Stories for 15 January 2007

Bradford Telegraph And Argus Business

Morrisons gets healthy

After years of criticism for selling unhealthy foods, Bradford supermarket Morrisons is turning over a new leaf by making healthy eating its new year's resolution.   more...

Website welcome for Polish workers

A leading recruitment company has set up a website to cater for the district's burgeoning Polish workforce.   more...

Special deals on the cards

Kiwi entrepreneur Gary Stephenson has pumped £50,000 into a pioneering scheme to reward district consumers.   more...

Check in to a top city

A hotelier will be going the extra mile to transform colleagues' perceptions of his home city.   more...

Lend a nose to help test cold remedy

It is the most widespread viral infection and costs employers thousands of working days every year. Now a family-run business is working on a garlic-based remedy for the common cold and T&A Reporter Clive White has been to find out more.   more...

Bradford Telegraph And Argus News

Children's £500 cash for Manorlands

A cheque for £500 has been sent to the Manorlands hospice after children, staff and parents clubbed together to raise the funds.   more...

Dumped debris blocks street

A pile of abandoned debris was left blocking a road junction.   more...

Rotary appeal for children's ward

The children's unit at a hospital is set to benefit from a charity appeal.   more...

Annual meeting

An allotments and gardens' association will hold its annual general meeting this month.   more...

Purge on speeding drivers

Police have issued a number of fixed penalty tickets after a purge on speeding motorists on two streets.   more...

Python's play comes to theatre

A play by globe-trotting Monty Python legend Michael Palin is coming to the district.   more...

Husband accused over wife's suicide

A woman who spent weeks trying to persuade her family to kill her jumped off a viaduct after she was driven there by her husband, a court heard today.   more...

Health plans up for debate

The relocation of a town's health services to a new £10 million centre will be up for discussion this month.   more...

Cones ease parking problems

Parking problems have eased on a busy road after police put out cones.   more...

Council tax levy set

A parish council has agreed to levy the same precept on the council tax bill as last year to raise £20,956.   more...

Lauren's on song!

A teenager who only started singing a few months ago has outshone hundreds of more experienced singers in a prestigious competition.   more...

Council shake-up talks held

Plans for a single unitary council to pull together services currently provided by seven district councils will be discussed next week.   more...

Young players set to go Dutch!

Young footballers are pulling out all the stops to fund a trip to Holland to mark their last year of playing together after ten memorable years.   more...

Worries over road responsibility

Orders to de-trunk part of a busy road have met with a negative reaction from parish councillors.   more...

Alcohol licence bid could be hit

A man's bid for a personal alcohol licence could be blocked because of objections from West Yorkshire Police.   more...

Permission sought for fence

A man is applying for permission to build a fence outside his home.   more...

Driver crushed by his 51-tonne wagon

Police have appealed for witnesses to a horror crash in which a driver was crushed between his 51-tonne lorry and a house.   more...

Arson mother jailed

A mother has been jailed for setting fire to her own home, with two of her three children inside, as part of a "nasty" family feud.   more...

Cash boost for Disaster Fund

The Bradford Fire Disaster Fund has received a share of money raised during a showcase charity football match.   more...

Free safety lecture with room hire

A room specifically available for community functions has been included inside the new Leeds Road fire station.   more...

Council helps tackle flooding

Bradford Council will bring its expertise to bear after being selected to take part in a new project designed to tackle urban flooding.   more...

Arts grants boost for Bradford duo

That's the way to do it! Tony Lidington's puppet show company in Bradford has been so successful it has now attracted an Arts Council grant.   more...

University claiming costs against academic

Bradford University is claiming legal costs running into hundreds of thousands of pounds against an academic who has now been declared a "vexatious litigant".   more...

Five days to repair the roof

Builders have spent five days repairing a civic centre roof.   more...

Did you claim first £250 for child?

Four in ten families in some areas of Bradford have failed to take up a Government offer that could add up to £1,000 for their children, a senior Treasury Minister revealed.   more...

Reid could bring in danger dog amnesty

Home Secretary John Reid is considering a national dangerous-dog amnesty - similar to the one now running in Merseyside, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal.   more...

Rail firm comes clean

A rail firm responsible for running train services in the district has admitted station cleaning is inadequate.   more...

Gym'll fix it for young to beat obesity

A gymnasium especially for youngsters up to the age of 16 - the first of its kind in the district - has been unveiled.   more...

Steve is new manager

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has appointed Steve Rhodes as its divisional manager for Kirklees.   more...

Joiners floored by historic find

A 19th-century spinning mill has given up the ghost of a long-gone era when workers toiled ten hours a day six days a week.   more...

Weather gets the blame

Downpours and rising water are being blamed for a land slip that has caused disruption at the headquarters of a leading print specialist.   more...

Decision due on disused mill plan

A decision is finally expected on plans to transform a vandalised mill into a £4 million industrial park.   more...

Two charged with aiding PC Beshenivsky's killers

Two men have appeared in court accused of assisting an offender in connection with the murder of a Bradford police officer.   more...

Family and City stars mourn lifelong fan Shaun

Bradford City stars joined mourners in a sea of claret and amber today to pay their respects to a life-long fan of the club who suddenly died after contracting meningitis.   more...

Drug dealer jailed

A young man who admitted making up to £150 a week selling drugs in Keighley has been locked up for five years.   more...

All fired up to use new multi-million pound 999HQ

After five years of preparation, Bradford's new state-of-the-art community fire station is up and running.   more...

Taxi driver 'was killed in random attack'

A taxi driver was randomly killed because he had picked up a passenger intent on murder, a jury has been told.   more...

Hospital fund boost

Bradford residents have been helping to raise funds to build a much-needed hospital in rural Pakistan.   more...

Middle school grows up

Parkside School, Cullingworth, has opened its doors to a new £7.5 million building containing a dance studio, auditorium and arts rooms as well as a new canteen, learning resource centre, offices and 12 classrooms.   more...

Go green with old bangers

Motorists with clapped out vehicles are being given the chance to dispose of their cars without resorting to illegal dumping.   more...

School revamp remains on course

A Bradford head teacher has said she remains "excited" about a trailblazer project to revamp her school - the same day new figures show the plan to rebuild or repair every secondary school has been hit by massive delays.   more...

Library plans cause a stir

Plans to close a library and replace it with a state-of-the-art mobile service have met with strong criticism.   more...

Car tyres slashed

Residents woke up to find their car tyres had been deliberately slashed.   more...

Fighter Sara, 22, lived her dream

A woman achieved her dream of celebrating her engagement with family and friends shortly before she died at a Bradford hospice.   more...

Grandmother robbed

A woman and her five-year-old granddaughter were left badly shaken when they were robbed in a Bradford street   more...

Get on board!

Visitors to a section of remote moorland now know exactly where they stand.   more...

Supermarket giant gets health smart

After years of criticism for selling unhealthy foods, Bradford supermarket Morrisons is turning over a new leaf by making healthy eating its new year resolution.   more...

Olympics threatens city projects cash

Vital community projects across Bradford face the axe to fund the soaring costs of the London Olympics, a Lottery chief has warned.   more...

Volunteer Gary spreads word about China

A teacher embarked on the adventure of a lifetime when he went to work in China for five years.   more...

Trouble fears as pub reopens

Neighbours fear the peace and tranquillity they have enjoyed since the temporary closure of a pub will be smashed if it is allowed to extend its serving hours when it re-opens.   more...

Pupils work with old armour

Pupils took a step back in time to try their hands at making medieval weapons and armour.   more...

Alcove used by yobs blocked

A vaulted hideaway beneath an ancient canal footbridge has been blocked to stop its use as a drug and alcohol den.   more...

D-day for pavement-display traders

Some city centre traders who are continuing to flout strict rules on pavement displays despite an all-out ban by Bradford Council had until today to comply.   more...

Bradford Telegraph And Argus Sport

'Don't blame me,' says Deano

Dean Windass today hit back at claims that he got Swansea's Kristian O'Leary sent off and said: Blame him, not me.   more...

Late penalty just reward for City

Bradford City 2 Swansea 2   more...

Craven Herald News

New image for solicitors

SKIPTON law firm JP Mewies & Co has changed its name to Mewies Solicitors to heighten awareness about its services.   more...

Fomer Slater's boss Ron Potter dies, aged 85

THE funeral of the former owner of well-known Skipton electrical Slaters, Ron Potter, took place today at Holy Trinity Church.   more...

Hunt for car park vandals

VISITORS to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority car park in Grassington are being asked to help catch mindless vandals who have targeted the public toilets and bus shelter there.   more...

Ilkley Gazette News

More backing for living complex on site of Ilkley school

A PLAN to turn Ilkley's former Clevedon House Preparatory School into a living complex for older people could prove a flagship development amid an ageing population, says a Bradford councillor.   more...

Keighley News News

Soldier to tell of daring raid

A teenage Keighley soldier took part in a daring night-time operation in Iraq to capture insurgents.   more...

Taxi driver murder trial begins

A Keighley taxi driver whose body was found dumped in a ditch on a country road last April had been the victim of a random killing, a jury heard today.   more...

Wharfedale Observer News

Driver crushed by wagon in Rawdon street

POLICE have appealed for witnesses to a horror crash in which a driver was crushed to death between his 51-tonne lorry and a house.   more...

  
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