Stories for 20 December 2006

Bradford Telegraph And Argus News

Widow calls for apology

The widow of a tank commander killed in Iraq has renewed her call for a Government apology after an inquest found there was an "unforgivable and inexcusable" delay in providing life-saving body armour.   more...

Midwife killed by superbug

A Bradford pensioner has revealed how her community midwife daughter died of a rare and deadly superbug at the centre of a new national scare.   more...

'Help us dob in a dealer'

All age groups in a community are teaming up to stamp out drugs in their neighbourhood this Christmas.   more...

Suspect 'fled wearing veil'

Urgent calls for an inquiry were made today into reports that one of the two men wanted for the murder of Bradford PC Sharon Beshenivsky had fled the UK disguised as a woman wearing a veil.   more...

£400m school scheme starts

Work has started on the first phase of a £400 million scheme to rebuild or refurbish every secondary school in the district.   more...

Baby death caused by three-day wait

A grieving mother urged a hospital to improve its services after her baby died of pneumonia brought on by delayed treatment.   more...

Bradford Telegraph And Argus Sport

Deano sets new goal

Dean Windass wants to retire   more...

Craven Herald News

Police appeal for crash witness

Police in Pendle are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision which left a 19-year-old woman with a broken hip along with cuts and bruises.   more...

Superbug killed Skipton midwife

A POST mortem on a Skipton midwife has revealed that the mystery illness which killed her was a rare and deadly superbug at the centre of a new national scare.   more...

Skipton butcher's £106,000 bequest to hospital

A GARGRAVE man has left Airedale Hospital more than £100,000 in his will.   more...

ASBO is over the top say parents

A COUPLE whose 12-year-old son became the youngest person in Craven to receive an anti-social behaviour order say the sentence is way over the top for what he has done.   more...