Three people test positive for Zika virus in Huddersfield and Calderdale

Three people test positive for Zika virus in Huddersfield and Calderdale
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Acre Street, Lindley, Huddersfield.

Three people test positive for Zika virus in Huddersfield and Calderdale

Patients returned home from foreign trips with virus which can harm unborn babies

Three people have tested positive for the Zika virus at local hospitals after returning to West Yorkshire from foreign trips.

The three were being treated by the NHS trust which runs Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax when tests revealed they were carrying the virus, which can harm unborn babies.

Details of the cases were published in an infection control report to the board of the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust which met this week.

The report said: “Three patients have tested positive for Zika virus following return from foreign travel.”

Health bosses have not revealed the age of the patients or their gender.

Dr Gavin Boyd, infection control lead at Calderdale and Huddersfield hospitals, said: “There is no specific treatment for Zika and it usually wears off naturally after two to seven days.

“After a diagnosis patients are cared for by their GPs if needed.

“There is extremely low risk of contracting Zika virus in the UK as the mosquito that transmits the infection is not present in the UK however it can be transmitted between humans by sexual contact.”

A total of 53 people have now been treated in the United Kingdom for the infection.

The virus has been linked to defects in newborn babies including microcephaly which causes babies to have small heads and developmental problems.

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Postal deliveries still suspended to Copley Avenue area of Meltham following dog attack on postie

Postal deliveries still suspended to Copley Avenue area of Meltham following dog attack on postie

Postal deliveries still suspended to Copley Avenue area of Meltham following dog attack on postie

Customers will have to collect

Postal deliveries are still suspended to a number of houses in the Meltham area after a postman was savaged in the street by a dog.

The attack occurred as a post worker called Jack, who is in his 20s, delivered mail in Golcar Brow Road last Friday.

The dog had jumped over a fence in nearby Copley Avenue and latched onto the man’s arm in an agonising attack lasting several minutes.

It was only when a man called Robert Dickinson, of Copley Avenue, dashed to his aid and hit it with a shovel that it finally let go.

The victim was rushed to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary where he underwent emergency surgery on his injured arm.

On Tuesday the Examiner reported that deliveries had been suspended to a number of addresses in the area while the incident was investigated.

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Man sought by police after broad daylight attack on woman in Primrose Hill

Man sought by police after broad daylight attack on woman in Primrose Hill

Man sought by police after broad daylight attack on woman in Primrose Hill

Police say a motive for the assault is not clear

A woman was assaulted by a man as she walked home in Huddersfield.

The 26-year-old victim was attacked close to a wooded area off Whitehead Lane, in Primrose Hill.

Police are urging anyone who saw the incident or knows anything about it to contact them.

It happened between 5pm and 5.30pm on Monday.

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The woman, who lives in the area, was on her own at the time of the attack.

Police say a motive for the assault is not clear at this time.

Officers have cordoned off a grassed area by the side of the pavement.

A number of officers were at the scene on Monday night.

The condition of the victim is not known, but her injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

The suspect is described as white but quite tanned and aged about 30.

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This amazing underground house has the best views in Huddersfield - plus a swimming pool and cave

This amazing underground house has the best views in Huddersfield - plus a swimming pool and cave

This amazing underground house has the best views in Huddersfield - plus a swimming pool and cave

Unique house built by famous architect

It’s one of the most amazing homes in the country ... and it’s here in Huddersfield.

Underhill at Holme is a unique house built by well-known retired architect Arthur Quarmby where the family his lived for 41 years.

It has the most spectacular views over the Holme Valley – but most of it is underground and is designed around a spectacular swimming pool.

It’s now for sale for £700,000 – but to put that in context two-bedroom flats in London sell for more than £600,000.

Arthur, 82, said: “We moved into the house in 1975 and have lived in it with great delight ever since.”

He and wife Jean are now looking to downsize and want a two-bedroomed home ‘with character’ in the Holme Valley but can’t find anything suitable.

“It needs to have a fair-sized dining room, big enough for our grand piano,” said Arthur who sings with both Huddersfield Choral Society and Colne Valley Male Voice Choir. “But no-one seems to be building two-bedroomed houses any more.”

Arthur always had an eye for unusual architecture and was president of the British Earth Sheltering Association which was interested in the concept of building into the earth. He has given talks worldwide on the subject.

He admits her and Jean don’t use the swimming pool these days but quickly heats it up when the family are coming to visit.

They have two children, Jonathan and Rachel, and four grandchildren.

Although underground, light floods into the house from a roof light above and 20ft sliding windows at the front.

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Beggar William Riley is banned from entering Huddersfield town centre for two years

Beggar William Riley is banned from entering Huddersfield town centre for two years
William Riley at Kirklees Magistrates' Court following begging convictions

Beggar William Riley is banned from entering Huddersfield town centre for two years

The Criminal Behaviour Order was made after he asked female members of the public for cash

A man has been banned from Huddersfield town centre for two years after begging members of the public for cash.

William Riley was handed the Criminal Behaviour Order by Kirklees magistrates today (July 19).

They decided that the order was necessary to protect the public after the Berry Brow man acted aggressively towards some women who refused to hand over their spare change.

Riley, of Bishop’s Court, pleaded guilty to two charges of begging in a public place.

They prohibit people from placing themselves in a public place, street, highway, court or passage to beg or gather aims.

The offences are brought under the Vagrancy Act 1824 and are so archaic that magistrates do not have proper sentencing guidelines for them.

Andy Wills, prosecuting, said that the owner of a shop in Imperial Arcade complained about the 35-year-old’s begging on June 16.

At 8am he heard Riley swearing, looked outside and saw him sat on the floor.

Mr Wills said: “He recognised him as a regular and he was asking people for money.

“The witness heard him ask an elderly female for some money, she refused and he called her a ‘f****** s***’ and a ‘b***’.”

Magistrates were told that Riley then continued asking for cash, swearing at some other females who ignored his request.

The witness called police and described Riley to them.

He accepted that he would come into the town centre with no money, also begging by BHS and Greggs in order to buy food.

Riley also admitted to begging outside Huddersfield Railway Station and was caught there on June 30.

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Teenage boy beaten and robbed by gang of eight teenagers

Teenage boy beaten and robbed by gang of eight teenagers
Woodhouse Hill in Fartown.

Teenage boy beaten and robbed by gang of eight teenagers

They stole his mobile phone in the incident

A teenager was hit with a wooden bat in a robbery by a gang of youngsters in Huddersfield.

Detectives are appealing for information after the incident in Alder Street which involved a number of attackers, some aged as young as 13.

The 17-year-old male victim was walking home with his brother at about 9.10pm on Friday when they were approached by the gang.

One demanded money before the rest of the group surrounded the victim and one struck him with a wooden bat. A mobile phone was stolen and the pair were then chased by the group.

It is believed the gang were later seen in the Woodhouse Hill area of Huddersfield.

The group consists of six to eight males, aged between 13 and 16-years-old. The suspects are described as dark skinned, other than one who was a white male with ginger hair and freckles. One of the suspects was wearing a hooded top, with the hood up and a bandana across his face.

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