Stories for 1 June 2004

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

Job search project is hailed a success

A pioneering project aimed at helping Bradford companies source local labour was hailed a success as it was officially drawn to a close.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

A token gesture on recycling  more...

Doorstep election threats probed

Police are mounting extra patrols in Bradford after complaints that voters are being forced to hand over their postal ballot forms to gangs of thugs.  more...

They've got the look!

Bradford's kings and queens of the catwalk were crowned yesterday as the Telegraph & Argus Modelsearch 2004 competition came to a glamorous conclusion.  more...

Crackdown as criminals dodge fines

A new crackdown on criminals who do not pay their fines has been promised in the district after it was revealed that West Yorkshire has one of the worst records for collecting court fines.   more...

Delays expected as bus lane extended

Drivers face more delays on a major Bradford commuter route as workmen prepare to spend the summer digging up the road.  more...

Student flats sale should raise £14m

Bradford University hopes to raise up to £14-million by selling off hundreds of student rooms at its Laisteridge Lane site.  more...

Five-a-side teams will add to the survival pot

Football fans are being urged to pull on their boots for a five-a-side tournament to help raise £250,000 to keep Bradford City in business.  more...

Harry's stars are game for ball

Young stars from the new Harry Potter film are coming to the district as special guests at Bradford Cancer Support's annual ball.  more...

We will not give up, vows mum in tug of love

Tug-of-love mother Claire Thompson has lost her race against time to appeal against an American court's decision to take her daughter away from her.  more...

Call to join ranks of read army

The new boss of a campaign to improve children's reading standards in schools today urged more volunteers to get involved and make a difference across the district.  more...

Mob victim in hands of surgeons

A teenager who was brutally attacked by a gang in the street will undergo a major operation to rebuild his face this week.  more...

`Without my hero, I wouldn't be here'

A grandmother has paid tribute to "her angel" who pulled her out of her blazing flat.  more...

Call to help shape children's future

Volunteers have been urged to come forward and become school parent governors to guide the education of Bradford's children.  more...

Valuable work of governors

The way education is run should not be left just to the administrators, teachers and politicians. Parents have an important role to play too. As school governors they can offer a great deal to the system in which their children are pupils.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

Noble fears a quick one-two

Defeat at St Helens has dropped the Bulls to third place in Tetley's Super League and, with Hull trailing by just a point with a game in hand, they are in danger of losing further ground on the leaders if they fail to turn the tables on Leeds at Odsal on Saturday.  more...

Yorkshire give youth a chance

Yorkshire today sprang a surprise by naming 18-year-old Liversedge-born leg-spinner Mark Lawson in their squad for tomorrow's Frizzell Championship match against Essex at Chelmsford.  more...

Bantams need to know Robson's choice

City want to know by the end of the week if Bryan Robson will still be their manager.  more...

Spragg's ton leads Baildon to victory

Bottom-club Baildon shocked high-flying Woodlands when they recorded only their second victory of the season yesterday.  more...