Stories for 26 March 2007

Bradford Telegraph And Argus Business

Work progresses on major scheme

Work on a £2.4 million business centre in Bradford is progressing well and is a "significant step forward for the regeneration of Bradford".   more...

Morrisons 'set for £1bn store sell-off'

Supermarket chain Morrisons is said to be considering selling up to £1 billion worth of stores in a bid to defend itself from potential private equity takeover approaches.   more...

Bradford Telegraph And Argus News

A gem of a marriage

Diamond couple Doreen and Geoffrey Baxter celebrated 60 years of marriage with a card from The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh.   more...

Writing date

A reading circle have invited people to a woodland creative writing event on Thursday, March 29.   more...

Vote reminder

Kirklees voters have been urged to make sure they are registered to cast their vote at the May 3 district elections.   more...

Youngsters get in the swim

The next series of events in the Kirklees Youth Games calendar, a series of swimming galas, is starting this week.   more...

£100,000 boost for refugees

The Refugee Service at Carlisle Business Centre has been boosted by a lottery grant of almost £100,000.   more...

Life savers

The British Red Cross held a Save a Life Course at the Carlisle Business Centre, on Carlisle Road, Bradford.   more...

Easter cross is raised

Otley's Easter Cross was hauled in to place on Otley Chevin at the weekend.   more...

Officer numbers at all-time high

Ilkley Police Station has the highest numbers of officers based there in its history, say police.   more...

Eggs-citing Easter events

Easter egg tombolas will be held in Otley, Horsforth and Yeadon over the next week to raise money for charity.   more...

£1.2m plan for bus station

More than a million pounds of funding to overhaul Skipton Bus Station has been finalised.   more...

Bowlers receive waterproof donation

Bingley bowlers are in with a fighting chance of battling the elements thanks to a donation from a building society.   more...

Bowls trophies day

Bradford Indoor Bowls Association is having its annual trophy presentation on Thursday, April 5, at the Field Sports and Social Club Hollingwood Lane, Bradford at 1pm. Councillor John Godward (Lab, Great Horton), Deputy Lord Mayor of Bradford, will make the presentations.   more...

Leak causes 45ft water spout

A burst pipe caused a jet of water to shoot 45ft into the sky on a busy road in Bradford.   more...

Ambitious show takes to stage

Drama students at Salt Grammar School are in the final stages of rehearsals for the most ambitious production ever staged at the school, Les Misérables.   more...

"Thank you for finding my children"

A mother is set to be re-united with her long-lost children following an appeal in the Telegraph & Argus.   more...

Trench warfare ‘is killing my trade’

A trader is demanding compensation after his takings plummeted because a huge trench has been dug right across the front of his shop.   more...

Double golden day for sisters

Two sisters who married two best friends in a double wedding are celebrating their golden anniversary.   more...

Minister Sutcliffe 'acted properly'

Home Office minister Gerry Sutcliffe, who demanded to know whether senior probation officials backed or opposed a keynote policy, did not act improperly, a spokesman insisted.   more...

Fire at kitchen showroom

A kitchen showroom has been damaged in a fire.   more...

Sheds destroyed by fire

A row of sheds was destroyed in a blaze.   more...

Police investigate car fire

A car was set alight after being dumped next to a British Gas storage box.   more...

Torched car explodes

The petrol tank of a car which had been torched by arsonists exploded before firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze.   more...

Brothers hurt in blaze

A bedroom fire left two young brothers needing hospital treatment.   more...

Grill sparks blaze

A kitchen fire started by an over-heated grill caused heavy smoke damage.   more...

Get your demo heard

Bradford Music Development is holding a seminar at Claremont Bradford, near the university, on Saturday, May 19, from 1pm to 6pm.   more...

Helping hand for residents

A pioneering hassle-free solution to getting odd jobs done around the home is being introduced by the district's biggest community landlord.   more...

Contractor pays roadwork fines

A firm is incurring a £2,000 daily charge for failing to meet a deadline for the completion of roadworks in Cross Hills.   more...

Walk this way

Organisers of a popular half marathon have run out of space for competitive runners but there is still room for anyone who wants to walk it - and raise cash for a good cause at the same time.   more...

Woman in knife attack spared jail

A 43-year-old woman who stabbed her violent partner in the face with a steak knife has avoided an immediate prison sentence.   more...

MP hits back at 'character assassination'

Bradford MP and Home Office minister Gerry Sutcliffe has spoken out about the attempts to smear his name amid allegations he has apparently breached ministerial rules branding it "character assassination."   more...

A chip off the old block

A Bradford fish fryer has proved he's a dab hand in the kitchen after reaching the finals of a national competition.   more...

Joan's badge of honour

A woman with Downs Syndrome has been presented with an award for volunteering for a cancer charity for five years.   more...

Director fined

Miraj Choudry Ahmed, of Buckingham Crescent, Clayton, Bradford, has been fined £100 and ordered to pay £87 costs by Cardiff magistrates after he was convicted of failing to deliver annual returns for 2005 to the Registrar of Companies relating to The Bazzar Ltd of which he is a director.   more...

Tesco boost for city

Supermarket giant Tesco has announced major plans to build a store in the district to replace one of its existing branches.   more...

Wardens backed by petition

Nearly a thousand people have signed a petition to express support for Bradford's army of street wardens.   more...

Running for cancer charity

Employees at a law firm will be rooting for their boss when flower power spurs him on to complete the Great North Run.   more...

Bogus callers rob woman

Bogus callers stole cash from an elderly woman after duping their way into her home.   more...

Car torched in farmyard

A Vauxhall Astra was set on fire after being dumped in a farmyard.   more...

Citroen torched

A car parked in its owner's driveway was deliberately set on fire.   more...