Stories for 7 February 2006

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

Daunting battle is facing IT firm Exa

A company is facing a `David and Goliath' battle in the finals of UK internet industry's competition.  more...

Region shows rise in orders

Manufactures in Yorkshire are bucking a national trend of UK businesses struggling with a recent fall in custom.  more...

Pub signs up for security deal

Staff and customers at Skipton's Woolly Sheep pub, pictured, can relax in the knowledge the pub has improved security.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

Forgiveness is needed all round  more...

Councillor left crash victim to die

A Bradford councillor is facing jail for perverting the course of justice after he tried to evade capture following a fatal hit-and-run accident.  more...

Hospitals could get superbug hit squads

Hit squads could be sent into Bradford hospitals to tackle the MRSA superbug.  more...

District road crash deaths on the rise

The death toll on Bradford's roads has risen for the second year running.  more...

Panto's box office takings exceed £1million

The Alhambra's seasonal panto ended on Sunday with takings over the £1 million mark - but audiences 5,000 down on last year.  more...

Church gazumped me, says first-time buyer

A first-time homebuyer has been left fuming after she was `gazumped' by a church.   more...

Cash-crisis service is forced to close

A counselling service which has helped thousands of people with their addictions, relationship problems and anger management faces closure after its funding ran out.  more...

Squad to tackle violence surge

Police chiefs have formed a team of top officers to draw up ways to counteract a surge in the number of violent offences.  more...

Pensioner anger is stoked by gas price rumours

Groups representing pensioners in Bradford have reacted strongly to rumours that British Gas could be set to increase their prices by up to 25 per cent.  more...

Caribbean quest will cost £26,000

A Bradford youth group is hoping to raise £26,000 to pay for youngsters at a deaf school in Jamaica to visit the city.  more...

`He's on the moors, chopped into pieces'

A woman accused of murdering her lover smiled when her niece was told he was on the moors chopped into pieces, a jury heard.  more...

Take-up of MMR vaccine jab is high

A new study shows that uptake of the triple MMR jab in Bradford is among the highest in Yorkshire and Humberside.  more...

Trust must keep up good work

The possibility of a Department of Health hit-squad being sent in to help to counter the threat presented by the hospital "superbug" MRSA hopefully will spur Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to even greater efforts to reduce the incidence of this frightening infection in the district.   more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

Last hurrah for Caisley

Chris Caisley believes the Bulls will go from strength to strength after he stood down as chairman with them on top of the world.  more...

Wright debut, wrong result

Don't try asking Jake Wright if he enjoyed his City debut.  more...

Guiseley gunning for play-off place

Two draws on the spin have seen Guiseley lose ground on their rivals for the play-off places in the UniBond Premier Division but two home games now give them the opportunity to re-affirm their credentials.  more...

Silsden book their place in last four

Silsden kept the Bradford Sunday Alliance League's interest in the County Sunday Cup alive when they won a hard-fought quarter-final over last season's semi-finalists Elland.  more...

Tyersal Challenging for silverware on two fronts

Both Tyersal's County Amateur League sides booked their passage into the semi-finals of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup and Challenge Trophy on Saturday with victories over Division Two sides.  more...