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2012-02-04 Inquest Opens on Young Evie |
An inquest has opened into the death of a three year old girl. Evie Middleton from Kippax was discovered hanging from a curtain pole in her home last Friday. A provisional post mortem report said cause of death was asphyxia due to strangulation. An interim death certificate has been issued to allow the family to make funeral arrangements.
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2012-02-03 Bean to Fairburn Ings |
A rare bean goose from Northern Russia has been spotted at Fairburn Ings nature reserve. The goose is uncommon to this area but occasionally seen in Norfolk and Scotland |
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2012-02-02 Fishy Activity at Polo Pond |
Thousands of fish have been removed from polo Pond in Kippax by Leeds and District Anglers and released in the Aire and Calder canal at Woodlesford and in Sandwath Lake at Church Fenton. The operation, overseen by the Environment Agency, was carried out because Polo Pond had become overstocked.
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2012-02-01 Three Year Old in Window Blind Tragedy |
A three year old girl has died following an incident involving a window blind cord. Three year old Evie Middleton was found collapsed at home in Willow Grove Kippax on Friday afternoon. Police paramedics and an ambulance were called and the girl was taken to Pinderfields Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
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2012-01-31 Trombone Player Urgently Required |
Kippax Band is urgently recruiting the position of Solo Trombone ahead of the Yorkshire regional Championships in March. Anyone wishing to apply should contact band chairman, Colin Moss in confidence at colin.moss@kippaxband.co.uk
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2012-01-30 Glowing Ofsted Report for Brigshaw High School |
Brigshaw School has received a very favourable Ofsted report with many Outstanding and Good gradings. The highlights of the inspection were: an outstanding level of care, guidance and support; outstanding safeguarding of pupils; and the outstanding contribution pupils make to the wider community; good teaching; good pupil achievement; good lesson quality together with an acknowledgement of the significant opportunities and curriculum enrichment provided by their specialist status.
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2012-01-27 Kippax Man Trapped by Collapsing Wall |
A 62 year old man was trapped when a wall he was demolishing collapsed and pinned him down in Manor Garth Road, Kippax, shortly after 3pm yesterday. Fire fighters were called and rescued the man who was then taken to hospital by air ambulance.
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2012-01-25 Co-operative Help with CVs
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Childrens Services team ran a CV writing session for parents and carers at the Brigshaw Co-operative Trust building in Vicars’ Court (the Old School in Allerton Bywater) recently. Simon Lonsdale of Job Centre Plus worked with everyone to create outstanding CVs that will capture the attention and interest of future employers
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2012-01-23 Blooming Finalists |
Kippax has earned a place in the final of the Royal Horticultural Society Britain in Bloom competition and will be competing against six other areas in the Urban Community category. The result will be announced at a special awards ceremony in Guernsey in October
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2012-01-15 Young Cyclists on Right Track |
Chris Young from the British Cycling Association and Councillor Keith Wakefield did a lap of honour with the pupils to celebrate the opening of a cycle track at Kippax North Junior, Infants and Nursery School
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