- Lottery couple defend benefit claim
- Fire crews tackle Mayfair blaze
- William begins Falklands RAF tour
- Labour chiefs in Doughty tribute
- Police control rival demonstrations
- CCTV shows man 'jump' from ship
- Barton's Terry tweets under review
- Man arrested over teacher murder
- Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'
- Towns regeneration contest launched
- New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'
- House price confidence 'improves'
- Britain braced for widespread snow
- Five held in Syria embassy protest
- Court martial for WikiLeaks soldier
- Rhyming plea over library closures
- Widespread snow looms for weekend
- PM picks up shopping on way home
- Met and FBI call 'taped by hackers'
- PM accepts White House invitation
News
Partial switch-off of street lights
RESIDENTS have been assured that switching off more than 230 street lights in the Spen Valley will not result in more crime.
Strumming up charity cash
A SPEN Valley music teacher is appealing for help from local firms as he prepares for a charity night in the memory of his granddaughter.
Scrap code is sent out for consultation
SCRAP metal dealers who do not wish to comply with a code of conduct will be watched.
1 commentFormer soldier held knife to wife’s throat
An ex-soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder has been jailed for 18 months after assaulting his wife twice and threatening to kill her.
Dewsbury man killed in Bradford factory accident
A MAN from Dewsbury has been killed in a work accident.
Sport
Three new champions crowned at Cleckheaton Boxing Club
Cleckheaton Boxing Club has added three new champions to their honour roll in the last month.
Quartet eye county semis
FOUR Heavy Woollen League sides will be vying to reach the semi-finals of the West Riding County Sunday competitions and an appearance at County headquarters in Woodlesford.
Is your match on this weekend (February 4 and 5)?
HERE is an easy to use list to find out which local sporting events are on and off this weekend (February 4 and 5)?.
Runners prepare for Dewsbury 10K road race on Sunday
The Dewsbury 10K Road Race is on Sunday and organisers Dewsbury Road Runners are expecting top competitors from across the country to compete.
Lifestyle
Gary’s in the frame at gallery
A STRIKING exhibition by one of Britain’s leading contemporary artists is being premiered at Leeds Art Gallery this week.
Queen teen puckers up
PUCKER up your pout and hold onto your gym knickers because director Ryan McBryde is bringing the internationally popular adventures of a teenage heroine to West Yorkshire Playhouse.
Homes scheme is a nationwide first
FOR dental nurse Charlotte Middleton getting a home of her own seemed an impossible dream.
Community
Red House’s international importance
MAY I add my comments to those opposing the proposed closure of Red House.
Red House is our jewel in the crown
I CANNOT say how devastated my husband and I are at the thought of Red House closing.
Looking for information
DO any readers have any photographs or information on the row of 24 terraced houses that used to stand next to Sharps grocery shop in Low Road, opposite Beckett Lane, Dewsbury Moor?
Homes scheme is a nationwide first
FOR dental nurse Charlotte Middleton getting a home of her own seemed an impossible dream.
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Weather for Cleckheaton
Saturday 04 February 2012
Today
Light snow
Temperature: -3 C to 1 C
Wind Speed: 25 mph
Wind direction: South
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 3 C to 6 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: West
