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Man who died in Halifax car crash with a lorry named by police

Crime

A car smashed into a bungalow in Clifton last night.

"I don't want to live here anymore" - elderly Brighouse couple devastated after car smashes into bungalow

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Calderdale's Children's Services Director Julie Jenkins and her teams celebrate the 'good' Ofsted report

Calderdale Children’s services teams celebrate ‘good, with outstanding features’ Ofsted report

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A horse was found outside a Sowerby bridge pub this morning.

Horse reunited with owner after visit to Sowerby Bridge pub

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Armed police called to Halifax house after reports of a man with a firearm

Crime

Driver arrested after car smashes through wall and stops inches away from Brighouse house

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Sales of unofficial Yorkshire passport ‘have soared’

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Almost two-fifths of Calderdale kids active for less than half an hour a day, figures show

Health

Stephs praise as rescue team comes to her aid

Praise as rescue team comes to walker's aid - but concerns raised over emergency service provisions

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Jenny Rea has been at M&S for 20 years

Halifax Drinks Developer for M&S shares new festive creations including Jaffa Cake Cocktail

Eating Out

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Grand Central is helping travellers with a new system this Christmas

Transport

A road closure will be placed on Wakefield Road at the junction of Leeds Road from 3 January until 20 January 2019

Road closures and diversions for six weeks at Hipperholme for gas network upgrade

Transport

Delays and disruption were common during the summer on Northern services

Northern rail's compensation package for 15-minute train delays should be used across the country, says Rail Minister Andrew Jones

Transport

Halifax train station

Passengers can now claim compensation for trains delayed as little as 15 minutes

Transport

Crime More Crime >>

Man who died in Halifax car crash with a lorry named by police

Crime

Armed police officers were called to a house in Halifax

Armed police called to Halifax house after reports of a man with a firearm

Crime

West Yorkshire PCC Mark Burns-Williamson

One in five residents don't 'feel safe' in their local area, West Yorkshire Police study finds

Crime

The government announced more cash for frontline policing yesterday.

Cash injection for policing not enough, West Yorkshire PCC says

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Education More Education >>

Calderdale Children’s services teams celebrate ‘good, with outstanding features’ Ofsted report

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Three quarters of Calderdale's secondary schools are in deficit, figures reveal

Three quarters of Calderdale's secondary schools are in deficit, figures reveal

Education

Luddendenfoot Academy also topped the league table last year

Find out how your child's school performed in latest league tables

Education

Eleven more nativites from the past

Eleven more pictures looking back at Calderdale nativities from the past

Education

Business More Business >>

Grand Central is helping travellers with a new system this Christmas

Transport

Jenny Rea has been at M&S for 20 years

Halifax Drinks Developer for M&S shares new festive creations including Jaffa Cake Cocktail

Eating Out

Most wasted Christmas foods

This is how much food we are likely to throw away over Christmas

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Hargreaves Foundry has been involvedin making castings for the restoration of the Palace of Westminster for some years

Halifax foundry to appear in Channel 4 documentary on restoration of Big Ben

Business

Politics More Politics >>

Care provision 'one of the worst in the country': Calderdale's care home ratings in full

Health

Charges and changes have been introduced to waste centres in Calderdale

Hundreds sign 'tip tax' petition against changes to Calderdale waste centres

Politics

Cabinet member for Adults, Health and Social Care, Coun Bob Metcalfe

Calderdale's care home provision 'one of the worst in the country'

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The upgrade of the trans-Pennine route between Leeds, Manchester and York will cost 2.9bn. Pic James Hardisty

£2.9bn trans-Pennine rail project is 'preparing the ground' for further vital improvements, says Network Rail boss

Politics

Environment More Environment >>

New flood warning for residents near Hebble Brook in Halifax

Environment

St Pol car park at Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge. Picture: Google Street View

Hebden Bridge car park set to re-open tomorrow (December 14) after Environment Agency investigation work

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How prepared is Calderdale in the event of more floods

Preparing for the worst as winter brings threat of Calderdale floods

Environment

Young people are most at risk in a flood warning, Mytholmroyd case study reveals

Young people are most at risk in a flood warning, Mytholmroyd case study reveals

Environment

Calderdale Council wants to hear from businesses whose insurance was affected by 2015 floods

Calderdale Council wants to hear from businesses whose insurance was affected by 2015 floods

Environment

Health More Health >>

Almost two-fifths of Calderdale kids active for less than half an hour a day, figures show

Health

CQC ratings of care homes in Calderdale

Care provision 'one of the worst in the country': Calderdale's care home ratings in full

Health

Nick Scriven, a Halifax hospital consultant and president of the Society for Acute Medicine

Delays at A&E departments point to difficult winter

Health

Openings over Christmas

These are the chemists which are open over Christmas and New Year in Calderdale

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One in nine patients in Calderdale waiting three weeks to see GP, figures show

One in nine patients in Calderdale waiting three weeks to see GP, figures show

Health