4+ hour, 55+ min ago   (428+ words) It’s the end of an era as an icon of the Huddersfield high street has announced its closure. Coffee shop business Merrie England, founded in 1966, is to shut down. The company, set up by Keith and Anita Hanselman, had a…...

9+ hour, 23+ min ago   (334+ words) A second high street bank is closing its prominent Huddersfield town centre branch and moving into the Kingsgate Centre. Lloyds is shutting its historic branch in Westgate and relocating to the former Clinton Cards unit at Kingsgate. Lloyds is following…...

9+ hour, 33+ min ago   (364+ words) The move reflects Innerva’s commitment to supporting the strong growth it has experienced in recent years and ensuring that its future stays in the hands of those who know the company best. An Employee Ownership Trust is a statutory trust…...

10+ hour, 22+ min ago   (459+ words) Huddersfield’s Robert Whitaker and Equine America Vermento secured a third win in the Al Shira’aa King George V Gold Cup, on the final day of the Agria Royal International Horse Show. Not since the great Foxhunter took Harry Llewellyn to…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (324+ words) England Women’s golf team member Lily Hirst has become a charity ambassador for Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice in Huddersfield. Lily, 23, from Huddersfield, has been part of England Women’s golf team since 2024 and in June 2026 joined the GB and Ireland…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (509+ words) Concerns are growing about the state of Huddersfield’s historic clock tower. The Grade II listed tower and entrance was once on the town’s massive Cloth Hall and is now preserved in Ravensknowle Park at Dalton but is said to be…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (407+ words) Almost £2,000 was raised for Dementia UK by a group of keen Huddersfield hikers after a sponsored beach walk in Northumberland. Friends, families and staff from Aden View Care Home in Primrose Hill gathered at Bamburgh on the North East coast…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (613+ words) Legendary Huddersfield journalist and author DENIS KILCOMMONS is a natural storyteller who brings everyday subjects to life in his own inimitable style. Denis wrote a hugely popular column in the Huddersfield Examiner for 34 years until his retirement in 2023. Now he’s…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (946+ words) By James Wraith, of Yorkshire Dialect Society and Past Truisms Naa then Huthersfild, Aw hoap yo’re lookin forrard to Yorkshire Day as all on uz shoud! It’s t’ best time o t’ year as far as Aw’m consarn’d, a reight…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (387+ words) A lingerie shop is to hold a special event promoting body confidence – with live mannequins in the shop window aiming to spark conversations around body image and self-acceptance. Sunflowers Lingerie Boutique in Lindley will host the head-turning event in collaboration…...