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Garage hit by fire last night

FIREFIGHTERS are investigating what caused a blaze at a garage in Halifax last night.

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Tumble dryer on fire in Todmorden

FIREFIGHTERS were called after smoke started coming out of a tumble dryer at a house in Todmorden.

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Drink driving arrest after crash in Rishworth this morning

A MAN was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after an accident in Rishworth today.

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Man taken to hospital after crash in halifax town centre this morning

A MAN was taken to hospital after a crash in Halifax town centre this morning.

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Lorry and car crash on M62 last night

A LORRY and a car crashed on the M62 last night.

Sport rss

Ovenden aiming to build on stunning Cup victory

OVENDEN host Wakefield side Eastmoor Dragons in Division Two, with Gareth Jones’ side looking to keep pace with the promotion pack.

Smith looks for a second win, but doesn’t want the job

SIDDAL’S caretaker coach Nick Smith will be looking for his second win in as many games since taking temporary charge when the Chevinedge side head to Wigan St Patricks in the Premier Division of the National Conference tomorrow.

Greenwood: Time was right to quit Siddal

LONG-serving Siddal coach Lee Greenwood has insisted the time was right for his departure from Chevinedge.

Bulldogs date will have bite

HALIFAX’S former Batley back rower Adam Robinson is predicting a white-hot atmosphere at Mount Pleasant on Sunday as the top two sides in the Co-operative Championship go head-to-head (2.0).

Rules maybe rules, but Brown makes more sense

HUDDERSFIELD coach Nathan Brown cut through the rules, technicalities and red tape surrounding international selections in a refreshingly straight-forward way was this week.

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VIDEO: Featherstone 12 Halifax 60 - see all 10 Fax tries video

Halifax blitzed Co-operative Championship rivals Featherstone as they ran in 10 tries to take the outright lead at the top of the table.

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Lifestyle rss

Hostages: from left, Alistair Cheetham, Simon Reece and Derek Smith

Inspired cast holds audience captive with enthralling play

Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me: Halifax Thespians

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Review: X-Dream Rocker gaming chair

Game and gaming products are becoming more diverse and popular than ever before, especially the GAMING CHAIR.

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Review: Top Gun: Hardlock

It`s the 1980`s again. Wide shoulder pads, big hair, loads of makeup and that’s just the men!

Arty pupils get creative for Olympics

ARTISTIC children are being given the chance to draw inspiration from world’s greatest sporting event as the London 2012 torch relay heads to Calderdale next month.

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Review: Battleship

BATTLESHIP by ACTIVISION, HASBRO and DOUBLE HELIX GAMES (Xbox/ps3), MAGIC POCKETS (Wii/3DS/DS) is a first person shooter (FPS) with a bit of a twist.

Community rss

Battle for liberalism must continue – despite the disastrous coalition

The Liberal Prime Minister Herbert Asquith once remarked that the only way in which liberalism would be killed would be by suicide.

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Not in real world: David Cameron

We need strong policies, not jobs for ‘old chums’

Now that David Cameron has received a right kicking in the local elections, will he now realise what being a true Tory leader is all about?

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Look to reasons for voter apathy

Having looked on the Council’s website for all the local results I was somewhat surprised to see that there were four candidates (Conservative/Lib Dem/Independent and Labour) standing in my local ward.

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Democracy takes a hit – but we can change the cycle

Given the low turnout of these elections I must conclude the real loser is democracy.

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Thanks for your support

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the 884 people who voted for me in the Queensbury council elections. This was a tremendous result where 1 in 4 people put their trust in me. After the final count I was only 189 votes from becoming the local councillor.

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Friday 18 May 2012

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