Stories for 27 June 2005

Bingley,Bradford,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Shops get a dressing down for poor salad

A teacher from Baildon has launched a campaign to restore the great British lettuce because she is green with envy at the quality of lettuce in France.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

Ciba sheds 40 jobs in new tech changes

Up to 40 jobs are to be lost at Bradford chemical giant Ciba as a result of major new investment at the plant.  more...

CD packaging idea a winner for twins

A couple of years ago, two entrepreneurs from Bradford stumbled on an idea for a new venture.  more...

Shares Week

Bradford and Bingley's AGM statement contained no surprises as it confirmed the company's expectations for its interim results were in line with market expectations of £297.5 million.   more...

Leaders see how their staff help

Business leaders took a day to visit Bradford community projects to see how involvement from their companies has had an impact.  more...

'Great opportunity' for new YBS man

The Yorkshire Building Society has appointed a new senior manager to help drive forward the organisation's customer-focused approach.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

Action needed on recycling apathy  more...

Tributes flood in for Richard

Tributes were today pouring in for television presenter Richard Whiteley who died suddenly yesterday just two days after undergoing heart surgery.  more...

'That ferret man' who loved Yorkshire

Richard Whitely was a man who fell in love with television the day his family got themselves their first set in 1952.  more...

Children urged not to play in factories

Bradford youngsters have been warned about playing on industrial sites after a teenager fell to his death through a glass window at a factory.  more...

Hockney backs big artistic campaign

A new creative-arts project hoping to draw in children and families from across Bradford is set to be launched this week.  more...

City people poor at paying council tax

Bradford people are among the worst in England at paying their council tax.  more...

Dog is cocker-hoop after her facelift

A whole new world has opened up for Sophie, a five-year-old black Cocker Spaniel.  more...

Charity loses its appetite for meals service

A volunteer service providing hot meals for elderly and house-bound people across Bradford has been forced to close after 40 years because of falling orders.  more...

A modest man who'll be missed

If it had been suggested to Richard Whiteley that news of his death would be met with a groundswell of national sorrow, the popular TV presenter would no doubt have denied it. He was a genuinely modest man, known for his self-deprecating humour, who always seemed vaguely surprised to have found the fame that came his way, particularly after he became host of Channel 4's Countdown in 1982.   more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

'It's unfair to compare'

New Bulls hooker Ian Henderson had heard the name Jimmy Lowes before he arrived in Bradford and he's heard it plenty more times since - but he isn't concerned about the pressure of trying to fill the former great's boots.  more...

Suite dreams

Stuart McCall and John Hendrie will be permanently remembered at Valley Parade.  more...

Bingley fear being at Sharp end of the table

A few more performances like Saturday's and Bradford & Bingley could be another name that is thrown into the SDS Bradford League Division One relegation melting pot.   more...

Keighley continue relentless march to Second Division title

Richard Whitehurst has no doubts, Keighley are "streets ahead of everyone else in the Second Division".  more...

Council deliver late cut in pitch battles

Spin-offs are  more...

Hot Harvey the main man in Phoenix's rise

A thrilling 74 off only 32 balls by Australian Ian Harvey, which included 13 fours and two sixes, seemed certain to bring Yorkshire an easy victory as they chased a target of 171 in their Twenty20 Cup match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge yesterday.  more...

Keighley,Bronte Country News

Teacher is banned over cancer claim

A former teacher who lied about having cancer to his colleagues has been banned from the job for a year.   more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Sport

Moorby will not be driven out by fans

Hunslet Hawks 37  more...

Shipley,Bradford,Bingley,Spen Valley News

Colour blamed on paint mix-up

A mix-up over paint for a new family centre has sparked a row between planners and a school.  more...