Stories for 20 March 2007

Bradford Telegraph And Argus Business

Deborah's long service

Deborah Rawson - general manager at Morrisons' Keighley store - has been rewarded for completing 25 years of unbroken service with the company.   more...

Operating losses faced

Oilfield services Global Marine Energy has placed one of its subsidiaries into administration after it announced a succession of contract slippages and losses of major orders.   more...

Workplace showcase

An event aimed at showcasing disabled people's capabilities in the workplace is being staged next month.   more...

Advanced Digital deal

Bingley-based Advanced Digital Institute, dedicated to sparking a digital revolution in the Aire Valley, has signed its first research and development contract.   more...

Businesses fail to prepare for worst

Many business in Yorkshire admit they are failing to prepare for disruption.   more...

Bradford Telegraph And Argus News

Don't let DIY go up in flames

DIY wannabees are being urged to cool their enthusiasm in a bid to keep safe this spring.   more...

Spring facelift for gardens

Visitors to Darwin Gardens in Ilkley this spring will be able to see improvements to the award-winning attraction.   more...

Family evacuated in house fire

A family had a lucky escape when a towel left over a gas heater caught fire early today.   more...

Stroll to work raises £1,400

A health care assistant from Baildon raised £1,427 for Comic Relief with a walk to work.   more...

Housing bosses tackle yob culture

A Bradford housing association is launching a new scheme to tackle anti-social behaviour.   more...

Car show needs more horsepower

Owners of supercars such as Ferraris, Porsches and Lamborghinis are being invited to sign up for this year's Bradford Classic Car Show.   more...

Police hunting 'firearms suspect'

Reports of a man wanted for serious firearms offences sparked an armed police response.   more...

Charity circle needs help

The Bradford and District Children's Charity Circle (BDCCC) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.   more...

Bowled over for charity

Businesses in Shipley were bowled over when they raised £121 for Manorlands.   more...

Double celebration for 'Frank'

A fireman celebrates his birthday and retirement from the force this week.   more...

Wartime play plea

A Skipton playwright hopes to draw on the anecdotes of local people to help him with a production called Phantom of the Skies.   more...

Blast from past at Manor

Visitors to one of the region's most impressive homes will receive a blast from the past over the Easter holidays.   more...

Two on kerb-crawling charges

Two Bradford men are due to appear before magistrates on Friday charged with kerb-crawling.   more...

Club's exhibition

A wide range of photographs will be on show at the 62nd annual exhibition of Otley Camera Club from Saturday.   more...

Cross date

Otley's Easter Cross is due to be hauled into place on Otley Chevin on Saturday.   more...

Designs on awards

Building and redevelopment projects in Ilkley will be commended in Ilkley Civic Society's annual awards.   more...

Vandal action

A special meeting involving Otley's police inspector is being set up for those affected by recent vandal attacks in Guiseley.   more...

New buildings in line for design awards

Six buildings in the Bradford area have been shortlisted for a property "Oscar" in the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Pro Yorkshire Awards.   more...

Muslim procession

An annual procession to mark the birthday of the Muslim prophet Mohammed will wind its way through the streets of Keighley this Sunday.   more...

Director Loach in city

Ken Loach, one of the UK's greatest filmmakers, was in Bradford this week to pick up a Lifetime Achievement award from the Bradford Film Festival.   more...

Special cycling sessions

A Bradford-based cycling organisation will be holding sessions for older people with mental health needs.   more...

Community cash

The latest round of cash has been handed out to groups as part of Bradford North's Community Chest initiative.   more...

Leisure support for appeal

Keighley's Wednesday Leisure Club has raised £300 for the Lord Mayor of Bradford's Appeal.   more...

Pigs rub council up wrong way

A farmer has been taken to court by Bradford Council over allegations that his herd of free-range pigs damaged protected trees by rubbing their backs against them.   more...

New business park to create 1,500 jobs

Up to 1,500 jobs are to be created when a business park is built on the site of a former Bradford golf course.   more...

Zimbabwe protest

A demonstration is due to take place outside Bradford City Hall on Saturday by Zimbabweans in protest about the worsening conditions in their home country under President Robert Mugabe's rule.   more...

Naval-gazing protest

Peace activists in the Faslane 365 group mounted a protest at a Royal Navy recruitment drive at Bradford University in a bid to make potential recruits think about the ethics of their choice.   more...

Shed blaze

Firefighters from Fairweather Green were called out to a shed blaze at 3am today on the Lower Grange estate, the cause was believed to be deliberate.   more...

Health drive

Children in Keighley and Ilkley will get a taste of how to have a healthy lifestyle this week.   more...

Town council turns down payments

Skipton town councillors have voted against receiving expenses.   more...

Coach driver cautioned

A coach driver was arrested and cautioned for careless driving following a collision which closed part of Skipton bypass for more than three hours at the weekend.   more...

£20,000 burglary at barn

Nearly stone slates and bikes worth almost £20,000 were taken during a burglary at a barn in Kildwick, near Keighley.   more...

Conductor returns to city

David Lloyd-Jones, the internationally famous conductor and founder conductor of Opera North, is to return to Bradford after an absence of almost ten years.   more...

Town council backs tax office fight

Skipton Town Council is backing the campaign to keep the town's tax office open.   more...

Hospice holds open day

Manorlands Hospice is holding an open day at Skipton Town Hall on Saturday, March 31.   more...

Gardeners dig for ideas from disabled

Gardeners are looking for people with disabilities to help them plan a £10,000 allotment.   more...

Heart and soul

A heart charity is holding a concert at Girlington Conservative Club, in Thornton Road, Bradford, on Wednesday, March 28, from 8pm to 11pm.   more...

Silver Cross rolls out deal with China

The Silver Cross nursery brand has struck a deal for its products to be distributed in China.   more...

41 attacks on school buses in 79 days

Police officers are having to ride shotgun on school buses in Bradford to try to curb attacks and criminal damage on the vehicles.   more...

Service marks abolition of slave trade

A service is being held in Keighley on Sunday to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade.   more...

Bradford Telegraph And Argus Sport

Play-off agony for Dragons

Bradford Dragons basketball club hammered Derbyshire Arrows 107-42 in their final game of the season but it was not enough to make the EBL Division Three (North) play-offs.   more...

Craven Herald News

Barn burglary nets almost £20,000

NEARLY £20,000 worth of stone slates and bikes were taken during a barn burglary in Kildwick at the weekend.   more...

Sculptures nestle among the Dales landscape

VISITORS to Bolton Abbey's Strid Wood are in for a big surprise after the Duke of Devonshire officially opened a new sculpture trail on Monday.   more...

Ilkley Gazette News

Cash boost improves Ilkley's Darwin Gardens

VISITORS heading for Darwin Gardens Millennium Green in Ilkley this Spring will be able to see new improvements to the award-winning attraction.   more...

Conman burgles Menson house

A CONMAN who posed as a water board official stole property after being allowed into a house in Menston.   more...

Ilkley's Nellmobile is boost for disabled visitors

YOUNGSTERS with disabilities are set to enjoy more fun after an Ilkley outdoor education centre received a new electric buggy.   more...

Ilkley councillor raps trust's 'atrocious' cash move

AN Ilkley councillor has accused health bosses of diverting money away from local patients.   more...

Keighley News News

Motorists rescued

Police used a new 4x4 vehicle to rescue stranded motorists from a moorland road above Oxenhope.   more...

Wharfedale Observer News

Menston's new homes will build extra pressure on schools

EVEN Princess Anne noticed the problem on her fleeting visit to Ilkley Grammar School two weeks ago. She told head teacher Gillian James she was surprised such a limited site on Cowpasture Road could accommodate 1,500 pupils.   more...

Conman burgles Menston house

A CONMAN who posed as a water board official stole property after being allowed into a house in Menston.   more...

Otley hit early by Potter mania

HARRY Potter mania is building up in Otley - four months before J K Rowling's latest book hits the streets.   more...

Hopes rise as Horsforth community centre remains unsold

A Horsforth community centre which residents feared was threatened could now be safe after all.   more...

  
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