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Windy weather warning

The Met Office has issued a "Yellow" weather warning covering all but north-eastern areas of Yorkshire because of strong winds associated with Storm Darragh. Winds of 40 to 50 mph are expected inland with gusts of over 60mph, these even stronger in coastal areas. Travel disruption is expected with some bridge closures. The warning continues until 6am on Sunday.

Details of today's weather warnings can be found at the  Met Office website.

Town win away at Mansfield

Saturday’s result League One
Mansfield Town 1 - Huddersfield Town 2
Saturday Deember 7, 3.00pm — One Call Stadium, Field Mill, Mansfield

Town consolidated their fourth place in the League One table with a 1-2 win away at Mansfield on Saturday.

The Terriers’ top scorer so far this season Ben Wiles scored first after 8 minutes. Mansfield equalised after 31 minutes but not for long as Josh Koroma hit in a second two minutes later.

The John Smith's Stadium

Tuesday's result League One
Huddersfield Town 1 - Wigan Athletic 0
Tuesday December 3, 8.00pm — John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield

Town won at home to Wigan Athletic on Tuesday night lifting them to fourth place in League One. Ollie Turton was the scorer, 53 minutes into the game, assisted by David Kasumu who had played the ball down the right wing.

Find out more at the  Huddersfield Town official website.

Walls come down but unique roof stands at former market

The listed roof structure of the former market is exposedDemolition continues at the former Queensgate Market and Piazza site in Huddersfield town centre.

Kirklees Council plans to redevelop the area around the Market Hall. The plans include demolition of part of the Market building to form a new public square in front of the library and beside the Town Hall.

End of an era - part of the market building is demolishedA model of the proposed Cultural Heart plansThe listed part of the Market building with its unique airy roof design and sculptured panels will be retained as a Food Hall, social dining area and part of a new library which will extend from it. A town park will stretch from the public square to the corner of King Street and Queen Street. The old library building is due to be retained as a museum.

The work means that bus stops in Peel Street have been taken out of use with the bus station now the only stop for the routes which used them.

Kirklees Council recently submitted planning applications for revisions to its scheme for the market building and more detailed plans for its museum and art gallery building. That is being created from the existing library by adding an extension at the back of the building. The plans include design details including the external appearance and cladding of the extension to the listed library building.

New landmark health building

The new building by nightThe new Daphne Steele building at the corner of Southgate and Leeds RoadHuddersfield's newest landmark is the first of the buildings at the University of Huddersfield's new National Health Innovation Campus at the ring road junction of Southgate and Leeds Road.

Work is now under way for a second building on the new campus.

The first construction on the site has been named the Daphne Steele Building. Daphne Steele was a nurse who came to the UK in 1951 from what was then British Guiana, now Guyana, to work in the recently-formed NHS. She became a matron at St Winifred's Hospital, Ilkley in 1964.

The new campus aims to lead healthcare innovation across the North of England and will feature a health and wellbeing academy, research and specialist clinical teaching facilities and public-facing features including a podiatry clinic, sports and physiotherapy clinic and health coaching by video link.

The site had been vacant since the demolition of Ibbotson and Lonsbrough Flats and the former Huddersfield Sports Centre while an earlier plan for a new Tesco store on the site was abandoned.


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