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Letter: A barrier would stop station ‘campers’
Once again we have a community of ‘campers’ settling in the railway car park - paying nil and inconveniencing the paying public who work in surrounding towns, and it is left to the hard working public to meet the costs.
Sort out Pinderfields before you downgrade Dewsbury A&E
I read with interest Dr Matt Shepherd’s reply to Dr Thimmegowda’s letter highlighting the Nicholls report which condemns the closure of local hospitals and/or their services which then necessitates extra transport times to larger regional centres.
No need for alarm over Dewsbury and District Hospital A&E proposals
As clinicians we rarely want to enter into debate with colleagues in the pages of the media. However, we are concerned that the details contained in Dr Thimmegowda’s letter are misleading and may cause unnecessary alarm for local people.
1 commentStop atrocious downgrading of A&E at Dewsbury and District Hospital
The Mid Yorkshire Health Authority’s spin, supported by Miss Fishwick, consultant gynaecologist, in the Dewsbury Reporter, May 11, for changes in women’s and children’s services is yet again astonishing to say the least.
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Set out stall for success!
A new scheme aiming to boost market trade across Kirklees is to be launched next week.
Your Letters
Letter: Get involved in hospital campaign
I am usually a Conservative voter I am also on the committee of Save Local Hospital Services, it does not stop me whoever joins our group.
Letter: We support combined authority’s traffic plan
Kirklees Council’s interest in becoming part of a Combined Authority for West Yorkshire and beyond is an important step towards addressing traffic congestion at Cooper Bridge and in Ravensthorpe.
Letter: Hospital appointment system is a joke
May I congratulate Stephen Eames and the management team running Dewsbury Hospital on the improved appointment system which I experienced for the first time recently.
Letter: I agree with MP’s call for CCG head to quit
It appears that the chair of North Kirklees CCG, Dr David Kelly, cares little for the NHS as an institution.
Letter: Search for old photograph
I am Cyril Stansfield, currently living in Batley, but I was born and brought up in Mirfield.
Nostalgia
Nostalgia: No class boundaries in Dewsbury’s mills
There must be thousands of people still living in Dewsbury who worked in local mills when they were flourishing and have happy memories of the camaraderie which existed there.
Local Businesses
Top law man joins Spen firm
An employment law specialist based in Kirklees has made a brand new appointment to its legal team.
A blooming good show!
Green Future Building (GFB), a Heckmondwike based social enterprise, had a successful weekend at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Harrogate Spring Flower Show winning a Gold Award .
Magma expands with Far East base
A Dewsbury firm is set to expand its operations to the other side of the world.
Dewsbury’s Superdrug set to close
Cosmetics giant Superdrug will close their Dewsbury store next month.
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Our roads set to get £23m repairs
Road improvements and repairs totalling £23m will take place throughout Kirklees over the next two years.
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Weather for Dewsbury
Friday 24 May 2013
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