Archive
-
Date
Divers join in search for holidaymaker hit by wave
Divers have joined the search for missing Bradford hang-glider Brian Johnson, pictured, who was swept out to sea during a two-week holiday on Lanzarote. A spokeswoman for the British Consulate in Las Palmas, on the nearby island of Gran Canaria, said
-
Date
Get on your bike - plea
South Craven drivers are to be asked to consider swapping their cars for cycles. An exercise was launched this week by North Yorkshire County Council to test public opinion on the use of bikes as an alternative transport to the car. It has produced a
-
Date
'Crossing road is Russian Roulette'
Cyclists and pedestrians claim the ordeal of crossing a dual carriageway where cars hurtle between Keighley and Skipton is like playing Russian Roulette. Keighley & Craven Sustrans Supporters Group is calling on the Highways Agency to construct an
-
Date
Boost for school as building opens
A Rawdon school is hoping to lay the foundations of future success with the opening of a major new teaching building to replace old mobile classrooms. Dignitaries, including Leeds Lord Mayor Graham Kirkland and Keith Burton, Leeds director of education
-
Date
Cash bonanza bid to benefit schools
Classrooms and school buildings across Kirklees are set for a multi-million pound facelift if a bid to the Government is successful. Pending approval of the bid, up to 20 schools in the district - as yet to be named - will be in line to receive cash to
-
Date
Victory for Alf's street fighters
Campaigners backed by a former Coronation Street star in their fight to make a Shipley road safe for children were celebrating success today. Coronation Street's Bryan Mosley, who played Weatherfield Mayor Alf Roberts in the TV soap, pledged his support
-
Date
Governors' call for new home is shot down
Governors of a school set to be extended and upgraded under the schools shake-up have had their call for the plans to be ditched in favour of entirely new premises rejected by Bradford Council. Cullingworth First School will become a primary school under
-
Date
What about us?
A leading councillor has rapped the knuckles of the new Regional Development Agency for not promoting Bradford. Councillor Dave Green, chairman of Bradford Council's regeneration committee, hit out at the RDA which today launched its State of the Region
-
Date
Lynn bows out to end an era
Golf: The finish of centenary year at West Bowling has marked the end of another golfing era in Bradford. Secretary Mike Lynn has retired after seeing out the year, bringing to a close more than 30 years of involvement in golf administration. "I decided
-
Date
Holmes aims to leave rivals with crumbs!
Athletics: The highly-popular "Soreen" Stanbury Splash takes place on Sunday from Penistone Hill Country Park, Haworth (11.30am). Some of the county's top fell runners will be attracted to the event, including Bingley's British champion Ian Holmes. Last
-
Date
Keighley stars to be honoured
Popular former Keighley stars Joe Grima and Brian Jefferson will be unveiled as the latest addition to the club's Hall of Fame. Keighley fans are putting together a long overdue Hall of Fame down at Cougar Park which is being sited in the club bar. Late
-
Date
Our fitness will make the difference - Paul
New signing Henry Paul believes Bradford Bulls' pre-season programme will set them up for a successful Super League IV. The Bulls squad are building towards the coming season with an intensive training regime which includes a visit to Lanzarote for fitness
-
Date
Your vote really is important
There are no doubt many reasons for the low turn-out of voters in recent local elections in Bradford. Apathy, disenchantment, a feeling among individuals that they can't make a difference, a declining interest in local affairs, heavy rain on the day..
-
Date
'Where are the children?'
The toys are pristine, the sand in the pit lies undisturbed and the paint brushes are clean as a whistle. In fact, there is one vital ingredient missing from Thornbury Playgroup - children! Julie Maud, playgroup leader, says not one child has come through
-
Date
A chance to make that move
Hundreds of Council houses across the district are up for grabs as Bradford Council launches an all-out drive to get tenants. The homes are being put on offer as easy lets, as the authority goes into competition for the first time with the district's
-
Date
Fury at bill for blocked sewer
Householders face a bill of hundreds of pounds each because of a blocked sewer connected to their homes. People living in 16 houses in Penfield Grove and Pentland Avenue, Clayton, have been told that they are liable to pay for repairs to the drain, which
-
Date
Teenage burglars locked up
Two teenage brothers, described by a judge as "experienced, determined and professional housebreakers,'' have been locked up for three and a half years. Passing sentence at Bradford Crown Court, Judge Arthur Hutchinson QC said attempts to reform 19-year-old
-
Date
Them bones, them bones
A 5,000 year old tale of how a woman and three children may have made the ultimate sacrifice is set to be told with the help of two scientists from Bradford University. Archaeologists Dr Paul Budd and Janet Montgomery have been helping get to the heart
-
Date
Extra £10 million for city's needy
Health services in deprived areas of Bradford will have an extra £10 million to spend over the next three years, it was announced today. The city has been designated a Health Action Zone by the Government and the cash will be used to address health inequalities
-
Date
Tory protests at cheaper homes
Two Ilkley councillors have denied being elitist in trying to block a proposal to build cheaper homes on the college campus site. Responding to an offer from Crest Homes officials, Tory district councillors Martin Smith and Anne Hawkesworth said they
-
Date
Your Personal Finance, by Alan Mills
The financial cost for a student may be divided into two parts. The first is that they are now required to contribute up to £1,000 a year towards tuition fees, roughly a quarter of the real cost. There is no guarantee that in future years this may not
-
Date
Company's on road to growth
Expansion plans are on the cards for a Bradford firm which produces road covering material. ARC Bradford Coating Plant, Low Moor, is to be renamed Hanson Aggregates in a re-organisation of the global firm, Hanson. The move puts more of a focus on the
-
Date
Paul eager to return to happy hunting ground
Billiards and Snooker: Paul Hunter has good reason to look forward to a return visit to Wales. The Leeds professional who practices at the Dragon Health Club at Yeadon followed up a semi-final appearance in the 1997 Regal Welsh by winning the title 12
-
Date
City Talk, with Richard Sutcliffe
When Ruud Gullit left Valley Parade before the end of Bradford City's clash with Crystal Palace this week, it is doubtful he had learned anything other than that he does not want to face Paul Jewell's men in an FA Cup replay. The Bantams travel to Newcastle
-
Date
Surface tension
Chairman Geoffrey Richmond is hoping for a dry spell in the coming weeks to give Bradford City's much-maligned playing surface time to recover. The Valley Parade pitch has deteriorated badly in the last few weeks and although City have won 11 out of their
-
Date
Helen Mead: The biggest insult you could hurl at a woman
Last week I discussed the word "dowdy" - a word with which I am proud to be linked. This week I would like to talk about another word that has made the news - but with which I never want to be associated. Bizarrely, this word, which I detest so much,
-
Date
Gipsy leader fires salvo at lack of sites
Kirklees and Calderdale councils have come under fire for failing to provide Gipsy sites for more than a decade as illegal camps spring up across Bradford. National Gipsy Council president Hughie Smith has warned that the escalating problem of travellers
-
Date
Cabbies hit back over radio swoop
Taxi drivers today hit back after a major swoop in the city centre when ten illegal CB radios were seized after complaints that they were interfering with emergency services. Iftikhar Bhatti, secretary of Bradford Hackney Carriage Association, said the
-
Date
'Why I didn't tell of vice girl'
The man accused of murdering teenager Maureen Stepan delayed telling the police he had picked up a prostitute on the night she died, because he did want his wife to find out. The jury at Sheffield Crown Court heard today that when police first interviewed
-
Date
Bid to lure voters to the ballot box
Banners across the district and a widespread publicity campaign are expected to be used to tempt voters to the polls for this year's Bradford Council elections. Shock figures released today show less than a third of the people eligible to vote turned
-
Date
Closure threat to hospital unit
Mental health chiefs have admitted Bradford's secure psychiatric unit could close unless action is taken to improve it. The warning has emerged from a confidential report by inspectors from the Mental Health Act Commission expressing concern about the
-
Date
Arranged marriages: Straw pledges to act
The Home Secretary has praised the Telegraph & Argus for its series of articles about the issues surrounding arranged marriages. Jack Straw, whose Blackburn constituency has a large Asian community, has pledged to seek meetings with the Commission
