Stories for 23 May 2005

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

Companies ignore the costs of stress

Work-related stress causes millions of lost working days and billions of pounds shaved off the nation's earnings, but four out of five Bradford firms have no policy to deal with it.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

No way to treat cleansing staff  more...

20,000 drivers dodge speed fines

Thousands of motorists caught by speed cameras are getting away without paying a penny in fines.  more...

Physio failed to keep proper patient records

A dyslexic physiotherapist failed to maintain patients' records and removed them from the departments where he worked at Bradford's main hospitals.  more...

Campaign spreads to screening unit

A hard-hitting campaign to stop attacks on National Health Service staff is being extended to a breast cancer screening unit in Bradford.  more...

Models-to-be grab limelight

Would-be models got their first taste of being in the limelight yesterday as huge crowds gathered in the Kirkgate Shopping Centre for the Telegraph & Argus Modelsearch 2005 competition.  more...

Young cricketers in plea to Imran

Junior cricketers have gone straight to world-beater Imran Khan for tips on how to bat and bowl.  more...

Riots-hit band has risen from ashes

A band that saw its priceless collection of sheet music go up in smoke when the club where it practised was targeted by rioters has risen from the ashes to celebrate its 30th anniversary.  more...

`Show will go on - not to pot'

A run of freak accidents has put an amateur production in jeopardy - but despite his injuries, stage manager Garry Bland is insisting the show must go on.  more...

Brave David is fit to go home

Romanian tot David Koritar is returning to his home country ahead of schedule after another successful round of treatment.  more...

Throw book at speed fine dodgers

It is staggering that so many motorists who have been caught by speed cameras in West Yorkshire are failing to pay the penalty demanded of them. The 30 per cent of unpaid fines among the 67,000 people who have had fixed-penalty notices issued against them represents a lot of money. Apart from anything else, it is an affront to the rest of the speeding motorists who accept that they have broken the law and pay up.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

We can't clock off

Bulls coach Brian Noble admitted it was "tough" to explain just what went wrong as his side squandered a 16-point second-half lead to slump to an embarrassing 44-24 loss to Warrington at Odsal yesterday.  more...

Farsley skipper in the dock

A Bradford League cricket match was abandoned on Saturday because of alleged abuse by a captain towards the umpires.   more...

Doing it my way

City goal hero Dean Windass is risking the wrath of his manager - by training too hard during the summer.  more...

Wainwright: Third bottom is fine by me

Bankfoot captain Gary Wainwright can't see his side finishing higher than the bottom four in the SDS Bradford League First Division.   more...

Weather rains on Naeem's parade

On a day when all the Second Division matches were rained off, Windhill and Salts fell victim to the inevitable with their game finely balanced.  more...

McGrath's stand gives Yorks final-day hope

Anthony McGrath and Chris Silver-wood dramatically transformed York-shire with an astonishing ninth-wicket stand of 108 in a Frizzell County Championship thriller with Durham at Riverside yesterday.  more...

Otley,Ilkley News

Sunshine brings out crowds for showtime

Dancing sheep, pygmy goats, showjumping and dry stone walling were among the attractions enjoyed by visitors to the Otley Show on Saturday.  more...

Shipley,Bradford,Bingley,Spen Valley News

Making strides!

More than 700 people put on their walking shoes and strode out across Shipley Glen yesterday for a sponsored walk that's growing bigger every year.  more...

Flats to go ahead despite objections

A controversial plan to demolish an Edwardian house and replace it with flats has been approved by Bradford Council, despite a flood of objections from residents.  more...