Andrew Robinson

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Huddersfield family's new vineyard for 'wine tourists' on Pennine hillside

3 days ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Andrew Robinson

A new vineyard has opened to visitors with the aim of becoming a tourist destination for wine lovers. Helme Edge Vineyard at Meltham, Huddersfield, is run by three generations of the same family and is set over 3.2 acres of land. It is billed as being a small 'boutique vineyard'. It opened to visitors earlier this month and was established by Alan Calder, his daughter Fiona Smith and her son Tom Smith.
The land-locked seaside village just a short drive from Yorkshire

6 days ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Andrew Robinson

While it may not have the salty air or sandcastles typically associated with a seaside trip, Hollingworth Lake in Littleborough, Rochdale, still offers a similar experience thanks to its lakeside promenade, pedalos, donuts and slot machines. Located in the foothills of the South Pennines and easily accessible from Yorkshire via the M62, Hollingworth Lake is a 118-acre man-made reservoir that became a tourist hotspot in the 1860s.
Kirklees drivers in one area under the microscope in new police crackdown

1 week ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Andrew Robinson

Officers are clamping down on driving offences in a West Yorkshire town. This comes as part of a new operation to stop illegal and dangerous speeding drivers rural Kirklees and make the roads safer. The Kirklees Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team has said it will continue to monitor behaviour on New Mill Road in Brockholes after issuing speeding tickets and taking action against unsafe cars in a multi-agency day of action.
Life in deprived Kirklees district where people drink in street 'because all the pubs closed'

1 week ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Andrew Robinson

The streets of Ravensthorpe on a sunny April afternoon are busy with people heading to the shops, food takeaways, the mosque and the park. On the end of Foundry Street, where it meets the busy Huddersfield Road, are a small group of people who are not heading anywhere but are happy to stay put and chat among themselves, occasionally popping into the nearby off-licence for cans of booze.
'Our Huddersfield district might have wannabe gangsters but it's friendly and has a 10/10 chippy'

1 week ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Andrew Robinson

Many people living in Fartown have a story to tell about criminal behaviour, from youths carrying knives to property being damaged and waste being illegally dumped. The Huddersfield neighbourhood has been classed as one of the most dangerous in West Yorkshire when it comes to recorded violent crime and sexual offences, according to the latest statistics.
Funeral for Ahmad, 16, in Huddersfield as family prepares for burial in Syria

1 week ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Andrew Robinson

A funeral service is taking place at a mosque in Huddersfield for a teenager who was stabbed to death in the town centre. A funeral prayers ceremony for 16-year-old Ahmad Mamdouh Al Ibrahim will take place at Omar mosque in Blacker Road, Birkby, from 7pm tonight (Friday). The ceremony, called Salatul Janaza, also known as the funeral prayer in Islam, is a special prayer offered for the deceased to seek forgiveness and mercy from Allah.
Dramatic scenes as 'beautiful' cobbled streets evacuated as fire rips through home in Todmorden

1 week ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Andrew Robinson

This is the dramatic scene in a Calderdale market town as a fire ripped through flats last night. Fire crews from four towns tackled the huge blaze in Todmorden last night. Photographs and videos taken by residents show flames taking hold on the top floor of a three-storey building in the Dale Street area from around 9.30pm. Flats had to be quickly evacuated as the flames took hold, with police reported to be banging on people's doors to alert them and get them to safety.
With his head in his hands, tragic Ahmad's uncle speaks of boy who loved to laugh and excelled at school

2 weeks ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Andrew Robinson

He fled war-torn Homs in Syria after being injured in a bombing and had been living with his uncle in Huddersfield for just two weeks when his life was cut short at the age of just 16. Syrian refugee Ahmad Mamdough Al Ibrahim, described by his family as a bright student who had dreams of becoming a doctor, had celebrated the Muslim festival of Eid with his uncle and his four children in Huddersfield, happily playing with his little cousins who are aged nine, seven, four and one.
Huddersfield police issue statement on crime scene in Moldgreen

2 weeks ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Andrew Robinson

Two men have been arrested after a cannabis factory was found inside an abandond property in Huddersfield. Police officers found the cannabis production facility inside a former commercial premises in the Moldgreen area on Wednesday night. Police cordoned off the area and remain at the scene today (Thursday). A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said two men had been arrested.
Huddersfield's Eorl Crabtree taking on tough test for special causes

2 weeks ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Andrew Robinson

Huddersfield rugby legend Eorl Crabtree is hopping on a bike to help raise £50,000 for two special causes. Eorl will join Martin Mansell of EnjoyTravel.com for the first leg of Martin's 1,100-mile bike ride from Leeds to Nice in France. Martin is cycling the route while his business partner Steve Dennis will be going in an electric vehicle to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society and Candlelighters.