Stories for 5 March 2007

Bradford Telegraph And Argus Business

Boost for Words & Pictures

Otley-based design company Words & Pictures has announced the creation of a new client relations department to bolster its service.   more...

Franchise seminar

Business considering franchising their companies are being invited to a seminar on the subject.   more...

B&B acquisition

Bradford & Bingley has completed the acquisition of an £803 million mortgage loan portfolio from GMAC-RFC.   more...

All present and correct

Two mums who have known each other since the age of five have banded together to start a business that takes the stress out of present buying.   more...

Bradford Telegraph And Argus News

Medium to join ghost hunt

Tickets are still on sale for an overnight ghost hunt at Bolling Hall, in Bowling Hall Road, Bradford.   more...

Make a bird feeder at library

Bird enthusiasts have been invited to a library to make a bird feeder with the RSPB.   more...

Girl power at studio

It will be a case of girl power' when budding female stars show off their talents to mark International Women's Day on Thursday.   more...

Meander sets off from library

A short stroll following a route featured in a new leaflet of walks will be held on Wednesday.   more...

Build a bridge for science week

A country park is inviting children to join a bridge-making event as part of a science week.   more...

Support call for new Neighbourhood Watch

A dad-of-four hopes to rouse support for a new Neighbourhood Watch scheme in Shipley.   more...

Chapel jumble sale

A jumble sale will be taking place at the Low Moor Wesleyan Reform Chapel, on Union Road, on Saturday, March 24 between 9.30 and 11.30am.   more...

Club celebrates top ten status

A Shipley social club has come in the top ten in a competition to find the best clubs in Great Britain.   more...

'Don't send us back to die'

A seven-year-old girl today begged the Government not to send her family to their deaths.   more...

Schoolboy suspended over knife

A 12-year-old boy has been suspended after bringing a penknife into school.   more...

Round-world cyclist to run Sahara mega-marathon

A man who completed a mind-boggling round-the-world bike ride in four years is to take on another epic challenge.   more...

Man suffers burns in house fire

A man suffered burns when fire ravaged his Bradford home shortly after midnight today.   more...

Fighting crime

A free performance on how to avoid being burgled or tricked in your own home is being held at a West Bowling Special Crime and Community Safety Neighbourhood Forum.   more...

Where there's muck there's still brass

Yorkshire grit is alive and well when it comes to self-made wealth.   more...

United recruit

The service which runs and maintains Bradford's gas supply gas taken on eight new engineers.   more...

Housing talk at forum

Housing developments and the futures partnership will be among the issues up for discussion at next week's Thornton Neighbourhood Forum.   more...

Watch the birdies of Oman

Bird lovers can learn about birdwatching in Oman at a talk in Shipley.   more...

Cancer fundraiser

Yorkshire Cancer Research (YCR) is hosting Yorkshire's largest aerobathon on March 26 at leisure centres throughout the region between 6pm and 8pm.   more...

Have a say on town centre art

People who live and work in Shipley are being asked what kind of artwork they would like to see in the town centre.   more...

Shoe boost

Around 200 pairs of shoes have been collected by children from an Otley school to send to youngsters in Africa. The Whartons School was overwhelmed with the response to its appeal to parents to take part in the Blue Peter Shoe Biz Appeal. The shoes will be sent to children in Malawi affected by HIV and AIDS.   more...

Sculpture trail to open

A new sculpture trail around the Bolton Abbey Estate, near Skipton, will be opened by the Duke of Devonshire later this month.   more...

Care challenge

Older people with dementia took part, along with their families, in a competition to make "memory boxes."   more...

Man facing trial for indecent exposure

A 32-year-old man will stand trial at Bradford Crown Court charged with six counts of exposing himself to young girls.   more...

Research plea

Bradford families with young babies are being asked to volunteer for a research project studying the level of family support services.   more...

Group's guest

Caroline Cox from the Children's Centre Plus at Heaton Primary School will be joining the Bradford Down Syndrome Support Group for its March meeting on Saturday at Haworth Road Methodist Church, Heaton, from 10am to noon, when she will be demonstrating infant massage.   more...

United churches

Keighley's churches are combining for a united service on Saturday.   more...

New group fights for residents

Discarded hypodermic needles and vandalism are just two of the issues which a new Keighley community group hopes to tackle.   more...

Gemma's new role

Estate agents Dacre, Son & Hartley has announced the appointment of Gemma Hayton to assistant branch manger of the Guiseley branch.   more...

Forum focus on clean-up

An update on the work of the Environmental Task Force and ideas on a spring and summer community clean-up action campaign will be among the issues up for discussion at next week's meeting of Idle Village Neighbourhood Forum.   more...

Sale for hospice

A tabletop sale to raise money for Oxenhope's Manorlands Hospice will be held at St Peter's Church, Shipley, on March 17 from 10am to noon. Attractions will include stalls, a tombola and refreshments. For further information, contact Angela Tate on (01274) 587839.   more...

Pet project

Pet lovers can spruce up their gardens and boost funds for pets in needs of vets with a new charity garden centre catalogue.   more...

Firefighters tackle bedroom blaze

Firefighters were called to a house in Oakroyd Terrace, Baildon, after a bedroom caught fire.   more...

Sign up for City tickets say former stars

Former Bradford City stars John Hendrie and Chris Waddle have urged supporters to back the Telegraph & Argus campaign to give fans the cheapest tickets in professional football.   more...

Close shave for charity

A student who works at a supermarket raised money for Comic Relief by shaving his head.   more...

School boost for Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan school pupils whose education was thrown into disarray by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami have received a boost from their counterparts in South Craven.   more...

Blair backs MP's campaign for law on forced marriages

Prime Minister Tony Blair will support calls for legislation to give legal rights to victims of forced marriages - after years of campaigning by Keighley MP Ann Cryer.   more...

Vigil for family threatened with deportation

Students rallied round today to keep watch over a family of three who fear immigration officers will storm their house to deport them at any moment.   more...

Beckhams feature in raffle

A family who lost their father to cancer are appealing for prize donations to add to celebrity-signed gear in a charity raffle.   more...

City traders' fury at loss of street wardens

Business chiefs are dismayed and angry about a decision to withdraw street wardens from Bradford city centre.   more...

Man injured at factory

A 38-year-old man is being treated in hospital after his hand was caught in a machine.   more...

Cemetery on forum meeting agenda

A special Neighbourhood Forum meeting is being held to prevent vandalism to graves in a cemetery.   more...

Station evacuated

About 100 commuters and staff had to be evacuated from Bradford Interchange at about 10.35am today.   more...

Have your say on future of Wrose library

People are being urged to attend a meeting to have their say about the long-term future of Wrose library.   more...

Craven Herald News

Skipton folk are healthier, fitter and happier than average

THE latest health check on the state of Craven's population shows that the district is in relatively good condition.   more...

Race for Life numbers top thousand mark

MORE than 1,000 women have already put their names down for Craven's Race for Life on Sunday May 13.   more...

Skipton bollard scheme looks set for the chop

A RISING bollard system of keeping traffic out of Otley Street, Skipton, looks set for rejection.   more...

Speed limit through famous Dales village

POLICE have given their support to the introduction of a 40mph speed limit in Kilnsey.   more...

Ilkley Gazette News

Wharfe schools ride high in latest league tables

PUPILS have put schools in Ilkley and Menston among the best in the newly published secondary schools league tables.   more...

Keighley News News

Hand caught in machine

A 38-year-old man was taken to hospital this morning following an incident in which his hand got caught in a machine.   more...

Wharfedale Observer News

Wharfe schools ride high in latest league tables

PUPILS have put schools in Ilkley and Menston among the best in the newly published secondary schools league tables.   more...

  
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