Stories for 28 March 2007

Bradford Telegraph And Argus Business

Airport sale is now ready for take-off

The final five companies vying to buy Leeds-Bradford Airport have been revealed as its sale takes a step closer to reality.   more...

Another good year for help fund

The Partnership Investment Finance (PIF), a £37 million fund for assisting growing businesses in Yorkshire, has claimed another highly successful year in its 2006 annual report.   more...

Bradford Telegraph And Argus News

MP under fire over mosque flags call

An MP has defended his call for mosques to fly the Union flag as a sign of commitment to Britain after it sparked a furious debate.   more...

Second phase for facelift

The facelift of Cleckheaton town centre will soon be moving into its second phase with 12 weeks of work due to start on April 16.   more...

Cafe gets Moroccan makeover

Residents from all walks of life have given a community centre a Moroccan make-over.   more...

Two quizzed over crash released

Police have released two men they had been questioning about a crash which left a driver fighting for life.   more...

Wedding Belles makes waves

British TV is about to be shaken to its foundations tomorrow night as a much-anticipated one-off drama co-written by a Bradford man hits our telly screens.   more...

Rape-quiz man eliminated from inquiry

A man who had been questioned about the alleged rape of an 83-year-old widow at her home has been eliminated from the police inquiry.   more...

We got it wrong, says gas firm

A gas company has held its hands up for mistakes made while laying a new gas pipeline in Cross Hills.   more...

Store helps out society

SKIPTON'S wing of the Arthritis Research Campaign has raised £150 through a collection at Morrisons supermarket.   more...

Tougher immigration laws planned

British people who travel overseas to marry could be barred from bringing in their partners unless they are learning to speak English, the Home Office has announced.   more...

Cyclists to hit the coasts

A group of men plan to raise more than £600 for the centre which cared for one of their friends before he died.   more...

Chance to make a difference!

Shipley's unsung heroes will be celebrated at an awards ceremony tomorrow night.   more...

Vandals are urged to pay respect

Broughton Road residents in Skipton are urging vandals not to sabotage a well-loved and popular local building.   more...

Concern at mast plan

Opposition is mounting to plans for for a 40ft high mobile phone mast that some claim would dominate the skyline of Pool-in-Wharfedale.   more...

Bomber parts feature in tribute

Parts scattered from a bomber when it plunged from the sky and killed seven Polish war heroes are to be included in a memorial to their memory.   more...

Golfers decide to wind up club

The future of a Bradford golf course has finally been decided after its members agreed to wind the club up.   more...

Mums set up new group

A group of Bingley mums are setting up a new mums and toddlers group.   more...

Actress joins Bollywood climate campaign

Actress Sienna Miller attended a London launch of the International Indian Film Academy Weekend yesterday - and joined Bollywood stars in supporting a climate change campaign.   more...

Programme unveiled for Bollywood extravaganza

A dance and music extravaganza in Centenary Square, an Indian bazaar on the city's streets and a ceremony celebrating local Asian success stories will be creating a buzz when the 'Bollywood Oscars' roll into Bradford.   more...

MP tells mosques to fly flag

An MP today urged Muslims across the country to fly the Union flag on mosques to show their unity and commitment to Britain.   more...

Michael handed 11th hour reprieve

A Bradford man due to be deported at 10am tomorrow has won an eleventh hour reprieve.   more...

‘There will never be another Farepak’

Hard-up families who lost money when Christmas hamper firm Farepak collapsed have been promised it will never happen again.   more...

MP tells mosques to fly the flag

An MP today urged Muslims across the country to fly the Union flag on mosques to show their unity and commitment to Britain.   more...

Open up your homes!

The brains behind Saltaire Festival are on the hunt for residents to throw open their homes as art galleries.   more...

Bradford Telegraph And Argus Sport

Perfect ten earns Tog league title

The final week of the Bradford Table Tennis League season saw the Division One title claimed in emphatic if surprising fashion by Dewsbury Tog.   more...

Clean sweep for deadly Dobson

Kristan Dobson achieved a clean sweep of victories in the boys' seven to eight years age-group events of the second Rising Stars Meets at Shipley Pool.   more...

Craven Herald News

Doreen's 50 years of Am-Dram

A Cross Hills woman who will be recognised for decades of service to amateur dramatics, said she can't believe she has been involved for so long.   more...

Councillor's 'Shut up' order lands him in hot water

A PARISH councillor who told a member of the public to shut up' during a meeting has been rapped across the knuckles by the district council's standards committee.   more...

Mass consultation plan over council reorganisation

District Council leaders are to embark on a massive consultation exercise across North Yorkshire to see what its 580,000 residents think of plans for a new single council covering its 3103 square miles.   more...

Skipton school's glory day at Twickenham

Centre Mark Simpson was the hero as Ermysted's Grammar School from Skipton clinched the Daily Mail Under-18 Schools Vase on their first appearance at Twickenham today.   more...