Stories for 1 April 2006

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

Time the districts got their share  more...

Trust anger at TV breast cancer claims

Bradford hospital bosses were today embroiled in a bitter row with the BBC over a programme which claims they failed to properly treat women breast cancer patients.  more...

Police in `clear the air' talks on merger

Crunch talks are to be held on Monday to clear the air on the financial implications of West Yorkshire Police merging with three other forces.  more...

`Use holiday to help stop bug'

Parents have been urged to use the Easter holiday to help stop the rampant spread of a winter vomiting bug which has shut more than 40 Bradford schools.  more...

Bradford's Dynamic magician is happy to be home

Young celebrity magician Dynamo returned to his childhood streets to be filmed for a new TV show.  more...

Relief as killer told he can't appeal

One of two men who battered a hospital worker to death in the grounds of a Bradford cricket club has been refused permission to appeal against a life sentence imposed for the crime.  more...

250 tonnes swept away in clean-up!

A mountain of waste weighing nearly 250 tonnes has been cleared from the streets of Bradford.   more...

Safety bid after rider tragedy

A father died in a road accident as his family were waiting for him to join them in their dream move to France, an inquest heard.  more...

`Catch maniac before he kills'

A veterinary nurse appealed today for people to help catch the driver of a stolen Audi who sped off after smashing into her car, before he kills.   more...

Hall makes link to the people

A group of children wearing eastern-themed costumes are sitting on a rug beneath a huge painting called the Arab Weaver.   more...

Done the crime? Do the time

Full marks to the Court of Appeal for refusing permission for one of the killers of hospital worker Tarquin Turner to appeal against his life sentence.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

`My season from hell'

Andy Cooke today confessed: This season has been hell for me.  more...

Shonny delight at tackling Lions

New Zealander Shontayne Hape has been like a child in a candy store this week.  more...

Roe plotting old club's downfall

With the Northern Rail Cup campaign over for Keighley Cougars this season, they now turn their attention to the Powergen Challenge Cup.   more...

Fans snap up tickets for Bulls clash

Leeds Rhinos fans are acting quickly to make sure they have their ticket for the biggest game of the Super League season - the repeat of last season's Grand Final when Bradford Bulls arrive at Headingley Carnegie on Thursday, April 13 (8pm).  more...

Greaves happy to fight for his place

While Avenue have been signing players en masse over the past couple of weeks, locally-grown pros-pect Tom Greaves - the club's leading scorer - has been quietly getting on with his job.  more...

City fan Bates reassures his supporters

United boss Ray Price laid his cards on the table this week by admitting his selections between now and the end of the season will be restricted by a forthcoming glut of suspensions.  more...

Parsley knows he must boost morale

The punishing schedule has taken its toll on the squad and the club in general but no one at Guiseley wanted to release their hold on the West Riding County Cup so they had to accept last week's madness.  more...

Skipper delivers rallying call

Club captain Craig Sug-den implored his fellow players not to let what has been a good season fizzle out after the side got back to winning ways without him last Saturday.  more...

Teams need to step up their over rates

Clubs in the Bradford League have been warned of the consequences of bowling their overs too slowly this season.  more...

Keighley,Bronte Country News

Long and winding road row to go on

A long-running row over a £64,000 scheme to resurface two unadopted roads will go on for at least another six months after a court ruling yesterday.   more...