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Tough trek for Examiner team

Journalists from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner have helped to raise more than £2,000 for charity by taking part in a Welsh crag-hopping expedition. The journalists were among a party of 13 – 11 walkers and two support crew – who

Journalists' mountain task

Journalists at the Huddersfield Daily Examiner are planning a rock climbing expedition to raise money for a children’s charity. Reporters Rosey Hamilton and Jenny Parkin, sub-editor John Avison and Graham Brown, who works in editorial production, plan to tackle all

Journalist retires after 50 year career

Huddersfield Journalist Sheila Barrett has retired after a career spanning almost half a century. In 1952 she joined the Colne Valley Guardian as a junior reporter, and spent nine years at the paper before leaving to start a family. Eight

Telling it straight

Page 2 of 2 If anything, the local agenda is more important to us now than at any other time in our history. We are the only organisation with the means and the commitment to source and deliver news about

Examiner's Tera makeover is complete

The Huddersfield Daily Examiner has now completed its transition onto the Tera direct page make-up system. The move coincides with the paper’s 150th anniversary and marks the latest stage in its development from the early days of print journalism. The

Newspaper's royal visitor adds to the party mood

Celebrations to mark the Huddersfield Daily Examiner’s 150th anniversary took on a royal flavour when Prince Charles visited the company headquarters this week. The official anniversary was marked yesterday and the Prince made his visit earlier in the week to

John retires after 34 years

John Holmes, who worked at the Huddersfield Daily Examiner for 34 years, has retired. Mr Holmes joined the paper in 1960, briefly working as a Linotype operator, producing metal type. In 1967 he rejoined the paper as a compositor, before

Examiner columnist publishes diary book

After 12 years, 2,500 columns and over two million words, an Examiner columnist has had a book published covering his newspaper work. Denis Kilcommons has captivated readers of the Huddersfield Daily Examiner with his ramblings in The Diary column since

Media Ball date is set

The Media and Press Ball is to return to Huddersfield for a second year. Thanks to sponsorship from gas pipeline operator, Transco, the charity ball is to be held once again at the West Yorkshire town’s Alfred McAlpine Stadium in

Rugby writer's Giant taskfor charity

Huddersfield Daily Examiner journalist Chris Roberts is to give up his comfortable seat in the press box for one night and take to the rugby league field to fulfil a lifelong ambition, while helping to raise money for charity. The

Award for good circulation

A top industry award scheme has named the Huddersfield Daily Examiner number one for the quality of service to its newsagents. The Examiner beat competition from both national and regional newspapers in the awards, which are run by the Association

Leader faces the public- and press

Conservative leader William Hague has faced a question-and-answer session at the Huddersfield Daily Examiner’s headquarters. He appeared before an invited audience to answer questions that readers had sent in by letter, fax and e-mail. It was the first time he

Trinity Mirror profits grow in the regions

Regional newspapers in the Trinity Mirror Group have seen operating profits grow by 10% to £66.8m in the last six months. Revenue profits have grown by 6.1% to £245.3m in the same period. Papers in the group – formed a

News In Brief – from around the regions

FULL-TIME FOR PUPILS: Lunch was being served with a football theme today for pupils in Cambridgeshire schools. Twenty four hours before Chelsea were due to face Aston Villa in the FA Cup, the youngsters were tucking into turkey footballers, mini

News In Brief – from around the regions

HOT OVERALLS WRECK TAKEAWAY: A blaze which wrecked a Chinese takeaway had an unsual cause, the Wolverhampton Express and Star reported. Fire officers told the paper it was caused by spontaneous combustion in a pair of grease-stained overalls. The overalls

News In Brief – from around the regions

BONDAGE AND BURGLARY: A middle-aged man had to be cut free from a tangle of chains after a bondage session with a woman who took advantage of him in more ways than one. As he lay clad in a black