Archive
-
Date
Yorkshire set to become a plc
Yorkshire are to press ahead with plans to become a private limited company in order to wipe out their debts and raise sufficient funds to buy Headingley Cricket Ground from their landlords, Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletic Company. Members today
-
Date
Forrest earns Law's praise
Nicky Law today saluted Danny Forrest and the young guns for passing their test of strength with Leicester. City matched their second-placed visitors every step of the way to grab a hard-earned home point in last night's goalless draw. And 18-year-old
-
Date
Give city room for a revival
Yet again the issue of parking charges in Bradford city centre is set to spark controversy. The latest rash of changes proposed by the Council sets out to remove all long-stay parking from the central core of the city to make way for short-stay paid-for
-
Date
On This Day
In 1770, British troops opened fire on a crowd in Boston, killing five Americans. In 1778, Rule Britannia composer Thomas Arne died. In 1936, the Supermarine Spitfire made its maiden flight. From the Telegraph & Argus of March 5th, 1978... Bingley
-
Date
Town set to celebrate
Activities are being planned to celebrate Keighley Day on March 19, exactly a year since the founding of the Town Council. The event is intended to celebrate the essence of the town, according to a spokesman for the town council. "As communities have
-
Date
Excluded pupils' unit wins praise
A special unit for excluded pupils has won praise from a watchdog for its success in getting them back to school. The Jesse Street Pupil Referral Unit in Allerton, Bradford, takes youngsters who have been thrown out of school, usually for assaulting a
-
Date
Eastbrook eyesore? It's a work of art!
Bradford's eyesore Eastbrook Hall has been dubbed a piece of "urban art" and it is being floodlit for the public to enjoy. The board of the beleaguered Priestley Centre has done a U-turn about the derelict building, which it had blamed for falling audiences
-
Date
Gareth: I never let stammer stand in the way
Gareth Gates has spoken of his daily battle with his stammer and insisted: "I've never let it stand in the way of what I want to do in my life." The Bradford teenage star provided a fascinating insight into how he copes with the condition for a TV documentary
-
Date
School flowerbeds wrecked by yobs
Vandals have destroyed flowerbeds designed for use by wheelchair- bound children during two attacks on a school. They tore down fences, wrecked plants, daubed play equipment with soil and threw tiles from the roof of Lister Lane School, causing hundreds
-
Date
Mob forces out gay women
Mob rule on a Bradford estate has forced a lesbian couple to flee their home and possessions. Donna Logan, 26, and Emily Kendall, 25, said they endured a barrage of verbal abuse, physical threats and acts of vandalism since they moved into their Council
-
Date
Letters to the Editor
SIR - Before demolishing Bradford's "outdated" Central Library to make way for a digital technology centre with a "traditional" book lending service (T&A, February 25) surely some questions need answering. In what respect is the library (built 1967
-
Date
Match report: City turn on the pressure
Bradford City 0, Leicester 0: Nicky Law must feel like belting out a chorus of "Can we play you every week." Once again City wheel out the big performance for the big occasion. Ipswich twice, Wolves, Nottingham Forest, Norwich, Rotherham ... you can now
-
Date
Bulls dealt a bad hand
Jamie Peacock will be out for up to two months with a broken hand. The Bulls second-rower cracked his right hand during the 82-0 victory over Hunslet in the Challenge Cup fifth round on Sunday and went under the surgeon's knife earlier this week. He will
-
Date
Be clear about e-mails, says law firm
Businesses in the district are being urged to set down rules on staff internet use - or risk a flood of unfair dismissal cases. The warning comes from Bradford law firm Lee & Priestley which says there could be a huge increase in legal action because
-
Date
Opinions divided on arty plans
A controversial plan to build a supermarket in the heart of Bingley has earned a resounding thumbs down from residents. About 80 per cent of Bingley residents rejected the plan to build a supermarket with a new arts centre on top, according to Bradford
-
Date
Hair-raiser becomes fundraiser
Customers at a Bradford barber's shop will be able to get wild and wacky styles - all in aid of Comic Relief. David Peel, of The Barber Shop, in Clayton Road, Lidget Green, is offering to stencil designs or spray customers' hair bright colours in the
-
Date
'I just wanted to get away' says woman
An alleged rape victim told a court yesterday: "I just wanted to get away. I was scared, shaken, upset." Andrew Garbutt, 18, of Vernon Road, Liversedge, has pleaded not guilty at Leeds Crown Court to raping the then 18-year-old woman on a path off Weetwood
-
Date
Human shield in plea for support
Bradford pensioner Karl Dallas has set up camp in a Baghdad oil refinery in an effort to protect the Iraqi infrastructure from attack. The 72-year-old, of Manningham, is living in an unused container which has been converted into accommodation for 20
-
Date
Time up for all-day city-centre parkers
The first major steps are being taken to remove all-day parking from streets in the heart of Bradford city centre. A new strategy adopted by Bradford Council aims to progressively introduce short-term street parking in an area roughly bounded by Hall
