Bradford & District | Archive | 2005 | November


Stories for 3 November 2005

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

Chemistry is right formula for success

A Shipley-based manufacturer has been chosen to launch a leading science initiative.  more...

Experts tour Nilorn Calmon building

Leading branding business Nilorn Calmon has welcomed members of the prestigious Association of Suppliers to the British Clothing Industry (ASBCI) to its Keighley premises.  more...

Kirkgate Centre's staff are rewarded

A selection of Bradford's best retail staff have received an official pat on the back for their bid to make the city a popular shopping destination.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

Hoax phone call was so distressing   more...

Cheats owe £5.5m in tax!

Council tax cheats in Bradford owe more than £5.5 million, it was revealed today.  more...

Bid to get young people into work

Education bosses at Bradford Council are to consider ways to reduce the number of school leavers who drop out of the system.   more...

Divorce letter `may have been forgery'

A mum-of-three stabbed to death by her husband might have forged a letter claiming he wanted to divorce her, the Old Bailey heard.   more...

Liza branches out in gallery stardom

The work of Bradford artist Liza Dracup will open the city's newest art gallery next summer.  more...

We've got just the job for you!

A recruitment drive has started for the jobs bonanza which is being created by Bradford's £300 million Broadway shopping scheme.  more...

Appeal fund total nearing £30,000

Big-hearted Telegraph & Argus readers have pulled out all the stops and raised a giant total of £28,692 for the Pakistani Earthquake Appeal - and the cash is still rolling in.  more...

Cab fares to rise by 10p a mile

Hackney cab fares across Bradford are to rise by more than 10p a mile due to increases in petrol prices.  more...

Grieving mother's anger at sentence

A grieving mother believes her pregnant daughter's killer should have been locked up for life.  more...

Waste criminals given ultimatum

People who use this year's bonfire celebrations as an opportunity to illegally burn waste are being clamped down on by environmental investigators.  more...

Sporting chance for youngsters

Hundreds of youngsters will get professional football coaching and see their idols in action through a pioneering scheme starting this month.  more...

`Charity' leaflet scams warning

Charity bosses and Trading Standards are urging householders not to fall for a leaflet scam asking for donations to help people in the Third World.  more...

Anger over lack of Living Centre cash

Bosses at Bradford's Healthy Living Centres have criticised the government for failing to provide funding to support the schemes.  more...

Bikers stopped in Dales crackdown

Motorcylists and all-terrain vehicle drivers who flout the rules relating to off-road driving are being targeted by police and Yorkshire Dales national park staff.  more...

New XHIBIT will speed up trials

Victims and witnesses of crime can now get up-to-date information about their court cases after the rolling out of a £20m award-winning computer system.  more...

Scouting around to find super troopers

Scout leaders are calling for new volunteers to help slash waiting lists for places.  more...

Couple unveil a safe idea!

A husband and wife team have decided to set up an indoor play area for able-bodied and disabled children in Bradford after struggling to find somewhere for their god-daughter to play.  more...

Water way to finish the year

A Bradford group received an anniversary surprise when it scooped a Yorkshire Water and Telegraph & Argus award - a year to the day of being founded.  more...

Big boost for local workers

The announcement of the start of a drive to recruit skilled workers locally to build Bradford's Broadway shopping centre is a significant step forward for the project. The development, when completed, will be a major source of employment for the city with up to 3,000 jobs expected to be created in the new shops, stores and other businesses.   more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

Criticism is way off target

Dean Windass has laughed off fears that his goals have dried up.  more...

Harris earns Great Britain recall

Bulls stand-off Iestyn Harris and Hull half Richard Horne have been added to Great Britain's 19-man squad to take on Australia at the JJB on Saturday night but there is no place for Rhinos scrum half Rob Burrow or St Helens prop Nick Fozzard.  more...

Yorkshire hold fire as new deal looms

Yorkshire chairman Robin Smith today responded to an attack on the Management Board from retiring members' committee representative Tony Cawdry by identifying the three most important issues facing the club.  more...

University trio on top of the world

The University of Bradford Power-lifting Club now have three world champions.  more...

Ilkley,Otley News

Letters to the Editor

Distress caused to pets by  more...

Honeymoon couple in hurricane nightmare

A HONEYMOON couple from Addingham were forced to spend four nights cowering from a hurricane instead of enjoying their romantic holiday in Mexico.  more...

Death fall family unhappy as no-one is held accountable

THE grieving family of a window cleaner who plummeted 50 feet to his death after a wooden balcony rail gave way say they are disappointed that nobody has been held accountable for their son's death.  more...

Car-mad Lesley buys own London cab - on E-bay!

PASSENGERS will be left standing if they try to hail an unusual brown London cab seen driving around the streets of Ilkley .  more...

Group seeking leisure facilities

A SPORTS hall for Ilkley is being investigated by parish councillors among possible future leisure facilities for the community.  more...

Fears raised over anti-Mormon advert in church magazine

AN advert in a church magazine has sparked fears of an anti-Mormon backlash.  more...

Local GPs told to prepare for possible flu pandemic

HEALTH bosses have reassured the public that the Ilkley area is prepared in the event of an outbreak of bird flu.  more...

It's poppy love for loyal couple

Most people consider getting a poppy at this time of year, but Jim and Hazel Shelton are surrounded by them.  more...

Watch out for oil tank leaks, says villager

A RESIDENT of Addingham is warning owners of central heating oil tanks to make sure theirs has not come from a faulty batch which could leak.  more...

Internationally acclaimed artistes in Ilkley concert

INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed artistes Hilary James and Simon Mayor are to give a concert at the Ilkley Playhouse on Saturday, November 12.  more...

Effective campaign

IT'S good news that a pioneering strategy to try to stop speeding motorists has been nominated for a road safety award. Although the Speed Watch campaign has proved effective up to a point, the volunteers who go out on the street armed with radar guns are quick to point out that the scheme is not the definitive answer to Ilkley's traffic problems.  more...

Ilkley,Otley Sport

Ilkley give an error strewn performance

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It's victory at last for Rhydding Ladies

Ben Rhydding Ladies 4  more...

Ben Rhydding men win a dour match

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Wilson hits the mark as Ilkley draw with leaders

Street Works 1  more...

Trojans Samba to victory over Garforth

Burley Trojans 3  more...

First defeat of season for Ilkley's third team

Ilkley B 10  more...

Rhydding U-10 Colts dominate again

Continuing to dominate this Yorkshire Youth League, Ben Rhydding U-10s racked up 20 goals in an awesome display of gritty, accomplished hockey way beyond their tender years.   more...

Ilkley runners enjoy the West Yorkshire League race

IAN Fisher surprised many when he returned from representing Great Britain in the Nairobi Marathon, where he finished a spectacular third, to compete in and win the West Yorkshire Cross-Country League race on home soil at Otley on Sunday.  more...

Otley,Ilkley News

Beggars belief

IT BEGGARS belief that days before the country marks Remembrance Day a bronze statue of a First World War infantryman has been stolen from an Otley park.   more...

Letters to the Editor

Civic Centre consultation  more...

Backlash fears as advert in parish magazine attacks Mormon church

AN advert in a church magazine has sparked fears of an anti-Mormon backlash.  more...

School's dilemma is put on hold

MEMBER of Parliament Greg Mulholland has slammed the Government for failing to respond to an urgent appeal about a funding crisis facing an Otley school.  more...

Statue of infantryman stolen from Otley park

A STATUE of a First World War infantryman has been stolen from an Otley park - just days before the town remembers its war dead.  more...

Glenda revives TV career with new role in Coronation Street

POPULAR actress Glenda McKay is set to revive her TV career with a part in Coronation Street - just five years after being "killed off" from a rival soap opera.  more...

Infamous `Guy' has a connection with Otley

He is known around the world, and his name has become a part of the English language - but Guy Fawkes' connection with Otley is perhaps less well-known.   more...

High Royds assurances sought

URGENT talks to reassure people about the redevelopment of High Royds are being demanded by a Guiseley and Rawdon councillor.  more...

It's poppy love for loyal couple

Most people consider getting a poppy at this time of year, but Jim and Hazel Shelton are surrounded by them.  more...

Granny tackles Ethiopian hills

SHE was left out of breath, felt out of her depth and was greeted like an "alien" - but Guiseley granny Caroline Herries would happily return to Ethiopia.  more...

Politicians cautious over airport sell-off proposal

LEEDS Bradford Airport must remain accountable even if plans for it to become partially privately owned go ahead.  more...

Is Robin's Goose cooked as he takes on panto role?

OTLEY Little Theatre actor Robin Inman is moving from his role of the camp Mr Humphreys in "Are You being Served?" to take on the role of the Dame in Bradford Players Christmas pantomime `Mother Goose'.  more...

Otley,Ilkley Sport

Lively Lee strikes on debut for Guiseley

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Otley searching for high spots

Plymouth Albion 33  more...

Guiseley Ladies stay top with six goal blast

Howden Clough Ladies 1  more...

Otley Town progress after a nerve-jangling shoot out

Otley Town 1  more...

Trojans Samba to victory over Garforth

Burley Trojans 3  more...

Otliensians maintain their top of the table place

Hessle 0   more...

Fisher returns from Nairobi to win West Yorkshire race

IAN Fisher surprised many when he returned from representing Great Britain in the Nairobi Marathon, where he finished a spectacular third, to compete in and win the West Yorkshire Cross-Country League race on home soil at Otley on Sunday.  more...

  
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