A REAL HANDFUL: Pensioner Godfrey Hill has been called The Messiah, an alien and a freak – because he has a thumb and five fingers on each hand. The 72-year-old retired engineer has hexadactyly. The condition is said to affect
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New editors for Echo, Gazette as Journal loses top two Pastures new: Mark Dickinson (left) and Paul Robertson. Three big regional newspapers are set for new editors as Thomas’s Newcastle Journal prepares to lose its top two – both to
Journal to lose its top two
New editors for Echo, Gazette as Journal loses top two Pastures new: Mark Dickinson (left) and Paul Robertson. Three big regional newspapers are set for new editors as The Journal, Newcastle, prepares to lose its top two. Editor Mark Dickinson
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UNITED ON BABY’S NAME: A West Midlands husband who wanted to name his son after the entire Manchester United team has been persuaded by his wife to settle instead for a simple Ryan Matthews – in honour of United’s Ryan
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PULL THE UDDER ONE: Dairy farmers are turning to aromatherapy in a bid to cure mastitis in their cows, reports The Telegraph & Argus, Bradford. A former farmer from Skipton has created a blend of lavender, eucalyptus, geranium and damask
Linzi and Yorkshire's footballing heroes
FOOTBALL coverage is a whole new ball game in the hands of Huddersfield Daily Examiner reporter Linzi Nicholson. She takes readers beyond the match-day action, the press conferences and photo calls by interviewing Huddersfield Town players at length in their
Examiner devotes six pages to taxi driver murder verdict
Newspaper follows every day of six-week trial to craft reports and comment
Trainee persuades court to lift ASBO naming ban
“Nerve-wracking” first challenge ends in success for Examiner reporter
MP takes Examiner's Silent Killer fight to House of Commons
Campaign sparks “unprecedented” response which saw 1,000 gas detectors snapped up in two hours
Fire tragedy memorial bid by press
Offers of help have been flooding in to the Birkby Fire Appeal set up by the Huddersfield Daily Examiner. The appeal was launched by the paper after a fire ripped through a family home, claiming the lives of eight people
Examiner aims to thwart the thieves
A major campaign to stop bogus callers preying on the elderly has been launched by the Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Through its campaign Keep Them Out!, which is being backed by Home Secretary David Blunkett, the paper is making a direct
Examiner aims to thwart the thieves
A major campaign to stop bogus callers preying on the elderly has been launched by the Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Through its campaign Keep Them Out!, which is being backed by Home Secretary David Blunkett, the paper is making a direct
Clamp firm licence bid from Examiner
Action is being demanded to force car clampers into following an official code of conduct. The Huddersfield Daily Examiner is calling on local authorities to work together to find a solution. It says misery caused by unregulated clamping in the
Ad revenues continue to drop at Trinity Mirror
Group’s regional division saw advertising revenues drop by 10.4 per cent in first four months of 2006
Trinity 'enjoying benefits from Stabilise Revitalise Grow strategy'
Group operating profits up to £128.3m with £78.8m for regionals – interim results
Examiner's Stop Press ad goes 'back to the back'
The Huddersfield Daily Examiner has responded to feedback from readers by reinstating its Stop Press section of advertisements on the back page of the paper. Stop Press – a collection of small paid-for ads featuring anything from jumble sales to