Huddersfield

If you are travelling with a laptop then you will find broad-band internet access in the rooms of most, but not all, medium to high end hotels. If this is important to you check before booking. Alternatively there are many WiFi hot spots in and around Huddersfield.

There are also several places that offer web and other internet access if you are travelling without a laptop.

Vox bar

Offers internet access to wireless laptop owners at no additional charge.

EasyInternet Cafe

Situated above kfc on new street. however, the general cleanliness of the terminals leaves much to be desired.

BT phone booth

Situated in the main square has broadband access however this is expensive and best reserved for only basic internet use such as checking emails.

Huddersfield town centre is generally considered safe as it professes "24 hour total CCTV coverage inside the ring road". In November 2007 a student, Tobiasz Minski from Poland, was murdered in Slaithwaite 5 miles from Huddersfield. Walking by yourself, especially if you are female, through Fartown, Bradley, Thornton Lodge and Birkby during late at night can be quite dangerous so if you do wander out stay in groups or get a taxi home.

phone

Huddersfield's area code for landline numbers is 01484 when dialed from within the UK or +44 1484 from outside the UK.

The Pulse of West Yorkshire

102.5fm and pulse classic gold 1530am the local radio stations for the area, including huddersfield and the wider kirklees district, plus neighbouring calderdale and bradford. 'pennine fm', 107.9, was a small scale local radio station for huddersfield up until april 2010 when the company went into administration for the final time. the university sometimes broadcasts a student radio station during term time from its media centre. regional radio stations include real radio and bbc leeds.