Huddersfield Hub

Huddersfield Hub is a standalone news platform dedicated to delivering a lively, uplifting perspective for the Huddersfield community. Managed by skilled and knowledgeable journalists, Huddersfield Hub operates as a not-for-profit Community Interest Company, prioritizing the needs and interests of the local population. The platform aims to merge high-quality journalism with essential coverage of grassroots news, sports, and events, which play a vital role in energizing local communities yet often receive little attention from mainstream media. Huddersfield Hub will focus on local news, sports, business updates, community happenings, and charity events throughout the Huddersfield area.

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Hundreds queued to see former England goalkeeper David Seaman open Huddersfield's new GO Outdoors store

1 week ago | huddersfieldhub.co.uk | Martin Shaw

Hundreds of people queued to be one of the first inside the new GO Outdoors store on the Leeds Road Retail Park in Huddersfield on Saturday. England football legend David Seaman cut the ribbon to officially launch the new store, which is just yards from a plaque in the car park marking the centre circle at Huddersfield Town’s old Leeds Road ground.
Huddersfield MP Harpreet Uppal demands action over knife crime after tragic death in town centre

1 week ago | huddersfieldhub.co.uk | Martin Shaw

Huddersfield MP Harpreet Uppal has issued a call to action over knife crime following the tragic death of a 16-year-old which shocked the town. Ahmad Mamdouh Al Ibrahim, who had fled war-torn Syria and wanted to become a doctor, was stabbed in the neck in Ramsden Street in Huddersfield town centre on April 3. He died later in hospital. Funeral prayers were said at a Birkby mosque and, it is understood, his body has been flown back to his Syrian homeland.
Theatre staff at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary go 'green' with colourful reusable hats

1 week ago | huddersfieldhub.co.uk | Martin Shaw

Hats off to theatre staff at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary who are cutting waste and going ‘green.’The Breast Theatre Team, led by their ‘green champions’ – staff nurses Ezrah Limsiaco and Tracy Farrington – have disposed of disposables and have introduced reusable hats instead. Each member of the team has been given a hat that they change and wash daily, and some staff have bought some more of their own.
Raise a glass to Helme Edge Vineyard which aims to put Meltham on the map - for wine

1 week ago | huddersfieldhub.co.uk | Martin Shaw

Three generations of the same family have opened a new boutique vineyard in Meltham with the aim of it becoming a tourist destination for wine lovers. Helme Edge Vineyard has been established by Alan Calder, his daughter Fiona Smith and her son Tom Smith. Set over 3.2 acres of land, the vineyard will host tours and wine tasting events in a new purpose-built tasting building which looks down towards the conservation village of Helme and a wider vista of the Pennines.
Beaumont Park Ukulele Group performed for staff and residents at an Almondbury care home

1 week ago | huddersfieldhub.co.uk | Martin Shaw

A group of players from Beaumont Park Ukulele Group entertained residents and staff at Southfield Court Care Home in Almondbury, playing a variety of songs and instrumental pieces. The items played included Country Roads, Leaving on a Jet Plane and Karma Chameleon. Residents sang along with Keep the Home Fires Burning and It’s a Long Way to Tipperary, which will be performed as part of the VE day celebrations at the Holmfirth Folk Festival Ukulele Jamboree in May.
Golcar United head into the drama of the play-offs but boss Ash Connor wants to avoid penalties this time

1 week ago | huddersfieldhub.co.uk | Martin Shaw

Golcar United will be hoping history repeats itself as they head into the drama of the play-offs. The Weavers finished the NCEL Premier Division season in third place and take on fourth-placed Beverley Town at the Skye Direct Stadium on Saturday (April 12) in a winner-takes-all clash. Golcar – under long-serving joint managers Ash and Gav Connor – have history in the play-offs after a memorable promotion in 2022.
Fly-tipper's van seized by Kirklees Council after three reported incidents in 10 days

2 weeks ago | huddersfieldhub.co.uk | Martin Shaw

Kirklees Council has seized a Ford Transit van linked to three incidents of fly-tipping in the space of just 10 days in parts of Huddersfield. The council said the van was used by someone who promotes themselves on social media as a registered waste removal carrier. That person will now be questioned about alleged fly-tipping offences. The van was removed from an address in Birkby by environmental enforcement officers from Kirklees Council and West Yorkshire Police.
Children’s art gallery and creative hub to be launched in the Piazza Centre

2 weeks ago | huddersfieldhub.co.uk | Martin Shaw

The Children’s Art School has received Arts Council England and One Community funding to launch a new MakerWorld offer for young people in Huddersfield town centre. The MakerWorld Gallery will provide a high-quality cultural programme for children and young people with visual art, film, music and dance workshops, exhibitions and an indoor skatepark. The weekly, free drop-in MakerWorld sessions – part of The Children’s Art School – have been running since 2020.
First look inside The Light as Huddersfield's £8m 'game-changing' venue prepares to open

2 weeks ago | huddersfieldhub.co.uk | Martin Shaw

There’s not long left before Huddersfield sees The Light – but Huddersfield Hub has had a sneak peek ahead of the official opening. The Light opens to the public at 10am on Friday (April 11) but staff are all ready to put on a show. The Light is an £8 million cinema and entertainments venue created over 70,000 sq ft and three floors at the Kingsgate Centre. It’s basically where the former House of Fraser store was, and Kingsgate had to raise the roof to accommodate the new leisure attraction.
Specialist Glass Products goes large by investing £1.2m in 'jumbo' processing machine

2 weeks ago | huddersfieldhub.co.uk | Martin Shaw

Huddersfield-based glass manufacturer Specialist Glass Products has invested £1.2 million into new equipment to further enhance efficiency after receiving £840,000 in funding from Lombard. The company is the first in the UK to acquire this machine at a jumbo size, allowing for larger-scale production without compromising on quality and value.