Stories for 10 March 2005

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

City impresses in best-value study

Bradford has emerged as one of the UK's best-value places to do business in a study of the top 20 cities.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

Pensioners should be treated equally  more...

Hospitals' boss to go

The boss of Bradford's debt-ridden hospitals is to go.  more...

`We're gunning for the gum-droppers'

The city's pavements were due to be blitzed today to get rid of chewing gum - and keep it away.  more...

Mum's anguish as wait goes on

A mother who has spent more than five years campaigning for justice for her dead daughter will have to wait several weeks for the result of a landmark hearing in the High Court in London.  more...

Bishop's calling is of a sweets kind!

It's not typical of the inquiries that a man of the cloth has to deal with.  more...

Arts class husband's porn files

A man whose wife ran a dance school in Menston and Horsforth has been jailed for 18 weeks for downloading more than 3,000 pornographic images of children.  more...

`We're lightening the Council's load'

Bradford's slimmed-down Council went public yesterday as ten dieting councillors stepped on the scales to reveal how much weight they   more...

School to bid for specialist status

A Bradford secondary school is bidding to be the region's first specialist humanities college.  more...

Violence lifeline will be Staying Put

Staff behind a project aimed at fighting domestic violence have had the threat of redundancy lifted thanks to a £200,000 rescue package.  more...

Death of `gentleman' doctor

Tributes have been paid to a "real gentleman" who worked tirelessly to improve cancer care for patients in Bradford.  more...

District is winning heart deaths fight

The number of people dying from heart disease in Bradford is falling.  more...

College `great escape' filmed to help others

A Bradford school is being filmed to give other schools help on how to successfully come out of special measures.  more...

Cancer carers to go out into the community

A cancer-care clinic is planning to open its first out-reach unit to cater for a growing demand from people in Craven.  more...

Dramatic hopes for Asian arts leaders

An arts organisation which pioneered Bradford's first mela has been entered for a prestigious community awards scheme.  more...

Mandy to miss out on Olympics

Blind sportswoman Mandy Schofield has missed out this year on a squad place for the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing.  more...

Is it fair to blame Mr Jackson?

The timing of the announcement of the early retirement of Bradford NHS Hospitals Trust chief executive David Jackson, the day after Tony Blair blamed Trust bosses for its £11.3 million financial crisis, is bound to raise suspicions that he is being pushed out. After all, he is only 57 and is on record as saying that he would see the job through.   more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

Banned for two years

Bulls off-season recruit Ryan Hudson has little chance of ever appearing for the club after last night being handed the maximum two-year ban for taking the banned anabolic steroid stanozolol.  more...

City swift to tie up John on new deal

Young defender John Swift has agreed a new one-year deal with City.  more...

Greaves banned for drug offence

Bradford and Bingley's Phil Greaves has been banned for the rest of the season.  more...

Kickers are in the black after triumph

Bradford-based Kickers Black Belt Academy are rapidly emerging as the leading judo club in West York-shire.  more...

Spen delight after landing Indian star

Spen Victoria have signed Indian Dhruv Mohan as their overseas player for the forthcoming season.  more...

Highdale pair head for play-off clash

The end-of-season play-offs are looming and it looks increasingly likely Highdale A from Division One will meet their own B team from Division Two for a place in the top flight.  more...

Ilkley,Otley News

Letters to the Editor

Money we pay in taxes for  more...

Middleton heads for conservation status

ANOTHER threatened area of Ilkley is about to get special status to protect its character from unsightly housing development.  more...

RAF jet `shot down' theory

A BRITISH plane which crashed in Iraq killing a Burley-in-Wharfedale RAF pilot and nine of his comrades could have been shot down by insurgents.  more...

Hundreds of youngsters vie to boost carnival vie to boost the carnival

A HEROIC effort has been put in by youngsters across the district to promote this year's Ilkley Carnival.  more...

Brave Emma leaves hospital with a plan

Sixteen months ago Helen Crow feared she might never take her daughter home again after a car crash which left her fighting for her life.  more...

Ex-Archbishop of York to open major art exhibition

THE former Archbishop of York is to officially open a major art exhibition in Ilkley on Saturday.  more...

Parents upset by parking mess at Menston primary

A Yeadon man who brings his children to Menston Primary School has criticised school chiefs and area residents for being narrow-minded in regards to parking issues.  more...

Scout leaders sickened as vandals blitz their hut

SCOUT leaders in Addingham have been left sickened by the worst vandal attack on their hut that they can remember.  more...

Tennis club nets big surge in members

Keep-fit fans have been searching for alternative venues following the announcement of the impending closure of Bodies Gym.  more...

Conservation

THE creation of a Conservation Area for Middleton, which looks increasingly likely, can be hailed as a victorious battle in the on-going war to prevent Ilkley losing its unique character. Ilkley is described quite rightly as the `Jewel in the Crown' of the Bradford District but arguably, it would be hard to find many more attractive places in which to live in the whole of the country.  more...

Ilkley,Otley Sport

Ilkley lose out to Harrogate Georgians in friendly game

Ilkley 10  more...

Ilkley grind out a win at Great Preston

Gt Preston 1  more...

Burley Trojans are sunk by the Thirsk late late show

Burley Trojans 0  more...

The Gallop celebrates its tenth birthday at Easter

Birthdays galore on Easter Sunday, March27. Not only is the Guiseley Gallop, supported by the Complete Runner of Ben Rhydding, celebrating its tenth birthday; one runner is celebrating his 40th birthday by running the race.   more...

Wharfedale Warriors enjoy their second tournament in Burley-in-Wharfedale

ENGLAND international karate exponent Paul Newby organised a second tournament for his Burley-in-Wharfedale based Wharfedale Warriors club at Burley and Woodhead School.  more...

Otley,Ilkley News

Geese take flight

OTLEY'S hugely territorial geese have been removed at last - to a wildlife sanctuary where they will hopefully not upset any swans.   more...

Letters to the Editor

Money we pay in taxes for   more...

Otley is urged to develop riverside

A £36,000 study into the future of Otley's riverside has finally been published.  more...

Solicitor plundered cash from the dead

A FORMER Otley solicitor has admitted plundering more than £700,000 from the estates of 19 dead clients.  more...

Owzat! Caught on the camera 72 years ago

A PICTURE taken 72 years ago of a world famous Yorkshire cricketer brought back fond memories for a Rawdon man.  more...

Emma leaves hospital with plan to help other sufferers

Sixteen months ago Helen Crow feared she might never take her daughter home again after a car crash which left her fighting for her life.  more...

Great big steps across China for Matthew

THE MOTHER and grandfather of a seriously ill boy are hoping to walk the Great Wall of China to raise money for research into his condition.  more...

Parents upset by parking mess at Menston primary

A Yeadon man who brings his children to Menston Primary School has criticised school chiefs and area residents for being narrow-minded in regards to parking issues.  more...

Squeezed out social club plans to close

A CLUB which has served Horsforth since 1918 is to close and sell-up amidst claims it has been left "no choice."  more...

Teenagers go out of the village due to the lack of facilities for them

The closure of a youth club last year in Menston has left the village with little provision for young people.  more...

Otley,Ilkley Sport

Otley bow down to forward power of Exeter Chiefs

Exeter 41  more...

Guiseley storm back to force a replay

Guiseley 2  more...

Prince Henry's move into fifth round of Northern Shield

Prince Henry's GS 7  more...

Burley Trojans are sunk by the Thirsk late late show

Burley Trojans 0  more...

Otliensians gain revenge over Stanley Rodillians

Old Otliensians 19  more...

The Gallop celebrates its tenth birthday at Easter

Birthdays galore on Easter Sunday, March27. Not only is the Guiseley Gallop, supported by the Complete Runner of Ben Rhydding, celebrating its tenth birthday; one runner is celebrating his 40th birthday by running the race.   more...

Wharfedale Warriors enjoy their second tournament in Burley-in-Wharfedale

ENGLAND international karate exponent Paul Newby organised a second tournament for his Burley-in-Wharfedale based Wharfedale Warriors club at Burley and Woodhead School.  more...

  
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