hammer came down. I told him: ‘I’ve got it, I don’t know how but I have got it.”
The Sun Inn, Rastrick, ready to reopen - Leaseholder Ian Isaacs.
The pub has been shut since last July and a huge amount of renovation has been carried out since then with Steve taking out several internal walls downstairs and turning the upstairs accommodation into a stand-alone dining room.
Ten staff will be employed once the pub reopens on September 5.
Overall the pub will be able to seat 70 diners and leaseholder Ian Isaacs is hopeful that “the freshly cooked, gastronomic food with a twist” will prove a hit.
As for the beer there will be two cask ales though Ian says he is going to rotate them in a bid to find out which customers prefer.
He added: “Although I’m from Bradford my family have a close association with Huddersfield. I know quite a lot of people from here.
“Twelve years ago my dad, Paul and brother Craig used to have Herberts bar in Cross Church Street, it was formerly Isaacs.”
The pub has an interesting history with lurid suggestions that at one time the pub was originally a gaol and prisoners were marched out via an underground tunnel to be hanged on some nearby scrubland.
And it boasts its own well though when someone scuba dived down into it to find what was there he was underwhelmed to discover that rather than hidden treasure there was only a pair of spectacles! | http://www.examiner.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/first-look-inside-rastricks-revamped-11817057 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/fd6d0d6c954483bfdf6a5a815b78bf1f2b0ed1f86896ff0e75474a6dc3669942.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T08:48:33 | null | 2016-08-28T14:46:23 | He has been named as a 17-year-old from Greater Manchester | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fupdated-teenager-dies-after-taking-11811789.json | http://i1.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11787021.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS87691883.jpg | en | null | UPDATED: Teenager dies after taking drugs at Leeds Festival | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | A teenager who died "after taking drugs" at Leeds Festival has been named as a 17-year-old from Greater Manchester.
Lewis Haunch, from Leigh near Wigan, became critically ill after collapsing at the event shortly after 4.45pm on Saturday.
Paramedics were called after he was discovered by staff and he was rushed to St James’ Hospital in Leeds by ambulance.
Despite emergency treatment, Lewis was pronounced dead shortly after midnight.
Two 17-year-old males have since been arrested in the Greater Manchester area on suspicion of drugs offences and remain in custody.
Police say they believe he had taken drugs ‘immediately before he collapsed’ but they have not specified which substance.
St James’s University Hospital
Enquiries are still ongoing into his death and how he obtained the substance he took.
Specialist officers are supporting his family as an investigation into his death is carried out.
Two other teenagers, also aged 17, have been arrested by officers in Greater Manchester on suspicion of drugs offences in connection with the incident.
Leeds Festival’s police commander, Chief Supt Keith Gilert from West Yorkshire Police , said: “Our thoughts are naturally with the family of the young man at this time.
“They were made aware of the incident by officers as soon as possible and were assisted to attend the hospital as quickly as possible.
“We will continue to support them through this difficult time.
“We are currently investigating the death and how he obtained the substance he took.
“Two males, aged 17, have been arrested in the Greater Manchester area on suspicion of drugs offences and are currently in custody.
“At this time the indications are that the man consumed drugs immediately before he collapsed."
Chief Supt Gilert added: “I would though like to take this opportunity to remind anyone attending the Festival that there is no safe way to take drugs. Taking any illegal drug carries a risk to health and we would always advise people against it, but I would ask that people are particularly conscious of the risks following this young man’s death.
IPCC investigation into Adrian McDonald taser death in 'final stages'
“In partnership with the organisers, Festival Republic, we will continue to take action against those who risk the lives of others by supplying drugs.”
A report will be prepared into the boy’s death and handed over to the coroner.
More than 80,000 music fans have gathered for the annual festival at Bramham Park in Wetherby which this year is being headlined by Foals, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Biffy Clyro. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/updated-teenager-dies-after-taking-11811789 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/a0902cba864a7df2cecfbdce5517b9c86434ca34bc3aef71de3b09659d84eb7b.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T18:48:27 | null | 2016-08-28T19:30:00 | How clubs sign players during the transfer window | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnews%2Fhow-transfer-works-five-steps-11788159.json | http://i2.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/article11800633.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS97950529.jpg | en | null | How a transfer works: Five steps Huddersfield Town and their rivals must complete to sign a star | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Huddersfield Town signed Tareiq Holmes-Dennis this week despite David Wagner's insistence the club was done in the market.
The boss has clarified he will be reactive rather than active in the market, and the signing of Holmes-Dennis was in reaction to Jason Davidson's loan move away from Town.
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But how was the deal for the left-back done? What has to happen to get other deals over the line before the window slams shut on August 31?
Here's a step-by-step guide on how Town - and their rivals - go about signing players:
1. Scouting
Huddersfield Town Head of Football Operations Stuart Webber at PPG Canalside, Leeds Road, Huddersfield.
This usually starts months before the transfer window opens, with the scout not only reporting back on players' performances, but also forging relationships with clubs and agents in an attempt to get the inside track on their opposition.
The 'tapping-up' aspect of a scouts job is now arguably larger than watching potential signings, with more and more clubs using computer programs to build statistical analysis of players.
As well as this, the internet age has brought with it the ability for managers and directors of football to watch highlight videos of players within minutes of the full-time whistle.
WATCH: Tareiq Holmes-Dennis' highlight reel
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Most of the bigger clubs use an online database of long-term targets which is updated regularly and they will move quickly when a player becomes available.
Once a player has been scouted and the management are impressed, the deal moves on to the next phase.
2. The bid
When scouting is complete, clubs will start the process of bidding for their target.
Although submitting an offer is easy, more ground-work is needed before the formal approach is made.
Article 18(3) of FIFA's Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players states: "A club intending to conclude a contract with a professional must inform the player’s current club in writing before entering into negotiations with him."
This forbids the 'tapping-up' of players, but clubs bypass this by using trusted agents and third parties to gauge whether a player would be interested in signing.
Alexis Sanchez moved to Arsenal, rather than Liverpool, from Barcelona
Although supposedly illegal, this step is crucial as clubs do not want the embarrassment of being turned down by a target - which was the case when a Liverpool bid was rejected by Alexis Sanchez in 2014.
After a bid is accepted by the selling side, the next step of the process begins.
3. Negotiations
The negotiation stage of a transfer works on three different fronts:
Negotiations between the clubs about the transfer fee. Negotiations between the buying club and the agent about the player's demands. Negotiations between the buying club and the agent about the agents' fees.
These negotiations can be short or long, depending on the needs of all parties. When transfers stall, it is usually because of wage demands or personal factors.
It takes skilled mediating to broker the best possible deal for both sides.
This point in the process is crucial as clubs that offer the best deals will pip their competition to signatures - such as when Paul Gascoigne chose Tottenham over Man United because the Londoners bought his parents a house.
4. Medical and work permit
Once everything has been agreed, players make their way to training facilities to undertake their medicals.
This is the point a signing becomes tangible for fans, but things can still fall apart at this stage.
Loic Remy failed a medical at Liverpool in 2014 and Demba Ba's move to Stoke collapsed at this stage in 2011.
Demba Ba joined West Ham after failing a medical at Stoke
The medical does not mean everything however, as Arsenal decided to sign Andrey Arshavin from Zenit St Petersburg after failing one medical and passing the second.
Receiving a work permit can also provide a stumbling block, as there are strict guidelines for being granted one.
Any player over the age of 16 who does not own an EU passport needs a permit, which the buying club will sponsor them for.
The FA receives the application and will grant the permit if the player has played 75% of competitive games for a FIFA-ranked top 70 nation over the previous two years.
5. Signing
Denis Law signs professional terms for Huddersfield Town - watched by Bill Shankly
After a medical is (or isn't) passed and work permit application is submitted, the player signs on the dotted line.
The paperwork is then normally faxed - yes faxed - to the league and the new man is thrown the club shirt and pictured around the stadium.
To give a rough scale from scouting to signing, for every 100 players watched, enquiries will be made for around 10 and only one or two will end up on the books. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/how-transfer-works-five-steps-11788159 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/9d9f7fc290b08eb64d174413f049161cdca7042c1f6b552585f6686204ccc19b.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T16:49:07 | null | 2016-08-30T15:51:00 | Crews attended the bungalow fire in Chickenley on Monday afternoon | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Ffire-fighters-save-four-newborn-11819628.json | http://i1.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11819723.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS98277705.jpg | en | null | Fire fighters save four newborn kittens from Dewsbury house fire | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Newborn kittens rescued from bungalow fire in Chickenley, Dewsbury (photo courtesy of Andy Noonan/Genna Kent)
A total of 36 lives were saved after a bungalow in Dewsbury caught fire.
But far from a huge family living in a cramped home, the lives belonged to four adorable kittens.
The newborns were rescued from the house in Chickenley after a fire started on Monday.
A picture of the terrified tiny creatures, who appear just a few days old, was posted on Twitter by fire fighter Andy Noonan, who said “36 lives (4 kittens) saved from a house fire in Chickenley by Dewsbury, Ossett and Morley crews”.
Thankfully, no human occupants were injured in the fire either.
West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service confirmed the fire.
A spokesperson said: “We were called at 3pm on Monday, August 29 to reports of a fire at a bungalow in Chickenley.
“Three appliances attended. The fire was put out and crews saved four kittens in the property.
“No one else was hurt in the incident.” | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/fire-fighters-save-four-newborn-11819628 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/d428263d0c79ac73cda5854aac8c0f04312838756e77fe7ca51a554e34b47b75.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T06:48:42 | null | 2016-08-30T07:30:00 | Roys Hall Community School at Paddock has been recognised for the support it provides to pupils with Type 1 diabetes | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Froyds-hall-wins-diabetes-care-11814151.json | http://i4.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11815607.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS94158884.jpg | en | null | Royds Hall wins diabetes care award | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Diabetes Care Award for Royds Hall Community School. Staff members, Tracy Sharp (left) and Joanne Clegg (right) with students Sarah Garton, Faatimah Tabassum, Briony Mentz, Cameron Hemingway and Lily Cutts with the award
A school has been recognised for the way it looks after pupils with diabetes.
Royds Hall Community School at Paddock has received the Good Diabetes Care in School Award from the charity Diabetes UK.
The new award recognises schools that deliver good care and support to students with Type 1 diabetes – providing reassurance to youngsters and parents that their child’s medical needs will be fully met at school.
Schools nominated for the award must have the support of at least one parent or carer of a child with Type 1 diabetes – who is currently attending or has recently attended the school – as well as the support of the child’s diabetes specialist clinician.
WATCH: Pupil Thomas Branch talks about his diabetes
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School office manager Joanne Clegg said: “We have 10 type 1 diabetic students in school. They all come to the medical room five minutes before lunch to do their blood readings, they then work out how much insulin to administer depending on what they are having for lunch.
“We record these readings so that the diabetes nurse can check them when she visits and help do their carb counting.
“This time, all together, helps build strong relationships with each other and students freely offer advice to each other and help each other through difficult times.
“Students are encouraged to carry on with school life as normal. We support them when necessary. Students are included in all activities including educational visits.
“Everyone is made aware of our diabetic students so that if they feel unwell they can send for help or can be escorted to the medical room.
“We work closely with the community diabetes nursing team, we are able to call them for advise at any time. We also liaise closely with parents.” | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/royds-hall-wins-diabetes-care-11814151 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/98b20073d8968f0772b7d3b217043faaae8c7da53e69c610f27e32d1d48b491c.json |
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Young blood is needed to help ensure Emley Show continues.
Secretary Sue Britton has made a plea for more pairs of hands, especially in the week preceding the annual event.
“Each year, the membership of the organising committee becomes older, and despite our best efforts, we do not have the energy we once had!’’ she said.
“Unless more younger people come forward to help with the preparation, running and dismantling of the show it will not be possible to continue indefinitely.
“If you value your rural lifestyle and wish the great tradition of this wonderful local show to continue, please think seriously about getting involved. “It is not necessary to attend meetings or take on an onerous titled job, it’s interest in the show and actual ‘hands on’ help during the week before which is vital.
If you enjoyed the show please think seriously about giving a few hours time to ensure its future.
“If you want to get involved email secretary@emleyshow.co.uk.
“If you didn’t enjoy the show, email and tell us how you would improve next year’s event and what you would like to see done differently.’’
Next year, the committee hopes to celebrate what members believe to be its 100th event.
There are no records to prove when the show was first held, but members know that it was during the late 1890’s at the latest.
Shows were not held during the two great wars, nor probably for some years afterwards, and there have been cancellations due to the weather and Foot and Mouth Disease.
John Rushworth 2year old William Longridge of Mirfield with a Barn Owl
“But we cannot let this special time pass uncelebrated,’’ said Sue.
Committee members believe about 11,000 people attended the last show, earlier this month on August 6.
During the preceding week, whilst preparations had been underway, the wind had been so strong it had blown over a block of toilets, and uprooted all the signage which had been put up along Factory Lane, revealed Sue.
The day itself was sunny, warm and not too breezy.
Horses were well represented at the show with the Thwaites Brewery shire horses and their brewery dray attending along with local huntsmen and their hounds. There was a large horse section, with classes running from 8am to approximately 7pm.
Classes featured show jumping, shires and donkeys and there were also classes for smaller animals such as rabbits, poultry, hamsters and cage birds.
The winners of the animal classes lined up in their respective areas and paraded into the main ring.
The grand parade made a return to the show and was a highlight for many.
Kirklees Active Leisure arranged games and races for the children, as well as providing a huge climbing wall to test their skills.
The traders were happy with their results and many wished to attend next year. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/emley-show-needs-you-future-11816641 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/07a11282899543a684a31e08cc29374e2aee79c99152f12c28df3dc41daeec94.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T16:48:07 | null | 2016-08-26T17:30:00 | Arts and community centre could be closed for up to nine months | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fwant-help-clean-up-fire-11804442.json | http://i1.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11792653.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS97858402.jpg | en | null | Want to help the clean-up at the fire-damaged Watershed in Slaithwaite? Here's how | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | The Live Event you are trying to watch is either unavailable or has not started Please refresh this page in your browser to reload this live event video
An arts centre has had the devastating news that it will be shut for six to nine months after it was ravaged by fire this week.
But the three groups which meet at The Watershed in Bridge Street, Slaithwaite, have been moved by offers of help from the public.
The centre – which had just been decorated from top to bottom – is home to Shabang! theatrical group for people with additional needs, Impossible Arts and Satellite Arts, and is also hired by community groups for their activities.
Now they are all resigned to finding alternative accommodation until the work can be carried out. Kim Reuter, of Shabang!, said: “From the outside it looks like there have been a few smashed windows, but inside it is heartbreaking.
“One of our mums set up an online fund with a target of £1,500, but at that point we had no idea of the extent of the damage. We saw the building was still standing and that no-one had been hurt, but it is much worse than we thought. Every space upstairs is completely fire damaged. There is no electricity, water or gas. A supporting beam has been badly burned and may have to be replaced.”
She said she understood the fire had been caused by an electrical fault in a cellar, and it was so bad that they had still not been given the all-clear to go inside because fire officials had to make sure the building was safe. But if all goes to plan the insurance company will cover the cost of the repairs to the building.
Kim thanked people for their offers of help, and said there would be a call-out for volunteers to give practical support as soon as they could make progress.
The online appeal has already raised more than £1,000, and Kim said people had been knocking on her door to hand over envelopes with £20 notes inside. Others had rung up offering to hold fundraising activities such as bun sales.
Skipton Building Society has put collection boxes in their branches, and staff have volunteered to help with the clean-up. “Our branch staff are keen to come and help get stuck in,” said Huddersfield customer adviser Stephanie Bevan.
Kim said: “As soon as we are allowed, we will go into the centre and clear out all the fire damaged stock and sort out what is salvageable. If people want to help, I thought about families taking piles of toys to wash and then hand back.”
Kim said it looked like Shabang! had found another office space at Britannia Mills, Slaithwaite, but they still needed somewhere else for activities such as pre-school groups. She is hoping Slaitwhaite Civic Hall may be available, because she believed it had suitable wheelchair access.
The best way to offer help for the arts centre is to go through the Shabang! Facebook site at www.facebook.com/ShabangHuddersfield
Alternatively, email info@shabang.org.uk
To donate to the online appeal go to www.gofundme.com/2a4amgqk | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/want-help-clean-up-fire-11804442 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/36a918541febf2cf448f57c500fa7d05d5fa7c6127ff14649fd0ff3438d5499d.json |
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"Huddersfield Examiner"
] | 2016-08-27T08:48:40 | null | 2016-08-27T08:00:00 | Times and advice on how pharmacies can help you | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpharmacies-open-huddersfield-august-bank-11779154.json | http://i4.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article6444774.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/Chemist.jpg | en | null | When are pharmacies open in Huddersfield on August Bank Holiday Monday? | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Don't let illness ruin your August bank holiday fun.
That’s the message from local health officials, who are reminding people that a number of local pharmacies will be open over the bank holiday.
Pharmacists can offer advice on common ailments such as coughs, colds, and aches and pains.
NHS North Kirklees and NHS Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) say most common ailments can be treated at home by keeping a well-stocked medicine cabinet.
When medical help is needed, but it is not an emergency, people can ring NHS 111 for advice and direction to the most appropriate service. NHS 111 is available 24-hours-a-day, 365-days-a-year and is free to call from landlines and mobile phones.
When you call 111 you will be assessed, given advice and directed straight away to the local service that can help you best – that could be an out-of-hours doctor, walk-in centre, community nurse, emergency dentist or late opening chemist.
Health experts warn. “Don’t forget, people should only use A&E or dial 999 in critical or life-threatening situations. For example, Loss of consciousness, acute confused state and fits that are not stopping, persistent and severe chest pain, breathing difficulties, severe bleeding that cannot be stopped, severe allergic reactions, and severe burns or scalds.”
Bank Holiday Monday local pharmacy opening times
Huddersfield
Boots, 22 King Street. 01484 421756. 10.30am-16.30pm
Boots, Great Northern Retail Park. 01484 519734. 9am-6pm.
Huddersfield Health Focus Ltd, T/A Greenhead Pharmacy, Greenhead Road. 01484 427434. 11am-7pm.
Compoder Ltd T/A Lockwood Pharmacy, Lockwood Road, Lockwood. 01484 480567. 10am-6pm.
Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd, T/A Sainsburys Pharmacy, Southgate. 01484 452595. 9am-7pm.
Tesco, Viaduct Street. 0345 677 9361. 9am-6pm.
Asda, Longhill Road, Brackenhall. 01484 477010. 8am-8pm.
Dewsbury
Asda, Mill Street West, Dewsbury. 01924 431510. 8am-8pm.
Sainsbury’s, Railway Street, Dewsbury. 01924 466549 8am-8pm.
Boots, Princess of Wales Precinct, Long Causeway, Dewsbury. 01924 455815. 10am-4pm
Batley and Birstall
Boots, Birstall Retail Park, Birstall. 01924 423675. 9am-6pm.
Batley Pharmacy, 157 Upper Commercial Street, Batley. 01924 442845. 10am-10pm.
Tesco, Bradford Road, Batley. 0345 677 9784. 9am-6pm. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/pharmacies-open-huddersfield-august-bank-11779154 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/94cb472f0c51848f30a28beaaaab3542e603ce996b0dc080b818263f85b048cd.json |
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"Emma Curry"
] | 2016-08-31T10:48:54 | null | 2016-08-31T10:33:00 | Latest results from Kirklees Magistrates Court | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fcourt-brief-racial-abuse-assault-11819924.json | http://i3.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11722069.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS96606174.jpg | en | null | Court in brief: Racial abuse, assault and threatening behaviour in Subway | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Huddersfield magistrates recorded the following decisions on August 22:
Bobby Lee Edward Maguire, 26, c/o Castle Mount, Thornhill, Dewsbury. Drove a Landowner Discovery in B&Q car park, Saville Road, Dewsbury, on May 20, without insurance and while banned from driving. Handed a 12-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months. Ordered to pay £115 surcharge and £85 costs.
Stephen Brauner, 19, c/o Edale Avenue, Newsome, Huddersfield. Used threatening or abusive words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour on Edale Avenie, Newsome, on July 24, then failed to surrender to custody at kirklees Magistrates’ Court on August 9. Fined £150 in total and ordered to pay £30 surcharge and £85 costs
Barry Lee Wright, 37, c/o Calvin Street, Fartown, Huddersfield. Was drunk and disorderly on Byram Street, Huddersfield, on July 26 and failed to surrender to custody at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court on August 11. This was committed while already subject to a conditional discharge, imposed on March 23 for six months for using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour towards Rajiv Harjai. Fined £100 and ordered to pay £30 surcharge and £85 costs.
Thomas Marshall, 24, c/o Daleside Avenue, New Mill, Holmfirth. Assaulted Tracy Dawson at a property on Field Road, Holmfirth, on May 29. Restraining order made banning him from contacting Tracy Dawson and entering Field Road, Holmsfirth, until August 21, 2017. Fined £166 and ordered to pay £30 surcharge and £250 costs.
Huddersfield magistrates recorded the following decisions on August 23:
Wayne Thawley, 36, c/o Hare Park Avenue, Hightown, Liversedge. Possession of amphetamine (Class B) at Huddersfield Police Station on June 3. Fined £80 and ordered to pay £30 surcharge and £85 costs.
Stefan Rychter, 33, of no fixed abode. Stole cosmetics worth £108.50 from Boots, King Street, Huddersfield, on July 30, and failed to surrender to custody at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court on August 16. Handed a four-week prison sentence suspended for six months. Ordered to pay £115 surcharge.
Damien Alexander Sebastian Wood, 39, c/o East Bath Street, Batley. Entered The Time Piece, Northgate, Dewsbury, as a trespasser on August 22 and stole various sets of keys. Jailed for 16 weeks. Ordered to pay £200 compensation.
Nasrat Begum, 37, c/o Carlton Avenue, Staincliffe, Batley. Stole groceries worth £101.02 from Tesco Extra, Bradford Road, Batley, on August 8, with Razia Paras. Fined £120 and ordered to pay £30 surcharge and £85 costs.
Julian Fanning, 66, c/o Victoria Court, Victoria Road, Lockwood, Huddersfield. Drove a vehicle on Ray Street, Huddersfield, on August 7, while unfit to drive through drink. Fined £400 and ordered to pay £40 surcharge and £85 costs.
Steven David Massey, 32, c/o New Hey Road, Oakes, Huddersfield. Drove a Citroen C2 on Wellington Street, Huddersfield, while over the drink drive limited (63mcg of alcohol in 100 mls of breath) on August 7. Fined £366 and ordered to pay £36 surcharge and £85 costs. Banned from driving for 18 months.
Krzysztop Walkowicz, 28, c/o Heys View, Rawthorpe, Huddersfield. Drove a Honda Jazz car on Long Lane, Huddersfield, while over th drink drive limit (79mcg in 100ml of breath) on August 8. Fined £254 and ordered to pay £30 surcharge and £85 costs. Banned from driving for 18 months.
Lawrence Bryan, 55, c/o Fallow Croft, Bradley, Huddersfield. Failed to keep his electronic tag charged, which was part of a risk of sexual harm order, entered an exclusion zone which he was banned from doing as part of the order and travelled on routes outside permitted hours, on July 14. Also found in possession of a small amount of cannabis (Class B) at the junction between Albion Street and High Street, Huddersfield, on the same date. Jailed for 52 weeks in total and ordered to pay £140 surcharge.
Kirsty Elizabeth Lindersey, 33, c/o Cherry Nook Road, Deighton, Huddersfield. Damaged a number plate worth £15 belonging to Robert Lockwood on August 7 on Cherry Nook Road, Deighton. Given a conditional discharge for six months and ordered to pay £20 surcharge and £85 costs.
Liam Muir, 25, James Street, Batley. Used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour towards Zubda Begum and Dakhtiyr Ali, on April 21. This was racially aggravated. Then used threatening or abusive words or behaviour at Huddersfield Police Station. Banned from entering Burnsall Road, Batley, for 12 months and given a restraining order banning him from threatening either victim of damaging their property. Fined £200 and ordered to pay £85 surcharge.
Andrew Blacker, 42, c/o Town End Road, Holmfirth. Assaulted Steven Whittaker at the Boy and Barrel pub, Beast Market, Huddersfield, on June 4. Community order made for 80 hours of unpaid work to be completed within the next 12 months. Ordered to pay £200 compensation, £85 surcharge and £85 costs.
Michael John Butler, 25, c/o Groves Hall Road, Dewsbury Moor, Dewsbury. Damaged a silver Audi A3 belonging to Steven Mitchell on July 23. Fined £150 and ordered to pay £150 compensation, £30 surcharge and £85 costs.
Gordon Peter Crowther, 55, c/o Navigation Gardens, Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury. Used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards Benjamin Wallis at Navigation Gardens on August 7. Fined £120 and ordered to pay £30 surcharge and £85 costs.
Liam Hardingham, 20, c/o Lawton Street, Newsome, Huddersfield. Failed to notify his community order supervising officer of a change of address. Dealt with for original offence - assaulted Emily Viney on July 9, 2014, and Natalie Robinson on September 8, 2015, both at a property on Lawton Street, Primrose Hill, Huddersfield. Also damaged an internal door, a wall, a photo frame and a kettle worth £150 in total belonging to Natalie Robinson on September 8, 2015. Community order made that he must present himself to probation as directed for 10 days.
Roy Noel Horne, 43, c/o Woodman Avenue, Bradley, Huddersfield. Used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour in Subway, Market Place, Huddersfield on August 5. Fined £60 and ordered to pay £30 surcharge and £85 costs.
Antonio Francis Shearer, 29, of no fixed abode. Assaulted Brodie Dunford in Dewsbury Moor, Dewsbury, on July 23. Jailed for 10 weeks and ordered to pay £115 surcharge.
Ryan Cherryholme, 31, c/o Beehive Court, Liversedge. Failed to comply with the requirements fo a community order as failed to keep in touch with his responsible officer. Dealt with for original offence - criminal damage and assault on September 7, 2015. Original eight-week suspended prison sentence revoked and jailed for 14 days instead.
Ryan Paul Crouch, 32, c/o Occupation Lane, Dewsbury. Failed to comply with curfew by removing his personal identification device. Fined £50.
Darren James Mooney, 37, c/o Burnsall Court, Quarmby, Huddersfield.
Failed to comply with requirements of a community order made on July 21. Dealt with dor original offence - theft of two bottles of vodka worth £49.98 from Co-operative Food, Westbourne Road, Marsh, Huddersfield, on May 17, and failure to surrender to custody at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court on June 23. Community order made for a curfew with electronic monitoring for 14 days, starting August 23.
Paul James Whatmough, 40, c/o Lowerhouses Lane, Huddersfield. Failed to attend his unpaid work appointments, as part of a community order, on July 9 and 30, and failed to five acceptable explanations for this. Order made on May 5 varied and curfew requirement with electronic monitoring for seven days imposed, starting August 23. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/court-brief-racial-abuse-assault-11819924 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/93b9bedfbd17f425caa3b6f74bd205067a3d7d735f21f347eb0df89bd1d9a83d.json |
[
"Andrew Hirst"
] | 2016-08-29T12:49:40 | null | 2016-08-29T12:45:00 | Villains may have been caught on CCTV | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fthieves-rip-front-fast-response-11814343.json | http://i2.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11814444.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS98198327.jpg | en | null | Thieves rip front off fast response paramedic car putting it out of action for weeks | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Thieves have ripped the front off a fast response paramedic car, putting it out of action potentially for weeks.
But there is a hope that the criminals who struck in Honley may have been caught on CCTV.
The car is a Vauxhall Astra owned by private health company Mar Healthcare and was due to be providing emergency cover at a film set in North Yorkshire today and yesterday.
It is crewed by highly trained emergency health staff – usually paramedics – and this car was in the cavalcade in the Tour de Yorkshire over the last two years and on one occasion the paramedic had to provide vital first aid to a badly injured person in the crowd lining the streets.
The car was parked on Station Road in Honley when the thieves struck at around 1.20am on Saturday.
Neighbours heard loud noises and looked out to see two young men carrying the bumper away and putting it into another vehicle.
The bumper includes blue flashing lights and will cost hundreds of pounds to replace.
The car is owned by Mar Healthcare which is part of Marsh-based Medevent Group which provides ambulances and paramedics for major events such as football matches, motor racing, music festivals and film shoots – anything that has potentially high risks.
Chris O’Brien from Mar Healthcare said: “Stealing the front off this car is absolutely disgusting. It’s clearly an emergency vehicle and makes you wonder just how low some people will stoop.
“We think the theft and the getaway car may have been caught on CCTV in the village and those systems are being checked now. It would be great if we could get a registration number for the other vehicle they used.”
Police are also investigating. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/thieves-rip-front-fast-response-11814343 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/cfd2c28f577cec0e3e522420fae1ea9eb7480854d0d364558773b68c8657551a.json |
[
"Mel Booth"
] | 2016-08-28T00:48:20 | null | 2016-08-28T01:00:00 | Feat unlikely to be matched in title-winning campaign | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fbroad-oak-represented-drakes-huddersfield-11805925.json | http://i2.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11806270.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS97842973.jpg | en | null | When Broad Oak represented the Drakes Huddersfield League at Lord's | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Broad Oak CC at 1981 Village Cricket Final at Lord's. Back, from left: John Hey, Nigel Wood, Denis Midwood, Alan Sanderson, David France, Craig McCreadie, Alan Roberts, Malcolm Hoyle (secretary). Front: Malcolm Hoyle (president), Max Dyson, Peter Brooke, Richard Horner, Alan Greaves, Trevor Holmes. At front: Simon Hoyle (scorer)
It is 35 years since Broad Oak achieved something never done before by a Huddersfield League club – and something extremely unlikely to be matched in the future.
I am indebted to my former Examiner colleague Mike Shaw – a regular at the Oak – for reminding me that in 1981, the Colne Valley club not only won the Byrom Shield (Drakes title) but also played at Lord’s on Sunday, August 30, that year.
That was in the final of the Samuel Whitbread Village Cricket Championship, when skipper Richard Horner’s side – without professional Dennis Schofield (because it was an amateur competition) – went down by 22 runs to St Fagans, from Glamorgan.
Many of the Broad Oak team are still familiar faces around the league, and that special occasion at the home of cricket wasn’t the only highlight of that summer.
1981 Village Cricket Final scorecard
Supporter Shaw recalls: “The Oak entered the Village Championship purely for some match practice according to Richard Horner at the time. But after a bye in the first round and victories over Oulton and Hall Bower in the second and third, they began to take it seriously and went to beat Oxenhope and Barkisland.
Barkisland were in the Halifax League cup the same day and sent their seconds, who included the 15-year-old Fraine twins, Andrew and Michael, the latter going on to play for Broad Oak.
“A nine-wicket victory over Thornham was followed by a three-wicket win against Tudhoe from County Durham, and suddenly the Oak had a quarter-final place at home to the Northumberland side, Bomarsund.”
That match will forever live in the memories of those who were there, as the Oak looked down and out trying to defend a total of 176.
Shaw explained: “All looked lost when the visitors needed only 21 runs with seven wickets remaining.
“At that stage, Nigel Wood was pulled for a huge six into the church graveyard and the ball was lost.
“Alan Sanderson (using a replacement ball) immediately found that his inswingers were curling like a banana.
“Wood claimed a wicket and also Alan Roberts, before Sanderson clean bowled the last four at a personal cost of just four runs to produce an extraordinary victory by three runs.”
An estimated crowd of 1,500 packed into Gillroyd Lane for the semi-final clash with Marchwiel, who were defending champions.
The Welshmen were held to 129-9 and, after losing an early wicket, the Oak romped home with an unbeaten partnership between Horner (61 no) and Allan Greaves (56 no).
Shaw continued: “Finals day at Lord’s was an experience to savour for 1,000 fans who travelled in a fleet of coaches to see their team come up against St Fagans.
“Set a target of 150 to win, the Oak made a disastrous start by losing three early wickets.
“Greaves and Wood repaired some of the damage, but then four wickets fell for only 17 runs.
“Greaves went for 26 and Roberts put up strong resistance for his 29 not out, but the last wicket fell with the score on 127.”
MCC president Peter May presented the £250 runners-up cheque to Horner, while the Oak players each received a medal and tankard.
“For the supporters, it was an unforgettable visit to the home of cricket,” explained Shaw.
“We lost, but substantial compensation was to come when, on the final day of the season, the Oak clinched the league championship with a comfortable win over Huddersfield CC. What a team!”
See All Rounder Sykes Cup presentation: | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/broad-oak-represented-drakes-huddersfield-11805925 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/81ba6f366be86a0ff361c42c49c84b3dd1e86e1d6fa34245b8ab45e6ebaced9e.json |
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"Andrew Hirst"
] | 2016-08-29T20:48:29 | null | 2016-08-29T21:00:00 | Significant reduction in run-up to EU referendum | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fbig-fall-number-foreigners-coming-11814110.json | http://i3.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11814958.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS65632965.jpg | en | null | Big fall in number of foreigners coming to work in Kirklees | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | The number of foreigners coming to work in Kirklees has plummeted by a fifth
The number of foreigners coming to work in Kirklees plummeted by a fifth in the lead-up to the EU referendum.
Figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show that the number of people coming from overseas and registering for National Insurance Numbers between April and June fell significantly across the UK.
In Kirklees 574 people from abroad applied for a National Insurance Number during this three-month period, 21.5% fewer than the 731 people who did so between January and March.
The number of these registrations that went to EU citizens fell by an even greater margin, down by 23.9% from 464 to 353.
In both cases these falls were significantly larger than the UK averages of -15.3% for all registrations and -14.4% for EU citizens.
The European flag
However, the numbers in Kirklees were actually a 0.5% increase across all National Insurance Number registrations when compared with the equivalent period in 2015 and 2% for applications from the EU.
Across the UK as a whole there were 184,911 National Insurance Number registrations from adults coming from overseas in the three months from April to June.
This was a large decrease of 15.3% compared with the 218,396 in the previous quarter but only a slight decrease compared with the 186,364 who registered in April to June 2015.
The number coming from the EU followed a similar pattern with figures down from 163,592 to 139,962 quarter on quarter but up slightly on the 138,956 registrations in the same months last year.
Area // Registrations Apr-Jun 2016 (% change on previous quarter)
Calderdale // 139 (-24.5%)
Leeds // 2045 (-22.8%)
Kirklees // 574 (-21.5%)
Bradford // 1063 (-19.6%)
Wakefield // 526 (-14.7%) | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/big-fall-number-foreigners-coming-11814110 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/d119212badf5a851c2b0bb0fbddede61aa0d2d4c55edec1bf393715a0bfc3d00.json |
[
"Henryk Zientek"
] | 2016-08-31T06:48:42 | null | 2016-08-31T07:00:00 | The tree fell 40 years ago in Dean Wood, South Crosland, and a path was created around it | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Ftree-described-natural-oasis-landowner-11820240.json | http://i1.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11821005.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS98257732.jpg | en | null | Tree described as natural oasis by landowner is chopped up by 'council jobsworths' | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Council workmen have taken a chainsaw to a tree blocking a footpath in the latest twist to a long-running “right of way” dispute.
Edward and Angela Bradley, of Nether Moor Farm, South Crosland, were told by Kirklees Council to move the large oak which had fallen across the footpath on land they own in Dean Wood – or face prosecution – following a complaint from a member of the public.
The couple said they had asked to meet Kirklees officers to discuss the issue – but got no reply.
And now council workmen have finally removed it.
The couple had argued that the tree provided a haven for wildlife and that a diversion had already been created to take walkers around it three years ago.
They also said that the footpath concerned may not even be the official one intended for public use because the wood had several paths running through it.
The fallen tree
Mrs Bradley said: “We are disappointed that Kirklees Council have thought it necessary to come onto our land and remove a living oak tree that has been in situ for in excess of 40 years without complaint.
“We had offered to meet them and remove the tree ourselves if they could not agree to the limited obstruction and the use of the five-metre bypass created three years ago by the council and Friends of Dean Wood with the aid of lottery funding.
“We are still not convinced that this tree actually obstructed the definitive footpath.”
Mrs Bradley added: “Kirklees’ refusal to discuss this matter is indicative of their failure to consider the natural environment.”
And she claimed: “We tried our best to protect this oasis of nature in Huddersfield but we were undone by Kirklees Council jobsworths.”
Mrs Bradley said there were other obstacles in the area the council has agreed to which cause greater inconvenience to the public. She said: “There’s a byway open to all traffic which is marked on the definitive map which should have vehicle access but which has been replaced by a footbridge wbere riders have to walk their horse across and which vehicles cannot use because it is not wide enough.
“Why is a tree that has been there over 40 years and may not even be on a public footpath regarded as an inconvenience? And why is having to make a five-metre detour round a tree on a four kilometre walk regarded as unacceptable?”
In a statement, a Kirklees Council spokesperson said: “The council received a report of a fallen tree which on investigation was shown to be blocking a footpath. We contacted the landowner and asked them to clear the route. We advised that we would assist by removing the section that blocks the route for them. This has now been carried out.
“The council undertakes works of this nature in such a way to minimise any impact on the environment and checked for signs of a bat roost prior to carrying out the work.” | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/tree-described-natural-oasis-landowner-11820240 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/0f24f7722ce3789c75200c4ace9cb8933a967b7ccb2b58aed85dd5211f8acded.json |
[
"Dave Himelfield"
] | 2016-08-29T18:49:39 | null | 2016-08-29T19:30:00 | The hospital has a reputation as a 'brutal, beastly' place | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fwhat-like-work-storthes-hall-11798224.json | http://i4.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11815485.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS97858176.jpg | en | null | What was it like to work at Storthes Hall? Ex worker Brian Haigh looks back | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Brian Haigh at the old entrance to the former Storthes Hall Hospital admissions building
Geriatric care campaigner Barbara Robb once described Storthes Hall Hospital as akin to Nazi concentration camp Belsen.
Her disturbing account of the hospital, near Kirkburton, provoked national outcry, though an official inquiry later found it to be ‘totally unfounded or grossly exaggerated’.
But images of Storthes Hall Hospital as a ‘brutal, bestial, beastly place’ still persist 25 years after it closed.
At some stage the hospital, of which only a couple of derelict buildings remain, may have been an unpleasant place to work and live.
But in the late 1960s Brian Haigh found Storthes Hall to be a positive and orderly facility where caring staff stretched themselves to keep its 2,000 patients happy.
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Brian worked as an admin clerk in the summer of 1968 before returning to assist male patients with schizophrenia the following summer.
Had he read Robb’s book he may have felt apprehensive walking up the long driveway from Storthes Hall Lane.
Brian, 68, settled into his job quickly and became accustomed to the hospital’s sprawling campus.
But he did not find it a place of despair – even on the secure ward where dangerous patients lived.
Brian, a retired Kirklees museums curator, said: “For most of that summer, I worked with long-term schizophrenic patients.
“My role was to look after the men’s clothes, involve them in conversation, interest them in current affairs, play board games with them and try to improve their every day lives.”
The derelict former Admissions building at the old Storthes Hall Hospital site
He added: “On the wards, I found a very caring attitude towards patients. The staff were very professional and knew their patients, and their needs.
“I witnessed the same loving care on geriatric wards and a locked ward.”
Working on the secure ward with some ‘highly intelligent’ patients was enjoyable – although there was one nasty incident.
He said: “A powerful, young male patient attacked a fellow patient with intent to do serious harm. He was humanely restrained whilst a sedative was administered.”
In the days before Care in the Community, Storthes Hall held some patients who were not suited to institutionalised care, such as people with epilepsy and children with Down’s syndrome.
And there were a number of people who were beyond the help of the hospital which opened in 1904.
Brian said: “We had people who couldn’t communicate and were bedridden who basically, you put food in one end.”
But he added: “People who did the work did it with such care and attention.”
Far from having patients sat around under the chemical cosh, patients were given plenty of activities.
Many enjoyed working in the hospital’s grounds and farm while others were allowed to leave the campus during the daytime.
With particular fondness Brian recalls a pseudo-pub on the premises where non-alcoholic beer-like drinks were served and competitions and dances were arranged.
Brian, of Fenay Bridge, said: “There were games of bingo and competitions with prizes.
“Patients had ‘pocket money’ and could buy things from the shop on site.”
And relatives and friends were free to visit at their leisure.
Brian said: “There’s a notion of these places being closed off but it wasn’t.
“Apart from the locked wards it was not a closed place.”
He concluded: “We always need to be careful not to judge the past by today’s expectations or to view the sad remnant of a now lifeless building as an expression of its past history.” | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/what-like-work-storthes-hall-11798224 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/9b0aaf2508697ab5dcb56240f09fbfb2e2d68ec8be949bb7cc59b2e95303cac8.json |
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"Lauren Ballinger"
] | 2016-08-28T20:48:29 | null | 2016-08-28T20:00:00 | This CCTV footage gave owner Paul Wood a fright | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fghost-set-huddersfield-restaurant-keys-11785226.json | http://i1.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11786068.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS97744410.jpg | en | null | Did a ghost set off Huddersfield restaurant the Keys' CCTV? Or is there a rational explanation | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Please refresh this page in your browser to reload this live event video
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The Keys restaurant owner Paul Wood had a fright when a ghostly figure appeared on CCTV during closing hours.
Paul was relaxing at home when his phone bleeped to alert him someone - or something - had set off the cameras in the Byram Street restaurant, which is in the underground crypt of Huddersfield Parish Church.
Thinking it was a burglar, he glanced at his phone - and was shocked to see the bright white apparition on the screen.
He said: “If something sets the camera off when the restaurant is closed we get pictures sent to my phone, so I can be sitting at home watching the burglar and ringing the police.
“The alarm went off and i saw a ghostly figure walk past.
I have just come out of hospital with a bit of a heart problem so it made me miss a beat!
“I went down and tested the camera and it was working fine.
“The restaurant is a very spooky place - there’s something about it but you can’t put your finger on what it is. You get a bit of a tingle down your spine.
“The floor is made of gravestones. There’s been a church there for about 1,000 years so there’s a bit of scope!
The ghostly figure caught on camera at the Keys restaurant in Byram Street
“The church does have access and a couple of days later I found out the curate had let himself in that day. A defect with the camera must have made him look like a ghost, but it’s never happened before.
“But you can see the counter where his legs should be - and strangely, it didn’t pick him up leaving...”
Parish church curate Simon Crook is convinced the figure is him.
He said: “I went down into the crypt to do some photocopying that day and I must have set the alarm off as I went down.
“The camera just caught me and sent a picture to Paul’s phone. He thought a ghost had set the CCTV off.
“It’s not really spooky, but it’s a crypt and it’s where they used to bury people.
“Lots of people come to church looking for help, saying they have seen a ghost or have evidence of it, but there’s nearly always a very straightforward explanation and nothing sinister whatsoever.” | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/ghost-set-huddersfield-restaurant-keys-11785226 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/98cb65b0885cffa514934a63289afef7e7e242faaa0de85441300b29d280a5f2.json |
[
"Gina Colley"
] | 2016-08-30T08:48:43 | null | 2016-08-30T09:30:00 | Improved services and longer opening hours promised | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fbrighouse-post-office-refurb-everything-11805528.json | http://i1.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11816787.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS86703899.jpg | en | null | Brighouse Post Office refurb: Everything you need to know | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Brighouse Post Office is hoping to get a stamp of approval from customers when it gets a major facelift next month.
The post office in Wellington Arcade at Briggate, is promised a modern new look with an improved range of services.
The work is part of a multi-million pound overhaul across the country. An investment of £1.34bn for the Post Office network to carry out a transformation programme across 6,000 branches was announced in 2012.
In November, 2013, the Government announced a further £640m investment. This was earmarked to modernise a further 2,000 branches and invest £20 million in around 3,400 community branches, which post office bosses say are often the last shop in the village.
When will it close for refurbishment?
Brighouse Post Office will need to close at 5.30pm on Monday, September 5, for the refurbishment to take place, and it will re-open at 1pm on Wednesday, September 14.
Caroline Pritchard, area manager, said: “We are making it easier for customers to get their cash, send and collect their mail and do their banking because we know how important these services are to local residents.”
She added: “We are confident that this vibrant new-style Post Office at the heart of the local community will meet customer needs. This modernisation is part of a major investment programme, the largest in the history of the Post Office.”
Post Office stock
What are the new opening hours?
The branch will open from 9am to 5.30pm on Monday to Saturday, with a selection of Post Office services available at the retail counter during shop opening hours. The opening hours will increase by an extra five hours every Saturday afternoon. At the moment, the Saturday closing time is 12.30pm.
What services will be on offer?
The new open-plan look will include four serving positions and two modern screened counters.
Local residents and small business customers will be able to access a wide range of Post Office and mailing services including international parcels, Special Delivery, Local Collect and home shopping returns, make cash withdrawals from a Post Office Card Account, send funds abroad using Moneygram, pay bills, buy holiday money, get insurance, mortgages and savings, and top up mobile phones.
As the traditional banking network declines, customers from the majority (99%) of UK banks can use their post office for cash deposits and withdrawals and bill payments. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/brighouse-post-office-refurb-everything-11805528 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/8c4ef68129e2907e457ac825fb881f8ecad7234d56793a5a712133b0156d4736.json |
[
"Louise Cooper"
] | 2016-08-27T14:48:10 | null | 2016-08-27T14:00:00 | District judge slams 'half-cocked police inquiry' | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fprison-worker-cleared-barging-pregant-11806061.json | http://i3.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11122674.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS82786484.jpg | en | null | Prison worker cleared of barging pregant woman in Kingsgate Centre | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | A prison worker has been cleared of assaulting a heavily-pregnant woman at the Kingsgate Shopping Centre in Huddersfield.
Brian McKay, 46, of Lightcliffe Road, Huddersfield, was found not guilty of shoulder barging Stefanie Pogson, who was 38 weeks pregnant, while she was out shopping with her partner on January 22.
Mr McKay denied he was there and told his trial at Kirklees Magistrates Court he was working at Armley Prison in Leeds at the time.
Police failed to interview Mr McKay to verify his whereabouts and District Judge Michael Fanning slammed the investigation and said: “This is a half-cocked police enquiry.”
The court heard how Mr McKay was a client of employment advisor Ms Pogson who helped him find work after living on benefits for more than a year.
She told the court in evidence: “We were walking towards the exit and coming up to the jewellers. I saw Mr McKay coming quite widely round the corner with a fixated gaze on me.
“He was walking towards me with some intent. I was walking relatively slow pace as he came towards me veering towards my right shoulder.
“It was a recognisable movement.”
Kirklees Magistrates Court, Huddersfield.
She told the court her partner asked her: “Did that guy just barge into you?”
The court heard Ms Pogson stopped briefly in TK Maxx and was ‘shaken’ by what had happened.
She then continued walking and phoned police as she got to her car on Station Street.
The court heard Mr McKay was summoned to appear at court and was not interviewed by police.
District Judge Michael Fanning said: “This is a half-cocked police enquiry.”
He then questioned the defendant as to why – if he was in fact at work – did he not bring the paperwork to prove it.
Mr McKay said he wasn’t asked to bring it.
Court in Brief: Charges of assault, drink driving and theft
The judge added: “I have no doubt that Ms Pogson believes he is the person who shoulder barged her.”
But he said “ghastly errors” had occurred in other cases with identification and no witness evidence could be provided to the contrary.
He said police failed to ask the victim’s partner to attend an identity parade which could have assisted the case.
He said it was up to the Crown to prove a negative alibi.
The judge decided the case on the evidence before him that Mr McKay was not guilty of assault and he was free to leave court. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/prison-worker-cleared-barging-pregant-11806061 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/43bda9fb8bd2e0f65f53e84f5ac96812679e37c99c4232b3a436845b37c81b79.json |
[
"Dave Himelfield"
] | 2016-08-29T08:48:43 | null | 2016-08-29T09:00:00 | Anyone under 25 is advised to be vaccinated | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fmeningitis-vaccination-youre-starting-university-11798706.json | http://i2.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11812781.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS71276644.jpg | en | null | Get a meningitis vaccination if you're starting university or college in September, say doctors | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Glass held on child's arm covered in purple rash (glass test for meningitis), close-up
If you’re off to university or college in autumn – get a meningitis vaccine.
That’s the message from Public Health England which is coordinating the vaccination against the deadly disease.
Meningitis can be prevalent in places with high concentrations of teenagers and young adults, including colleges, universities and halls of residence.
GPs will be writing to 17 and 18-year-olds and 19-year-old who missed last year’s vaccination.
Anyone under 25 and attending college or university is also advised to get vaccinated.
The ‘MenACWY’ vaccination programme was introduced last year following a large increase in infections caused by a highly aggressive strain of group W meningococcal bacteria.
The disease can develop suddenly and progress rapidly. Early symptoms include headache, vomiting, muscle pain, fever, and cold hands and feet.
Speak to your GP about getting vaccinated. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/meningitis-vaccination-youre-starting-university-11798706 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/2bab12d842cd6a7a978f56d1a085fb05cb8acf63db67c392f35b58cda211e148.json |
[
"Hilarie Stelfox"
] | 2016-08-30T14:48:56 | null | 2016-08-30T14:00:00 | Giving the Gift of Life is something everyone should talk over with their families | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fyou-organ-donor-register-majority-11806984.json | http://i4.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11818673.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/CS44135520.jpg | en | null | Are you on the organ donor register? Majority would accept a donated organ - but shockingly few on the register | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | More than 10,000 people in the UK are awaiting a transplant at any one time. Sadly, three of these people die each day.
While research by the NHS shows that 87% of us are in favour of being a donor after death and 94% said they would accept an organ donation if their life was at risk only 28% of the population is on the organ donation register.
Jayne Greenhalgh, the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Specialist Nurse for Organ Donation, used to work in an intensive care unit, which specialised in liver and kidney transplants, and says: “I have seen for myself the difference a transplant can make. These patients are incredibly poorly, usually with very little quality of life. A transplant changes that and can mean that someone goes on to live a happy, healthy life, all thanks to their amazing donor.”
As part of the Yorkshire Organ Donation Team, Jayne is one of the professionals who speak to the families of potential donors. She explains how a donation takes place: “A message will come through to our pager system, usually from one of our A&E departments or Intensive Care Units, informing the team that a patient is sadly not expected to survive. It is always a sad call. We take some details and assess whether the patient could have the potential to donate their organs after they have died. We would also check to see if they have expressed their wishes about donation on the National Organ Donor Register.
Jayne Greenhalgh, Specialist Nurse for Organ Donation for the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS FoundationTrust and a member of the Yorkshire Organ Donation Team
“Sometimes families will already have come forward to say they know their loved one would want to be a donor, but if they haven’t then it’s a conversation I would have with them when the time was right.
“Our message to anyone interested in becoming an organ donor is to speak to your loved ones and tell them your wishes; it makes it far easier for a family to make this decision on your behalf it they know your wishes.”
Jayne supports families through the entire process of donation and says: “These donors and their families are very special. Their generosity and thought for others at such a difficult time is always inspiring.”
In the last four months donors in our area have given the Gift of Life through 24 transplants – including one heart transplant, four liver transplants, 10 kidney transplants and 4 corneal transplant. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/you-organ-donor-register-majority-11806984 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/68b2764af28b177c9886221bde6184ad36d5455140d82dd9fa8b865f0f7f21b7.json |
[
"Rory Benson"
] | 2016-08-30T08:49:13 | null | 2016-08-30T08:40:00 | A handful of options should Town lose their star striker | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnews%2Fcould-huddersfield-town-add-german-11805041.json | http://i4.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11196564.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS87567468.jpg | en | null | Could Huddersfield Town add a German striker to their ranks if Nahki Wells leaves? | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Huddersfield Town's Nahki Wells has been the subject of constant speculation this summer with the likes of Newcastle United, Derby County and Aston Villa all linked to the 26-year-old.
Wells netted 17 goals for Town last campaign and a clinical striker is a must-have for all promotion-chasing sides.
Town boss David Wagner claims his side are done in the transfer window and do not want to sell their talisman, but admits he is ready to be reactive should something happen in the window.
WATCH: David Wagner talks about the transfer window
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Whether Wagner will need to source another striker is another matter, with Wells himself insisting he is fully focused on life at the John Smith's Stadium .
But should a bid of £8m+ come in from one of the Championship 'big boys', it's hard to see the club holding on to their prized asset.
Wagner, Head of Football Operations Stuart Webber and owner Dean Hoyle will have a back-up plan thought through should Wells be tempted away from West Yorkshire and here we look at five forwards who could be potential candidates to replace the Bermudian.
Robert Zulj
Greuther Furth
Wagner could dip into the German market again this window having brought in five players from his homeland already.
The boss has distanced Town from a move for VfB Stuttgart's Simon Terodde, but another Bundesliga II player the head coach could look at is Greuther Furth's Robert Zulj.
The 24-year-old would likely fill Wells' newer role as the secondary striker should he be seen as the Bermudian's replacement, with Kachunga pushing further up the pitch.
The Austrian scored eight goals in the German second tier last season, but notched seven assists and could bring a creative spark to Town.
WATCH: Robert Zulj in action
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Zulj could be seen as a Fernando Foristieri-style striker - someone who can pick up 10 to 15 goals a season but is also in the team to bring the likes of Gary Hooper into play.
The Greuther Furth forward would not be a like-for-like replacement for Wells and his performances would heavily depend on Kachunga's ability to score goals in the Championship.
It is also worth noting that, at 24 years of age and playing in the German second tier, signing Zulj would be a gamble - although possibly not an expensive one - and one Wagner may not want to take given his side's scorching start to the season.
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Adam Armstrong
Coventry City's Adam Armstrong celebrates
The Newcastle striker spent last year on loan at Coventry City, bagging 20 goals in 38 League One starts for the Sky Blues.
The 20-year-old signed a four-year deal with the Toon, but is eyeing a loan deal away from St James' Park this season, according to the Chronicle.
Newcastle are keen on bringing in a top-quality first-team striker and Armstrong sees his development away from the North East club this season.
After agreeing his new deal, Armstrong said: "My agent told me Coventry were interested so I took it straight away. Being on loan for the first time I didn't really know what to expect.
WATCH: Adam Armstrong's goals for Coventry City last season
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"Everything was perfect. It was put on a plate for me, everything I wanted was there. For me to get 20 goals at 18 or 19 is unbelievable.
"The next step now is to do it again."
The youngster will likely want to prove himself at a higher level this season and could be a like-for-like replacement for Nahki Wells - if Newcastle allow their man to join a Championship rival.
The England under-19 international has pace to burn and is clinical in front of goal - leading him to be selected in the PFA League One Team of the Year last campaign.
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Nils Petersen
Nils Petersen scores a goal for Germany at the 2016 Olympics in Rio
Another German David Wagner could look at should Wells leave is SC Freiburg's Nils Petersen.
Petersen would likely be the most expensive option on this list, but has a good pedigree - having previously played for Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen - as well as being clinical in front of goal.
The 27-year-old scored six goals in six games at the Olympics in Rio and netted 21 times in the Bundesliga 2 last season, helping Freiburg achieve promotion.
WATCH: Nils Petersen's goals for Freiburg in the 2014/15 season
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Although being promoted to the top tier of German football may keep Petersen at Freiburg, Town's strong start to the season and the belief they could reach the Premier League could lure the striker to the John Smith's Stadium.
Freiburg bought the forward from Bremen at the start of last season for just over £2m, so the Breisgau-Brasilianer could drive a hard bargain for their talisman.
However, the current record transfer out of the German side is former Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse for £10m.
Should Town go in for the forward it is unlikely he would cost more than the Senegalese striker and the sale of Wells would cover most of the transfer fee.
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Will Grigg
Northern Ireland's Will Grigg celebrates
If Armstrong had a strong campaign in League One last season, Will Grigg was well and truly on fire.
The Northern Ireland international slotted 28 times in all competitions for Wigan in their title-winning season and was named in the PFA League One Team of the Year alongside the Newcastle forward.
Wigan signed the 25-year-old for £1.2m from Brentford at the start of last season and he has more than proved his worth to boss Gary Caldwell - even being named as the 25th best player at Euro 2016 despite not playing a minute.
WATCH: All of Will Grigg's goals for Wigan last campaign
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Grigg has another two years on his contract at the DW Stadium and is now one of the most well-known names in football, so it is hard to put a price on the former Walsall man, but a transfer for Wells should provide enough capital to bring the forward to the John Smith's Stadium.
The front-man has four goals for the Latics already this campaign his ability to terrify defences would make him a strong replacement for Wells should he be sold.
Also, did we mention that chant? Name one North Stand Loyal member who won't love belting that one out.
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Victor Anichebe
Victor Anichebe
Okay, hear me out with this one.
Although Anichebe may not fit into Wagner's preferred system, the former West Brom and Everton striker could provide something different for Town.
Elias Kachunga has already shown very promising signs in the Championship and could well take over Nahki Wells' mantle should he leave.
Anichebe could come in as a second striker to help knock on the door should plan A not work for Town - and that will happen.
Bournemouth brought in Kenwyne Jones on loan from Cardiff in their promotion season - a player unsuited to Eddie Howe's all-action style of play - yet his header salvaged a crucial point away at Ipswich in the run-in.
WATCH: Victor Anichebe score for Everton in the FA Cup
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The 6'2" Anichebe could be Town's Jones - the Andy Carroll-style player to throw on with 10 minutes to go who could pop up with a header in the dying minutes.
The Nigerian was released by West Brom earlier in the transfer window so no fee would be required, but the stumbling block could be Anichebe's wages.
The forward was reportedly on £32,000-a-week at the Hawthorns - which Town could not offer - but the striker may well have to take a pay-cut to continue plying his trade in the English game, having had a disappointing season with Albion last year.
Maybe not be the most likely figure to see at the John Smith's Stadium, but Anichebe could be a possibilty.
Poll loading … | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/could-huddersfield-town-add-german-11805041 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/033fce6be14b0bb595f0e69df4ccb5763bb470778909560d02292476430bb7c2.json |
[
"Doug Thomson"
] | 2016-08-28T14:48:15 | null | 2016-08-28T15:00:00 | Former Charlton Athletic player Tareiq Holmes-Dennis is ready for his new Northern challenge | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnews%2Fnew-huddersfield-town-man-family-11802921.json | http://i2.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11804695.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS97950550.jpg | en | null | New Huddersfield Town man on family, friends and staying grounded | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Friends and family play a big part in the life of Tareiq Holmes-Dennis.
It’s fair to say that without them, the 20-year-old wouldn’t be looking forward to what he hopes will be a bright future under David Wagner at Huddersfield Town.
WATCH: David Wagner on his new signing
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A quick scan of the left-back’s Twitter feed revealed a string of good-luck messages following this week’s £500,000 transfer from Charlton Athletic.
But highly-rated Holmes-Dennis doesn’t seem the kind to get carried away by his popularity, or reputation as a good footballing prospect.
He’s quicker to thank others, including his mum, grandparents and Charlton academy manager Steve Avory, than claim any personal credit for the progress he’s made since joining the South-East London club at the age of eight.
“I just try to be myself and stay humble,” said Holmes-Dennis, who has signed a three-year Town contract, with the club having the option of adding a further 12 months.
Family visits are likely to be regular over that time.
“Me and my mum have a tight relationship, and my grandparents also follow my career closely,” added the former England Under 18 international, whose dad Marcel Dennis played Conference football for Bromley.
“I think my mum will find it strange that I’m so far away, but she’s fully behind this move and she’ll be coming to see me, I’m sure.”
Holmes-Dennis is used to being away from home after loan spells at Oxford United, Plymouth Argyle, for whom he featured in the League II play-offs, and Oldham Athletic, where he was part of a successful fight against relegation from League I last season.
With his 14 Charlton appearances, 12 of them in the Championship. added on, he’s played 61 senior games, scoring once, in Plymouth’s 3-2 League II win over Tranmere Rovers at Home Park in April 2015.
“Those loans have been really important for me,” he said.
“It’s not just playing first-team football, but also living away, coping on your own, meeting new people and going into a different dressing room.
“You learn a lot about yourself and it gives you confidence, and I have to say all the people I met at all three clubs I was loaned to really helped me.
“I haven’t a bad word to say about any of them, or Charlton either, because I learned so much there, and Steve Avory was a huge influence as I was coming through the ranks.”
Among playing colleagues at Charlton was Kasey Palmer, the England Under 21 midfielder currently on loan to Town from Chelsea.
“Kasey and I spoke when Huddersfield came in for me, and what he said was good to hear,” explained Holmes-Dennis, who played alongside Town keeper Joel Coleman at Oldham and knows the club’s former Southend United midfielder Jack Payne through mutual friends.
“He told me about the ambition at the club, how the boss is with the players and the way supporters are getting behind the team.
“I played here for Charlton last season (Town won 5-0 in January) so I got first-hand experience of the way the team play.
“It’s a style that should suit me and the way I like to play.
“Obviously I am a defender first and foremost, but I do like to get forward, take players on and get crosses into the box.”
The arrival of Holmes-Dennis follows the departure of Australian international Jason Davidson on loan to Dutch side FC Groningen with the possibility of a permanent move.
It makes Town’s senior squad 25-strong ahead of transfer deadline day on Wednesday and provides competition for Chris Lowe.
WATCH: Town's new signing Tareiq Holmes-Dennis
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“He’s a good player, and I know I will have to work hard to have any chance of getting into the side,” said Holmes-Dennis.
“It’s all part of the challenge of this move.” | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/new-huddersfield-town-man-family-11802921 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/e95df1a45e486d512c1ae367bb44d4ea20c9b9df1d0b5d891f36463c8e073409.json |
[
"Andrew Hirst"
] | 2016-08-27T18:48:07 | null | 2016-08-27T19:00:00 | Brian Haigh, former Assistant Head of Kirklees Cutural Services looks at Huddersfield’s rich musical heritage and recalls a TV documentary by world famous Huddersfield actor James Mason | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fnostalgia-hollywood-star-james-mason-11787085.json | http://i4.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11740910.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS95640720.jpg | en | null | Nostalgia: When Hollywood star James Mason returned to Huddersfield | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | James Mason in a still from the 1972 Yorkshire Television documentary Home James outside his family home on Croft House Lane in Marsh looking down the road towards Marsh Grove Road.
Brian Haigh, former Assistant Head of Kirklees Cutural Services who has worked closely with Opera North on Kirklees Concert Seasons, looks at Huddersfield’s rich musical heritage and recalls a TV documentary by world famous Huddersfield actor James Mason in 1972.
A fuller version of this feature is published in the latest edition of the Huddersfield Local History Society Journal (issue 27).
It was a visit by one of Huddersfield’s greatest sons that people still remember.
Back in the early 1970s Hollywood actor James Mason – then 63 – returned to Huddersfield to film a Yorkshire Television programme called Home James which looked at the town’s music traditions.
The Huddersfield portrayed in the film is rooted in the past as if none of the developments begun in the 1960s had ever taken place. The men walk to work; they clock-in and doff their caps to Mr Jack and Mr Ernest. The millocracy oversee their family businesses by day and then ride home in their Rolls Royces to comfortable homes and cocktail parties. What brings them all together is a love of music and music-making.
Actor James Mason as German Field Marshal Rommel 1951 in the film Rommel, Desert Fox
In his narration James Mason said: “There is no passion more indigenous to Huddersfield than its music. It draws together the people from every walk of life. More people are involved in music here than in any other town in Britain. Of an evening Huddersfield and its valleys can muster six performing church choirs, 16 registered brass bands, one chamber music society, one madrigal society, three light opera societies, three choral societies, three male voice choirs, one women’s choir, one youth ensemble and two symphony orchestras.”
Some of its roots can be traced back to churches.
While chapel and Sunday school certainly played their part teaching children to read music and to play instruments, the established church was not far behind in promoting music as part of the act of worship and as morally and spiritually uplifting. Many of those who met at the Plough Inn on June 7, 1836, when they established the Huddersfield Choral Society, were Anglicans. The Roman Catholic St Patrick’s Church was to play a prominent role in the town’s musical life in the middle of the 19th century.
Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra started inauspiciously in 1862 when the Unitarian minister of Fitzwilliam Street ‘got a number of lads and young men around him, gave them lessons and bought many instruments’. For the first few years Mr Thomas’s band was ‘exceedingly crude and often painfully out of tune,’ but over time the players developed in skills and confidence and, in 1885, established Huddersfield Philharmonic Society (not to be confused with the earlier society of the same name).
It was local pride which encouraged the formation of the Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1891, a group of enthusiasts were led by cellist John Taylor who declared that “the lack of an orchestra was an affront to the village.”
The orchestra, which had had a shaky start, began to enjoy success both locally and from 1911 in competitions held around the country.
“I do not know where Slaithwaite is, but musically it is bigger than Birmingham,” declared Sir Granville Bantock, Professor of Music at Birmingham University, having heard the winners of the Orchestral Class at the Midland Music Festival perform the Overture from Die Meistersinger.
A Slaithwaite Philharmonic concert in 1954
Competitiveness, the desire to be the best and to rival local towns, played an important part in the later history of the brass band movement.
The president of the Huddersfield and District Brass Band Association said: “We want Huddersfield to lead the way in this country. It does lead the way – other bands look to us to show them how to do things.”
It was the desire to make music better that encouraged choirs, orchestras and brass bands to employ professional conductors, choirmasters and soloists.
Sir Malcolm Sargent’s name has become synonymous with that of the Huddersfield Choral Society, which had been employing professional conductors for at least 70 years before his appointment.
From the 1890s Huddersfield Philharmonic employed a professional conductor. The celebrated Yorkshire composer, Arthur Butterworth, was the society’s longest serving conductor. In his 30 years from 1964 with the orchestra, he introduced a wider and, sometimes demanding repertoire.
Mrs Sunderland retired after more than 30 years on the concert stage to become a ‘teacher of singing.’
As well as elementary and technical education, the Mechanics’ Institution and the Female Educational Institute introduced the liberal arts into the curriculum. Singing classes featured from the 1850s while regular soirees provided a platform for the performance of music and the spoken word.
With surplus funds from the celebration of Mrs Sunderland’s Golden Wedding, the Technical School (successor to the Mechanics’ Institution) was invited to organise a musical competition.
Yorkshire’s Queen of Song gave the venture her blessing and presented the prizes at the first competition in April 1889 when there were 37 competitors. It remains a major event in Huddersfield’s musical calendar and has gone from strength to strength. This year’s Mrs Sunderland Festival attracted more than 3,300 people in 10 days of musical competition and many hundreds more took part in programme of workshops and events. The standards were said to be higher than ever.
St Paul’s Church on Queensgate was converted in 1979 into a concert hall for student performances and professional recitals.
Since 1983 it has been home to Huddersfield Music Society, founded in 1918, to promote live concerts by professional artists.
Dame Myra Hess, Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten, Paul Robeson, the Manchester Camerata and many others have appeared at venues around the town.
Paul Robeson, singer, 15th December 1958.
Johann Strauss, the elder, and his orchestra appeared at the recently completed Philosophical Hall – later to become the Theatre Royal – in 1838. Lizst performed here in 1840, Jenny Lind in 1849 and Adelina Patti in 1862.
Huddersfield may have changed considerably in the last 40 years but music is still its heartbeat.
The community pages of the Kirklees website still show a wealth of musical groups and societies. Just how accurate James Mason’s figures were is open to question, but many, if not most, of the groups he listed survive. There are more choirs and amateur operatic societies now than then, but fewer brass bands. Many struggle to fill a venue or to raise the funds they need to keep going. Costs have increased while box office receipts have fallen.
And then there are the budget cuts in these times of great austerity, audiences growing older and so many alternative attractions ranging from new technology to the eae of travelling to nearby cities.
Music may not be the single uniting factor but it still has the power to enthuse and energise people from all walks of life and to take them beyond their everyday worries and concerns to the sublime.
Brian Haigh
* This edition of the Huddersfield Local History Society Journal (issue 27) includes articles on Marsden Mechanics Institute, Travelling Around Huddersfield 1880-1920 and the Lindley Bicycle Club up to the First World War.
The journal is available for £4 at Waterstones in Kingsgate, Huddersfield and Newstrack (Huddersfield Railway Station) or for £5.50 including p&p from www.huddersfieldhistory.org.uk or from HLHS, 24 Sunnybank Rd, HD3 3DE (cheque payable to Huddersfield Local History Society). | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/nostalgia-hollywood-star-james-mason-11787085 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/620002b1c183fc639392f965563262d811d09d17a9369daac116ade742775a36.json |
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"Dave Himelfield"
] | 2016-08-30T18:48:57 | null | 2016-08-30T19:30:00 | Report finds Kirklees smokers aren't great quitters - and we have higher than average smoking-related deaths | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fyou-more-likely-smoke-you-11819371.json | http://i2.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11819613.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS90905098.jpg | en | null | Are you more likely to smoke if you come from Huddersfield? | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | It seems Huddersfield folk like their cigarettes too much.
According to official figures, the number of smokers in Kirklees is at its lowest ever level. But Kirklees is below average when it come to successfully ditching the fags – and local people also have a higher than average death rate from smoking-related diseases.
Local health chiefs said there was still ‘a lot of work to do’ to reduce smoking rates further.
A spokesperson for Kirklees Public Health said: “The historical impact of higher smoking rates means that the council and our partners in the North Kirklees CCG (clinical commissioning group) and Greater Huddersfield CCG still have a lot of work to do on improving outcomes for people living with smoking related ill health.
“The pressures these health problems place on services and the devastating impact they can have on people’s lives demonstrate how important it is that we continue to reduce smoking rates.”
Kirklees residents weren’t great at kicking the habit.
While nearly two-thirds of smokers (64%) who attempted to quit in 2015 successfully managed it, more than a third (36%) relapsed.
This was worse than the Yorkshire average (73%) for successful quitters and the England average (71%).
Smoking rates in Kirklees reached a record low last year.
Cigarettes stubbed-out in an ashtray, stock
Just one in six people (16.4%) in Kirklees were smokers last year, according to figures from Public Health England.
This is better than the Yorkshire average (18.6%) and considerably better than in Barnsley and Bradford where more than one in five smoked. And it was slightly better than the average for England (16.9%).
But Kirklees has a higher than average rate of smoking related deaths with 293.7 deaths per 100,000 between 2012 and 2014.
The England average is 274.8 per thousand.
And Calderdale smokers were better than average at quitting – 74% managed to successfully stop.
But despite smoking levels in the borough being at their lowest ever, Calderdale had a higher than average proportion of smokers (18.7%).
And it had a higher than average smoking-related death rate (319.3 per 100,000) between 2012 to 2014.
Clr Faisal Shoukat, Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member for Public Health, said: “Over the past few years smoking prevalence in Calderdale has fallen. We continue to do lots of innovative work to tackle smoking, together with the NHS, schools and other organisations.
Calderdale councillor Faisal Shoukat
“We were the first council in West Yorkshire to sign up to the Local Government Declaration on Tobacco Control, which shows our commitment to reducing smoking rates and highlighting the risk to health from tobacco.
“We have also signed up to Breathe 2025 to inspire a smoke-free generation, where children are born and raised in a place where smoking isn’t seen as the norm.”
For help quitting visit: http://kirklees.yorkshiresmokefree.nhs.uk or http://calderdale.yorkshiresmokefree.nhs.uk . | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/you-more-likely-smoke-you-11819371 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/82aecc1e0ec69495ee6dd5bba052d88ee59bbcf1e8f44f44e455e54ac747bacb.json |
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"Andrew Hirst"
] | 2016-08-26T13:02:06 | null | 2016-08-25T20:00:00 | "It's a real challenge" says retiring principal Peter McCann | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Ffrustration-kirklees-college-over-english-11798593.json | http://i1.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article8543917.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/Examiner.png | en | null | Frustration at Kirklees College over English and maths resits | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | At Kirklees College more than 400 students have successfully completed their maths and English GCSEs re-sits.
But the college head shares the frustration of students forced to do the resits by the government.
Peter McCann, Kirklees College Principal, said: “We are of course delighted for our students that have now got this critical qualification behind them. However, we share in the frustration of those students who came to us having not achieved their grade C in GSCE maths and English in school, who have been unable to pass their re-sit GCSE despite passing their main vocational college programme, with many merits and distinctions recorded.
Kirklees College Principal Peter McCann
“It is a real challenge for our students to do a further year studying maths and English, in addition to taking on their new vocational qualification at college. Our pass rates for the vocational qualification elements remain very high. We will continue to work hard to help our students who didn’t pass this time to remain motivated and be successful for the reminder of their time in college.”
Passing Maths and English GCSE remains a top priority nationally, with the government legislating that all students aged 16-18 who do not have a C grade or above, continue studying the subjects alongside their main study programmes.
At Huddersfield Grammar School all its Year 11 students achieved A* to C grades in five or more subjects including both English Language and mathematics with
61% of all grades were awarded at A* or A.
Alice Evans and Francesca Tinsdeall both achieved the maximum 11 A* grades in all subjects. Others to achieve all A* and A grades are Ealish Corkill who achieved 9 A* and 2 A grades, Imogen Davey who achieved 9 A* and 1 A grade, Madeleine Dalby who achieved 7 A* and 3 A grades, and Annabel Singh who achieved 4 A* and 6 A grades. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/frustration-kirklees-college-over-english-11798593 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/9fbb80ea38647cb1250efeea80222debf97d086aaa29cf5811c568abc6ea7dd7.json |
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"Blake Welton"
] | 2016-08-27T06:47:57 | null | 2016-08-27T07:30:00 | Ahead of today's encounter, the Examiner looks at some of the connections between the two clubs through the years | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnews%2Fconnect4-links-between-huddersfield-town-11796691.json | http://i2.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11796684.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/Town-Wolves.jpg | en | null | Connect4: Links between Huddersfield Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers ahead of Championship clash | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | It's a top-of-the-table clash at the John Smith's Stadium today as leaders Huddersfield Town entertain third-place Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Town head into the game unbeaten in four and buoyed by the last-gasp Jonathan Hogg winner against Barnsley last weekend to see them go two points clear at the summit of the Championship table.
Wolves have also started the season well under charismatic new manager Walter Zenga and boast a record of two wins and two draws, recording an impressive 3-1 away victory to local rivals Birmingham last weekend.
Both sides' high summer recruitment drive so far seems to have paid dividends – Town capturing their 13th signing with Tareiq Holmes-Dennis from Charlton Athletic on Wednesday as Wolves look to bring their spending spree to a total of ten with Moroccan midfielder Romain Saiss and Dutch striker Paul Gladon understood to be edging closer moves.
There has also been a number of connections between both clubs through the years as well, with the top 4 club links outlined below. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/connect4-links-between-huddersfield-town-11796691 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/cf0085d04bd52a49bc1f1a850b976441da6f513699ce0ba3554b095b7ae14572.json |
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"Dave Himelfield"
] | 2016-08-27T08:48:52 | null | 2016-08-27T08:00:00 | Despite confusion as to how plan will work survey respondents unhappy at single option presented | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fhuddersfield-ae-consultation-results-residents-11806375.json | http://i1.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article10957484.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS81078524.jpg | en | null | Huddersfield A&E consultation results: Residents baffled by plan they say lacks detail and clarity | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | More than 1,000 people attended a #HandsOffHRI rally in St George's Square in January
It’s the biggest shake-up of our local NHS in a generation.
And naturally, it’s an immense, detailed plan that needs careful explaining.
So did people understand how the complex proposal would work in practice?
Not exactly.
A large proportion did themselves no favours by failing to read the full ‘brochure’; just 44% claimed to have read the whole document before filling out the questionnaire.
RCRTRP Almost 9% of respondents said they hadn't read any of the consultation documents
Nevertheless many people struggled to get their heads around the plan. And some were positively flummoxed by it.
The official report notes that respondents felt that the plan as presented was short on crucial details and poorly explained.
Regardless of whether survey respondents fully understood the details of the proposal, the report found that many thought the proposal was a ‘done deal’.
The report said: “There is criticism and suspicion of only consulting on a single option. This led to respondents using terms like ‘done deal’.
It added: “The language and clarity of the proposals within the consultation documents and the structure of the survey was criticised.”
Sex of respondents
And respondents were not happy to be presented with a single plan for the next few decades of healthcare.
A Huddersfield man, 59, wrote in his questionnaire: “There are numerous alternatives, but as has been stated, your present consultation is so lacking in the necessary information. The first step is to go back and gather information which is sufficiently detailed, reliable and valid.”
A 66-year-old Huddersfield woman wrote: “The failure to have a plan B is appalling.” | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/huddersfield-ae-consultation-results-residents-11806375 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/7f05bd99f8863d42a857057ccddb0affe7a6a51c044267601505f28b68817f2d.json |
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"Samantha Robinson"
] | 2016-08-26T16:48:44 | null | 2016-08-26T16:00:00 | New grooming parlour Alice in Groomingland given paw of approval from Crufts Best in Show winner Devon | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fnational-dog-day-would-your-11804506.json | http://i1.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11805790.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS97958620.jpg | en | null | National Dog Day: Would your dog enjoy a blueberry and vanilla facial? | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Opening of Alice in Groomland, Beast Market, Huddersfield. left to right, Allison Rogers - propretor, Marie Burns with Crufts winner 'Devon', Mayor and Mayoress of Kirklees, Clr Jim Dodds and Carol Dodds.
Blueberry and vanilla facials, milk thistle paw treatments — there’s some very pampered pooches at Alice in Groomingland.
The town centre grooming parlour and doggy spa was opened by a canine celebrity this week — Devon, the Westie crowned Best in Show at Crufts this year.
The parlour, in Beast Market in Huddersfield town centre, wants to offer a high-end grooming experience for its four-legged clientele, with massages and fresh breath treatments on the menu.
Salon owner and award-winning dog groomer Alison Rogers, formerly of Pretty Paws in Holmfirth, decided to move her business into Huddersfield, complete with a whimsical Alice in Wonderland-themed rebranding.
She said: “It’s a salon and a spa. We offer a different experience to most grooming parlours.”
Alison argues that people enjoy a pampering session when they visit the hairdressers — so why shouldn’t our furry friends?
“You can see how relaxed the dogs are,” she said. “We spend time with the dogs so they get used to the environment and enjoy it.”
Friday is National Dog Day - here are some of Huddersfield's cutest canines!
On Thursday the Mayor and Mayoress of Kirklees, Clr Jim Dodds and wife Carol, joined Crufts winner Devon and her owner Marie Burns at the official opening.
Alison said: “Marie is a friend of mine. When she won Best in Show with Devon we were over the moon.
“Who better to open the grooming parlour than the winner of Crufts?” | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/national-dog-day-would-your-11804506 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/bf99e13c820d02c302269901269d170d021fb78b76dce23da76ccff613abb9f1.json |
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"Andrew Robinson"
] | 2016-08-31T12:49:46 | null | 2016-08-31T11:45:00 | Lightcliffe couple teach line dancing at three classes a week | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fmeet-line-dancing-duo-celebrating-11820294.json | http://i3.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11822502.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS98283075.jpg | en | null | Meet the line dancing duo celebrating a dazzling 60 years of marriage! | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Please refresh this page in your browser to reload this live event video
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Take your pardner by the hand and make way for line dancing stars Ron and Wendy Huckerby.
The veterans - old-timers in American parlance - are both 80 and have been visiting dance halls since they met at the age of 17.
A few years ago they both underwent hip replacement operations and, remarkably, only needed a few weeks of rest before hitting the dance floor again.
This week the couple - who teach three line dancing classes a week - are celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary.
Mr Huckerby said they had been line dancing for around 20 years and dance floor partners since the early 1950s.
“There’s no problem with the hip replacements, apart from the occasional twinge,” said Mr Huckerby. “There’s no pain and most days you don’t feel anything, it’s like a normal hip.
Ron and Wendy Huckerby of Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe on their wedding day
“We both do about 20-odd dances at each class. It keeps us fit.”
Mrs Huckerby, who has been dancing since she was five, described line dancing as exercise for both brain and body.
“With all the different steps, it keeps your brain active. We have met some good friends line dancing - it’s brilliant.”
The pair, who live at Lightcliffe, teach line dancing at Brighouse Assembly Rooms (Fridays from 10.30am - two one-hour classes) and the Christ Church Centre, Lightcliffe (Thursdays from 8pm).
In the last decade they have helped raise around £20,000 from raffles in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
They have two children, Mark and Joanne, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Mr Huckerby formerly worked at Marshalls in Southowram where he was a contract sales manager. Mrs Huckerby was a housewife.
They are having a family party at the weekend and dozens of line dancing friends are expected at the Christ Church Centre on Thursday to mark their 60th wedding anniversary. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/meet-line-dancing-duo-celebrating-11820294 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/b57c6b82db5169573fb265f88d5a576c60605ac64bcff9556565e1652acb6b63.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T18:48:57 | null | 2016-08-28T12:00:00 | Up to 50 firefighters tackled blaze at Mirfield Prestige and West Riding Jaguar Garage | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fmirfield-garage-blaze-non-malicious-11811062.json | http://i4.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11811104.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS98126049.jpg | en | null | Mirfield garage blaze was "non-malicious", investigators say | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Please refresh this page in your browser to reload this live event video
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Up to 50 firefighters tackled a blaze which ripped through Mirfield garage premises on Saturday night.
Fire crews from stations across West Yorkshire were called out to Mirfield Prestige and West Riding Jaguar in Huddersfield Road at 8.25pm.
The road was closed overnight while fire engines and police vehicles attended the scene. The busy main A644 only re-opened on Sunday morning.
Det Insp Paul Savage, of Kirklees CID, said fire investigators believed the cause of theblaze to be “non-malicious.”
Watch commander Alex Macfarlane, of Rastrick Fire Station, said around 50 firefighters from Mirfield, Rastrick, Cleckheaton, Huddersfield, Fairweather Green in Bradford, Leeds and Bradford tackled the blaze. He said their task was initially hampered by difficulties accessing water supplies.
Simon Morley Fire at Mirfield Prestige Garage, Huddersfield Road, Mirfield.
He said: “We received the call at 8.25pm and on arrival there were two motorhomes and a caravan as well as two vehicles well alight underneath the main canopy and fire spreading into the main building."
Fire crews called after blaze breaks out at John Cotton's factory in Mirfield
“At the height of the incident I think there were nine appliances taking part.
“We struggled to find suitable hydrants. Once we got water we were able to get into the building which measured 60m by 30m.
“About 40% of it was fully involved in fire. There were some vehicles of considerable value destroyed. We left at some time between 1.30am and 2am.”
Police say they are awaiting a report from fire investigators which will help them assess whether the fire was started deliberately or not. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/mirfield-garage-blaze-non-malicious-11811062 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/5ec72c94821b7c27553fb304e300fe0d975d08b19a461de3853b4604f07aa0d7.json |
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"Rory Benson"
] | 2016-08-29T20:49:01 | null | 2016-08-29T20:00:00 | What is likely to happen on deadline day? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnews%2Ftransfer-deadline-day-2016-what-11815312.json | http://i1.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/article11795030.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS97876835.jpg | en | null | Transfer deadline day 2016: What can we expect from Huddersfield Town and their Championship rivals as the transfer window slams shut? | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Transfer deadline day is just around the corner and Huddersfield Town boss David Wagner will be counting down the hours until the window slams shut.
Town did most of their business over a month ago, with Tareiq Holmes-Dennis being brought in last week as a replacement for Jason Davidson who went out on loan to Groningen.
Deadline day should be quiet for table-topping Town, but many of the other Championship clubs are still in need of reinforcements.
Here we look at what every club in the second tier will be hopeful of signing before 11pm on Wednesday August 31.
Ross McCormack signed for Villa this window.
Aston Villa
Ins: Tommy Elphick (Bournemouth), Aaron Tshibola (Reading), Pierluigi Gollini (Hellas Verona), Ross McCormack (Fulham), James Chester (West Brom), Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace), Ritchie De Laet (Leicester).
Outs: Joshua Webb (Kilmarnock), Scott Sinclair (Celtic), Benjamin Siegrist (Vaduz), Janoi Donacien (Accrington), Jose Crespo (PAOK Saloniki), Callum Robinson (Preston), Riccardo Calder (Doncaster), Carles Gil (Deportivo), Brad Guzan (Middlesbrough), Idrissa Gueye (Everton), Lewis Kinsella (Colchester), Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), Easah Suliman (Cheltenham), Joleon Lescott (AEK Athens), Carlos Sanchez (Fiorentina), Joe Bennett (Cardiff), Jores Okore (Copenhagen), Jordan Veretout (Saint-Etienne), Kieran Richardson, Charles N'Zogbia.
Net spend: £22.48m
Need: Striker, attacking midfielder.
Rumoured targets: Nahki Wells, Ravel Morrison, Amadou Diawara, Patrick Bamford, Federico Viviani, Aron Gunnarsson, Enner Valencia, Abel Hernandez.
What Roberto Di Matteo says: "We have a few more on the list which we are trying to look at. We have two target men so we are not looking to buy another one of those."
Will they be busy?: Yes.
Davy/PA Wire West Ham United's Elliot Lee signed for Barnsley.
Barnsley
Ins: Kayden Jackson (Wrexham), George Moncur (Colchester), Elliot Lee (West Ham), Stefan Payne (Dover), Tom Bradshaw (Walsall), Ryan Kent (Liverpool), Angus MacDonald (Torquay), Andy Yiadom (Barnet), Sessi D'Almeida (PSG).
Outs: George Maris (Cambridge), Jak McCourt (Northampton), Otis Khan (Yeovil), Paul Digby (Ipswich), George Williams (MK Dons), Kayden Jackson (Grimsby), George Smith (Gateshead), Harry White (Solihull), Christian Dibble (Boston), Lewin Nyatange (Northampton), Paul Digby (Ipswich), Brad Abbot.
Net spend: £1.22m
Need: Winger, centre-midfielder.
Rumoured targets: Sam Morsy, Gboly Ariyibi.
What Paul Heckingbottom says: "It will be busy. We know we are light as a squad and definitely need help and reinforcements."
Will they be busy?: Yes.
Che Adams signed for Birmingham City
Birmingham City
Ins: Jack Storer (Stevenage), Robert Tesche (Nottingham Forest), Ryan Shotton (Derby), Che Adams (Sheffield United), Greg Stewart (Dundee).
Outs: Mark Duffy (Sheffield United), Lee Novak (Charlton), Wes Thomas (Oxford), Denny Johnstone (Colchester), Alex Jones (Port Vale), David Edgar (Vancouver), Mitch Hancox (Macclesfield), Koby Arthur (Cheltenham), James Vaughan (Bury), Charlee Adams (Kilmarnock), Andrew Shinnie (Hibernian), Neal Eardley.
Net spend: £2.38m
Need: Striker, left-back.
Rumoured targets: None.
What Gary Rowett says: "I would love to get four or five in but we are not going to be in that position. So, one or two in but it might mean one or two going out."
Will they be busy?: Yes.
Danny Graham signed a permanent deal at Blackburn.
Blackburn Rovers
Ins: Stephen Hendrie (West Ham), Anthony Stokes (Celtic), Danny Graham (Sunderland), Liam Feeney (Bolton), Jack Byrne (Manchester City), Gordon Greer (Brighton), Sam Gallagher (Southampton), Tom Hoban (Watford), Derrick Williams (Bristol City), Martin Samuelsen (West Ham).
Outs: Yann Songo'o (Plymouth), Simon Eastwood (Oxford), Chris Taylor (Millwall), Tommy Spurr (Preston), Anton Forrester (Port Vale), Simeon Jackson (Walsall), Grant Hanley (Newcastle), Shane Duffy (Brighton), Luke Wells (Accrington), Lee Williamson (Burton), Matt Kilgallon (Bradford), Chris Brown (Bury), Nathan Delfouneso (Swindon), John O'Sullivan (Accrington).
Net spend: -£10.07m
Need: Centre-back, centre-midfielder.
Rumoured targets: Jay Spearing, Reece Burke, Abdoul Ba.
What Owen Coyle says: "Now we need to try and find some cash to bring in one or two players who can help us. We need a couple of difference makers to the group we've got."
Will they be busy?: Maybe.
Emmanuel Ledesma moved to Brentford.
Brentford
Ins: Daniel Bentley (Southend), John Egan (Gillingham), Romaine Sawyers (Walsall), Callum Elder (Leicester), Emmanuel Ledesma (Rotherham).
Outs: Jake Bidwell (QPR), Courtney Senior (Colchester), Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United), Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Cheltenham), David Button (Fulham), Mark Smith (Aldershot), Jermaine Udumaga (Prespa Birlik), Akaki Gogia (Dresden).
Net spend: -£1.96m
Need: Winger, striker.
Rumoured targets: Cameron McGeehan, Sullay KaiKai.
What Dean Smith says: "We've had a couple of knock backs, with people getting offered more money elsewhere, as is the nature of the business. Agents are looking to get more out of people too, but we're close to a couple."
Will they be busy?: Yes.
Glenn Murray has gone to Brighton.
Brighton and Hove Albion
Ins: Steve Sidwell (Stoke), Ben Hall (Motherwell), Glenn Murray (Bournemouth), Tyler Hornby-Forbes (Fleetwood), Oliver Norwood (Reading), Shane Duffy (Blackburn).
Outs: Christian Walton (Luton), Glen Rea (Luton), Chris O'Grady (Burton), Tom Dallison (Cambridge), Jake Forster-Caskey (Rotherham), Gordon Greer (Blackburn), Andrew Crofts (Charlton), Inigo Calderon (Famagusta), Adam Chicksen, Bobby Zamora.
Net spend: £4.46m
Need: None.
Rumoured targets: None.
What Chris Hughton says: "Any opportunity to improve the squad we will take it. We are a couple of players down from last season and if we can fill those holes we will, but if we don't I am happy with the squad we have got."
Will they be busy?: Unlikely.
Chris Vaughan/CameraSport Lee Tomlin is now a Bristol City player.
Bristol City
Ins: Josh Brownhill (Preston), Gary O'Neil (Norwich), Lee Tomlin (Bournemouth), Diego De Giorlamo (Sheffield United), Hordur Magnusson (Juventus), Callum O'Dowda (Oxford), Ivan Lucic (Bayern Munich), Adam Matthews (Sunderland), Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), Taylor Moore (Lens), Josh Brownhill (Preston), Adam Matthews (Sunderland), Jamie Paterson (Nottingham Forest).
Outs: Karleigh Osborne (Plymouth), Scott Wagstaff (Gillingham), Wes Burns (Aberdeen), Adam El-Abd (Shrewsbury), Luke Ayling (Leeds), Kieran Agard (MK Dons), Derrick Williams (Blackburn).
Net spend: £6.87m
Need: Right-back, striker.
Rumoured targets: Johnny Russell, Cyle Larin, Kieran Richardson.
What Lee Johnson says: "There is nothing that close at the moment, but we are in the mix for a couple and we will have to see how it pans out over the next four or five days."
Will they be busy?: Yes.
Burton Albion new boy Jackson Irvine scored the winner against Derby County.
Burton Albion
Ins: Ben Turner (Cardiff), Kyle McFadzean (MK Dons), Chris O'Grady (Brighton), Lee Williamson (Blackburn), Lloyd Dyer (Burnley), Ryan Delaney (Wexford), Jackson Irvine (Ross County), Harry Campbell (Bolton), Hamza Choudhury (Leicester), William Miller (Tottenham), John Brayford (Sheffield United), Shaun Barker (Unattached).
Outs: George Taft (Mansfield), Darius Charles (AFC Wimbledon), Anthony O'Connor (Aberdeen), Sam Austin (Kidderminster), Robbie Weir (Leyton Orient), Shane Cansdell-Sherriff (Manly United), Timmy Thiele (Carl Zeiss Jena), Sam Hornby (Kidderminster), Liam Slade (NF United), Calum Butcher (Millwall), Nathan Ferguson (Port Vale), Phil Edwards (Oxford United), Dean Lyness.
Net spend: £304,000
Need: Striker.
Rumoured targets: None.
What Nigel Clough says: "We've still got a week or so before the window closes so we're pursuing loans - we've got two loan spaces available so we hope to fill those by the end of the month, and hopefully a permanent as well."
Will they be busy?: Maybe.
Jazz Richards signed for Cardiff.
Cardiff City
Ins: Lex Immers (Feyenoord), Kenneth Zohore (KV Kortrijk), Jazz Richards (Fulham), Frederic Gounongbe (Westerlo), Emyr Huws (Wigan), Joe Bennett (Aston Villa), Ben Amos (Bolton).
Outs: Joe Lewis (Aberdeen), Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport), Ben Turner (Burton), Eoin Doyle (Preston), Deji Oshilaja (Gillingham), Scott Malone (Fulham), Fabio (Middlesbrough), Filip Kiss (Haugesund), Kenwyne Jones (Atlanta United), Etien Velikonja (Olimpija), Idris Saadi (KV Kortrijk), Simon Moore (Sheffield United), Tom Adeyemi (Rotherham).
Net spend: -£1.96m
Need: Goalkeeper, full-back, striker.
Rumoured targets: Kyle Lafferty.
What Paul Trollope says: "Needless to say there are two or three positions we are looking for and we are working hard to secure what we want."
Will they be busy?: Yes.
Matej Vydra has joined Derby.
Derby County
Ins: Matej Vydra (Watford), James Wilson (Manchester United).
Outs: Stephen Warnock (Wigan), Conor Sammon (Hearts), Kwame Thomas (Coventry), Ryan Shotton (Birmingham), Raul Albentosa (Deportivo), Jake Buxton (Wigan), Kelle Roos (Bristol Rovers), Shaquille McDonald (Nuneaton), Ivan Calero (Rotterdam), Mats Morch.
Net spend: £7.31m
Need: Striker, centre-midfielder.
Rumoured targets: Jonathan Kodjia, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Scott Hogan, Fernando Forestieri.
What Nigel Pearson says: "We are trying to bring one or two more players in but time will tell whether that is achievable."
Will they be busy?: Yes.
David Button is now between the sticks at Fulham.
Fulham
Ins: Michael Madl (Sturm Graz), Ragnar Sigurdsson (Krasnodar), Neeskens Kebano (Genk), Jozabed Sanchez (Rayo Vallecano), Stefan Johansen (Celtic), Floyd Ayite (Bastia), Sone Aluko (Hull), Denis Odoi (Lokeren), David Button (Brentford), Scott Malone (Cardiff), Kevin McDonald (Wolves) Tomas Kalas (Chelsea).
Outs: Kostas Mitroglou (Benfica), Andy Lonergan (Wolves), Emerson Hyndman (Bournemouth), Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall), Dan Burn (Wigan), Maarten Stekelenburg (Everton), Moussa Dembele (Celtic), Cameron Burgess (Oldham), Jazz Richards (Cardiff), George Williams (MK Dons), Ross McCormack (Aston Villa), Ben Pringle (Preston), Fernando Amorebieta (Sporting Gijon), Sakari Matilla (Sonderjyske), Ange-Freddy Plumain (Sedan), Adam Taggart (Perth Glory), Jamie O'Hara (Gillingham), Alexander Kacaniklic (Nantes).
Net spend: £213,000
Need: Centre-back, striker.
Rumoured targets: Asamoah Gyan.
What Slavisa Jokanovic says: "I believe we need more players to be stronger in the future. It depends on what our target is in the future.
"Manchester United and Manchester City buy new players. If I arrive with less ambition, I want to be successful and if I am it's good for the club and the supporters."
Will they be busy?: Yes.
Michael Hefele has made a massive impression in only 10 minutes of Huddersfield Town football
Huddersfield Town
Ins: Michael Hefele (Dynamo Dresden), David Lowe (Dynamo Dresden), Joel Coleman (Oldham), Ivan Paurevic (FC Ufa), Jack Payne (Southend), Elias Kachunga (Ingolstadt) , Christopher Schindler (TSV 1860 Munich), Aaron Mooy (Manchester City), Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Borussia Dortmund), Kasey Palmer (Chelsea), Tareiq Holmes-Dennis (Charlton), Rajiv Van La Parra (Wolves), Chris Lowe (Kaiserslautern).
Outs: Joe Wright (Doncaster), Flo Bojaj (Kilmarnock), William Boyle (Kilmarnock), Joel Lynch (QPR), Duane Holmes (Scunthorpe), Jordy Hiwula (Bradford), Kyle Dempsey (Fleetwood), Lloyd Allinson (Chesterfield), Karim Matmour (1860 Munich), Joe Wright (Doncaster), Jason Davidson (Groningen) Ben Holmes, Ishmael Miller, James Vaughan, Ed Wilczynski.
Net spend: £1.36m
Need: None.
Rumoured targets: None.
What David Wagner says: "We will all switch off our phones and turn them back on after 11.00 that night!
"We have done our business - most of it early on - so it is nice that we can follow the last days of the transfer window rather than having to do anything."
Will they be busy?: Unlikely.
Grant Ward joined Ipswich from Tottenham.
Ipswich Town
Ins: Adam Webster (Portsmouth), Paul Digby (Barnsley), Grant Ward (Tottenham), Conor Grant (Everton).
Outs: Josh Yorwerth (Crawley), Matt Clarke (Portsmouth), Daryl Murphy (Newcastle), Jonathan Henley (Hemel), Kevin Foley (Charlton), Conor Grant (Everton), Kyle Hammond, Larsen Toure, Jay Tabb.
Net spend: -£1.56m
Need: Striker.
Rumoured targets: Hal Robson-Kanu, Leon Best, Sullay KaiKai.
What Mick McCarthy says: "There was a bit of apathy towards him [Murphy] and when I re-signed him I can't remember anyone dancing in the street with their knickers in the air.
"I signed him at Sunderland I put my arm round him, TC [Terry Connor] got to work with him and he is a real force to be reckoned with now.
"We will do that again with a younger version."
Will they be busy?: Yes.
Luke Ayling has moved to Leeds.
Leeds United
Ins: Kyle Bartley (Swansea), Marcus Antonsson (Kalmar), Hadi Sacko (Sporting Lisbon), Matt Grimes (Swansea), Rob Green (QPR), Kemar Roofe (Oxford), Pablo Hernandez (Al Arabi), Luke Ayling (Bristol City), Hadi Sacko (Sporting Lisbon), Pontus Jansson (Torino), Liam Bridcutt (Sunderland).
Outs: Casper Sloth (Aalborg), Giuseppe Bellusci (Empoli), Lee Erwin (Oldham), Lewis Cook (Bournemouth), Scott Wootton (MK Dons), Mirco Antenucci (SPAL), Jordan Botaka (Charlton) Tommaso Bianchi (Ascoli), Ross Killock (Chester), Lewis Walters, Robbie McDaid.
Net spend: £196,000
Need: Striker, Centre-midfielder.
Rumoured targets: Tom Beugelsdijk, Andile Jali.
What Garry Monk says: "We’re hopeful, of course, and it’ll be a busy time now for all clubs. I know the club will be working hard and we’ll wait for those situations – if they happen or if they don’t. When that window closes we have to be ready as a group."
Will they be busy?: Maybe.
Ipswich Town's Daryl Murphy has gone to Newcastle
Newcastle United
Ins: Dwight Gayle (Crystal Palace), Matt Ritchie (Bournemouth), Matz Sels (Gent), Jesus Gamez (Atletico Madrid), Issac Hayden (Arsenal), Grant Hanley (Blackburn), Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa), Mo Diame (Hull), DeAndre Yedlin (Tottenham), Achraf Lazaar (Palermo), Daryl Murphy (Ipswich).
Outs: Ben Pollock (Hartlepool), Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), Fabricio Coloccini (San Lorenzo), Liam Smith (Crewe), Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), Macaulay Gillesphey (Carlisle), Steven Taylor (Portland Timbers), Daryl Janmaat (Watford), Papiss Cisse (Luneng), Gael Bigirimana (Coventry), Florian Thauvin (Marseille), Kevin Mbabu (Young Boys), Tim Krul (Ajax), Siem De Jong (PSV), Ivan Toney (Shrewsbury), Henri Saivet (Saint-Etienne).
Net spend: -£1.23m
Need: Striker, winger.
Rumoured targets: Christian Atsu, Callum McManaman , Ravel Morrison.
What Rafa Benitez says:
Will they be busy?: Yes.
Alex Pritchard has made the switch to Norwich.
Norwich City
Ins: Sergi Canos (Liverpool), Paul Jones (Portsmouth), Alex Pritchard (Tottenham), Michael McGovern (Hamilton).
Outs: Gary O'Neil (Bristol City), Remi Matthews (Hamilton), Jake Kean (Sheffield Wednesday), Declan Rudd (Charlton), Nathan Redmond (Southampton), Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Vitesse), Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (Legia Warsaw), Jamar Loza, Reiss Awuah, Afolabi Coker, Adel Gafaiti, Reece Hall-Johnson, Cameron King, Cameron Norman, Arinse Uade.
Net spend: -£1.45m
Need: Striker.
Rumoured targets: Jordan Rhodes, Dame N'Doye, Nahki Wells.
What Alex Neil says: "I am hopeful and expecting something to happen before the end of the window and I am certain it will get done."
Will they be busy?: Yes.
Armand Traore has moved from QPR to Nottingham Forest.
Nottingham Forest
Ins: Apostolos Vellios (Iraklis Thessaloniki), Thomas Lam (PEC Zwolle), Damien Perquis (Toronto), Hildeberto Pereira (Benfica), Stephen Henderson (Charlton), Armand Traore (QPR), Pajtim Kasami (Olympiakos), Vladimir Stojkovic (Maccabi Haifa).
Outs: Oliver Burke (RB Leipzig), Robert Tesche (Birmingham), Andy Reid (Retired), Kelvin Wilson (Rotherham), Dorus de Vries (Celtic), Jamie Paterson (Bristol City), Josh Rees.
Net spend: -£9.18m
Need: Striker.
Rumoured targets: Patrick Bamford.
What Philippe Montanier says: "I am expecting at least one new player, but maybe two new players, now that Jamie (Paterson) has left. We will see. We have several days to work with. We have targets in mind. We have lot of players we are interested in, but we are not alone."
Will they be busy?: Yes.
Ben Pringle is now a Preston player.
Preston North End
Ins: Chris Maxwell (Fleetwood), Simon Makienok (Palermo), Callum Robinson (Aston Villa), Anders Lindegaard (West Brom), Eoin Doyle (Cardiff), Tommy Spurr (Blackburn), Ben Pringle (Fulham).
Outs: Josh Brownhill (Bristol City), Jamie Jones (Stevenage), Chris Kirkland (Bury), Joe Garner (Rangers), Jack Ryan (Bradford Park), Nick Anderton (Barrow), Neil Kilkenny (Melbourne City), Kyel Reid (Coventry), Andy Little, Josh Heaton.
Net spend: -£1.22m
Need: Striker, attacking midfielder, winger, full-back.
Rumoured targets: Connor Randall, Gethin Jones.
What Simon Grayson says: "It’s important that we do try and bring people in but it’s not always easy to do it. There's a list and hopefully we can tick one or two off it."
Will they be busy?: Maybe.
QPR new boy Jake Bidwell
Queens Park Rangers
Ins: Ariel Borysiuk (Legia Warsaw), Jake Bidwell (Brentford), Joel Lynch (Huddersfield), Jordan Cousins (Charlton), Timothy Dieng (Duisburg), Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz).
Outs: Clint Hill (Rangers), Leroy Fer (Swansea), Matt Phillips (West Ham), Rob Green (Leeds), Addison Garnett (Crawley), Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest), Jake Mulraney (Inverness), Alejandro Faurlin (Getafe), Rob Green (Leeds), Tyler Blackwood (Arizona United), Darnell Furlong (Swindon), Michael Dougherty (Swindon), Samba Diakite, Yun Suk-Young, Oscar Gobern, Frankie Sutherland, Junior Hoilett.
Net spend: £6.25m
Need: Striker
Rumoured targets: Nicklas Bendtner.
What Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink says: "I would hope to do some more business. We are looking at a few."
Will they be busy?: Yes.
Tyler Blackett joined Reading this summer.
Reading
Ins: Danzell Gravenberch (FC Dordrecht), Joey van den Berg (Heerenveen), Joseph Mendes (Le Harve), Anssi Jaakkola (Ajax Cape Town), John Swift (Chelsea), Roy Beerens (Hertha Berlin), Yakou Meite (PSG), Liam Moore (Leicester), Sandro Wieser (Thun), Callum Harriot (Charlton), Tyler Blackett (Manchester United).
Outs: Rowan Liburd (Stevenage), Simon Cox (Southend), Sean Long (Cambridge), Pierce Sweeney (Exeter), Paolo Hurtado (Vitoria), Oliver Norwood (Brighton), Aaron Tshibola (Aston Villa), Anton Ferdinand (Southend), Aaron Kuhl (Boreham Wood), Craig Tanner (Plymouth), Jonathan Bond (Gillingham), Hal Robson-Kanu.
Net spend: -£3.12m
Need: Striker.
Rumoured targets: Asamoah Gyan.
What Jaap Stam says: "The only thing we need to avoid is players leaving. I’ve spoken to the owners and the board and said we don't want to have the surprise of players leaving on the last day because then it’s very difficult to bring someone in who has the same quality."
Will they be busy?: Unlikely.
Jake Forster-Caskey has joined Rotherham
Rotherham United
Ins: Anthony Forde (Walsall), Lewis Price (Sheffield Wednesday), Jake Forster-Caskey (Brighton), Will Vaulks (Falkirk), Kelvin Wilson (Nottingham Forest), Jon Taylor (Peterborough), Scott Allan (Celtic), Isaiah Brown (Chelsea), Dominic Ball (Tottenham), Darnell Fisher (Celtic), Tom Adeyemi (Cardiff).
Outs: Paddy Kenny (Northampton), Adam Collin (Notts County), Matt Derbyshire (Omonia Nicosia), Paul Green (Oldham), Alex Cairns (Fleetwood), Lewis Buxton (Bolton), Emmanuel Ledesma (Brentford), Jerome Thomas (Port Vale), Chris Dawson (Viking), Danny Collins, Leon Best, Lloyd Doyley.
Net spend: £914,000
Need: Left-back, striker.
Rumoured targets: Lee Gregory, Reece Burke, Adam Armstrong.
What Alan Stubbs says: "We were always going to be playing catch-up in this window with the amount of players who left in the summer and the amount of work we have had to do to bring the right people in."
Will they be busy?: Maybe.
Sheffield Wednesday have snapped up Steven Fletcher
Sheffield Wednesday
Ins: Steven Fletcher (Sunderland), Jake Kean (Norwich), Almen Abdi (Watford), Daniel Pudil (Watford), Vincent Sasso (Braga), Jordan Thorniley (Everton), Will Buckley (Sunderland), David Jones (Burnley).
Outs: Lewis Price (Rotherham), Will De Havilland (Wycombe), Cameron Dawson (Wycombe), Darryl Lachman (Willem II), Caolan Lavery.
Net spend: £3.06m
Need: Winger, striker, creative midfielder.
Rumoured targets: Jordan Rhodes, Alan Judge, Pedro Santos.
What Carlos Carvalhal says: "We have some gaps in the team and we are trying to fill them. If we can improve the team, we are open to that. We must cover the gaps and that’s our priority."
Will they be busy?: Maybe.
Jordi Gomez has re-signed for Wigan
Wigan Athletic
Ins: Stephen Warnock (Derby), Alex Gilbey (Colchester), Dan Burn (Fulham), Kyle Knoyle (West Ham), Nick Powell (Manchester United), Adam Bogdan (Liverpool), Jake Buxton (Derby), Jordi Gomez (Sunderland), Shaun MacDonald (Bournemouth), Luke Garbutt (Everton).
Outs: Grant Holt (Hibernian), Kevin McNaughton (Inverness), Leon Barnett (Bury), Danny Whitehead (Cheltenham), Sanmi Odelusi (Rochdale), Lee Nicholls (MK Dons), Jason Pearce (Charlton), Chris McCann (Atlanta United), Billy McKay (Oldham), Tim Chow (Ross County), Emyr Huws (Cardiff), Reece Wabara, Ryan Jennings.
Net spend: £0
Need: Full-back, striker, attacking midfielder.
Rumoured targets: Reece Burke, Callum Paterson, Patrick Bamford
What Gary Caldwell says: "There’s a few problems we have to deal with, and the club is working hard to make sure we do deal with that."
Will they be busy?: Yes.
Icelandic striker Jon Dadi Bodvarsson has signed for Wolves.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Ins: Andy Lonergan (Fulham), Jon Dadi Bodvarsson (Kaiserlautern), Joao Teixeira (Benfica), Silvio (Atletico Madrid), Helder Costa (Benfica), Paul Gladon (Heracles), Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (Manchester United), Prince Oniangue (Reims), Ola John (Benfica).
Outs: Tommy Rowe (Doncaster), Aaron McCarey (Ross County), Liam McAlinden (Exeter), Zeli Ismail (Bury), Kevin McDonald (Fulham), Bjorn Sigurdarson (Molde), Rajiv Van La Parra (Huddersfield), Razak Boukari.
Net spend: £3.4m
Need: Striker.
Rumoured targets: Chile Mauricio Pinilla.
What Walter Zenga says: "The more options you have the more solutions you have. The players must understand it's better to play 20 games and achieve something, than play 35 and finish 14th in the ranking."
Will they be busy?: Yes. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/transfer-deadline-day-2016-what-11815312 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/ffbc2244dad373ed0cefc010e04b78826dee7f2719c720a3f2857233579a9b37.json |
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David Wagner has warned his Huddersfield Town players that Wolves will be “strong competitors” at the John Smith’s Stadium.
But the boss insists his table toppers have what it takes to make it 13 points from 15 going into the first international break.
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Wagner’s side go into the game two places and two points ahead of the Black Country team, who are unbeaten in both Championship and League Cup.
A third home win out of three in front of another bumper crowd is the aim.
“Just like Barnsley, it will be another tough game,” said Wagner, whose side defeated the visiting Reds 2-1 in front of 20,001 last Saturday.
“And just like Barnsley, we hope another big crowd will give us great support and play their part.
“Wolves are a strong side, confident and good in the transition game.
“They are able to handle the ball well and they work very hard.
“We must make the details of our game right to beat them, and we have every reason to be confident and trust in ourselves.
“We will try everything to keep our unbeaten (league) run going.
“We respect Wolves, but we never need to fear an opponent.” | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/its-no-fear-huddersfield-town-11801187 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/e42b94ead32fe3184cfcb0e2f3caebe6ef85a9d472b60fe42e17abc081d21acd.json |
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A thief targeting charity collection boxes in shops is believed to have struck again.
Shops in Brighouse have been targeted by a thief who brazenly snatches charity boxes from counters.
The man, wearing a high-viz vest, was captured on CCTV stealing from Field Lane Fisheries in Rastrick .
And a man, possibly the same one, was chased by furious shopkeeper John Murphy, manager at Czerwik Fine Wines and Cheeses in Commercial Street, Brighouse, after two charity boxes were taken.
The thief is also thought to have struck at a Co-op in Brighouse.
Huddersfield Daily Examiner John Murphy, manager at Czerwik Fine Wines and Cheeses in Brighouse, who chased a thief who stole two charity collection boxes.
Now the man – apparently the same one – has been caught on CCTV at Patchett’s Minimarket in Queensbury, near Bradford.
This time he was caught red-handed and laughed off his attempted theft as a joke, before leaving the shop empty-handed.
Chris Bruce, whose family runs Lower Hopton News in Mirfield , was working a shift at Patchett’s on Friday night when the would-be thief came in.
Chris said: “He tried to distract me by asking for a print out for the winning numbers for the previous lottery draw but I heard a noise and looked round and saw him trying to put the collection box into his coat.
“It was halfway under his coat – he must have had a pocket I assume – and I spotted it and told him to put it back.
“He said: ‘Sorry. I’m only joking’ and put it back. He then calmly left the shop with his print out.”
Julian Hughes Chris, Adrian and Julie Bruce at Lower Hopton News, Calder Road, Lower Hopton, Mirfield.
Chris later checked the shop’s CCTV and found a clear image of the suspect. The footage shows the man trying to hide the box inside his coat.
Chris, who also has CCTV in his shop at Lower Hopton, said: “To steal from anyone is bad enough but to steal from a charity is just the lowest of the low.”
It is thought the man speaks with a Northern but not local accent and may travel from outside the area.
Mr Murphy chased the thief for about half-a-mile forcing him to dump the collection boxes. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/watch-cctv-lowest-low-charity-11811948 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/27d66cd11cd2f4b844e82f66efcb5c0da88436ee6c2e812b43c83aea6aad5707.json |
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Contractors have been working through the weekend to extinguish a blaze at the former Hunters waste site in Lockwood .
Kirklees Council has sent in contractors to dig into the waste pile to get at the smouldering rubbish.
One of the main aims of the operation was to move burning waste further away from the nearest business premises, glass firm Novaglaze, which has been most at risk since the fire started a week ago last Thursday.
A council spokesman said the rubbish at the site in Queen’s Mill Road was still burning deep inside and heavy plant equipment had been brought in to get to the seat of the fire.
The waste was being dug out and spread and firefighters were dousing the hot material with water.
Smoke and steam were being given off and the council asked for the patience and understanding of local residents affected.
Simon Morley Contractors help fire fighters to put out the Hunters Group tip fire, Lockwood.
The excavation work on the site was likely to continue into Bank Holiday Monday and council officials, the Environment Agency and West Yorkshire Fire Service will assess the success of the operation on Tuesday.
A council spokesman said: “We have worked closely with the Environment Agency and West Yorkshire Fire Service on this plan, which will see us move waste away from the Novaglaze factory.
“However, there is almost certainly going to be an increase in smoke and odours from the site as we carry out this work, and I apologise to residents for this but hope they understand it is the only way we can tackle the fire.”
Ownership of the site was said to have changed and the site had been abandoned and the gates locked just days before the fire broke out.
Simon Morley Contractors help fire fighters to put out the Hunters Group tip fire, Lockwood.
Kirklees Council was investigating alleged planning breaches and the spokesman added: “We are also continuing to take action against the former users of the site.”
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Huddersfield Town don’t play again until a week on Saturday, when they head to old rivals Leeds United for an eagerly-awaited Yorkshire derby.
But supporters can enjoy the international break knowing their side are top of the Football League Championship after a gutsy victory over Wolves on Saturday afternoon.
Here the Examiner's Doug Thomson looks at some of key points to consider in the wake of that 1-0 home win which kept David Wagner’s side at the summit.
Home is where the heart is
Huddersfield Town's John Smith's Stadium is becoming a bit of a fortress for David Wagner's men.
Town won only seven out of 21 home Championship matches last season, when they finished 19th.
This term, they have claimed victories in all three games at the John Smith’s Stadium so far - against Brentford, Barnsley and Wolves.
The fans are playing a big part, by turning our in numbers (Saturday’s gate was 19,972) and, led by the North Stand Loyal group, really getting behind the team.
Shut out a bonus
Huddersfield Town manager David Wagner celebrates with goalkeeper Danny Ward after the sides first clean sheet of the season.
Wagner’s side had conceded in all five of their games going into the Wolves clash, one in each Championship match, and, ironically, twice at League One Shrewsbury Town in the first round of the League Cup.
The win over Wolves was made even more satisfying by the clean sheet.
Credit Danny Ward, the on-loan Liverpool keeper who heads off to join up with Wales having produced a top performance.
Mooy’s a midfield master
Aaron Mooy is key to everything positive and creative that Huddersfield Town do.
While Ward will be with Wales, Aaron Mooy has jetted off to join up with Australia for their World Cup qualifiers against Iraq in Perth and the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi.
Hopefully the on-loan Manchester City star will return free from injury and fatigue.
He has been in fine fettle, with statistics showing he made more passes than the entire Wolves midfield put together!
Christopher Schindler is settling in well
Christopher Schindler is looking composed and assured at the back for Huddersfield Town.
Town splashed out a club-record £1.8m to bring in centre-back Christopher Schindler from 1860 Munich.
But the 26-year-old German is looking a good buy.
Calm and composed, he is also forging a good partnership with captain Mark Hudson.
A team full of Dangermen
Huddersfield Town players celebrate their win against Wolves
Rajiv van La Parra’s strike against former club Wolves took Town’s league goals tally to eight.
And they have had eight different scorers.
Elias Kachunga, Kasey Palmer, Nahki Wells, Jack Payne, Michael Hefele, Chris Lowe and Jonathan Hogg are the others on the sheet. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/five-points-ponder-huddersfield-towns-11813356 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/b4710a238b39c090d324cce705de8e97753291f15be39b92e2cbaeafa12eef50.json |
[
"Rory Benson"
] | 2016-08-30T20:49:09 | null | 2016-08-30T21:00:00 | Keep up to speed with the Examiner's deadline day coverage on Twitter and website | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnews%2Fhow-follow-huddersfield-towns-transfer-11805313.json | http://i3.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/article11788416.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS45310503.jpg | en | null | How to follow Huddersfield Town's transfer deadline day business | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Transfer deadline day is fast approaching with the window due to slam shut at 11pm on Wednesday August 31.
Huddersfield Town were thought to have been done in the transfer window by the start of the season, but then Charlton Athletic left-back Tareiq Holmes-Dennis joined David Wagner's squad.
The boss has claimed he will be reactive, rather than active in the transfer window, which should lead to a rather uneventful deadline day - should.
WATCH: David Wagner says he will be reactive in the transfer window
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If recent years have taught us anything it's that football clubs will pay through the nose to strengthen their sides on the last day of the transfer window.
Fernando Torres went to Chelsea for £50m in 2011, Andy Carroll went to Liverpool for £35m in the same window and Middlesbrough paid a reported £11m for Jordan Rhodes just six months ago.
If one of the money-bags clubs were to stump up a large fee for one of Town's prized assets - such as striker Nahki Wells - we may see some movement at Canalside on deadline day after all.
Blackburn striker Jordan Rhodes arriving at Middlesbrough's training ground on deadline day
To follow all the rumours and transfers as they happen on deadline day - without trawling through Sky Sports looking for their minor Huddersfield Town coverage - tune in to our live blog that will run from 8am all the way to midnight.
You can also follow our coverage on Twitter by following @ExaminerHTAFC and the members of our team; Blake Welton (@Blakes_take), Rory Benson (rorybenson), Doug Thomson (@DougieTown) and Mel Booth (@MelBooth43). | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/how-follow-huddersfield-towns-transfer-11805313 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/15ee77d757040f704bdd62d801c13e99578436c6b027edeec9ba81d5f1072b52.json |
[
"Hilarie Stelfox"
] | 2016-08-27T10:48:54 | null | 2016-08-27T11:00:00 | Obesity is a risk factor for the potentially deadly pregnancy condition pre-eclampsia – as Huddersfield mum-of-two Kirsty Ball discovered when she went into labour weighing 23 stones. But the experience changed her life for the better | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Flost-11-12-stones-become-11789384.json | http://i4.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11768348.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS97436171.jpg | en | null | I lost 11 1/2 stones to become half the woman I was | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Kirsty Ball is, quite literally, half the woman she once was – after losing a staggering 11 1/2 stones (74kgs).
The 26-year-old from Scissett spent years struggling with her weight and had “tried every diet going”, but it was the shock of suffering life-threatening complications during pregnancy that finally gave her the willpower to slim down to a healthy 11st 3lbs.
Her successful weight loss journey began two years ago, after giving birth to son Malachy, and continued through her second pregnancy. Kirsty explains: “I’ve always been big and was about 17 stones when I got pregnant the first time. But during the pregnancy I put on six stones. I was eating for more than two. It gave me the excuse to eat a lot of chocolate.
“I ended up with pre-eclampsia and had to have an emergency C section because Malachy’s heart nearly stopped. My blood pressure was through the roof.”
Kirsty says she knew that being seriously overweight carried risks in pregnancy and a midwife had warned her, but, as she says: “I didn’t think it would happen to me.”
Fortunately, after treatment to reduce her blood pressure, Kirsty made a full recovery and Malachy today is a normal healthy toddler.
But the trauma of an emergency Caesarian section made Kirsty determined to lose weight once and for all. “I’d tried every fad diet there was – the cabbage soup diet, the Atkins diet and a diet by Gillian McKeith, but I always put the weight back on,” she said.
Gillian McKeith
Before getting pregnant she’d even been a member of the Slimming World group in Skelmanthorpe and had successfully shed four stones - before dropping off the wagon and regaining it all. But she decided to get her Slimming World books out and give it another go.
During the first few months of Malachy’s life, Kirsty stuck to the organisation’s healthy eating plan and managed to lose an astonishing five stones on her own. But when she discovered she was pregnant once again, Kirsty felt that she needed the support of other slimmers and so rejoined the Skelmanthorpe group, now run by Jo Cain.
She’s not looked back since. As she explains: “When I found out I was pregnant I thought ‘oh no it’s going to happen again’. I was going to put loads of weight on. But Jo helped me a lot and I couldn’t have done what I’ve done without the group.”
Kirsty’s midwife signed a consent form for her to continue on the weight loss plan and by the time daughter Mexi-Mai arrived a year ago she had she lost another 3 1/2 stones. Unfortunately, once again the birth didn’t go smoothly and Kirsty suffered a ruptured placenta. But this time obesity could not be blamed.
Happily, Mexi-Mai was delivered safely and today Kirsty is almost down to her target weight – just another half stone to go.
Kirsty Ball, from 23 stones to just over 11 in two years
A former supermarket team leader and now full-time mum, Kirsty believes her issues with food began at the age of 11 when her grandfather died. “I was very close to him and at first I stopped eating, then I started comfort eating,” she explained. “I like sweet stuff and pastries. But it was also about portion sizes. I’d have a huge bowl of cereals every morning and we’d have a lot of ready meals.”
Since adopting Slimming World eating plans, Kirsty says she’s discovered a real interest in cooking. “I love it now,” she added, “I cook all our meals from scratch. We still have burgers, but I make them myself from low-fat mince and I make pizzas, but weigh everything out. You can have as much fruit and vegetables as you like. I’d say I eat more now than I used to, it’s just the right things.
“One of our favourite meals as a family is nacho feast, where, instead of crisps you make oven chips and serve them with a dip like a chilli. Malachy loves it. We also love five-spice sticky gammon with noodles and stir-fried veg.”
Losing weight means that Kirsty has shrunk from a size 24/26 to a size 12 and she can now shop for fashionable clothes in mainstream stores – a real pleasure for someone who could only wear voluminous t-shirts. But she is also free of the asthma that she once suffered and says: “I feel better in myself and my hair and skin are better as well.” Part of her new lifestyle is regular exercise and she goes on a long walk twice a week with a friend she met at the slimming club.
While Kirsty is evangelical about her slimming group, she accepts that every overweight person has to make their own decisions about when and how to lose weight and pressure from other people won’t necessarily work. As she says: “You have got to get to a time when you are ready to do it. It comes to a point when you need to do it, for yourself and your kids. That’s when you get the willpower.”
Man who lost 13 stone launches fundraising campaign to get rid of his excess skin
Her own partner, engineer James Stathers, is supportive of her weight loss. But, as she says, “He never wanted me to lose weight. I was big when he met me. But he treats me to something, like a Pandora charm, every time I lose half a stone. I’ve got a whole bracelet now.”
Returning to a healthy weight is something that Kirsty knows will benefit her family as a whole and she hopes her children will grow up with a positive attitude towards wholesome food and home-cooked meals. “They’re still allowed snacks,” says Kirsty, “I still have my treats. But we all eat healthily.”
* In the last 25 years the number of obese mothers-to-be in the UK has doubled and now accounts for nearly one in five of those in their first trimester. According to NHS Choices, putting on too much weight during pregnancy is a risk factor for both gestational diabetes and the serious condition pre-eclampsia which threatens the life of the mother and baby.
Obesity also raises the risks of intervention during labour, perineal trauma, miscarriage, stillbirth, blood clots, post-natal infection and a whole host of other complications.
The National Childbirth Trust says women gain on average between 18 to 30lbs (8 to 13kgs) during pregnancy and it is a myth that mothers-to-be need to eat for two. At the most, says the charity, women require only an extra 200 calories a day during the last trimester. However, health professionals warn that pregnancy is not the time to embark on a strict, calorie-controlled diet. They want to see women adopting a healthy eating approach. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/lost-11-12-stones-become-11789384 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/5bbad2b70e415594cfb3d0e38fe8508912e115aff1b9523363e1a727c8f57ff4.json |
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"Hilarie Stelfox"
] | 2016-08-28T18:48:37 | null | 2016-08-28T19:00:00 | Music school bounces back after £300k funding cut | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fkirklees-music-school-re-brands-11811368.json | http://i2.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11812693.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS92199355.jpg | en | null | Kirklees Music School re-brands as Musica Kirklees | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | School children sing for the Queen's birthday on the Piazza, Huddersfield. Conductor Thom Meredith of Kirklees Music School conducts the performance.
Kirklees Music School may have lost £300,000 of council funding but it’s still going strong – and has a catchy new name.
From the new academic year the school, which provides music lessons for 9,000 youngsters, is to be known as Musica Kirklees, an umbrella title for the family of music centres and youth ensembles in the area – and taken from the Italian word for music.
Thom Meredith, principal of the school, said: “We’ve gone through a lot of changes.
“We are now quite a different organisation from what we were, and we feel to be leaner. But we are still here, going strong, that’s why we wanted a new name.”
Last year the school, which is a charitable trust, announced it would slash the number of music centres in Kirklees from seven to five, and staff contracts were changed in order to make savings, with teachers, many of whom are part time, paid on an hourly rate.
Publicity photo Thom Meredith, principal of the former Kirklees Music School, to be renamed Musica Kirklees
The turnover of the school, which has a teaching staff of 60, reduced from £1.9m a year to £1.6m. It now operates music centres in Batley, the Holme Valley, Shelley, Colne Valley and Mirfield – after closing the Huddersfield and Cleckheaton centres.
However, funding from Arts Council England means that Musica Kirklees can continue offering whole class instrumental tuition to 6,000 children in Kirklees. It is one of 122 Music Education Hubs to provide such a programme. A further 3,000 pupils receive individual or small group tuition paid for by parents.
The Huddersfield area has a strong musical tradition and Thom believes the school has played – and continues to play – a major part in this.
“We still get a lot of children going on to study music at conservatoires and universities. People look at us as a school that is doing well,” he said.
Andy Catchpool School children sing for the Queen's birthday on the Piazza, Huddersfield. Thom Meredith of Kirklees Music School conducts the performance.
And funding cuts won’t stop future developments, including a project that aims to show the benefits of music education to children’s social and academic development.
Thom added: “We have just got some funding for an Arts Council project called In Tune, which will provide tuition and experience of composition and electronic music, using iPads, in a primary school.
“We want to see if we can chart the progress of the young people, both academically and socially, as well as musically. The year-long project will record the benefits of putting music tuition into schools. We want something close to home to say there is proof.”
Thom is keen to continue breaking down barriers to music education. He said: “We’ve got a lot more going on now in terms of rock and pop. We are working in schools with ukuleles and samba drumming, trying to provide an entrance into music for as many as possible.”
Musica Kirklees will also be launching a new Kirklees Festival of Music for schoolchildren – a non-competitive week of performance for all ages. The first will take place in late June 2017 but Thom is hoping that it will go on to become an annual event.
Kirklees Music School has weathered many storms over the years. Its very existence was the result of Kirklees Council pulling out of music service provision back in 1992. But it is clearly a survivor and a trailblazer for what music has to offer children.
Thom added: “We all want to invest in our children and give them the best opportunities. Getting them involved with music is about them learning to apply themselves, practice and work with other people. They build up confidence by performing in public, all skills that are beneficial later in life.” | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/kirklees-music-school-re-brands-11811368 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/4d8c9a88ba652d444d3dfa3db00fa1e35408b97f936c75cf3344b60555d0be45.json |
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"Rory Benson"
] | 2016-08-26T16:48:21 | null | 2016-08-26T17:24:12 | The 20-year-old has penned a three-year extension | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fdewsbury-youngster-tyler-denton-signs-11806632.json | http://i4.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/article11806618.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/denton.jpg | en | null | Dewsbury youngster Tyler Denton signs new Leeds United deal | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Dewsbury-born Tyler Denton has signed a new three-year deal with Leeds United.
The 20-year-old scored the Whites' winner on his debut at Luton Town on Tuesday and has celebrated by putting pen to paper on a new Elland Road deal.
The extension stretches the full-back's time with Leeds to at least 2019 - a two-year upgrade on his previous contract which ran to 2017.
Denton, who attended Mirfield Free Grammar, started his career at Leeds when he was just seven years old and captained the under-21 side last season.
Congratulations to our former student Tyler Denton on a dream debut for @LUFC (a goal and a clean sheet!) #WorkHard pic.twitter.com/5Hpn2ryjDy — The MFG (@mirfieldfree) August 25, 2016
On signing the new deal, Denton told Leeds United's official website: "This week could possibly be the best week of my life.
"I'm so grateful to the gaffer and his coaching staff for trusting me for my debut. To score was a dream come true and this just tops it off.
"I signed a one-year deal at the start of the season and it was an incentive to do better things and keep trying to impress the gaffer. This new contract now gives me a stable footing and gives me something to build on.
Nothing comes close to what I'm feeling right now, to make my debut and score for @LUFC !! Dream come true!! pic.twitter.com/bQYAoaqlqJ — Tyler Denton (@TyDen6) August 23, 2016
"I don’t want Tuesday night to be the be all and end all – I want to carry on doing good things for Leeds United. The experience on Tuesday will do me good but the hard work starts now.
"My next chance will come when it comes. I've got great trust in Charlie (Taylor) as he's a great player, but I'll be prepared if my chance comes." | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/dewsbury-youngster-tyler-denton-signs-11806632 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/66bb5dba978a2e9d7f0c221577c9d118f5e546be9d466a5b8af21526c5c76e5c.json |
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"Samantha Robinson"
] | 2016-08-26T20:48:01 | null | 2016-08-26T20:30:00 | Enjoy the extra day off by treating yourself to a pint or two (or three) | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Ffood-drink-news%2Ffive-ideas-august-bank-holiday-11799019.json | http://i4.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11117893.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/Beer.jpg | en | null | Five ideas for August Bank holiday beers in Huddersfield | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | The last bank holiday weekend until Christmas is upon us — so you’d better make the most of it.
Luckily there’s plenty going on in and around Huddersfield if you fancy a few bank holiday beers.
Here are five events for the weekend:
The Nook Brewhouse ‘Challenge Sup’ Summer Beer Festival
The Nook/Facebook The Nook Brewhouse, Holmfirth (terrace at the back)
Victoria Square, Holmfirth, Thursday to Sunday
Head to the Nook Brewhouse for their bank holiday beer festival celebrating rugby and real ale! More than 50 ales will be on offer, plus live music, a barbecue and a live screening of the Challenge Cup Final.
Yorkshire’s Finest Beer and Brass at the Butchers Arms
The Butchers Arms, Hepworth.
Town Gate, Hepworth, Sunday 1.30pm
Enjoy a pint in the sunshine and a fabulous outdoor concert by the Hepworth Brass Band at the Butchers Arms. To book a table, call 01484 687147.
The Return of Outdoor House at Tokyo
Tokyo nightclub in Queen Street
Queen Street, Huddersfield, Sunday 11pm-3am.
Tokyo is celebrating the final bank holiday Sunday of 2016 with a bumper night. The club will have five areas of music playing five different music genres, pyrotechnics, CO2 cannons, performers guest DJs and more at its bank holiday blow out. Entry costs £5 before midnight.
Revolution Carnival at Huddersfield Revolution
Revolution bar, Cross Church Street, Huddersfield.
Cross Church Street, Huddersfield, Friday to Sunday
Revolution is hosting a three-day Casribbean-style carnival this bank holiday weekend, with live DJs, themed cocktails, terrace parties and free giveaway. Book a table for Friday and receive a free sharing cocktail and a free mini cocktail masterclass for you and a guest. To book, call 01484 546243.
Barkifest
Barkisland Cricket Club, Woodfield, Barkisland
Barkisland Cricket Club, Woodfield, Sunday 1pm-10pm
Further afield, Barkisland Cricket Club is offering live music, street food, an outdoor bar and more at Barkifest 2016. The festival will also include the launch of a brand new cider, face painting for the kids and a vintage cake stall. Admission costs £3, kids under 12 go free. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/five-ideas-august-bank-holiday-11799019 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/52f583da88bf0a37c27a37f400e0c90848630cc1ee329ec5b58dc602c2bf28b9.json |
[
"Henryk Zientek"
] | 2016-08-28T16:48:26 | null | 2016-08-28T15:49:11 | A home for people with profound and complex needs treats people with dignity and respect, says a Care Quality Commission report | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Frowan-court-care-home-holmfirth-11804800.json | http://i2.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11812060.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS97776300.jpg | en | null | Rowan Court care home in Holmfirth rated as needing improvement | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | A home for people with profound and complex needs has been rated as requiring improvement.
A report by the Care Qualiy Commission (CQC) noted that Rowan Court in Holmfirth was rated as requiring improvement in terms of safety, effectiveness and leadership.
However it was rated good for being a caring and responsive service.
Rowan Court, which is run by the Hollybank Trust, was said to provide “an inclusive and homely atmosphere” where “people were treated with dignity and respect and staff were attentive to people’s needs”.
But the CQC said the quality of the service was not being effectively reviewed and monitored as issues with training, risk assessment and emergency plans had not been identified.
And it said not all staff had received mandatory and refresher training.
Julian Hughes Rowan Court, Holme Valley Memorial Grounds, Holmfirth.
The report said people’s medicines were managed safely and procedures were in place to ensure safe staffing levels.
It added: “During the inspection, we saw that people were attended to quickly and staff were attentive to people in their own rooms and communal areas. Staff told there were enough staff employed to support people safely.”
It said people were also supported to maintain a healthy diet and were involved in planning a weekly menu. They were also able to have their own choice of food in addition to that bought for everyone.
Rowan Court is one of 66 adult social care services across the north inspected in recent months. Of those, one has been rated outstanding, 33 have been rated good with 23 requiring improvement and nine rated as inadequate.
Among services inspected, Eagle Care Home for elderly adults in Elland was rated inadequate and “in special measures” – as it had been following an inspection last February.
The report said: “Although we found some improvements had been made to the care people received in areas such as safeguarding, activities and the cleanliness of the environment, we found a number of regulatory breaches remained.”
Under CQC’s new programme of inspections, all of England’s adult social care services are being given a rating according to whether they are safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led.
Debbie Westhead, CQC deputy chief inspector in the north, said: “People are entitled to services which provide safe, effective, compassionate and high quality care. If that is what we find on inspection we give the service a rating of good or outstanding.
“If we find that a service requires improvement, we will expect them to provide us with a full plan setting out how they will address the issue. We will share our findings with local commissioners and we will return in due course to check that they have made the required improvements. Whenever we find a service to be Inadequate, we will take further action on behalf of the people who use the service.” | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/rowan-court-care-home-holmfirth-11804800 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/3dd822caa57e1c36247bc59ccc3849bcb4f6376447680cbd2d100a1a96fbb66c.json |
[
"Andrew Hirst"
] | 2016-08-26T18:49:42 | null | 2016-08-26T19:00:00 | But the wrecked shop yet to be rebuilt | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Ffuel-sale-again-fire-ravaged-11806173.json | http://i1.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11762155.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS97349049.jpg | en | null | Fuel on sale again at fire-ravaged Huddersfield petrol station | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | A Huddersfield petrol station badly damaged by fire is back in action.
Petrol is once again on sale at Birchencliffe filling station after its shop was gutted by a severe blaze on Saturday, July 23.
A portable kiosk is now on the site where people can pay for their petrol.
People can also buy newspapers, flowers, cigarettes, tobacco and other items.
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The gutted shop has just been demolished and should be rebuilt within 12 to 16 weeks which see it reopen before Christmas.
It is thought an electrical fault may have sparked the blaze which tore through the roof of the shop mid morning.
At the height of the blaze six fire engines and an aerial appliance dealt with the flames. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/fuel-sale-again-fire-ravaged-11806173 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/0e5c67ac28ca0e8d297b8d70a1845629b3d0d3558ca6e50dcb30dbb611572d51.json |
[
"Robert Sutcliffe"
] | 2016-08-29T12:48:45 | null | 2016-08-29T12:00:00 | School was more like a family home and always smelt of polish | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Flongley-hall-school-reunion-70-11813682.json | http://i1.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11813929.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS97867804-1.jpg | en | null | 70 years after these ladies left | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | They left at the end of the Second World War but the proud schoolgirls from Longley Hall still can’t wait for their next reunion.
Six ladies from the all-girl school and two of their husbands gathered in the Yorkshire Rose pub on Leeds Road to reminisce about their time at the stately school situated off Dog Kennel Bank, Huddersfield.
Phyllis Kaye, 86, of Quarmby and a former dressmaker, professional actor and deputy headmistress of Helme School, said: “We were all there between 1941-45, the war years.
Longley Hall School pupils learning typrewriting skills in 1954
“It was a lovely school. We had to pass the 11-plus to attend it and there was a class of 32 of us originally.
“We had our first reunion when we were all 70 and have held one every year since then.
“There were Italian gardens and tennis courts but we had to dig the courts up as part of the Dig for Victory.
“It was a joy to be there and give me that most precious thing of all, a desire to learn.
“We had all had very happy memories and used to write to the men on the battleships.”
Longley Hall School Speech Day at Huddersfield Town Hall in 1954
The school was set in nine acres of wooded grounds and was built in 1865 and owned by the Ramsden family although there were Ramsden family links back to Tudor times.
Education in wartime Huddersfield was very different from today.
The girls, who wore a uniform of navy blue tunics and cream blouses, enjoyed learning traditional subjects such as arithmetic and English alongside home economics and crafts before studying secretarial skills in their final year.
Longley Hall School in 1954
Five years ago when Audrey Mayor, (nee Westmoreland), attended the reunion she gave a vivid description of life there. She said: “Longley Hall was more like a family home than a school.
“It was a grand building with a fantastic curved staircase.
Driveway to Longley Hall School in 1950
“It always smelled of polish and we had to wear indoor shoes to protect the floors.”
The school closed in 1960 and became Huddersfield High School before converting to a special school a decade later. | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/longley-hall-school-reunion-70-11813682 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/c43b737889ef4ce762f0c2e04b097457949ccb5699a181ec3fe5b588018e96c9.json |
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"Andrew Hirst"
] | 2016-08-27T16:48:07 | null | 2016-08-27T17:00:00 | And there will a beer tent too | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Ffood-drink-news%2Fstirley-community-farm-food-festival-11787730.json | http://i3.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11806010.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS72554591.jpg | en | null | Stirley Community Farm Food Festival: Everything you need to know | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Food festival at Stirley Hill Open Farm. Karen McDiarmid (COR) of the farm makes jams, chutneys and pickles from produce from the farm and hedgerows.
The annual food festival at Stirley Community Farm in Newsome will be held early in September.
The seventh festival will be on Sunday, September 4 and will feature local food producers, local crafts, live music and kids’ entertainment.
Stalls selling local produce will be open between 11am-7pm with fare from the farm also for sale. Family-friendly activities will run throughout, with the ‘Cr8 Barn’ serving up vintage-inspired afternoon teas and a beer tent featuring cocktails and locally brewed beers and ciders.
Food festival at Stirley Hill Open Farm. John Lewis of Treboom Brewery, York (left) pulls a pint of the specially brewed beer for the Wildlife Trust CEO, Rob Stoneman.
The farm, which is managed by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, has become established as a family favourite over the past few years, with Trust staff and volunteers regularly bringing people together at their wide range of events and volunteer days.
Kara Jackson, Gateway Team Leader at Stirley Community Farm said: “The annual food festival is a celebration of all that has been achieved at the farm, from the harvesting of delicious vegetables to the restoration of farm buildings.”
Entry to the festival is free, although charges will apply to some of the activities and for the food and crafts.
To find out more and for directions to the farm in Berry Brow, on the edge of Huddersfield, visit: http://www.ywt.org.uk/events | http://www.examiner.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/stirley-community-farm-food-festival-11787730 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/1c5a62b2ec1c9c4bcb0eb72feaebe0e8c0904d69a2315acc9aef4a7ead252e05.json |
[
"Robert Sutcliffe"
] | 2016-08-29T16:48:36 | null | 2016-08-29T17:00:00 | Jon Platt says council is a "top 10 finer" and is "secretive" in its handling of the issue | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwest-yorkshire-news%2Fkirklees-being-secretive-over-policy-11813992.json | http://i1.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11814285.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS89782799.jpg | en | null | Is Kirklees being secretive over its policy to fine parents who take their kids away in term-time? | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | Jon Platt outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London
A father who won a landmark legal case over taking his daughter on an unauthorised term-time holiday has criticised Kirklees Council’s ‘secretive’ policy towards fining parents.
And Jon Platt says the council is one of the top finers of parents in the country.
Jon Platt caused a sensation in May this year when he won a High Court ruling after he refused to pay a £120 fine for taking his daughter to Disney World in Florida in April 2015.
Her school on the Isle of Wight had refused permission for the trip but he took her anyway and she missed seven days of lessons.
He was issued with a £60 fixed penalty fine which was doubled after he refused to pay.
When the council asked the High Court to clarify whether a seven-day absence amounted to a child failing to attend regularly it upheld a decision by magistrates that he had no case to answer.
After the court’s decision the government said it would consider making alterations to the law.
Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire Jon Platt outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London
Parents taking their children out of school during term time so they can enjoy cheap family holidays has become a major issue nationally in recent years with many parents complaining that the cost of going away in the school holidays can be as much as four times more than during term time.
But since 2013 tougher government regulations mean headteachers can grant leave of absence during term time only in “exceptional circumstances.”
And the government claims that there is clear evidence “that every extra day of school missed can affect a pupil’s chances of gaining good GCSEs, which has a lasting effect on their life chances.”
Since the ruling Mr Platt has now set up an online business monitoring local authorities’ handling of such matters.
Kirklees Council
In a recent post he said of Kirklees: “This local authority are a ‘top ten finer’. They have issued over 3,000 penalty notices this year compared to 2,390 last year.
“In response to my question ‘Has this local authority changed or does it plan to change its policy in respect of issuing these fixed penalties since the decision of the High Court on May 13 in IW Council v Platt.’
“They said: ‘The council continues to consider each penalty notice request on a case by case basis and has not changed its policy.
“Kirklees Council will continue to issue Penalty Notices in line with Government Legislation’.
“Given that they were issuing significantly MORE fines in the months leading up to the High Court decision in May (April 2016 was 150% higher than April 2015) we’d expect, if there had been no change in policy that this would have continued AFTER the High Court decision on May 13. In realty the numbers are DOWN 65% in June July and August on the same three months last year.
“Unquestionably, there has been a change in policy but this local authority seems to want to keep it a secret.
They don’t want parents to know that they will no longer be fined for a term time holiday if their child’s attendance is otherwise good.
“They are hoping that fear and ignorance will ‘keep parents in line’. Bad, bad decision, Kirklees.
“You are legally required to publish your policy on school attendance and you can’t secretly amend the policy without publishing those material changes.”
A spokesman for Kirklees Council said: “We continue to consider each penalty notice on a case by case basis.
“That policy has not changed. The policy is available on the website, and we will continue to issue the penalty notices in line with the legislation in place.” | http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/kirklees-being-secretive-over-policy-11813992 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/ed7d08eee7f7c65437ca6c424f2d7b1abe69ba6fac600420c2dcaf4c70a10671.json |
[
"Blake Welton"
] | 2016-08-29T14:48:25 | null | 2016-08-29T15:00:00 | Another game, another win for David Wagner's men - here's how fans reacted from across the globe after Saturday's victory | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnews%2Fhuddersfield-town-1-0-wolverhampton-11814594.json | http://i3.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article11810770.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS98079579.jpg | en | null | Huddersfield Town 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers: What YOU had to say about top-of-the league Town | null | null | www.examiner.co.uk | An early Rajiv van La Parra strike against his former club Wolves was enough to keep Huddersfield Town top of the SkyBet Championship ahead of this week's international break.
Another big John Smith’s Stadium crowd, this time 19,972, enjoyed a highly entertaining tussle as well as witnessing some scintillating football from David Wagner's men, particularly in the opening 45 minutes.
Graham from Almondbury said: “Fantastic first thirty minutes against a good team, excellent first clean sheet of the season. More of the same please” while Steve Dyson from Lowerhouses echoed those sentiments, “We had to show the league that we meant business, and boy we showed them brilliantly. Top notch football from all the team.”
However, some fans did fear Town would come unstuck by not capitalising on their superior first-half showing: “Brilliant result, but my heart skipped a few beats in the second half. What is it with Town only playing 45 minutes of football?
We should have been three-up at half time, but yet again, we can't put away our chances" wrote Stephen all the way from Tenerife.
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However some pointed out Town's backs-against-the-wall second-half display could be down to a change in playing style, tempo and a better showing from Walter Zenga's men after the interval.
Neil, HD9 said: “Good team performance. I thought we were really good in the first-half; knocking the ball about and keeping the ball but the second-half we eased off a bit and started playing the long ball which doesn't suit our type of football"
Arthur from Beaumont Park added: “Excellent first-half. Struggled at times in the second as Wolves upped their tempo. Brilliant display of goalkeeping but one or two poor clearances. The best team display for many seasons.”
Others, such as Ian from Newark , were quick to point out the contribution of Danny Ward: “A hard-earned win, with patience, a bit of luck, and some last ditch defending - especially in the second half. A great performance by Danny Ward."
Huddersfield Town manager David Wagner celebrates with goalkeeper Danny Ward after the sides first clean sheet of the season.
Andy Sharp from Great Yarmouth also wrote praising Danny Ward: “Absolutely outstanding first half need to finish teams off instead of giving them a chance to get something out of the game. I thought Danny Ward was excellent. Keep up the hard work everyone.”
The way Town managed to hold on for the three points was also raised by Roger from Menston: “A fighting win when we were under the cosh most of second half. Shows we can win more than one way which is good."
Graham from Bradley focused on the style of the winning and wrote: “Different type of performance but just as satisfying. Great defensive performance and one more goal might have led to a more relaxed afternoon!! The whole club from fans to chairman are amazing.”
Nahki Wells in training for Huddersfield Town at Canalside - but will he stay with the Terriers?
And with Transfer Deadline Day just around the corner, there was a plea from Graham in Huddersfield for Nahki Wells to stay at the club.
He said: “Top class performance from a top class team playing once again as a top class unit. Right through from Ward in goal to Kachunga and Wells up front every man played their part. No wonder Wagner made a bee-line for Ward at the final whistle after that world class save in the second half.
"Van La Parra tormented Wolves from start to the point he was substituted late on to a standing ovation. It's vital Town hang on to Wells and it's vital Wells realises what he may be missing out on if he leaves.
"Onto the next game now, which happens to be Leeds. Really good to be going there as Championship leaders. UTT.” | http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-1-0-wolverhampton-11814594 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.examiner.co.uk/cbe1657295255a3f486d5a0b030162d9a850a46cdf257c4f94d8b0c9c4c2cc6a.json |
[
"Michael Potestio"
] | 2016-08-26T20:52:09 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fpolice-investigating-sudden-death%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/CopFiles_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | Police investigating sudden death | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | Police are investigating the sudden death of a paraplegic man who was found dead at his home on Sunday (Aug. 21).
RCMP Sgt. Norm Flemming said that a 39-year-old Merritt man was found deceased at his Quilchena Avenue home at approximately 6:30 a.m. by a friend.
He said the man was found out of his wheelchair and in the doorway of his home.
Flemming said the man was known to leave his chair and go out on his porch to smoke.
“It’s presumed he went out for a morning cigarette and some sort of a complication occurred at that point,” Flemming said.
“He was clearly deceased. There were no attempts at a revival,” Flemming said.
He said the cause of death is still unknown at this point as police wait to hear back from the coroner.
“But there was no sign of a struggle, no outward sign of any external means of a cause of death,” Flemming said.
Flemming said the man lived alone and had a history of drug use. | http://www.merrittherald.com/police-investigating-sudden-death/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/927ee0fd031b8e2815caf0ed383ae9c2a4a30f8119af402aca45890d85aabfd1.json |
[
"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-26T20:50:59 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fopinion-tree-spikers-cling-to-lelu%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/LELUWarriors-150x150.jpg | en | null | OPINION: Tree-spikers cling to Lelu | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | Amanda Stanley, “science program officer” for the Seattle-based Wilberforce Foundation, headed up to Prince Rupert a couple of weeks ago to check on one of her projects.
That would be the camp on Lelu Island where a splinter group of Tsimshian tribal members and supporters maintain an effort to blockade and disrupt testing required for an environmental permit application to construct a liquefied natural gas terminal.
Stanley tweeted a picture from the camp, looking past a Mohawk warrior flag at the coastline. “So inspired by these defenders of land, water and salmon,” she wrote.
Wilberforce, the California-based Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Hawaii-based Sustainable Fisheries Partnership and others have poured money into anti-LNG campaigns in B.C., as they funded opposition to oilsands development before them. Indeed, the record suggests the long project to establish what environmental front groups named the Great Bear Rainforest was a strategy to stop hydrocarbon exports from western Canada, even as U.S. sources ramped up production.
So what’s been going on at this “science program” on Lelu Island? Its own multi-media promotion material provides some glimpses, featuring sweeping allegations and efforts to block scientific evaluation with crude threats and intimidation.
A video series called “A Last Stand for Lelu” shows two self-styled warriors confronting drilling vessels. Their RCMP escort boat suggests these ships and habitat study crews had federal permits to conduct testing at the time.
One man, identified as Donald Wesley Jr., walks the island with a rifle over his shoulder. Among his claims is that the drilling isn’t for testing, but is actually the start of construction on the Pacific Northwest LNG terminal, which still awaits a decision from the Trudeau cabinet.
Wesley says that since crews didn’t present permits to him personally, “they’re the radicals. They’re the extremists. They’re the terrorists.”
Then he describes his preparations.
“We have a lot of stuff on the island to keep [away] helicopters and drillers — the geotech drillers that want to come onto the island and start borehole testing,” he says. “We have a lot of spikes put on this island.”
OK, who’s the extremist?
The video series is co-produced by a fellow named Tamo Campos, identified as representing “Beyond Boarding,” with a link to an expired website.
Campos came to prominence in B.C. protest circles during the recent oil pipeline standoff at Burnaby Mountain. He appeared with his grandfather, David Suzuki, and other well-known protesters in a carefully choreographed show of entering a court-ordered restraining zone and briefly being arrested.
Again, they were interfering with authorized scientific testing while attempting to create the impression for media of grassroots opposition.
Wesley, his father, Donald Wesley Sr., and a supporter from Hartley Bay named Matthew Danes, claim to represent hereditary chiefs. In June, a dozen Tsimshian hereditary chiefs and elders issued a letter stating that Wesley Sr. “took it upon himself to occupy Lelu Island solely on his own accord,” and doesn’t represent the community.
“We do not appreciate Mr. Wesley inviting environmental militants and outsiders into our territory without the respect and manners dictated by the protocols of our ayaawyx [laws],” they wrote.
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office required Pacific Northwest LNG to consult with five aboriginal communities. The Metlakatla, Kitselas, Kitsumkalum and Gitxaala bands have benefit agreements for the project. The lone holdout, Lax Kw’alaams, elected a new council last fall that embraced the project with conditions.
And 40 Lax Kw’alaams students just graduated from pre-apprentice training sponsored by the provincial and federal governments and the UA Piping Industry College of B.C.
Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc | http://www.merrittherald.com/opinion-tree-spikers-cling-to-lelu/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/00a0eda5d6ee15b344077efeacdfc4a711859c7bf38684667e2aa4d9b3acfbe8.json |
[
"Gwynne Dyer"
] | 2016-08-30T18:57:32 | null | 2016-08-30T10:40:49 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fdyer-wars-hard-end%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/gwynne_dyer_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | DYER: Why are wars so hard to end? | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | After 52 years of war, the guns finally fell silent in Colombia at midnight on Sunday, when permanent ceasefires were proclaimed both by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the Colombian government.
But this only happened after 220,000 people had been killed and 7 million were displaced by the fighting — and it took four years just to negotiate the final peace deal. Yet the original causes of the Columban civil war have been largely irrelevant for decades. Why is it so hard to end a war?
We’re not talking about big conventional wars between major powers here. Those last only a few years (the two world wars), or a couple of months (India and Pakistan) or just a week or two (the Arab-Israeli wars). We’re talking about the low-intensity civil wars that go on for ages, like Northern Ireland (30 years), or Angola (42 years) — or maybe Syria.
The Syrian civil war is much more intense: as many Syrians have already been killed or fled from their homes in five years of war as the total number of victims of the Colombian civil war in half a century. But everybody in Syria is well aware that the civil war in next-door Lebanon, which has much the same mix of ethnic and religious identities, lasted for fifteen years.
When the fighting began in Colombia in 1964 the population was mainly rural, 40 per cent were landless peasants, and barely half the country’s people were literate. It seemed an ideal environment for a Marxist guerilla movement promising land reform, and FARC fitted the bill perfectly.
FARC grabbed a lot of territory, but Colombian governments, though usually corrupt and incompetent, were never quite wicked and stupid enough to lose the war, and over the decades Colombia changed. The economy grew despite the fighting, there was a mass migration of peasants to the cities (partly driven by the fighting), and education worked its usual magic (98 per cent of younger Colombians are now literate).
Land reform is still a big issue for the quarter of the population that remains on the land, and the current peace deal promises to deliver it, but even 20 years ago it was obvious that FARC could never win. The Colombia it had set out to change had changed without it, even despite it.
On the other hand, government troops could never root FARC out from its jungle strongholds entirely, so it was time to make peace. And the peace talks duly began in 1998 — and continued on and off until the final push for a settlement began four years ago under President Juan Manuel Santos. Why did it take so long?
Because the “losers” had not actually lost, though they could never win. FARC’s leaders and its 7,000 fighters had to be amnestied, given guarantees for their safety after they disarmed, and even allowed to become a legitimate political party. The two sides were not divided by ethnicity or religion, but they had been killing each other for a long time and trust was in short supply.
It took 17 years to reach this point, and even now the deal could collapse if Colombians do not vote in favour of it in a plebiscite on Oct. 2. They probably will approve it, but the vote could be close because so many people hate to see the rebels being “rewarded,” not punished.
Now consider Syria, where the destruction and the atrocities have been much worse. In Syria there are profound religious and ethnic cleavages, and it’s not just two sides fighting but five: the government, two mutually hostile organisations of Islamist jihadis (so-called Islamic State and the Nusra Front, now calling itself the “Army of Victory,”) the remaining Arab insurgents of the “Free Syrian Army,” and the Syrian Kurds.
Each of the five sides has fought every one of the others at some point in the past five years. Not one of them has a reasonable prospect of establishing control over the whole country, but none of them has been driven out of the game by a decisive military defeat either.
Every one of the local sides depends heavily on foreign support, but the foreigners all have their own agendas. Russia, the United States, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia have all sent money and arms to various local players and even dropped bombs on the country, but the beneficiaries and the targets vary from time to time according to the foreigners’ political priorities of the moment.
There are those who see the increasing engagement of the United States and Russia in the Syrian war as a hopeful development, since if these two superpowers can agree (and they sometimes do) then maybe they could impose some kind of peace on the country. It wouldn’t be pretty, but it would be better than endless war.
Perhaps that is true, but it may just be wishful thinking. If a relatively simple, small-scale civil war like Colombia’s took so long to end, why would we expect Syria’s war to end any time soon? Remember Lebanon. Fifteen years.
Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries. | http://www.merrittherald.com/dyer-wars-hard-end/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/27a4dba7f9fe20bc222e6f923a7d5031db1012498051d795b1cffa133cfd1f1c.json |
[
"Gwynne Dyer"
] | 2016-08-26T20:50:53 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fdyer-duterte-and-the-u-n%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/gwynne_dyer_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | DYER: Duterte and the U.N. | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | Rodrigo Duterte, the new president of the Philippines, gives good copy. Here’s a quote from his final election rally: “Forget the laws on human rights. If I make it to the presidential palace, I will do just what I did as mayor. You drug pushers, hold-up men and do-nothings, you better go out. Because I’d kill you. I’ll dump all of you into Manila Bay, and fatten all the fish there.”
And here’s another, from last Sunday, after United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime condemned Mr Duterte’s “apparent endorsement of extrajudicial killings.”
“I do not want to insult you,” Duterte said. (He only called them “stupid.”) “But maybe we’ll just have to decide to separate from the United Nations. If you are that rude, we might just as well leave. So take us out of your organisation. You have done nothing. Never. Except to criticise.”
What upset Ban Ki-moon and the UNDOC is the fact that Duterte is having people murdered. Since he took office three months ago, some 900 “suspected drug-dealers” have been shot dead by police and civilian vigilantes acting in his name. None was found guilty by a court, and some, of course, were completely innocent.
Duterte is not denying it or apologising. Before he leaves office, he says, he’ll just give himself an amnesty: “Pardon given to Rodrigo Duterte for the crime of multiple murder, signed Rodrigo Duterte.”
“The Punisher,” as he was known when he was mayor of Davao, is very serious about his “war on drugs”: he recently said he would kill his own children if they took drugs. But crime is not the Philippines’ biggest problem, and it’s not clear what else he is serious about.
He talks vaguely about making the Philippines a federal country, but no details of his policies and plans have emerged. In fact, he has spent most of the time since his election down south in his Davao stronghold, not in Manila.
But he does have a plan of sorts for what to do after he walks out of the United Nations. He says he may ask China and African countries to walk out too and form a rival organization. He doesn’t know much about China or Africa, so maybe he thinks they would like to get together and defy the parts of the world where governments believe that killing people is wrong.
“Duterte Harry” (another nickname) is very popular in the Philippines, but he is not really a threat to global order. The hundred million Filpinos will have to live with him for the next six years, but the United Nations is not doomed. In fact, it is doing better than most people give it credit for.
One proof of this is the fact that the Secretary General now has the right to criticise a member government merely for killing its own citizens. That’s not what it was designed for. When it was created in 1945, as the catastrophe of the Second World War was ending, its main goal was to prevent any more wars like that.
The founders tried to give it the appearance of a broader moral force by signing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, but that was mainly window-dressing. The UN was created by the great powers to prevent any government from launching another war of international aggression, not to make governments treat their own citizens better.
In fact, each major power was effectively guaranteed the right to do whatever it wanted to its own citizens, so long as it did not attack the neighbours. In this, the new UN was just recognizing reality, for every great power was determined to preserve its own “sovereignty.” Even for smaller powers, the great powers could rarely agree on what kind of intervention was desirable, and who should do it.
The UN has done well in its original task: it shares the credit with nuclear weapons for the fact that no great power has fought any other for the past 71 years. It has gradually moved into other areas like peace-keeping and promoting the rule of law in the world, but it never interferes inside the territory of the great powers. Even in smaller countries it almost never intervenes without the invitation of the local government.
So when Duterte called the UN useless because “if you are really true to your mandate, you could have stopped all these wars and killings,” he was talking through his hat. Besides, he would never accept UN intervention in his own country to deal with an alleged crime wave. He’s just talking tough because he hates being criticized.
It’s very unlikely that he will carry out his threat. The UN is the keystone in the structure of international law that, among many other things, deters China from settling its territorial dispute with the Philippines by force. Rodrigo Duterte is just a problem for the Philippines, not for the UN or the world.
Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries. | http://www.merrittherald.com/dyer-duterte-and-the-u-n/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/bde86d6ac51261695803df17beda82f5ff0bdc5306d24275432bbe493cc318b1.json |
[
"The Herald"
] | 2016-08-26T20:52:02 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fwright-the-tragically-hip-encapsulated-canada%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/editorial_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | WRIGHT: The Tragically Hip encapsulated Canada | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | by Galen Wright
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD
The familiar voices of Stuart McLean and Sook-Yin Lee served as the sound track to many post-game drives home during my minor hockey days. The trials and tribulations of Dave and Morley on Vinyl Café would slip in and out of focus as my dad and I replayed battles in the corner or haphazard giveaways from that afternoon’s game. The particulars of those drives have melded more or less into a singular, amorphous memory, but one moment of clichéd Canadiana endures thirteen years later.
My dad, younger brother and I were making our way down the highway when the distinct vocals of Gord Downie started to drift through the speakers. On that afternoon’s episode of Definitely Not the Opera, Sook-Yin Lee was searching for the subject of the characteristically cryptic Tragically Hip song, ‘Thompson Girl.’ Who this mystery woman was, wandering amongst the “mostly uphill, icy world” of Thompson, Manitoba, was never determined, but the episode did succeed in spawning my love affair for Kingston’s favourite sons.
A bluesy bar band fronted by a prematurely bald lead singer that was already a few years removed from its biggest hits probably wasn’t the coolest band for an 11-year-old to fall in love with, but like countless fans before me, I was instantly hooked by their Canadian-themed vignettes and the feeling of a distinctly common experience created by the band.
When we got home that afternoon, my dad supplied me with ‘Phantom Power,’ (on which ‘Thompson Girl’ is the fifth track) and ‘Trouble at The Henhouse.’ From there on, I relied on my modest income of birthday cheques and very occasional assistance with housework to fuel my growing obsession and collect the remaining seven albums that the Hip had released to that point.
For Christmas in 2006 my parents got me four tickets to the Hip’s upcoming Toronto date at the Air Canada Centre in support of their most recent album, ‘World Container.’ Fittingly and perhaps a bit lamely, as I was already in high school at this point, my parents accompanied my younger brother and me to what was our first-ever concert a couple of months later.
YouTube was still in its infancy at the time, meaning Gord Downie’s trademark poetic ramblings and off-the-cuff dancing were very much a new experience when I got to see the band live for the first time. As a naturally reserved and not overly emotive kid, I didn’t know quite how to respond to my first arena concert or the sight of a 70-year-old man smoking a joint and yelling along to the words of ‘Little Bones.’ I mostly stood quietly, hands firmly in my pockets, nodding my head to Hip classics like ’38 Years Old’ and ‘Grace, Too.’ After the show, my parents worried if I had actually even enjoyed the experience.
Nearly 10 years on, I’ve seen Gord and the boys live five more times, dragging my sister, girlfriend, brother and friends to shows across Ontario.
The last time I saw the Hip live was in 2013 when three friends and I piled into my buddy’s tiny Hyundai Accent for the two-hour journey across the 401 Highway from Ottawa to Kingston to see the band play in their hometown. We burned through 30 years’ worth of music during the two-hour trip, singing along to personal favourites like ‘Fiddler’s Green,’ and ‘Blow at High Dough.’
In the intervening years since our road trip to Kingston and that night in Toronto when I saw the Hip for the first time, my musical tastes have inevitably shifted and expanded, with the Hip receiving less play time on my personal playlist.
But shortly after the announcement of the band’s new album, I started jotting down a few personal reflections on my almost 15-year infatuation with the band without any knowledge of Gord’s situation. Then, on the morning of May 24, all those campfires, road trips and quiet moments alone with the Hip came flooding back with a bang when I read the email from the band announcing Gord’s diagnosis. I was instantly carried back to that winter day when I was listening to CBC radio and first heard Gord Downie sing the words,
“Thompson Girl, I’m stranded at the Unique Motel
Thompson Girl, winterfighter’s shot on the car as well
Looks like Christmas at fifty five degrees
This latitude weakens my knees, Thompson Girl”
You don’t have to love the songs to understand the band’s place in Canada’s music canon. Through the esoteric and at times incomprehensible lyrics, Gord Downie and the Hip have been able to slice into snippets of Canadiana like few artists before them. From Gord’s eulogy for the mythic Bill Barilko, who died in a plane accident only months after scoring the Stanley Cup winning goal in 1951 on ‘Fifty Mission Cap,’ to the beautiful weaving of David Milgaard’s story into ‘Wheat Kings,’ the Hip have used their platform to tell dozens of uniquely Canadian stories and in the process have created their own. In true everyman style, the last chapter of the band’s narrative will be marked by Gord leading his high school friends from Kingston on one last tour across the country.
Despite mine and thousands of other Canadians’ sadness at the news regarding Downie’s health, I can scarcely imagine what Gord’s family has gone through the last few months following his diagnosis. It goes without saying that dealing with the terminal illness of a father, husband and friend, especially at such a young age, is never easy.
At least as fans we can take solace in the fact that the nature of our relationship with the group will remain intact long after this summer’s final tour; we’ll always be able to flip on a song from the Hip and float back to that world possessed by the human mind that Gord continues to help create.
Galen Wright is a freelance writer based out of Toronto, Ontario, and an unabashed, life-long fan of The Tragically Hip. | http://www.merrittherald.com/wright-the-tragically-hip-encapsulated-canada/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/2b422508e9cd2a9f74b56e98d2a3213676edd800841ff38e92b9abd646a9600d.json |
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"The Herald"
] | 2016-08-26T20:51:11 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fletter-to-the-editor-merritt-firefighters-deserve-congratulations%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/letter-150x150.jpg | en | null | LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Merritt firefighters deserve congratulations | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | Editor;
Over the past few months there have been numerous comments and articles in the Merritt Herald regarding the plight of the individuals and illicit drugs. First of all I would like to extend a sincere thank you to the Merritt Fire Rescue for not getting involved in the drug issue and secondly for deciding not to administer naloxone to those individuals that overdose. These individuals choose to use the illicit drugs and cause themselves harm and as a result should face their own consequences. It does little good to provide a protection for an overdose as it only allows the individuals to continue with their self-abuse.
It’s sad that they are in this situation, but then again they were originally not forced to use drugs, it was their choice.
Well enough is enough and in general society is fed up with the daily sympathy of the various society’s constantly asking for assistance to help these people, while other groups such as seniors, who worked and built this country, are pushed aside and receive no assistance at all.
Let them overdose, it’s one less individual that will continue to be a burden to society and one less market outlet for the criminals to sell their drugs.
Ken Achter
Merritt | http://www.merrittherald.com/letter-to-the-editor-merritt-firefighters-deserve-congratulations/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/7aadcf3a8f90fc163baf870b50a35ab9ffd43234b1bd7b2dc4072eed3d1399c2.json |
[
"Othmar Vohringer"
] | 2016-08-26T20:51:17 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fvohringer-eyes-in-the-sky-a-no-go-for-ethical-hunters%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/DroneCutout_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | VOHRINGER: Eyes in the sky a no go for ethical hunters | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | Last month the government of British Columbia amended the provincial Wildlife Act by adding drones as illegal equipment to operate or possess, or use data obtained by drones while on hunting or trapping excursion. Furthermore, it is illegal for a third party owning a drone to help a hunter or trapper in gathering data with a drone. This is now an addition to section 27 of the Wildlife Act which outlines the illegality of helicopters or other aircraft for hunting.
Violations to this new amendment could cost the offender up to $250,000 in fines and up to two years in jail. Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, said that there was no real necessity for this amendment but rather the government wanting to make sure to keep up to the pace with modern technology.
Hunting advocacy organization like the BC Wildlife Federation, the Guide Outfitters Association of BC and the hunting community at large welcomed these changes to the Wildlife Act. With this change B.C. follows Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador in banning drones for hunting and trapping purposes. Jim Glaciar, president of the B.C. Wildlife Federation, summed up what the majority of hunters think about drones: “Using drones to help track your prey just isn’t part of the hunting culture in British Columbia. Hunters are respectful of wildlife and their habitat and very supportive of the steps government is taking to prevent hunters from using drones.”
Indeed, I remember that as early as two years ago the danger of the unethical use of drones had been widely discussed on hunting related social media sites. “Government should ban drones” was a very widely held opinion among the vast majority of hunters throughout our province. What some of the non-hunting readers of my column may not know is that hunters, by large, adhere to a strict code of hunting ethics. A large part of this ethics code discusses “fair chase.” Fair chase in summary is the legal and ethical sportsmanlike pursuit of a wild animal that does not give the hunter an improper advantage over the animal.
In relation to the use of a drone it is agreed upon that it is highly unethical to pursue an animal with a remote controlled flying object fitted with a GPS and camera. It is also unethical use of a drone to locate and relate information about the whereabouts of the animal to the hunter. The ethical fair chase pursuit means that the wild animal at all times must have a chance to evade the hunter. Because of that it does not come as a surprise to me that organizations like the BC Wildlife Federation, the Guide Outfitters Association of BC, and the majority of hunters not only supported the government in amending the Wildlife Act to include drones to the list of illegal hunting and trapping methods, but actively lobbied the government to do so.
Incidentally, the subject of drones in regards to hunting came up elsewhere four years ago. At that time the animal rights group PETA started a campaign called “Air Angels,” in which they offered their followers to purchase or rent a drone equipped with cameras from PETA with which they can “observe” hunters and spook wild game away.
Unfortunately for PETA, after hunters reported “Air Angel” drones to the authorities the animal rights group was reminded by the USA government, and later by the Canadian government, that it is a criminal offence to harass wildlife and to interfere with legal hunting.
A few animal rights activists were arrested in America and successfully charged. In one case an animal rights activist was sentenced to pay a $25,000 fine and serve a two year term in jail for harassing hunters and interfering with the legal taking of wild game. After that PETA quickly dropped their anti-hunting crusade, realizing that they could be on the hook for aiding and encouraging criminal activity.
Othmar Vohringer lives in the Nicola Valley. He is an animal behaviourist and outdoor writer for hunting magazines in Canada and the U.S. www.othmarvohringer.com. | http://www.merrittherald.com/vohringer-eyes-in-the-sky-a-no-go-for-ethical-hunters/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/6ebbc0e788790e6009d0e4928e28f3bae6f965e73e8d0c9ef1e9cc1d1f180e2c.json |
[
"Michael Potestio"
] | 2016-08-31T02:58:02 | null | 2016-08-30T10:23:56 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fprivate-eye-waiting-rcmp-review-report%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Morrison_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | Private eye waiting on RCMP to review report | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | A private investigator looking into the disappearance of Merritt man Dean Morrison says he’s forwarded a report to the RCMP to review.
BCSI Investigations president Denis Gagnon began looking into the missing person case about a month ago free of charge and is now waiting to hear back from RCMP regarding his report.
“I brought them an extremely long report, so they’re reviewing [it],”Gagnon said.
However, Gagnon said he couldn’t comment as to whether or not his investigation turned up any new evidence.
Cpl. Dan Moskaluk told the Herald the RCMP continues to classify Morrison as missing, and their investigation is ongoing. He said the RCMP accepts all forms of information from the public with regards to ongoing investigations.
With regards to the RCMP’s investigation into Morrison’s disappearance, the RCMP Kamloops Rural Detachment has received tips from the public and all those tips are followed up on, he said.
Moskaluk said that in an open investigation, police don’t disclose much regarding sources of information or the results of those sources.
“We wouldn’t get into details, [or] confirm that we received something from a certain individual,” Moskaluk said.
Dean Morrison went missing three years ago from the Stump Lake ranch property, south of Kamloops, on Oct. 22, 2013. He had been working there sporadically as a contracted painter.
Morrison was reported missing a few days later on Oct. 28, and RCMP conducted an air and ground search on Oct. 31, but came up empty.
A community-organized ground search on Nov. 13, 2013 also turned up nothing.
In his investigation, Gagnon has been conducting interviews and gathered volunteers and members of Kamloops Search and Rescue to scour the Stump Lake Ranch property once again.
Drones were used and about five hours of footage was reviewed.
Gagnon said he continues to actively look for Morrison. | http://www.merrittherald.com/private-eye-waiting-rcmp-review-report/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/59997850c9cf8599864e3338b4c92de8ff0417e598c92641204c4cc9cfba9f99.json |
[
"Cole Wagner"
] | 2016-08-30T00:56:24 | null | 2016-08-29T16:37:20 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fman-killed-train-spences-bridge-identified%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/news_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | Man killed by train in Spence's Bridge identified | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | The BC Coroners Service has identified a man killed by a train in Spence’s Bridge on Aug. 27.
Jonathon Christopher Harris, a 40-year-old man from Kelowna, died after being struck by a passing Via Rail train travelling from Vancouver to Kamloops, a press release from the BC Coroners Service stated on Aug. 29.
The conductor of the train saw Harris walking on the tracks, but could not stop in time nor could Harris get off the tracks in time to prevent the accident.
Harris’ family has been informed of the accident, and the BC Coroners Service and the RCMP continue to investigate the death. | http://www.merrittherald.com/man-killed-train-spences-bridge-identified/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/ec40d5c5ae269b804036dc34f55202c19bf60f6bacfd7f31c0aff172593431f6.json |
[
"Cole Wagner"
] | 2016-08-30T22:58:04 | null | 2016-08-30T09:36:17 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fgovernment-releases-moose-tracking-app%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Moose1c_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | Government releases moose-tracking app | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | A new mobile app introduced by the B.C. government will allow people who encounter moose in B.C.’s wilderness to monitor moose populations and inform conservation efforts.
The app — dubbed The B.C. Moose Tracker — is available through iTunes, and allows users upload information on the number, sex and location of moose they encounter in the wild directly to an online database, stated a press release from the ministry of forests, lands and natural resource operations.
“Hunters hold a tremendous amount of knowledge about what’s happening out on the landscape. They have long supported — and participated in – important conservation initiatives, and this app provides a new means for them to contribute to the sustainable management of wildlife in B.C.,” said Ross Peck, chair of the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, in the Aug. 23 release.
There are between 120,000 and 200,000 moose in British Columbia, and the province spends $750,000 each year on wildlife inventories. This new mobile app represents an effort from the government to modernize their moose management strategy.
The app will also include a digital version of the 2016-2018 hunting and trapping regulations synopsis. | http://www.merrittherald.com/government-releases-moose-tracking-app/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/3e9bba106e5a48bc94b95e30b423243bba842648d0a2225bdffc571c879b3890.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T20:51:52 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fmerritts-fader-perfect-behind-the-wheel%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/BillFader_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | Merritt’s Fader perfect behind the wheel | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | There’s a reason they call him the ‘Silver Fox’. And it’s not just because of his full head of gray hair.
When it comes to stock car racing, Merritt’s Bill Fader is about as clever and savvy as they get. He proved that on the weekend, going a perfect eight-for-eight in the eight-cylinder bomber class at the Merritt Speedway.
Fader began each day by topping the field in the time trials, then followed that up with wins in the five-lap dash, the 10-lap heat and featured 30-lap main events. No easy feat considering the fastest qualifier always starts at the back of the field.
The 61-year-old Fader has called the Nicola Valley home since 2005. Prior to that, he lived in the Lower Mainland, where he was always involved in cars and some sort of racing. He acted as crew chief for his brother, Jim, who now also calls Merritt home.
The Fox went behind the wheel himself in 2009, and he has never looked back, quite literally. His current ride, a 1980 Chevy Malibu, sports the moniker ‘My mind is always racing.’
There were several other multiple-race winners on the weekend. In the busy four-cylinder bomber class, Pinantan Lake’s Tim Fowler went six-for-six on the track after being edged by a pair of Logan Lake racers — Terry Mockford and Sean Dandy — in the time trials.
In street class competition, Penticton’s Warren Hubick won four out of six races; the other two going to season-long rival Angela Klassen from Kamloops.
The über-competitive hobby class saw veteran-racer Jake Mills from Merritt set the fastest one-lap time each day, and win the 30-lap feature on Sunday.
Dennis Smith from Kamloops and Merritt’s Tom Parsons also had three wins apiece in the hobby class.
Stepping onto the podium for the first time was rookie driver Kim Whitteker from Milner, B.C. with a third-place finish in Sunday’s street main event.
Back behind the wheel for the first time this season was Challen Hughes, who has moved back to Merritt from Penticton. Hughes is currently building a Pontiac Cutlass for next year’s racing season. On Sunday, Hughes drove the Pontiac Fiero owned by Brad Gillis. Ironically, Hughes had to race against The Fox, who is helping Hughes build his new car for next year.
There were a couple of hard-luck stories at the Merritt Speedway on the weekend. Dan Smith from Kamloops had victories taken away from him twice coming out of the final corner on Sunday, as a little too much enthusiasm caused him to crash on both occasions — just metres short of the finish line. To add insult to injury, one of Dan’s last-second losses was to his brother, Dennis.
The next weekend of fun-filled, action-packed stock car racing at the Merritt Speedway takes place on the September 17 and 18 weekend. | http://www.merrittherald.com/merritts-fader-perfect-behind-the-wheel/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/9d2a77a9815865d812689c4515c1ebd3ac925f5581a5d795c8ae9093ee579ec3.json |
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"Cole Wagner"
] | 2016-08-31T02:58:00 | null | 2016-08-30T10:47:05 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fwagner-things-change%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Cole1c_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | WAGNER: The more things change... | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | For the last five years, the Herald has been a twice-weekly paper. That will change next week, as we move to a weekly format, publishing only on Thursdays.
For more than a hundred years, the Herald has been the key source of community news and goings-on in the Nicola Valley. That will not change.
Working in the news business, an oft-repeated adage is ‘The more things change, the more they stay the same.” The stories change, the manner of reporting might differ — and sure, the days of anything being typeset without a computer are long gone — but the core issues remain the same.
Along those lines, one of my favourite aspects of our Tuesday edition is the archival feature on page three.
On Monday morning, I pulled the front page of the Aug. 31, 1983 edition of the Herald, and I couldn’t help but be struck by the similarities between the front page stories 33 years ago, and those we run these days.
Residents and locals were concerned about the provincial government’s plan to build a toxic waste dump within Merritt’s borders. Provincial officials insisted the facility would be safe, but locals were wary of those claims, and put together a community group to oppose the development.
In other news, the community was preparing for the fall fair and rodeo, set for the Labour Day weekend.
The coup de grace was a picture on the front, advertising some new signage coming to the city.
Sound familiar yet?
News in the Nicola Valley keeps chugging along — and the Herald has been there to cover every moment.
That will not change. | http://www.merrittherald.com/wagner-things-change/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/b407ea7dd9933c9bd34687794fe1f8f430ab57cb27df63edbca5ddd0217271a5.json |
[
"Michael Potestio"
] | 2016-08-26T20:50:18 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Ffriends-and-neighbours-new-cops-ready-for-merritt%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Const.-Lens-left-and-Russell_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS: New cops ready for Merritt | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | There’s some new constables in town.
RCMP Const. Bridgette Lens, Dane Duford and Const. Devin Russell are the newest members to join the Merritt RCMP detachment.
Const. Lens comes to Merritt from Whistler with four years of RCMP service. She said Merritt was her number one destination for a transfer.
“I always say the RCMP sent me to Whistler, and I chose to come here,” Lens told the Herald.
An avid horseback rider, Lens even bought property in the Nicola Valley.
“I grew up around horses, so my dream was to always buy acreage and have my horses at home, and that’s exactly what I’ve done by coming here,” she said, adding that she doesn’t plan on leaving.
Staff Sgt. Sheila White has told the Herald they were very interested in adding a female constable to their general duty ranks, and Lens is the only such officer at the Merritt RCMP detachment.
Lens said there are some files she’s handled because a victim will prefer to speak with a female officer.
Russell, a recent graduate of the RCMP Academy, Depot Division in Regina Sask., grew up London, Ont., but was born in New Westminster.
“I want to be close enough to visit, so this is perfect for me,” he told the Herald.
He said Merritt was also one of his top places to be placed in as it is close to the Lower Mainland, but doesn’t have the traffic that comes with living in a bigger centre.
Const. Dane Duford is the greenest of the bunch, having worked just a few shifts compared to the couple of months of experience Russell has under his belt. However, he’s definitely familiar with the job.
RCMP Sgt. Norm Flemming said Duford comes from a family of police officers.
“I believe his parents are members, and one of his brothers and his sister are also in the RCMP,” Flemming said.
Const. Justin Mosher accepted a transfer to the Kamloops RCMP detachment. Const. Mike Damien retired, and one other officer is off duty for an extended period of time.
The three new constables join Const. Daniel Leung who arrived from Depot back in February as Merritt’s newest police officers.
Flemming said Leung has to be the happiest guy he’s ever met.
“[He’s] always got a smile on his kisser,” Flemming said. | http://www.merrittherald.com/friends-and-neighbours-new-cops-ready-for-merritt/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/9c33a28f271dfecd68b3e82334d2705f77d99bc728a1f185a066e1a4602ba0a1.json |
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"The Herald"
] | 2016-08-26T20:51:28 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fpost-office-celebrates-grand-opening-in-logan-lake%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/LoganLake_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | Post office celebrates grand opening in Logan Lake | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | By The Herald on August 25, 2016
Logan Lake’s post office held its grand re-opening today, unveiling a new special new cancel mark to be used by the post master.
The office was under renovations from Aug. 12 to 21.
With a warm, well-built interior and a more user-friendly design, the office is back in business following the renovations. A small ceremony was held at the office today to mark the occasion. | http://www.merrittherald.com/post-office-celebrates-grand-opening-in-logan-lake/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/b12d94144f245dad0047c69e8f3e67b118d11eb9943f2fc79241ff7ca88207bb.json |
[
"Ian Webster"
] | 2016-08-30T22:58:00 | null | 2016-08-30T10:56:10 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fone-go-mackay-smith-rose%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Matt_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | One to go for Mackay-Smith and Rose | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | You can bet Merritt’s Matt Mackay-Smith and former resident Derek Rose have the Sept. 24 and 25 weekend firmly circled on their calendars. That’s the date of the fifth and final stop on the Canadian Motorcycle Drag Racing Association’s 2016 series — scheduled for the Mission Raceway in the Fraser Valley.
Both Mackay-Smith and Rose currently lead their respective CMDRA classes, and solid performances in Mission will all but lock up the individual points titles.
Mackay-Smith is number one in the country in the prestigious Pro-Mod division, where flat-out racing is the name of the game — first across the line wins. Speeds can reach up to 200 miles per hour for the quarter mile.
Rose presently tops a field of over 25 competitors in the CMDRA Super Bike class. This is bracket racing at its best, with riders trying to achieve superlative reaction times at the start, and match as closely as possible their ‘dialed-in’ time down the straightaway.
On the Aug. 20 weekend, both Mackay-Smith and Rose, who now lives in Strathmore, Alta. were in Medicine Hat — competing at the Badlands Nationals, the second-to-last event in this year’s racing series.
Mackay-Smith continued his remarkable run of consistency, winning the Pro-Mod for the second time in a row this season, and recording his fourth-straight top-two finish.
In third place following the qualification rounds, Mackay-Smith proceeded to knock off three fierce competitors in the eliminations to take the Badlands title. They included many-time champion Gary Christopher from Hope, B.C. and Penhold, Alta.’s Spencer Johnson.
In his first elimination run, Christopher looked to have set a couple of new Canadian records, only to have them denied by the CMDRA.
“Gary topped out at 227.28 miles per hour and 6.981 seconds, but he catwalked (rode with the front wheel in the air) the entire quarter mile, and his wheels didn’t register properly at the finish line traps,” explained Mackay-Smith.
When the veteran Christopher and Mackay-Smith went head-to-head in the second round of eliminations, it was the young gun from the Nicola Valley who prevailed, laying down an elapsed time (ET) of 7.339 seconds and a top-end speed of 186.68 mph.
“I was fairly fortunate in that Gary had problems with his transmission,” said Mackay-Smith. “His bike launched in third gear, which is high gear, and didn’t work at all.”
In the final, Mackay-Smith faced Johnson for the second racing weekend in a row, and beat him again. The Merritt racer had Lady Luck riding with him once more.
“Spencer actually had me at the start but damaged his engine late in the pass.”
Mackay-Smith had his own engine problems at Medicine Hat that made for a late night on Saturday.
“There were some things we didn’t like during qualifying, so I did a complete engine replacement,” said Mackay-Smith. “I was very fortunate to have Nick Richards as part of my crew, along with my dad. Nick used to work with me at Murray GM in Merritt. He’s now the shop foreman at another GM dealership in Medicine Hat. Whenever I race there, he comes out to help. He was a big part of getting that motor done.”
Mackay-Smith has a 73-point lead over Johnson going into Mission, and concedes it would take a perfect storm to take the title away from him.
“I did the math, and the only way [Spencer] can win is if he qualifies number one, I don’t pick up any qualifying points, I go out in the first round of eliminations and he wins the finals. I don’t like to read too much into the numbers, but we’re definitely in a good spot going into the last race.”
Things are considerably tighter for Rose in the Super Bike standings with one race date to go. No fewer than five racers have a legitimate shot at the title, with Rose holding a 41-point lead over the Hat’s Riley Toth in second.
It was Toth who edged out Rose in the finals at Medicine Hat in their most recent showdown. Rose’s superior start (0.068 versus 0.135 seconds) was negated at the finish line as Toth registered a near-perfect ET (just five-thousandths of a second outside his dial-in time).
Mackay-Smith said that he is mighty impressed with what his good friend, Rose, has accomplished this season.
“What Derek’s been able to achieve in his class, including reaching the final three weekends in a row, is far harder in my mind than what I’ve accomplished. In bracket racing, you have to be completely on your game every pass.”
Also competing in the Super Bike class were Merritt’s Roger Bouchard (Mackay-Smith’s father-in-law) and former Nicola Valley resident Dale Rose (no relation to Derek). The former went deep into the eliminations at Medicine Hat, while the latter continued a run of consistency that has seen him race multiple rounds every weekend this season. Rose currently sits in eighth place in the Super Bike standings, while the rookie Bouchard is in tenth.
Mackay-Smith said that he and Derek Rose shared a humorous moment just before Rose’s third elimination round.
“I was coming back to the pits as Derek was leaving. I said to him, ‘You may as well keep winning,’ and he looked at me kinda funny. I didn’t realize that his next race was against my wife Nicole’s dad.”
Things are shaping up for a great finale at Mission with all four Nicola Valley-connected racers scheduled to be in attendance. Merritt racing fans are encouraged to make their way down to the Lower Mainland city to catch some of the action. Qualifications on Saturday, Sept. 24 start at 12:30 p.m. Elimination rounds commence on the Sunday at the same time. | http://www.merrittherald.com/one-go-mackay-smith-rose/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/e68157086952407ea5a50eeaa05a4de87eeda643288fd9ec800d1449f50eca76.json |
[
"The Herald"
] | 2016-08-26T22:51:42 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fmissing-family-last-seen-in-merritt%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Monica-Feature-150x150.jpg | en | null | Family reported missing to Merritt RCMP | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | The Merritt RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance to locate a 32-year-old woman and her three young children.
Monica Jacob was reported missing to the Merritt RCMP on Thursday, Aug. 25. She was last seen on Thursday afternoon at a residence on the Coldwater Reserve, accompanied by her three children: seven-year-old Lovely Jacob, five-year-old Ethan Jacob, and Kathyanne Noltcho who is only one year old. Monica Jacob is described as being 32 years old, five foot four and approximately 137 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes.
According to the press release from the RCMP, Jacob has family ties to the Saskatchewan area and it is possible that she may be travelling in that direction. Jacob and her children are presumed to be travelling together, the release went on to state.
Anyone with information on Jacob’s whereabouts are encouraged to call Merritt RCMP at 250-378-4262 or their local police service. Should anyone see or recognize Jacob, they are encouraged to call 911. Those who wish to stay anonymous can call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477. | http://www.merrittherald.com/missing-family-last-seen-in-merritt/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/2c44b50761b812ace09595339b63b01b7bdbb8993818f46358e45a5405072f11.json |
[
"Cole Wagner"
] | 2016-08-30T20:57:34 | null | 2016-08-30T12:51:43 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fnicola-coldwater-spius-set-closed-angling%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ColdwaterRiver1c_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | Nicola, Coldwater and Spius set to be closed for angling | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | Starting on Wednesday (Aug. 31), the Coldwater River, Nicola River, and Spius Creek will be closed to anglers, due to high temperatures in the water which endanger an already vulnerable fish population.
Despite the relatively cool, wet summer, a spell of hot weather in August compounded with other factors led to a drastic increase in the temperature of the water in these systems, explained Steve Maricle, a senior fisheries biologist with the Ministry of the Environment.
“The temperature in the upper Coldwater, lower Coldwater, and the Nicola have all exceeded 20 degrees,” said Maricle, adding that temperatures reached as high as 26 degrees in the Nicola during the hottest stretch of weather in August.
The closure is set to last until the ministry lifts the ban — but a more permanent restriction on the rivers might still be on the way.
“We’re actually going to move towards an annual closure for the Coldwater, Spius and Nicola for August and September,” said Maricle. “I’ve lived in Kamloops for 45 years — this year has been one of the coolest years on record. Even in the face of that, you get ten days of a hot spell, you’ve got conditions that are extreme. It just doesn’t make any sense to keep it open.”
Several species of fish in the Coldwater and particularly the Nicola River are already at dangerously low populations, explained Maricle, adding that the stress of being yanked from the already-warm water could easily kill the fish.
Bull trout and Chinook salmon make up the majority of the fish in the river systems during this time of year — fish which aren’t supposed to be targeted by anglers in the first place said Maricle. Still, those that are fishing on the rivers will target the small pools of cooler groundwater where the fish tend to congregate, said Maricle, which means a few anglers can do a lot of damage to the fish stocks.
But while the ban aims to help in the conservation effort of these species of fish, Maricle said enacting a closure of the waterways every year wastes valuable time when the river is at its most vulnerable.
“The real sad thing about it is that I started this process on the 23 or 24 of August — because of the process I have to go through, we’ve left it open for a week and half during the most critical period,” he said.
Establishing a yearly schedule when the rivers would be closed to anglers would go a long way to avoiding any delay in closures when temperatures started to ramp up in the water.
Though he estimates there aren’t a huge number of anglers out on the rivers this time of year, Maricle admits that he expects some push back on an annual closure of the Coldwater, Spius and Nicola rivers.
“There’s always a few people that like to get out, and they’ll say ‘Well you’re infringing on our right to fish.,’” said Maricle. “We always manage on conservation first — recreational activity opportunity always comes after conservation… Particularly the bull trout in the Nicola, they’re really a fringe population, they’re just hanging on.
“To protect them far exceeds the rights of anglers going to fish these systems at this time of year.” | http://www.merrittherald.com/nicola-coldwater-spius-set-closed-angling/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/6a2c00e98efa60ea17ce602ef395417105809ddeab34620a8ea8d40278577c60.json |
[
"Cole Wagner"
] | 2016-08-26T20:52:16 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fthieves-caught-in-coquihalla-cattle-corral-caper%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Boards3_Web-150x150.jpg | en | null | Thieves caught in Coquihalla cattle corral caper | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | A trio of thieves were caught red-handed Wednesday (Aug. 24) after string of thefts along the Coquihalla Highway had ranchers at a local cattle company shaking their heads.
Six cattle corrals on Coquihalla Cattle Company land had been taken down and the boards stolen since Aug. 21.
More than 1,000 wooden boards have been taken, said Marilyn Cooke, owner of the ranch.
“We realized one corral was done Sunday. Yesterday, my husband was driving home and the next underpass was taken. This morning, he drives the Coquihalla and the third underpass was all gone, so they worked all night last night taking it,” she said on Aug. 24.
With the police notified about the theft, Sgt. Norm Flemming and the Merritt RCMP began to hatch a plan to catch the thieves on Wednesday afternoon.
“We were in the midst of putting a plan together, because they had left a substantial pile of lumber, and we assumed they’d be coming back to pick it up,” explained Flemming. “We had put together an operational plan, we were going to do a set up starting at three o’clock, and have lookout points… We were quite interested in getting these guys.”
Anticipating that the men might return during the night or early morning hours, police set out to set up security cameras in the afternoon ahead of the planned sting. Only it turned out the sting wasn’t necessary.
“Yesterday around two o’clock, one of constables was driving out there to set up some cameras, and lo and behold, they were there cleaning that lumber up,” said Flemming. “We quickly set up a perimeter and a couple of them attempted to dash up hill and hide in the trees, but that became problematic… So they pretty much gave themselves up without any incident.”
Three men were arrested on scene, all around their late forties to early fifties, said Flemming, adding that all three men were from Surrey and known to the RCMP in the Lower Mainland.
The thefts represent not only a major headache for the ranchers, but also a potential safety hazard for motorists along the highway, as without the corrals, the cattle could find their way onto the road.
“The highway guys have said they will come by and patch it up so the cows won’t get on the highway, but we don’t know what we’re gonna do,” said Cooke. “We’ve got a lot [of cattle] home that we don’t really want home. They’re not due home until the end of September or October.”
The corrals had been built by the provincial government when the Coquihalla Highway was originally constructed, but reside on property owned by the Coquihalla Cattle Company, explained Cooke.
Given rough estimates on the value of the boards, Flemming said that police are recommending charges of theft over $5,000 for the three men.
“It’s unreal — I can’t believe it,” said Cooke. “I don’t understand what the attraction is.”
But Flemming explained that there is market for reclaimed, weathered wood like the boards stolen from the Coquihalla Cattle Company. The three men had been selling the stolen wood to a lumber company based in the Lower Mainland — and even produced receipts detailing their sales to local RCMP after being arrested, Flemming added.
“It’s still in great shape, it’s well aged, it’s weathered. Reclaimed material is certainly very popular — barn board, wood siding, that type of thing. It gets treated, put together and milled up nicely, it makes for a lovely floor or feature wall or that sort of thing,” Flemming noted.
Despite buying stolen lumber, Flemming said he didn’t think the company had knowledge of the wood’s origins. Still, details about the company would be forwarded to RCMP in the Lower Mainland for further investigation.
All in all, Flemming said it was one of the more unusual cases he’s seen in Merritt. Wood theft is popular in other areas of the province, particularly in cedar-rich areas on Vancouver Island, but this was the first case of lumber theft he’s dealt with in the five years he’s been in Merritt. | http://www.merrittherald.com/thieves-caught-in-coquihalla-cattle-corral-caper/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/a04845817bc992fc8a6a94b68a0fbe1d188a248551848df7aca02f2126313e1e.json |
[
"Cole Wagner"
] | 2016-08-30T20:58:02 | null | 2016-08-30T09:43:12 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fcity-transfers-10000-economic-development-fund%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/city_hall_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | City transfers $10,000 to economic development fund | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | Will George wants to showcase Merritt in the best possible light.
Which is why the manager of business and economic development is pleased with city council’s decision to transfer $10,000 from the community initiatives fund, to economic development in order to support a number of projects aimed at showcasing Merritt to B.C. and the world.
The transfer was approved at council’s regularly scheduled meeting on Aug. 23, and George said the money will be used to partner with a variety of regional tourism groups, such as the Thompson-Okanagan Regional District (TNRD), and the Thompson-Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA), to create promotional materials for the City of Merritt.
“This is all material so that when we’re at trade shows, or when were out and about on social media and on the new website we’re creating, we’ll have updated little videos and vignettes. We’ll continue to showcase Merritt in the best light and continue to put our best foot forward,” explained George.
Earlier this summer, the city purchased the tourismmerritt.com domain name from Tourism Nicola Valley. Promotional materials and videos created in conjunction with TOTA and TNRD would be hosted on the site.
“It’s just to keep up with the opportunities that present themselves to present Merritt in the best light,” said George, adding that the $10,000 is not exclusively tied to projects with regional boards such as TOTA and TNRD.
The money is being transferred from the community initiatives fund, which is set aside each year to fund projects that encourage innovation that has the potential to support or contribute towards the community and the goals of council. | http://www.merrittherald.com/city-transfers-10000-economic-development-fund/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/d592a20ec43db3246da8fd7cbadded3d7951df6b58aeb11993d3979785a49360.json |
[
"Jade Swartzberg"
] | 2016-08-26T20:51:05 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fcrime-spree-five-member-pleads-guilty-in-court%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/favicon.png | en | null | Crime-spree five member pleads guilty in court | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | Michael Fudge, one of the five people arrested in Merritt after a multi-province crime spree is facing a lengthy penitentiary sentence following a guilty plea Aug. 2.
The 18-year-old was arrested on April 28 when a stolen SUV crashed on Voght St. ending a crime spree that began in Manitoba with a stolen vehicle and continued with the theft of gas in Saskatchewan and an assault in Alberta prior to reaching Merritt.
Fudge and five other individuals – including three youths – have since been charged in connection with the violent robbery and assault of a 57-year-old widow in Irvine, Alberta. On April 27, the group approached the widow’s rural home and asked her if there was anywhere to get gasoline, according to an agreed statement of facts.
After the woman called a gas station to confirm if it was open, Fudge punched her in the face causing her to lose consciousness when she fell backwards down a staircase.
The group then tied the woman up using a dog leash and an extension cord and ransacked the home, stealing cash, jewelry and keys to the woman’s SUV. Before leaving with her SUV, the group also cut the phone lines.
RCMP in Redcliff, Alberta received a phone call from the woman two hours later after she was able to free herself and use an old cell phone to call 9-1-1. She was hospitalized with a broken nose and other injuries connected with the attack.
Eric Morrissette, one of the group, was left stranded in Medicine Hat following the attack. He was later arrested in connection with the robbery and aggravated assault allegations.
In the meantime, Fudge, Michael Richards and the three youths continued to Merritt in the stolen SUV. Merritt RCMP received a complaint of an erratic driver heading towards town and attempted to pull the vehicle over, but the driver failed to stop and sped away. The vehicle soon rolled over as it attempted to round a corner on Voght Street at high speed.
The group of five were all taken into custody. Fudge is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 18.
(With files from Alex McCuaig/Medicine Hat News.) | http://www.merrittherald.com/crime-spree-five-member-pleads-guilty-in-court/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/36efb528bf28bfe691d19ab701f676a3ac62eddfb936f08e51ff3ac6efe9b2a6.json |
[
"The Herald"
] | 2016-08-30T18:58:02 | null | 2016-08-30T09:03:59 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Ftraffic-alert-crash-closes-southbound-lanes-coquihalla%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/news_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | UPDATED: Fatal crash closes southbound lanes on Coquihalla | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | A fatal crash on Highway 5 between Kamloops and Merritt has the southbound lanes of the highway closed.
Merritt RCMP, BC Ambulance and Merritt Fire Rescue responded to the two vehicle accident in the early morning of Aug. 30, near the Helmer brake check. A commercial truck heading south on Highway 5 collided with a Suzuki Swift with two occupants inside, a 47-year-old woman from the Nicola Valley, and her daughter. The daughter was transported to hospital in Merritt with non-life threatening injuries, but the 47-year-old woman died at the scene of the accident. According to a press release from the Central Interior Traffic Services, the woman was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
Central Interior Traffic Services and the South East District Integrated Collision Analyst Section continue to investigate the circumstances and cause of the crash, stated the press release.
The estimated time of the highway opening is between 12 noon and 3 p.m.
Stay tuned to the Herald for updates. | http://www.merrittherald.com/traffic-alert-crash-closes-southbound-lanes-coquihalla/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/05159cdff721588e2e15e3fbc5db13a5866cc889263d12d9905e9c2cc26f71ff.json |
[
"Cole Wagner"
] | 2016-08-31T04:57:51 | null | 2016-08-30T14:56:04 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fsfu-students-searching-satellite-nicola-valley%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Hike_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | SFU students searching for satellite in Nicola Valley | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | A team of students from Simon Fraser University are calling on people in the Nicola Valley to keep an eye out for a downed weather balloon in the area.
Jordan Lui, one of the members of the SFU Satellite Design Club, launched a weather balloon along with his other club members on Aug. 23. The club tracked the movements of the balloon remotely, observing it’s last known location to be somewhere northwest of Merritt, said Lui.
The club set out to search for the balloon, but after two hikes, returned home “without payload but still with high spirits,” explained Lui.
The balloon was carrying a small satellite known as a cube satellite, or CubeSat. CubeSats are very small satellites, which are often about the size of a loaf of bread.
“The small size and lower complexity of CubeSats lowers the barrier to entry for small organizations, school teams, and small countries to get into space research,” explained Lui.
Despite not locating the satellite, Lui said the club learned lots about how to plan, deliver and integrate a high altitude balloon — tips which might help the club as they prepare their main entry in the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge.
A relatively new club, the SFU’s satellite design club was formed in January 2016, and consists of 40 undergraduate and graduate students across a number of faculties. The team is currently preparing for the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge. The winning entry in the competition having the chance to fly in space — a lofty goal, quite literally.
If you think you’ve spotted the balloon, you can send us an email at newsroom@merrittherald.com. | http://www.merrittherald.com/sfu-students-searching-satellite-nicola-valley/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/2bf421cb4d07832a48bf218a15e389b973c8f97e6aa7a91431157346e17e3b97.json |
[
"Ian Webster"
] | 2016-08-31T06:57:59 | null | 2016-08-30T14:06:48 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fdance-academy-hosts-summer-camp%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Herald2_web-2-e1472591125952-150x150.jpg | en | null | Dance academy hosts summer camp | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | The Love To Dance (LTD) Academy in Merritt held its third-annual summer dance camp during the week of Aug. 15 to 19 at its facility on Nicola Avenue.
Over 40 youngsters took part in the five-day camp. They came from the Nicola Valley, as well as from other parts of the province and country, and even from overseas.
“It was five full days of dance and craft fun,” said LTD spokesperson Vanessa Van Rensburg. “The children learned new dance styles, as well as costume and décor design skills.
“This was the first year for the craft side of things. We wanted to introduce the crafts specifically to teach youngsters how to make stage décor and costumes.”
The camp offered different dance styles than most of the youngsters were used to, taught by guest instructors from other parts of the Interior. The genres included tap, highland, hip hop and acrobatics.
“We wanted the youth to see what’s out there,” said Van Rensburg. “And by having new and different teachers from different communities, the youngsters get exposed to how things are run at other studios.”
One of the local participants in the dance camp appreciated the change.
“I enjoyed Kaitlyn [Mathis from Kelowna] and her teaching of tap and highland dancing,” said 14-year-old Felize Omori. “And the acrobatics — with lots of handstands and back bends. It’s a lot like gymnastics.”
Omori, who will be going into Grade 9 at MSS in September, is very committed to her dance training. She currently studies ballet, jazz, contemporary and Spanish, and is also a member of the Love To Dance performance troupe.
“I put in at least 10 hours a week of practice,” she said. “I dance four days a week, and sometimes on Saturdays if we’re preparing for a performance, a concert or a test.”
Omori admits that her dedication to dance has resulted in some tough decisions.
“I’ve had to make some choices about what activities I do. I’ve given up a lot of things. But I’ve decided that dance is what I honestly, truly love.”
Not surprisingly, Omori’s long-term goals all revolve around dance.
“One day, I’d like to travel the world and dance professionally,” she said. “And once that career’s over, I’d like to get a studio and become a dance teacher.”
Twelve-year-old Abby Bateson was another local dancer who attended this year’s Love To Dance summer camp.
“I really liked the swords with highland dancing, and the craft activities. We worked on some of the props for the Christmas concert in December.”
Bateson will be going into Grade 7 at Nicola Canford Elementary School this fall. She started dancing when she was just four, stopped for a couple of years, and then started up again because she really missed it. She currently takes classes at the LTD Academy in ballet and jazz.
“I’ve achieved my Grade 5 ballet, and next year hope to become an intermediate dancer,” she said.
Bateson’s immediate goal is to be able to do the splits.
Megan Voigt, 10 years old and headed to Grade 5 at Nicola Canford, is also a ballet enthusiast, as well as a student of jazz and Spanish. She just loves competitions and performing on the big stage.
“At camp this year, I really liked making the ballerinas, trees, rocks and mushrooms out of wire and newspaper.”
One of the youngest participants at the summer camp was five-year-old Alicia Rizzardo from Merritt. She’s all set to start Kindergarten at the Bench School in a couple of weeks.
“I’ve been dancing for three years,” the wee one said. “I do ballet and Spanish. At the camp, I liked the tap dancing and making the swords.”
Van Rensburg explained that the theme of this year’s Christmas concert is nature, animals and the elements.
“There are a lot of props and costumes to be made, so if we can begin in the summer, and get the students involved, it really helps.”
Many of the camp attendees spent time with Merritt’s Maria Thuveson, Love To Dance’s head costume designer. They learned not only about creating costumes, but how to repair them, and how to solve the problems that inevitably occur just prior to a performance.
“It’s all enabling…helping to make the dancers more confident and independent,” said Van Rensburg.
To that end, the Learn To Dance Academy has initiated a Student Teaching Assistant Program that will commence this fall.
“It will be for dance academy students 11 years of age and older, with at least three years of dance experience with the academy,” said Van Rensburg. “It will introduce the successful candidates to all the aspects of running a dance class — from choreography to music selection, lesson planning, teaching techniques, and so on. Developing our students in more ways than one is really important to us.”
Van Rensburg went on to say, “Student teaching assistants play a very important part in the smooth running of the dance classes they help in. It is an extremely valuable experience for those students interested in pursuing a career in teaching and/or wishing to broaden their own dance education.”
The LTD performance troupe was in action on the Canada Day weekend at Rotary Park. The dancers are also scheduled to perform at the Garlic Festival in Lower Nicola on the Sept. 24 and 25 weekend.
Come out and see. | http://www.merrittherald.com/dance-academy-hosts-summer-camp/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/6af796446b80418dc3321fa3716df209b964ff8d2205b19e3f42e9ca40934ea2.json |
[
"Cole Wagner"
] | 2016-08-29T20:55:50 | null | 2016-08-05T11:59:58 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Flocal-church-group-shipping-off-to-guatemala%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/GuatemalaGroup1c_webZOOM-150x150.jpg | en | null | Local church group shipping off to Guatemala | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | A 17-member team from the Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church (NVEFC) are on their way to Tactic, Guatemala today, donating their time, money and labour to help improve the lives of impoverished people in the area.
The group from the NVEFC will be working with Impact Ministries, a ministry founded by a husband and wife team originally from Kamloops, B.C., now living in Tactic, a small municipality in Guatemala, with a population of about 27,500. The couple founded Impact Ministries in 2000, when they drove down to Guatemala from Kamloops in a Windstar van, their three children in tow, laying the foundations for the ministry, which now boasts 10 schools and over 1500 pupils.
One of the team members travelling to Guatemala is Ashley Fulcher, a local nurse who works at the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre. This trip will mark her eighth journey to Guatemala to work with Impact Ministries — an experience she said has helped shaped the direction of her life.
Fulcher has seen firsthand the growth of the ministry, and the people in Tactic, since her first trip to the Central American country.
“It always amazes me when we go down there, It’s totally blossomed,” she said. “I’m really thankful to be going down again. Someone asked, ‘Why do you keep going to Guatemala?’ We just love the people down there. It really does make sense what [Impact Ministries] is doing down there — it’s not a top-down approach. We’re not going to come in and change the world down there. It’s more that we walk away the ones who have changed — it impacts our lives more.”
Fulcher is looking forward to working together with her mother and sister, who are also going on the trip this time.
The Merritt team is a mix of families, teens, and people from different professional backgrounds. Some of the group have already worked in Guatemala with Impact Ministries, but some on are on the trip for the first time. The Merritt team will primarily assist with manual labour projects, and construction work on the schools and churches in Tactic. But the group has also designed programming for the children’s ministry, which will include games, bible stories, singing and puppet shows.
Thanks to fundraising from individuals and groups in the Nicola Valley, the group will be bringing down a bevy of supplies for the Guatemalan people, including school supplies, uniforms, and three fifty-pound boxes of medication from Health Partners International of Canada (worth approximately $20,000). And in true Canadian fashion, many of the supplies will be transported in hockey bags.
As a registered nurse, Fulcher is especially aware of the challenges facing the Guatemalan health care system. In addition to the medication, the Merritt team is bringing hand made quilts and baby-care packages to distribute to people in the local hospital.
“I remember one time, I went there, and there was a nurse just standing there, bagging a kid — providing the kid’s breath,” explained Fulcher. “And I came home, and I thought, ‘Did I just see that? Was that for real?’ The next time I went, there was two kids being bagged. We’re very fortunate here for sure.”
A real sense of perspective is one of the most valuable things people on the trip will take away from the experience in Tactic, said Fulcher.
“I can honestly say that it’s changed my life,” she explained. “Obviously part of [Impact Ministries’] goal is to impact the Guatemalans, that’s a given. But another one of their goals is to impact the groups that do come down, and to change their individual lives. Like I truly think it has encouraged me to go into nursing.” | http://www.merrittherald.com/local-church-group-shipping-off-to-guatemala/ | en | 2016-08-05T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/8b268c9b207203c095ade024a7afc588cf796e9eeb09fdebc15965db7b74fb9e.json |
[
"Michael Potestio"
] | 2016-08-26T20:51:47 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Funion-negotiations-ongoing-with-teck%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/news_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | Union negotiations ongoing with Teck | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | Teck and the union representing roughly 1,000 employees at Highland Valley Copper mine began negotiations on a new contract this week.
President of the United Steelworkers Local 7619, Kyle Wolff said initial talks are covering non-monetary issues, and the union and the company probably won’t begin discussing pay until closer to the end of the month.
The price of copper has dropped since the last contract, but Wolff said Highland Valley Copper is still a profitable mine.
“If you go back five years, when we negotiated the last contract, [copper prices were] $4.00 a pound. Right now it’s hovering around $2.20 a pound, and the company is still making a significant profit margin,” Wolff said. “Ten years ago it was at 60 cents a pound.”
In 2015, Highland Valley Copper mine made $449 million in gross profit before amortization and depreciation, up from $419 million in 2014, according to statistics contained on the company’s website.
However, last year the company announced slumping copper prices led to the decision to cut its workforce by six per cent by the end of 2016, primarily through attrition — eliminating a position when the person in it retires.
“The mineral market is hurting, there’s no doubt about it,” Wolff said.
Negotiations with the union are ongoing, Peter Martell, superintendent of environment and community affairs with Teck told the Herald in an email on Wednesday (Aug. 24).
“We respect the negotiation process we are undertaking and, as such, I can’t comment on details relating to those discussions,” said Martell, adding that the company’s agreement with the union would stay in effect until Sept. 30.
“We understand the company’s trying to be as cost-efficient as possible,” Wolff said, adding that the union is focused on the health and safety of its members and pieces of language in the contract to ensure opportunities for more apprentices.
The current five-year contract, which contained a 21.5 per cent raise over five years, expires at the end of September; however, Wolff points out the two sides can continue talks past that point due to a continuation clause that keeps the current contract in place as negotiations continue. | http://www.merrittherald.com/union-negotiations-ongoing-with-teck/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/05d2273f3a16354c04dcf1f1a0cd43714a5a145c9a61f9ea54462e2aa4f39c3d.json |
[
"Ian Webster"
] | 2016-08-26T20:51:37 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fpozzobon-continues-to-lead-the-country%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ty@albuquerque_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | Pozzobon continues to lead the country | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | Merritt bull rider Ty Pozzobon continues to sit atop the leaderboard in the Canadian Professional Bull Riders standings.
After a first-place finish at a PBR event in Elnora, Alta. on Aug. 13, the 25-year-old Pozzobon has 1,985 points — 557 more than second-place Dakota Buttar from Kindersley, Sask.
On the PBR Canada money list, Pozzobon also sits in first place, with total earnings of $24,435. In second place is Garrett Green from Meeting Creek, Alta. with $20,629.
Pozzobon’s victory in Elnora included a score of 87 on a bull called Shakin Hands in second-round action, and a two-round total of 171 points, good for almost $4,000 in winnings.
On Oct. 20, Pozzobon rode to a ninth-place finish at a Monster Energy Tour event in Ottawa. The next Monster Energy stop is this weekend in London, Ont.
Pozzobon is currently in eighth place on the newly-formed Elite Rodeo Association (ERA) circuit with 737.5 points.
In other rodeo news, Merritt’s Spencer Rutherford and his team roping partner Denver Johnson from Strathmore, Alta. were first-place finishers at the High Prairie Elks Rodeo on Aug. 2 and 3. Their time of 5.3 seconds resulted in a payout of $1,156 to each cowboy.
The tandem of Rutherford and Johnson also placed second in La Crete, Alta.on Aug. 9 and 10, and in a tie for second at the Dawson Creek Stampede on the Aug. 13 weekend. | http://www.merrittherald.com/pozzobon-continues-to-lead-the-country/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/41fa642e1868f69809a98bad1329d8afc38f23c6ef672419aeb0e026f81cdb6e.json |
[
"Cole Wagner"
] | 2016-08-26T20:50:48 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Faffordable-housing-development-coming-to-quilchena-avenue%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SupportiveHousing1c_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | Affordable housing development coming to Quilchena Avenue | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | More supportive housing is on the way to Merritt, as BC Housing will be partnering with the ASK Wellness Society to build a three-storey, 30-unit building on Quilchena Avenue.
The project is still in the early stages, as BC Housing issued a request for proposal earlier this year, in order to select a designer and award a building contract. The groups are currently in the process of evaluating these applications, said Laura Matthews, a senior communications specialist with BC Housing.
Once the building is constructed, ASK Wellness will provide support services for the tenants. The 30-unit building is to be geared towards those currently at-risk of becoming homeless.
The project at 2270 Quilchena Avenue comes after BC Housing invested $1.35 million in supportive housing, shelter spaces, rent supplements and affordable rental units in Merritt last year.
Twelve households are on the housing registry waitlist in Merritt, added Matthews. | http://www.merrittherald.com/affordable-housing-development-coming-to-quilchena-avenue/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/58a28b75591d66d30be459cf34e6d9d01ecea00b69a8e29829280f962135ca2d.json |
[
"Ian Webster"
] | 2016-08-26T20:51:41 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fdifficult-decisions-to-be-made-at-cents-camp%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ward_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | Difficult decisions to be made at Cents’ camp | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | After two days of intense practices and a pair of impressive intersquad games, it was quite apparent to everyone concerned that there is some serious talent at this year’s Merritt Centennials training camp — and that some very difficult decisions will have to be made by the powers-that-be to pare the team’s roster down from 46 to 22 players in time for the start of the 2016-17 BCHL season on September 9.
That’s why Cents head coach and GM Joe Martin dressed an all-rookie lineup on Wednesday night for his team’s first pre-season game, against the visiting Salmon Arm Silverbacks.
“Yeah, we’re going young against [Salmon Arm], and they’re going to do the same,” said Martin. “Our youngsters all deserve an exhibition game the way they’ve been playing.”
The Cents tied the Salmon Arm Silverbacks 5-5, as Juanre Naude netted two goals, with Luke Recchi, Jake Livingston, and Jason Village adding singles.
None of the 12 veterans or 30-plus newcomers looked out-of-place over the course of the first 48 hours of training camp, which opened on Monday. Practices were spirited and efficient, while the Red-White games each evening featured a number of stellar performances.
No one made their presence felt more than second-year Centennial Tyler Ward from Kamloops. The team’s Rookie of the Year and Most Promising Player in 2015-16 scored all five of Team White’s goals in their pair of losses, and could easily have had a bucketful more.
“Tyler is an exceptionally gifted offensive player,” said Martin. “He’s put in a ton of work in the off-season. He treated it like a pro, and wants to make a big impression on people this coming season.
Playing on a line with rookie Ethan Skinner and veteran Brett Jewell, Ward and his mates owned the ice every time they were out there.
“Skinner showed some stuff playing with Wardo,” said Centennials director of hockey operations Brian Barrett. “It’s going to be fun watching them together.”
On the other side of the ice, Red got a strong showing from the trio of 20-year-old Tyler Pietrowski, trade deadline acquisitions last year Zach Court and Chase Bell (Monday) and Nick Wicks (Tuesday).
Pietrowski had a pair of goals the first night, while Court went bar down 24 hours later to lead their team to 5-3 and 3-2 victories.
Other goal scorers for Red on Monday were rookies Nolan Ferguson and Juanre Naude, third-year Centennial Nick Fidanza (with a sweet waist-height two-hander), and 16-year-old Rylan Van Unen into an empty net.
All six goaltenders looked good playing one period apiece each night, with Max Palaga from the Kamloops Storm making perhaps the best save of the lot in the second period on Monday, en route to 40 minutes in total of shutout hockey.
The mix of vet and rookie pairings on the blueline gelled remarkably well, with sophomores Tyler Holz and Mike Faulkner looking very comfortable, and the likes of Zach Metsa and Andrew Troy definitely not out of place.
“It’s been very good defence as a whole,” said Martin, in reference to the relatively low-scoring pair of scrimmages. “We talked to the guys at the beginning of camp, and told them the intersquad and exhibtion games shouldn’t be like spring camp — freewheeling up and down the ice. We wanted to see structurally-sound hockey. I think the message got through to the players.”
The only two local players to show for camp, blueliners Grady Musgrave and Sunil Sahota, also performed well. Musgrave laid out a thunderous check in the late stages of Tuesday’s scrimmage that drew a few oohs from the modest crowd in attendance.
Cents’ fans are reminded that the Van Unen twins — defenceman Michael and forward Rylan — are both former Merritt minor hockey players who moved to Kamloops during their peewee years. The two talented 16-year-olds have already been signed.
Martin was hoping to have his numbers in camp down to 30 following Wednesday’s exhibition tilt with Salmon Arm, and almost at the 22-player cutoff following his team’s home-and-home series with the Vernon Vipers on Friday (in Vernon) and Saturday (here).
Following the Vernon series, the Cents will have almost a week of practice before their final two pre-season outings against the Royal Bank Cup-champion West Kelowna Warriors on Sept. 2 (away) and 3 (home). | http://www.merrittherald.com/difficult-decisions-to-be-made-at-cents-camp/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/c32862a60674a6ae7a67a94110c27444c1ab72a7ac5c4fc68ef2a72ffacd76ab.json |
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"Ian Webster"
] | 2016-08-26T20:51:58 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Flee-leads-the-way-for-otters-at-summer-provincials%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/GabeLee_WEB-150x150.jpg | en | null | Lee leads the way for Otters at summer provincials | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | Lee leads the way for Otters at summer provincials
Merritt Otters’ head coach Gabriel Lee took the oft-stated mantra ‘lead by example’ to heart on the weekend.
The rookie deck boss and Simon Fraser University varsity swimmer showed just how it’s done — by winning three individual gold medals and adding a silver at the British Columbia Summer Swimming Association’s provincial championships in Coquitlam. The meet ran from Aug. 19 to 21.
Lee placed first in the division eight men’s 100-metre freestyle and butterfly events, and in the 200-metre individual medley. He finished second in the 100-metre backstroke competition.
Lee’s outstanding performances highlighted a great outing by the Otters’ 18-member team at provincials. No fewer than nine different Merritt swimmers made A or B finals in a total of 19 events. That included three top-eight finishes by Abby Thoms (division one), two by Bianca Cavaliere (division four) and one by Kendra Marklund (division three), to go along with Lee’s four-pack in division eight.
Merritt relay teams performed admirably as well, led by the division two boys’ 200-metre individual medley squad of Cruz Slanzi, Gabe Baird, Isaac Asselstine and Evin Hales that finished fifth overall.
Merritt swimmers also excelled on regional individual medley relay teams. Thoms helped her Okanagan division one team place fifth, while Cavaliere and Marklund and the rest of theirrespective division three and four foursomes finished fourth.
On the boys’ side, Asselstine helped his Okanagan division two team place sixth, and Evin Baird’s division one team wound up seventh.
Coach Lee rewrote the club records books in division eight during his first summer with the Otters (see right).Additional club records were set this year by Cavaliere in the division four girls’ category.
With Lee already committed to return as the Merritt Otters’ head coach next spring and summer, the fortunes of the local swimming club are looking bright indeed. | http://www.merrittherald.com/lee-leads-the-way-for-otters-at-summer-provincials/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/fed977077e8ccbeb8b6ef5d70730655053b499bbc72495e09027a9a4ab68c5bc.json |
[
"Ian Webster"
] | 2016-08-26T20:51:33 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Franch-rodeo-and-barrel-racing-this-weekend%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ranchrodeo1-web-150x150.jpg | en | null | Ranch rodeo and barrel racing this weekend | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | We’re confident we’ve got it right this time.
After confusing Herald readers with last Thursday’s headline regarding an upcoming ranch rodeo, we can safely say it’s this weekend for sure.
The 8th annual Nicola Valley Ranch Rodeo will take place on Saturday at the rodeo grounds in Collettville, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
The all-day, family-friendly event will include traditional ranch activities such as the ranch horse competition, cattle sorting, branding, doctoring, wild cow milking and bronc riding.
The ranch rodeo will be immediately followed by a Canadian Barrel Racing Association event, starting at 6 p.m. Saturday evening with a high dollar slot race. A Calcutta auction for the slot race will commence at 5:30 p.m.
Barrel racing action will continue all day on Sunday, starting at 9 a.m., with competition in four different divisions: open, senior, junior and peewee.
Ranch rodeo and barrel racing organizers are teaming up to offer a concession all weekend long, as well as a beer garden.
Admission to both events is free. | http://www.merrittherald.com/ranch-rodeo-and-barrel-racing-this-weekend/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/217a80d98f71df3ccbfa97bd5476fa6cb05e054cb8fc05787e60faba0c7599a2.json |
[
"Susan Gearing-Edge"
] | 2016-08-26T20:50:38 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fgearing-edge-wild-mclean-boys-were-original-outlaws%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/allen-Medium_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | GEARING-EDGE: Wild McLean boys were original outlaws | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | In the late 1800s there was a famous outlaw gang in the Okanagan and Nicola Valley area. They were known as “The Wild McLeans”.
It was a gang of four Metis men — well kids really as two of them were mere teenagers.
In 1879, John Ussher was the company man for the Hudson’s Bay fort in Kamloops. Ussher wore almost every official hat in town. He was the sheriff, the lawman, jailer and gold commissioner among other things.
The outlaws were three brothers — Allen, Charlie and Archie McLean — and their partner Alex Hare. They had been a thorn in the side of Ussher for several years. They were once arraigned on robbery and rustling charges but they escaped the flimsy jail.
Soon after Charlie got into an argument with a First Nations boy from the Nicola Valley, tripped him, jumped on him and bit off his nose.
The gang then robbed a man and pistol whipped him so badly that he almost died.
The locals were becoming very afraid. Crime was not as much a problem in the valley as it was to the south and most of the people who resided there lived on ranches where neighbours could be miles away.
The McLeans continued to exploit this peaceful culture. In early December, rancher William Palmer, who lived near Stump Lake, was out on a trail looking for his big, black gelding. It had been missing for four days. Near Long Lake he spotted Charlie McLean on his gelding, surrounded by his gun-slinging gang members.
Palmer wisely decided to give them a wide berth, but as soon as they were out of sight, he made a quick trip to see John Ussher. The constable formed a posse to seek out the four boys. They were lightly armed because they didn’t expect much of a fight from the McLeans.
In a small clearing about 16 miles from Kamloops, the posse found four saddled horses. They ventured a little further until they were about twenty feet from the gang’s camp.
Suddenly a shot rang out, followed by a hail of bullets. One man was hit and the rest of the posse ran to the safety of some nearby trees. But the courageous constable decided his duty lay in a direct approach. He dismounted his horse and walked toward the gang members, telling them to surrender and throw down their guns.
Alex Hare, with a knife in one hand and a revolver in the other, ran right up to Ussher (who was unarmed) and knocked him to the ground. The two began fighting and Hare stabbed Ussher repeatedly.
The constable, who had just recently gotten married, cried out, “Don’t kill me boys!” Paying no heed, Archie McLean scrambled out from under the cover of the trees, pulled out his revolver and shot Ussher in the head at point blank range.
With the constable dead, the gang started shooting at the remaining members of the posse. Even though they were wounded and weaponless, they managed to get away.
Of the outlaws, only Allen had been wounded. They stopped long enough to strip Ussher’s body and make off with his clothes, horse, and handcuffs among other things.
The posse hurried back to Kamloops with the word of Ussher’s death. Headed by John Clapperton, Justice of the Peace for the Nicola Valley, it soon grew into a veritable army of angry men. Ranchers and homesteaders dropped whatever they were doing and joined in. Cold blooded killings would not be tolerated. Word spread that the McLean gang had to be captured or killed.
As the gang made its way south through the valley, they killed another innocent man, sheepherder Jim Kelly, who was sitting at the edge of a meadow and happened to wave at them as they went by.
The young men brazenly boasted to everyone who would listen about the murders, showing off Ussher’s clothes, his horse and even his handcuffs. But Allen’s wound was not healing properly so the gang was forced to hide out in a shack at Douglas Lake. The posse soon found them and decided to burn the men out. As they were putting hay around the shack, the outlaws heard what was going on, surrendered and were quickly handcuffed and put in a waiting wagon.
They were taken back to Kamloops and charged with murder. The McLean gang was then transported to New Westminster to be tried. Justice Henry Crease presided over the first trial in March 1880. The jury deliberated for only 20 minutes before they found them guilty. Crease sentenced them to death saying, “a blacker record of crime in men so young I never saw”.
The conviction was overturned on appeal due to a technical irregularity related to the convening of the trial. A new trial was held in November with Crease presiding and again with a conviction and a sentence of death by hanging.
The renegade McLean gang was led to the gallows at 8 a.m. on Monday, January 31, 1881. It is said there were tears in the eyes of the youngest member Archie McLean, who was only 15 years old.
The oldest member, Allen McLean, aged 25, left his widow and two children with the First Nations people of the Nicola Valley. In one bright spot of the tale, his son George was decorated in 1917 for exceptional bravery at Vimy Ridge.
For more information on the history of Merritt and the Nicola Valley, call or come and visit the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives, 1675 Tutill Court. You can also visit our website at www.nicolavalleymuseum.org., or follow us on Facebook. | http://www.merrittherald.com/gearing-edge-wild-mclean-boys-were-original-outlaws/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/bda968915603ea35bca5d17f1adb7d7f2824073332a822557b5d331f2105dc6a.json |
[
"Cole Wagner"
] | 2016-08-31T04:58:00 | null | 2016-08-30T13:19:21 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Frcmp-chase-stolen-ambulance-hope%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/rcmp-150x150.jpg | en | null | RCMP chase stolen ambulance to Hope | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | A Ford truck kitted out as an ambulance, stolen from a BC Hydro substation in Logan Lake earlier this month, was spotted by police on Sunday, Aug. 28.
On Sunday, officers from the Logan Lake and Merritt RCMP detachments responded to a call regarding two suspicious vehicles near Highland Valley Copper. As the Merritt RCMP were en route to the scene, they encountered the two vehicles on the road — a Ford pickup truck, and the stolen ambulance, explained Cpl. Brian Washbrook of the Logan Lake RCMP.
“When we got there, the pickup truck and the decommissioned ambulance that had been stolen a week prior, they had departed. They were on Highway 97c coming up towards Merritt,” explained Washbrook.
When the Merritt officers attempted to pull over the vehicles, the pickup truck stopped but the ambulance kept on going, added Washbrook. Merritt RCMP pursued the vehicle until it reached Hope, at which point police abandoned the chase.
“It was last seen in the Hope detachment area, but they were also unable to stop it, so we don’t know where it is at this point,” said Washbrook, adding that the plates on the vehicle spotted on Sunday matched the plates of the vehicle stolen from the substation earlier in the month.
The driver of the pickup truck was arrested and held for investigation, but was ultimately released without charges.
“At this point we can’t prove he was involved [with the initial ambulance theft],” said Washbrook.
Washbrook added that copper wire might also have been stolen from Highland Valley Copper. Almost a kilometre of wire was stolen from the substation where the ambulance was initially stolen. | http://www.merrittherald.com/rcmp-chase-stolen-ambulance-hope/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/128c74b52a756c6dedb024e790207e609b86018a5ab72b884a58f405b4fccfdd.json |
[
"Michael Potestio"
] | 2016-08-28T02:52:37 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fare-persons-with-disabilities-allowances-still-too-low%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/news_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | Are Persons with Disabilities allowances still too low? | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | Increasing asset limits for people on disability assistance fails to address the real problem with the system, says a local woman.
This single parent — who does not wish to be named given the stigma she feels is associated with those living with a Persons with Disabilities (PWD) designation — said the real problem is the fact the allowance rates dolled out by the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation are too low.
Last December, the provincial government announced that now an individual with a PWD designation may receive up to $100,000 in cash gifts and inheritances without losing eligibility for that assistance.
The previous cap was only $5,000.
For a couple where both have PWD designation, that number increases from $10,000 to $200,000.
“It’s really degrading the way people with disabilities are being forced to struggle.” —Merrittonian on disability assistance
“That will effect a very, very small amount of people, whereas the rest of us, we’re still living in poverty,” said the woman.
She said she’s been on disability assistance for about four years due to severe chronic pain and mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and panic attacks.
She used to work full time up until a car accident a few years ago, and now works two days a week as a receptionist in town.
As a single mother of one, the government affords her and her daughter an allowance of $1,242 per month. She said her job adds about another $300 on top of that, but with an income of approximately $1,500 per month, it’s difficult to make ends meet.
“It comes up in the news, ‘Oh look, we’re doing more stuff to help people who are on disability, and this and that, and we’re helping, we’re helping’ — you’re not helping,” she said.
The monthly allowance given to single parents with more than one child isn’t much better.
The rates increase for any case that involves additional children, but single parents with two children receive just $90 more than the $1,242, and those with three children receive $40 more than that total.
Those with five children receive $1,457 — just $215 more than what a single parent with one child receives.
THE RULES
An individual person with a PWD designation in B.C. receives $906 per month, and can earn up to $9,600 on his or her own without it impacting their disability assistance.
A couple where one is on disability assistance receives $1,271 per month. If both have a PWD designation, they receive a total of $1,519.
In B.C. these families are allowed to earn up to $19,200 annually without it impacting their disability assistance.
In households containing one child and two parents with PWD designations, the government provides $1,703 every month and up to $1,863 for those with five children.
In B.C. these families are allowed to earn up to $19,200 annually without it impacting their disability assistance.
Families where one parent has a PWD designation, the rate ranges from $1,455 for families with one child up to $1,615 for households with five children, and can earn a maximum of $12,000 annually.
Exceeding the earning exemptions of $9,600, $12,000 and $19,200 results in additional earnings being deducted dollar for dollar from one’s disability assistance.
Those who don’t earn the full amount of their earning exemption cannot roll over the difference to the subsequent year.
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
According to Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation spokesperson Sean Leslie, PWD rates were last increased nearly 10 years ago in 2007, when all income assistance clients a $50 per month increase.
In an emailed response as to why the rates have not changed since that time, Leslie wrote that “the ministry realizes persons with disabilities have additional barriers to overcome and may require additional financial supports. This is why we provide B.C.’s higher rate of assistance to persons with disabilities ($906 a month), plus higher earnings exemptions ($9,600 per year) and additional supplemental allowances or crisis grants for unexpected expenses or emergency needs, additional dental and optical service coverage, and payments for medical supplies or equipment.”
In the response, Leslie also pointed to other ways in which low income earners are supported by the province, listing subsidized housing, MSP subsidies, school start-up funding and having child support payments fully exempt for families receiving income and disability assistance.
ON THE GROUND
“It’s really degrading the way people with disabilities are being forced to struggle,” said the Merrittonian.
“I know a lot of people on disability who are paying higher rents then what I pay. They often go hungry, because their kids need food, their kids need clothes, their kids need to get to school,” she said.
Inclusion BC, an advocacy group for persons with developmental disabilities said in a press release regarding the assessment increases that this province is one of the most expensive in Canada to live in, yet it continues to have one of the lowest disability benefit rates. At a rate of $906 per month for an individual, the gap between what PWD recipients need and what they receive is growing, and will continue to grow, unless B.C. changes the way it assists individuals and families with disabilities, the release stated.
THE REST OF CANADA
Ontario and Alberta are two provinces with income support programs comparable to British Columbia’s — both of which are higher than B.C.’s $906 per month.
The maximum monthly benefit for persons with disabilities in Alberta is $1,588 — in Ontario it’s $1,064.
As of August of last year, there were about 96,000 people receiving disability assistance in B.C., and as of last October, 536 Merrittonians were receiving disability assistance.
In Alberta there are about 53,000 people receiving disability assistance, nearly half as many as B.C. supports.
However, the number of people benefiting from Ontario’s disability support program caseload is much more than B.C.’s with upwards of 460,000 as of the end of 2015. | http://www.merrittherald.com/are-persons-with-disabilities-allowances-still-too-low/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/43d96dce997b8c30965ea2765a9e67108bca6aa1c52bad99f17c3b37353243f0.json |
[
"Cole Wagner"
] | 2016-08-27T00:51:43 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merrittherald.com%2Fnorgaard-aims-to-engage-youth-in-city-business%2F.json | http://www.merrittherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/city_hall_web-150x150.jpg | en | null | Norgaard aims to engage youth in city business | null | null | www.merrittherald.com | Merritt’s civic-minded youth won’t be participating in council discussions as part of a junior council program, after council voted against activating a junior council at their regularly scheduled meeting on Aug. 23.
But that doesn’t mean the effort from city council to have more young people involved in city business is over.
City staff was directed by council to explore options for a junior council program on April 26, but noted in their report to council that limited municipal resources would hinder the creation of a youth-oriented advisory committee.
One such junior council does exist in the area however, as the Nicola-Similkameen School District 58 has a committee of eight students (four from Merritt and four from Princeton) who attend school board meetings in an observational capacity.
Coun. Diana Norgaard said she believes that encouraging young people to engage with civic business is a win-win for council and for youth in Merritt.
“I’m not wedded to a junior council per say… But what I am wedded to is, in a real way, inviting youth to participate with the elected officials, providing a forum to advise us.” said Norgaard. “I’m 54 — I’m on of the youngest on council.”
The motion passed by council on Aug. 23 does extend an invitation to members of the SD58 junior council to attend city council meetings in an observational capacity, an invitation that Norgaard said doesn’t offer enough opportunity for young people to actually engage with council.
To that end, Norgaard issued a notice of motion at the conclusion of the meeting on Aug. 23, inviting the SD58 junior council to attend and workshop with city council at least twice per year. The motion also extends the invitation for youth participation at committee of the whole meetings.
“We need to have real dialogue. That’s why I put forward the motion,” explained Norgaard, adding that her definition of young people doesn’t necessarily refer to just the high school population, but to post-secondary students, and young people at large in the community between the ages of 15 and 25.
“We need to be listening to our young people in a real kind of way,” she emphasized.
Norgaard pointed out that council would benefit from hearing which city initiatives are working for youth, and which ones need improvement — while young people could also gain an appreciation for how civic business is done.
“Its always a concern — your council does not reflect a diverse age range. We’d like to see younger people getting involved in local politics, so that when us old farts give up the ghost, there is someone there to carry on,” said Norgaard. | http://www.merrittherald.com/norgaard-aims-to-engage-youth-in-city-business/ | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.merrittherald.com/3af6e6875ba4ee219a8edee1d3a3e9bbe746cfecb7c7309886591c03417747f4.json |
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