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Stories for 15 April 2005

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

City is 'tops in UK for opportunities'

Hotels group chairman Robert Peel today said Bradford had "more opportunities than any other UK city" as he unveiled his company's annual results.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

Some drivers need speed cameras!  more...

Half of all cars taken by just 20 lads

A hardcore of teenagers is responsible for more than half of all car thefts in Bradford.  more...

£158m bill to mend Council IT system

Bradford Council looks set to agree a £158 million upgrading of its ailing computer systems next week.  more...

'Haul of heroin in taxi driver's boot'

A Bradford taxi driver was arrested on the M62 with ten kilos of heroin in the boot of his car, a court heard yesterday.  more...

Transplant baby is home for birthday

Celebrating his first birthday this week at home with his family, Tristan Hickey looks just like any other baby - happy, alert and smiling.   more...

Furniture retailer buys Courts store

A leading Yorkshire-based furniture store is to move into the premises left vacant when one of the UK's biggest retailers went into administration last year.  more...

Family seeks answers to Umar's death

The family of a 21-year-old Bradford man killed when his car hit a lamp-post as he fled police are demanding a full inquiry into his death.  more...

Developers in town for a tour of mills

The country's top developers are to tour Bradford's mills with a view to turning them into trendy homes.  more...

Lennie murder charge woman is granted bail

A woman accused of the murder of a man whose torso was found on moorland eight years ago, was yesterday granted bail when she appeared in court charged with his murder.  more...

City recycling boss apologises for mess

Bradford Council's recycling chief has vowed to try harder after complaints that recycling schemes are a mess.  more...

Councillors look to national stage

Outspoken left-winger Tony Benn is one of the reasons why Tory local Councillor Kris Hopkins is bidding for a place in the corridors of power at Westminster in the election.  more...

Protest reverses fee hike

Leisure bosses criticised by a group of active pensioners angry at shock price hikes have bowed under pressure and slashed their fees.  more...

Dinner staff look at healthy option

Food producers from Bradford are being urged to safeguard the future health of the city's population by getting involved in school dinners.  more...

Catwalk amateurs raise cancer cash

Grandma and breast cancer survivor Renee Hoyle is a perfect role model.  more...

Scooter scheme is really working well

A pilot scheme to provide transport for youngsters in isolated areas is to be wheeled out to other areas.  more...

Trust could help to save city heritage

The first steps are being taken to set up an organisation which will return civic pride to Bradford.  more...

'Juvenile terrorism is ruining our lives'

Frightened residents on a street who are being subjected to "juvenile terrorism" say they have been forced to use barbed wire to protect their property.  more...

Time will judge this decision

Those people who have had their cars taken by teenagers, driven at high speed around estates just for the fun of it and left trashed might wonder why the law does not come down harder on the young criminals than it did on 18-year-old Steven Stewart and Ryan Barraclough who admitted more than 200 "joyriding" offences when they appeared before Bradford magistrates this week.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

'Play to the final whistle''

Colin Todd has warned City against free-wheeling to the end of the season.  more...

Deacon hoping to make Giant strides

Paul Deacon is hoping that the Bulls shake off their Jekyll and Hyde nature on Sunday at home to Hudders-field Giants.  more...

Bees have to face the hard Fax

Bradford & Bingley must stay on the right side of a difficult balancing act tomorrow at Wagon Lane.  more...

Congs hoping to win a race against time

Defending champions Pudsey Congs are hoping to have their overseas player in place by the start of the SDS Bradford League campaign tomorrow.  more...

Eager to Pick up where he left off

Esham Pickering has promised to unload 12 months of frustration when he headlines in Bradford.  more...

Shutt: Avenue are down but not out

Bradford Park Avenue head to the Midlands tomorrow to face Nuneaton for their penultimate game in the Conference North, and they are in buoyant mood after a home draw against Hinckley in midweek.  more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Features

Super amateurs are a first

Riddlesden man Ian Hewitt is again treading the boards with Leeds theatre group LAOS, this time in Jesus Christ Superstar.  more...

Summer of lover again at Vic Hotel

The "Second Summer of Love" of 1989 will be recalled next Saturday when a new music night begins at Victoria Hotel.  more...

What's On this week

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Perfect Day Out - Newby Hall

Twenty-five acres of grounds, hundreds of rare plants, a sculpture park and a magnificent children's adventure playground are just a few of the delights that await you at Newby Hall and Gardens near Ripon this year.   more...

Theatre Reviews

Jekyll and Hyde -- Bradford Alhambra  more...

Keighley,Bronte Country News

Letters to the Editor

SIR - I'm very sorry that Eleanor Wakeling is offended by the poster "National Atheists Day: 1st April" outside our church in Utley.   more...

Patients to get behaviour contracts

Four patients at a private hospital have been told to "behave or else" after persistently misbehaving on a village bowling green.  more...

Mum blasts BNP for hijacking anti-grooming campaign

A Keighley mother has accused the BNP of hijacking her daughter's traumatic experiences for its General Election campaign.  more...

Vandal hit town to get CCTV cover

Silsden will have CCTV cover by the end of this month.  more...

If youg knew Zulu like I knew Zulu!

Zulu warriors descended on Silsden to teach schoolchildren the art of African song and dance.  more...

College searches for new site

Keighley College bosses are looking for a "back-up" site for their new £25 million campus.  more...

Skeleton: Two charged with murder

Two people have appeared in court charged with the murder of a man whose skeleton was found on the moors above Oxenhope eight years ago.  more...

Gala will go ahead

Keighley Gala Committee has vowed to go ahead with this year's extravaganza despite a second attack in successive weeks on its equipment store.  more...

Jenny will step out for centenary

Screen star Jenny Agutter is to celebrate the centenary of the publication of the book which helped catapult her to stardom.  more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Sport

Cougars: Moorby calls for fight-back show

COUGAR coach Gary Moorby hopes his side can put Sundays stunning last gasp defeat by York City Knights behind them when they travel to Workington on Sunday.  more...

Cougars: What a Knightmare!

Cougars 31 York City Knights 42 - GARY MOORBY will have nightmares about his side's battle with York City Knights for as long as he is involved in rugby league - and probably a little bit longer!  more...

Cycling: Ready for bumper summer

KEIGHLEY is set to become the centre of the cycling world in 2005 - with a bumper package of activities taking place throughout the summer.  more...

Athletics: Bunny Run success

OVER 250 runners took part in the second of the Bunny Run series of races this week.  more...

Soccer: Silsden collect vital points

SILSDEN beat Derbyshire side New Mills 2-0 on Tuesday evening to second three vital points.  more...

Soccer: Silsdent out-fought

Winsford United 4 Silsden 0 - Silsden travelled to Cheshire knowing a draw would keep them in the promotion race - but could not cope with the hope team's   more...

Variety boys stage comeback

Premier Divison Cup: New Variety Club 5, Three Horses 3 - In a scrappy first half New Variety had more possession but couldn't convert their chances and Jamie Rowell grabbed the lead for Three Horses with a back-header over Variety keeper Neil Ackroyd.  more...

Soccer: County Amateurs

Steeton put up a strong battle against Ardsley Celtic, before slipping to a 5-4 defeat.  more...

Soccer: Craven League

Oxenhope put in their best display of the season against Carleton to beat them 6-0 at the recreation ground.  more...

Soccer: Girls reach cup final

Keighley Ladies 2 Goole Town 0 - Yorkshire Shield (semi-final) KEIGHLEY Ladies reached the final of the Yorkshire Shield with a 2-0 victory over Goole Town.  more...

Rugby Union: Crusaders get revenge

Keighley 30 Ilkley 7 - Revenge was sweet for Keighley as they atoned for their heaviest defeat of the season in December at Stacks Field, Ilkley with an impressive victory at Utley.  more...

Bowls: First cup competition

THE Worth Valley League's first cup competition, the Keighley Merit, is to be played at Whins Wood on Sunday.  more...

Cricket: Summer's here - honest!

CRICKET kicks off the season this weekend with a full programme of matches around the local leagues.  more...

Golf round-up

Keighley Golf Club starts the new season after an extensive programme of work throughout the winter that has seen the construction of four new tees, extensive drainage work on the holes that run parallel to the River Aire and redesigned bunkers the four tough finishing holes.   more...

Soccer: Stars of the future

JUNIOR soccer stars from St Stephen's School took the honours in the finals of the Keighley Primary Schools Football League.  more...

Shipley,Bradford,Bingley,Spen Valley News

Demolition starts for 'worst flats'

Demolition experts today started to bulldoze flats once dubbed "the worst in Bradford".  more...

Skipton,The Dales Features

The Curmudgeon

FOR THE first time in a decade, I am struggling this week with what to say in this hallowed space (I hallow it, even if some readers don't).   more...

Skipton,The Dales News

Craven through the years

100 Years Ago  more...

Readers' dismay at state of village

SIR - Does the planning department care that Ingleton, as a village, is disappearing due to over-development? They are even building in the conservation area.  more...

Doctors voice concern over out-of-hours cover

DOCTORS across Craven have blasted health officials for providing an out-of-hours service that may be putting patients at serious risk.   more...

County agrees to look at cut in A65 speed limit

CAMPAIGNERS pushing for a 40mph speed limit on the A59 at Beamsley may have got their wish after county councillors agreed to support the proposal.   more...

Park will restrict occupancy of new homes to local folk

ANY new homes built in the Yorkshire Dales National Park will only be available for local people with a need to live there.   more...

Town prepares to test £10,000 CCTV camera

SILSDEN is to get a £10,000 closed circuit television camera within the next month.  more...

Shoppers flock to try world's dearest vegetable

SETTLE residents have shown they are not afraid of trying something new in the culinary world, even when it's allegedly the world's most expensive vegetable.  more...

Sports centre unveils £60,000 facelift

A £60,000 transformation has taken place at Barnoldswick's West Craven Sports Centre to make it accessible to all.  more...

Group brings town's past back to life

HISTORIC Craven Herald articles written by a well-known Earby character more than 80 years ago have been brought back to life.  more...

Doctors' concerns must be heeded

DOCTORS are, by nature, a cautious bunch. They don't like to stick their heads above the parapet and years and years of dealing with the sacrosanct ethic of patient confidentiality means their natural inclination is to keep quiet even on matters of wider public, rather than individual, concern.  more...

Skipton,The Dales Sport

Settle skipper hoping for more of the same

SETTLE begin the new Veka Ribblesdale League season at home to Great Harwood this Saturday with a simple message from skipper Andrew Davidson: "Let's continue where we left off."  more...

Craven League title looks up for grabs

WHAT looks like being one of the most open competitions in recent years in the J P Mewies Craven and District Cricket League starts this Saturday.  more...

Hodge retains his crown

IN addition to his success as part of the winning Oxford Blue team in the Boat Race last month, Hebden's Andrew Hodge retained his status as national champion at Hazewinkel, in Belgium earlier this week.  more...

Mary wins landmark title for Skipton

VIRTUOSO performances by Mary Wilkinson and Jonny Pawson resulted in a brilliant double for Skipton Athletics Club in last Sunday's fell-racing championship extravaganza staged over the Wrekin Hills in Shropshire (writes Roger Ingham).  more...

  
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