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Stories for 22 April 2002

Bingley,Bradford,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Neighbours oppose pub's bid for more hours

A bid by a pub to serve until the early hours on Sundays is being opposed by neighbours.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

Firms gain royal seal of approval

Three companies in the district have scooped awards from the Queen.  more...

New centre offers 22 office suites

Manningham is set to receive a boost to its economy.  more...

'Selling your business is not a crime'

Bradford's business leaders are being told that it is not a crime to think about selling up.  more...

Window of opportunity for Craig

Craig Burton is a happy man - and so he should be.  more...

Firm to champion ageism campaign

A Pudsey-based recruitment firm has been chosen to champion the Government's Age Positive campaign.  more...

From the Chamber

Mike Cartwright, policy executive for Bradford Chamber of Commerce, writes: "Education, education, education" - the mantra of Tony Blair's first administration.  more...

Firm plans for weighty future

A Bradford-based business is set to apply for admission to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) - which it hopes will raise £3 million.  more...

Brown's bittersweet budget

Martin Bell, Head of Local Business in Bradford for Barclays, writes: All the comment surrounding the Chancellor's budget has concentrated on the health service, but Gordon Brown's sixth budget also helps frame the enterprise agenda for the next few years and will be of interest to all those running a business or in the enterprise support community.   more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

SIR - Re the report (April 20) about Asian mill workers bidding for compensation. Why just Asians? Did not many English people work in textiles, myself included?  more...

Tossed like a rag doll

A father today told how his six-year-old daughter was thrown into the air "like a rag doll" and had to be rushed to hospital after a motorbike roared through a park and collided with her.   more...

Garage raiders' £150,000 getaway

A gang of thieves stole at least 13 four wheel drive vehicles valued at £150,000 from the forecourt of a Bradford garage in the early hours of today.  more...

'Superman' vision for water workers

You may not believe your eyes, but scientists at Yorkshire Water have helped develop a form of x-ray specs that are set to revolutionise the way underground work is done.  more...

Police plan to 'clean up' crime areas

Police chiefs today unveiled a new strategy to clean up neglected neighbourhoods in a bid to cut residents' fear of crime.  more...

Talks held as strike threatens

A meeting was taking place today to try to stop Bradford coming to a standstill if lower-paid Council workers go ahead with their threat to strike.  more...

Gareth loses top spot to Oasis

Oasis last night knocked Gareth Gates off the top spot in this week's singles chart with their comeback single.   more...

By George! It's a grand parade

The weather just held out for more than 600 Scouts who packed into Centenary Square for their annual St George's Day parade, pictured here.  more...

Peter is flying high after flag success

A one-man campaign to get Bradford Council to fly the Union flag on top of City Hall all year round is set for victory.   more...

Murder suspect may be in Pakistan

Detectives hunting the killers of Keighley security guard Qadir Ahmed believe one of their suspects may have fled Britain and gone to Pakistan.   more...

Alhambra's £250,000 face-lift

Bradford's historic Alhambra theatre is undergoing a £250,000 revamp.  more...

Bob Cryer's 'peace tree' is saved

A `peace' tree planted in memory of Ilkley MP Ann Cryer's late husband has been saved.  more...

Pam will set the standard!

A former teacher set to become chairman of Bradford Council's standards committee today promised to ensure councillors would be above reproach.  more...

Lives at risk as pedestrians shun crossings

Pedestrians are risking their lives by clambering over the barriers of Bradford's £12 million state-of-the-art guided bus route.  more...

Educational body to move HQ

The private company in charge of Bradford Education today defended its decision to move offices just months after their existing ones had a £300,000 revamp at taxpayer's expense.  more...

Writers home in on Bradford festival

Tourist Information Centre manager Catherine Bowhill made sure she stocked up with plenty of copies of Bradford Book Festival programme when it came hot-off-the-press.  more...

Teddy bear statue stolen from grave

A devastated mother today made an emotional plea for the safe return of a teddy statue which was left as a special memorial to her daughter.  more...

Cockney cabbie backs Bradford's bid

A London taxi driver is collecting the autographs of celebrity passengers - supporting Bradford's bid to be European Capital of Culture 2008.   more...

Dinner lady serves up a dancing treat

Pupils have seen a new, exciting side to their dinner lady Julie Magson.  more...

On This Day

In 1908, Bradford City gained First Division status.  more...

Now let's go the hole hog

It is hard to find a pavement or stretch of road these days which hasn't been dug up several times by utility companies of one sort or another. The criss-crossing of different shades of bitumen with lumps and bumps that have to be negotiated to get along the street has become almost an accepted part of British life.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

Caisley: Punish Saints sinners

Bradford Bulls chairman Chris Caisley is asking for strong action to be taken against Ian Millward after St Helens fielded a severely weakened team in Saturday's top-of-the-table Tetley's Super League clash at Valley Parade.  more...

Millward's no saint!

Bradford Bulls 54, St Helens 22: Sky TV's big screen may have been smaller than usual at Valley Parade on Saturday night - but it was still big enough for Bradford Bulls' fans.  more...

Stuart's nervous send-off

Stuart McCall feared his City finale could have ended early - with a red card.  more...

City finale is top draw

Walsall 2, Bradford City 2: Walsall's player of the year posed with three pantomime dames before kick-off.  more...

End of Guiseley's play-off dream

Guiseley 0, Stocksbridge 2: Guiseley's outside chance of reaching the play-offs in UniBond One slithered away from them along with all three points as Stocksbridge PS eased their own fears of the drop with a comfortable win.  more...

Avenue's record marksmen on fire

Bishop Auckland 0, Park Avenue 4: Bishop Auckland were left wishing they had closed their Kingsway ground down a game early as Bradford Park Avenue flattened their leaving party.  more...

Celtic crumble after Midwood strike

Belper Town 2, Farsley Celtic 2: Farsley Celtic earned a massive boost in their continued fight to avoid relegation from the UniBond Division One with an away point - but it could have been so much better.  more...

Lehmann fresh and ready for action

New captain Darren Lehmann is relishing the challenge of helping Yorkshire to hold on to the County Championship title.  more...

Six of the best for Gill guts Yeadon

Pudsey Congs needed just four players as they set out their championship stall early against a hapless Yeadon side.  more...

Moore the merrier for Broncos

London Broncos 46, Halifax Blue Sox 18: Forward Richard Moore - on loan from Bradford Bulls - scored their last two tries as London routed hapless Halifax to record their third successive home win.  more...

Loss of Stephenson is blow to Cougars

Sheffield Eagles 35, Keighley Cougars 14: Schoolboy errors robbed Keighley Cougars of sweet revenge yesterday as the Sheffield Eagles soared once more.  more...

Ilkley,Otley Sport

Ben Rhydding Ladies are given some lessons to learn in play-off match

Ben Rhydding 1, Birmingham University 5: After much preparation and hard work both on and off the pitch Ben Rhydding Ladies hosted Birmingham University in the first round of the National League play-offs.   more...

Otley,Ilkley Sport

Otley's pride dented by Rugby Lions

Otley 32, Rugby Lions 36: It was only pride which was dented at Cross Green on Saturday.  more...

Shipley,Bradford,Bingley,Spen Valley News

Blazes at flats probed by police

Detectives were today investigating suspected arson attacks on two flats in Shipley.   more...

Spen Valley,Bradford,Bingley,Shipley News

Mugger left pensioner with broken bones

Detectives are hunting a mugger who left a 72-year-old woman writhing in agony with a broken wrist and shoulder after he pushed her down a flight of steps.  more...

  
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