Stories for 30 November 2005

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

Textile talk will be very much in vogue

International fashion designer Katharine Hamnett will help to forge closer ties between Bradford's textile manufacturers and the cat walk when she visits the city next week.  more...

Sales are booming, says new retailer

Up to 3,000 people an hour have been visiting the new T J Hughes department store in Bradford.  more...

Success at the double for firm

Ilkley firm Quarmby Construction Co is celebrating a double success after picking up prestigious awards for two of its buildings.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

Nobody should die of the cold today  more...

Man in court over PC killing

A man charged with the murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky appeared at Leeds Magistrates Court today.  more...

Couple jailed for distributing heroin

A husband and wife team have been jailed for their role in a professional heroin distribution network stretching across the North of England.  more...

Community pulls together in grief

The family travel agent's, where policewoman Sharon Beshenivsky was shot dead reopened for business yesterday as the community began to return to normal.  more...

Children get into the Brontes' lives

Youngsters from four schools have created the first children's opera based on the early lives of the Bronte family.  more...

Revellers warned of drink-spiking

Revellers in Bradford are being urged to be on their guard during the festive season against drink spiking.   more...

Play group safety criticised in report

A community centre play group has boosted security measures after safety concerns were sparked in a Ofsted report.   more...

Police set to widen drugs test powers

Police in West Yorkshire are gearing up to expand a drugs testing programme for persistent criminals.  more...

City homes double price in two years

Prices of homes in the city have more than doubled in the past two years as hundreds of people move in.  more...

'Sign up now to save bank'

Concerned ward councillors are to start a petition in protest at the closure of the only bank in Great Horton, Bradford.  more...

Interest scrapped on school's debt

A school is aiming to pump extra money into its sixth form after education bosses dropped interest charges on its massive debt.  more...

The cold starts to kill survivors

Winter could prove fatal for thousands of South Asian earthquake survivors unless they receive proper shelter soon, a Bradford doctor has warned.   more...

'We'll be there ready to listen'

Emotions are sure to run high as people attend the Telegraph & Argus Christmas Star appeal ceremony tomorrow to see their poignant tributes to loved-ones displayed on a Christmas tree.  more...

Now make the city irresistible!

Hot on the heels of the unveiling of plans for 2,600 more homes in a new canal-side development in the heart of Bradford, comes a major study of the city-centre property market by top-flight consultants Knight Frank.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

'Away we go' says skipper

David Wetherall is urging City to deliver an emphatic response to their recent blip.  more...

Noble's positive about future

Brian Noble isn't a subscriber to the theory that New Zealand are the new super power following their sensational hammering of world champions Australia.  more...

Big freeze leads to postponements

Farsley Celtic are already behind most of their rivals in the UniBond Premier Division in terms of games played and they will have another fixture put back following last night's postponement of their derby with Silsden.  more...

Eccleshill bow out of County Cup

The only match involving a local side to escape postponement because of the sub-zero temperatures last night resulted in Eccleshill United exiting the West Riding County Cup.  more...

Kelly on cue as Nab Wood upset leaders

Nab Wood Rovers under-tens ripped up the Keybury League form book to topple joint-leaders Bingley A 1-0.  more...