Stories for 28 December 2006

Bradford Telegraph And Argus Business

Your chance to Be Enterprising!

One of the biggest barriers to setting up your own business is set to be overcome thanks to a new funding system.   more...

Getting together to help recycle

The Bradford-based ethical call centre company àreté business services is teaming up with two environmental charities to encourage businesses to recycle.   more...

Bradford Telegraph And Argus News

Paul's first TV role to die for!

Two Bradford actors will star in a major new television drama on New Year's Day.   more...

Fundraisers' fantastic £85,000 total

A couple have raised an "outstanding" £85,519 for Cancer Research UK since forming their two-man fundraising committee 12 years ago.   more...

Concrete success reshaping city

The company spearheading Bradford's regeneration has hailed 2006 as a year of "success".   more...

Seconds away from fiery death

A 22-year-old man just seconds from death when he was dragged from his smoke-filled home was today making an early New Year's resolution - to pack in the cigarettes.   more...

Bradford 'randiest' city in country

The saucy antics of Buttershaw writer Andrea Dunbar's seedy characters in her slice-of-life play and movie Rita, Sue and Bob Too made the world suspect that Bradfordians were obsessed by sex.   more...

'Friends' to fight cemetery vandals

Councillors and people with relatives buried in a Bradford cemetery have banded together in a bid to step up security.   more...

Bradford Telegraph And Argus Sport

Doyle destined to become Premiership star

Colin Todd believes crocked star Nathan Doyle has a Premiership future.   more...

Craven Herald News

Rosemary leaves Dickensian Festival in fine fettle

GRASSINGTON Dickensian Festival has said farewell to its main organiser Rosemary Biggin.   more...

Cash windfall to counter domestic violence is a mystery

CRAVEN'S domestic violence victims have been promised more help by the Government.   more...

Dales village clock is back in synch

GRASSINGTON'S village clock is back in action - much to the relief of residents.   more...

Council seeks partners for development of Skipton

CRAVEN District Council will be looking for the contractors to push through the Skipton Developments project from architects' drawings to building work.   more...

Doris holds open house to mark 100th birthday

HELLIFIELD resident Doris Pitchford will be cutting her second centenary cake today when she celebrates her 100th birthday with her family and friends.   more...

Medal for Russian convoy sailor

A SUTTON-in-Craven man is one of around 5,000 veterans to be recognised for getting vital supplies the Soviet Union during the Second World War.   more...

Big shake up of special needs education

NORTH Yorkshire County Council has pledged almost £50 million for a radical shake-up of education for children with special needs and behavioural difficulties.   more...

Harold still blows a good tune

AGE holds no boundaries for one brass band player who, at 94, is still playing a good tune on his trusty cornet.   more...

Ilkley Gazette News

New plan in pipeline to replace Ilkley hospital

A NEW plan for an up-to-date centre to house Ilkley's hospital services is in the pipeline after more than a year's delay in the quest for a replacement hospital.   more...

Surge in West Yorkshire road deaths brings warning

Police and road safety experts have issued an urgent appeal to West Yorkshire's drivers after an unprecedented rise in December road deaths.   more...

Ilkley firm wins slice of £70m contract

AN Ilkley company has won the phase two contract for the new build element of the £70 million Victoria Mills residential apartment complex at Shipley.   more...

Ilkley Moor starts to rise out of the ashes

HEATHER and wildlife have already started to re-colonise the fire-damaged acres of Ilkley Moor under the watchful eye of landowner Bradford Council.   more...

Police in new plea for witnesses of Addingham death crash

POLICE have issued another appeal for witnesses to a collision which claimed the life of a 12-year-old Addingham schoolgirl.   more...

Burglaries double in Ilkley area towards year end

BURGLARY rates in Ilkley and its surrounding villages have almost doubled in recent months, new police crime statistics reveal.   more...

Health chief accused in new row over Addingham medical centre

HEALTH chiefs have been accused of abandoning their cash commitment to providing Addingham with its long-awaited medical centre.   more...

Keighley News Business

Marketing is to begin on £24m Dalton Mills complex

Property development firm Magna Holdings has appointed a Keighley agent for its multi-million pound development at the town's Dalton Mills.   more...

Keighley News News

Quarry tip fight not over yet

A district councillor has warned that plans to turn Buck Park Quarry into a tip may yet have a fresh twist.   more...

Fred gets campaign medal aged 94

A Sutton man is one of around 5,000 veterans to be recognised for getting vital supplies to the Soviet Union during the Second World War.   more...

Wharfedale Observer News

Council to fence off river at Otley amid legal fears

THE river at Otley's Wharfemeadows Park is to be fenced off - to prevent the council from being sued.   more...

From Minsk to Mozambique, a Wharfedale shoebox can make a difference

In homes up and down the country this week excited children have been tearing the wrapping off piles of presents   more...

Pool-in-Wharfedale historian to create village archive

THE FOUNDER of a Pool-in-Wharfedale history group has stepped down to concentrate on creating a village archive.   more...

Sex attack on Horsforth girl sparks bogus taxi warning

WOMEN are being urged to stay safe over New Year by double checking taxies to make sure they are genuine.   more...

Police warning after surge in West Yorkshire road deaths

Police and road safety experts have issued an urgent appeal to West Yorkshire's drivers after an unprecedented rise in December road deaths.   more...

Slice of Bramhope's history discovered online

A FASCINATING glimpse into the history of Bramhope and Otley has been discovered online by an Adel and Wharfedale councillor.   more...

Anti-social behaviour on the increase in Aireborough

ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour is increasing in parts of Aireborough, Horsforth and Wharfedale - but the number of burglaries is falling.   more...

Bus campaign victory makes Yeadon woman a loser

A VICTORIOUS campaign to bring back an axed bus service has turned out to be bad news for a disabled woman.   more...

Wharfedale Observer Sport

Kyle nets place on tennis academy programme

Following his achievement of becoming Yorkshire Men's County Tennis Champion in the summer and winning his first British Tour event at Boston, Lincolnshire, Kyle Brassington of Ilkley has now gained LTA sponsorship. The 19 year-old has been accepted onto the prestigious LTA Win Tennis' Academy programme at Bisham Abbey.   more...