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Huddersfield lights up the night in a weekend of aerial ballet and giant...
Friedrich Engels would have been lost for words at the joys on offer between this evening and late Sunday nightHuddersfield is such a lovely place; and if you don't believe me, how about Friedrich...
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Mein Kampf tagged as 'perfect Christmas present' by Waterstone's
Adolf Hitler's antisemitic manifesto included among Christmas picks by Huddersfield branchThe UK's biggest book chain, Waterstone's, has apologised after one of its branches pushed Adolf Hitler's...
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Tributes pour in for British soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Families and friends mourn 'six incredibly brave men' as Huddersfield MP calls for Commons debate on warThey grew up on the same sorts of streets in no-nonsense towns across Yorkshire, Cheshire and...
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Huddersfield fans in silent tribute to soldiers killed in Helmand
Footballs fans at Huddersfield vs Rochdale match remember six soldiers killed by Taliban bombThousands of football fans paid silent tribute on Saturday to the six British soldiers killed in a bomb...
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Real ale, jazz and dressing up - just an ordinary day on a northern train
More and more reasons for visiting Ramsbottom this year. Then head for Huddersfield to catch an 'infamous' music trainOne of the world's most cheerful railway is preparing for a summer of fun in tandem...
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Mother spared jail after plant food poisons son
Two-year-old died when windpipe disintegrated after drinking toxic liquid used to nourish cannabis plantsA mother whose neglected two-year-old son died a prolonged and horrible death after drinking...
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Step aside Olympic rowers: Huddersfield's Steve Brook is sculling for 322 miles
Charity fundraiser finds a new way to get to London: in a rowing boat along canals. Guardian leader writer Tom Clark had a wordHe's 66, has a penchant for pies and beer and – whisper it, so Sir Steve...
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Scouts to kindle Paralympic Flame with flints on Scafell Pike
Ten places in the three northern regions host the 'English Flame' over the coming Bank Holiday weekendWe are about to enjoy a display of skill and fortitude at the Paralympic Games which comes...
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How long will a solar panel take to pay for itself in the north?
Not that easy being green? Amy Byard draws up a table of comparisons between different parts of our regionsHaving battled through the wettest summer in over 100 years, we northerners might be tempted...
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Yorkshire monks auction jewels from a libertine prince
One of the Bad Kings from '1066 and All That' is posthumously doing his bit for a great northern centre of spiritual lifeOne of the most unusual auctions to be held in the north of England in recent...
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New Band Up North
It's Monday. It's 5pm. And that's when Emily Brinnand digs through the sounds of the North. Each week she picks one band that she thinks should have you sitting up and taking notice. Number Two:...
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New Band Up North
It's Monday. It's 5pm. And that's when Emily Brinnand digs through the sounds of the North. Each week she picks one band that she thinks should have you sitting up and taking notice. Number Five: The...
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Better late than never - the Portico Prize 2012
Sorry, the Northerner has been a bit slow to bring you details of the 'Northern Booker' because of other duties, but there's something to be said for slowing journalism down. Here's Ed Glinert who was...
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New Band Up North
It's Monday. It's 5pm. And that's when Emily Brinnand digs through the sounds of the North. Each week she picks one band that she thinks should have you sitting up and taking notice. Number Six: Your...
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The Northerner - into 2013
We shall be changed - albeit not in the twinkling of an eye and certainly not at the last trumpet. Welcome to a new Northern Editor and see you later from the old oneHappy New Year to you on my last...
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Don't wait for Whitehall - press on with new, northern ways of public service...
New think-tank report argues that the 'great cities of the north' have the clout to make changes, following the Manchester model of combined councilsThe north of England needs to find its own, new way...
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New Band Up North - the first 20 on podcast
New Band Up North - the story so far. Emily Brinnand launches the Guardian Northerner's first podcast to celebrate her weekly column's first 20 actsMorning all. Welcome to Monday. New Band Up North...
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Eight people arrested by police investigating 2002 arson attack
Police say six men and two women arrested in connection with attack in Huddersfield that killed eight members of one familyEight people have been arrested by police investigating an arson attack that...
View ArticleMein Kampf tagged as 'perfect present' by Waterstone's
Adolf Hitler's antisemitic manifesto included among Christmas picks by Huddersfield branchThe UK's biggest book chain, Waterstone's, has apologised after one of its branches pushed Adolf Hitler's...
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Families and friends mourn 'six incredibly brave men' as Huddersfield MP calls for Commons debate on warThey grew up on the same sorts of streets in no-nonsense towns across Yorkshire, Cheshire and...
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