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Bradford & District | Archive | 2003 | July

Stories for 24 July 2003

Bingley,Bradford,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Spot of help for hospice

A pub has proved it can knock spots off others when it comes to fundraising. more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

Boss in driving seat after £1.8m profits

Leading vehicle leasing firm Zenith has announced record profits after seeing sales rise more than 20 per cent to £35 million. more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

SIR - Re Emma Clayton's feature on the perceived threat to call-centre jobs. Setting aside the apparently irresistible economics of moving such work to India, we should perhaps stand back for a moment and view this trend for its role in the global equalisation of wealth. more...

IVF decision joy for couples

Health bosses are to offer NHS-funded IVF treatment in Bradford for the first time. more...

BRI nurse who made £500,000 on Wall Street

To her friends in New Jersey, Anne Brearley was a loving nurse who cared for her patients. But the spinster who left Bradford for the USA in her twenties, was a true woman of substance. more...

Engineer had child porn on his computer

A self-employed air conditioning engineer who had indecent images of children on his computer has been given a community rehabilitation order and made to attend a sex offender programme. more...

`Let pupils speak home language'

Children who don't have a good grasp of English should be encouraged to speak their own language in the classroom, according to a new draft policy for Bradford schools, unveiled today. more...

`Police objections delay road scheme'

A scheme to cut speed on a notorious stretch of road dubbed a death-trap ground to a halt because of police objections, a councillor claimed today. more...

Man denies link to drugs-row beating

A businessman accused of attempted murder has denied being involved in beatings which ended with a 48-year-old man being left for dead in a country road. more...

Inventor gets hooks into a curry saver

When Miles Ackroyd rounded a bend in the road and his takeaway vindaloo fell off the seat it wasn't quite the disaster he first thought. more...

Raids smash £1m counterfeit trade

A £1 million counterfeit ring, selling poor-quality copies of top films, has been smashed after raids on two markets in Bradford. more...

Why town is top class for the school run

Ilkley has come top of the class in tackling traffic congestion on the school run. more...

Evangelist Andy is aiming to Sort 'em

A skateboarding evangelist will be "hanging out" with Bradford teenagers to encourage them to find God. more...

On This Day

In 1847, Mormon leader Brigham Young arrived at the Great Salt Lake in Utah. more...

Speaking English is a priority

The draft guidelines urging Bradford schools to make more use of Asian pupils' mother tongues rather than insisting that lessons should be in English are well-meant. Those behind the proposals say that all languages should be valued and all pupils treated equally, whatever their first language. more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

Stepping stone to UEFA Cup

Michael McHugh has a European incentive to make a winning return to City this weekend. more...

Wilkinson stands by for return

Brian Noble may recall Alex Wilkinson from his loan spell at Hull if injuries hit the Bulls this weekend. more...

Blundering Howe gifts Wigan goals

Bradford Park Avenue 0, Wigan Athletic 4: Avenue were outclassed by a sprightly Wigan side in a tiring run-out at a sparsely attended Horsfall Stadium. more...

Big guns lining up for Bradford Open

Keighley's Andy Rhodes goes into this Sunday's 51st Bradford Open Championship at Bingley St Ives full of confidence after lifting the title in sweltering conditions last year. more...

Christopher's a high roller

Cleckheaton's Christopher Butler has been selected for the Great Britain under-18 roller hockey squad. more...

Ilkley,Otley News

Letters to the Editor

Make your views known on hospital more...

Catalogue of filth

AN ILLEGAL abattoir near Ilkley has been shut down under emergency powers following a raid by Council and police officers. more...

Pets are killed by fatal dog virus

AN OUTBREAK of a fatal dog virus is killing pets in Ilkley - and could be linked to animals brought into town by travellers. more...

Church tower may mask mast

A CHURCH in Ilkley is considering a deal with a telecommunication company to place a mast on or in its tower. more...

Crowds stay home for hospital meeting

THE FIRST of four meetings which could help decide the fate of the Coronation Hospital went with a whimper, rather than a bang, in Addingham this week. more...

New skatepark is just `fantastic'

YOUNG skateboarders descended on the riverside this week en masse to try out Ilkley's new skatepark. more...

Have your say on the future of hospital

A DRAFT consultation document over the future of Ilkley's Coronation Hospital is being made available to Ilkley people. more...

Travellers move on - now it's operation clean up

COUNCIL workers have been staging a clean-up operation after a large group of travellers who had evaded a police blockade to set up camp right in the heart of Ilkley, departed suddenly. more...

Traffic fears that make lollipop men get so cross

With their luminous yellow jackets, the famous signs and a penchant for any type of extreme weather, lollipop men and women are an icon of modern times. more...

Is this the best way to deal with our assets?

ONCE again the way Bradford Council's asset management team looks set to deal with the district's public buildings has come under fire from parish and town councillors, including those from Ilkley and Addingham. more...

Ilkley,Otley Sport

Underwood's century puts holders into the final again

GUISELEY and Bilton will battle it out in the Waddilove Cup final at Ilkley on Sunday August 10, after their semi-final success on Sunday. With a superb century from Aussie Chris Underwood an understrength Guiseley racked up a score of 203-6. more...

Young golfers are Bradford champions

YOUNG golfers from Ben Rhydding Golf Club have shocked the local golfing fraternity by winning the Bradford Junior Team Championship for a second successive year. more...

Gearing up for a great time at Ilkley Tennis Tournament

THEY are all gearing up for a great time at the annual Ilkley Open Tennis Tournament which commences on Monday. Spectators will enjoy free entry to see some top class tennis at the Stourton Road club. more...

Menston move back second as Bilton set pace

MENSTON regained second place as they chase Bilton in the Division A title hunt. Gary Thompson made 59 as Menston made 223-4 against Green Lane with Richard Taylor (49 no) and Grant Bell (55 no) also making useful contributions. more...

Green Lane notch a victory over Ilkley

IN the Airedale and Wharfedale League Second Teams section Green Lane gained a seven wickets win over Ilkley who had made 207-8. Phil Sant with 63 and A Brosnan with 42 shared a third wicket stand of 69 for Ilkley as the veteran Tommy Powell, claimed 4-34 off 14 overs for Lane. more...

It's prizes galore for the Ilkley Harriers

It has been a busy week for Ilkley Harriers. Last Wednesday they had 12 runners at the finale of the Harrogate Road League, a handicap race over a lovely undulating 9.2km course of parkland (Studley Royal), heath, and a little road. more...

Young Will helps England strike gold in Poland

YOUNG hockey star Will Musgrave from Burley-in-Wharfedale has just returned from Poland where he helped England Under-18s win the second European Nations Cup. more...

Otley,Ilkley News

Horsforth has lost a great servant

HORSFORTH lost one of its best-known residents this week - and his death will be keenly felt across the township. more...

Letters to the Editor

Thank you for 22 extra years more...

Man quits church in Iraq prayer protest

A parishioner has been banned from saying prayers `to protect the congregation' after speaking out over the War on Iraq. more...

Work starts on rebuilding hospital after blaze

Work on Otley's new hospital has started again following the suspected arson attack which caused an estimated £1million damage. more...

Landlady tells of bomb horror

An Otley pub landlady is lucky to be alive after sitting yards away from a terrorist bomb blast in a Spanish holiday resort. more...

Rawdon school traffic fears

ANGRY residents claim traffic will be a nightmare if plans to build a replacement Rawdon Littlemoor Primary School go ahead. more...

Parking pledge at new Sainsbury's

OTLEY shoppers will be able to park free for four hours at the town's new Sainsbury's supermarket. more...

Brave Joshua is ready to join the village school

A YOUNG cerebral palsy sufferer is looking forward to joining other Burley-in-Wharfedale youngsters in mainstream education this September. more...

Township mourns as `Mr Horsforth' is found dead

Tributes have been paid to the man described as `Mr Horsforth', John Brodwell who died last week aged 58. more...

Perfect weather for a fantastic event, claim organisers

Perfect weather made the 86th Arthington Show a fantastic event, according to organisers. more...

Carnival charging raises £400

FIRST ever discretionary charging at Otley Carnival raised more than £400. more...

Traffic fears that make lollipop men get so cross

With their luminous yellow jackets, the famous signs and a penchant for any type of extreme weather, lollipop men and women are an icon of modern times. more...

Lorry protesters ready for town march as date is set

PROTESTERS demanding an Otley lorry ban are to march through the town. more...

Vandalism strains major employer's ties with town

ONE of Otley's biggest employers would consider cutting its ties with the town because of repeated vandalism, it was claimed this week. more...

Villagers fear they will lose out as new housing looms

A traditional Wharfedale community is set to increase by a third due to major planned housing developments. more...

Otley,Ilkley Sport

Underwood's century puts holders into the final again

Its cameras, action as Guiseley net new sponsor

Guiseley AFC are pleased to be able to announce that they have signed a new sponsorship deal for the coming season with options for subsequent years. more...

Battling Yeadon skittle out high-riding Baildon as they bid to avoid the drop

A MAGNIFICENT bowling display by Yeadon saw them gain a valuable victory over high riding Baildon on Saturday. more...

Menston move back second as Bilton set pace

Green Lane notch a victory over Ilkley

Young Will helps England strike gold in Poland

YOUNG hockey star Will Musgrave from Burley-in-Wharfedale has just returned from Poland where he helped England Under-18s win the second European Nations Cup. more...

Otley athletes tackle Ingleborough Fells

Eight members of Otley AC made the trip to Ingleton last weekend to compete in the Ingleborough Fell Race which involves a distance of around seven miles and over 2,000 feet of climbing. more...

The Open takes second billing to Cookridge event

COOKRIDGE HALL: On a day of two great tournaments Tiger, Ernie, Sergio and the rest down at Royal St George's in Kent, took second billing to an event in north-west Leeds. The Cookridge Hall Seniors' Mixed Open attracted entries from as far away as Workington and the dark interior of deepest Lancashire, namely Stand, near Bury. more...

Shipley,Bradford,Bingley,Spen Valley News

Three are locked up for `vicious' street violence

Three men have been locked up for their part in scenes of "vicious and sustained violence" in Shipley town centre. more...

Spen Valley,Bradford,Bingley,Shipley News

Rivals urge voters to snub BNP man

The extremist British National Party is to field a candidate at a forthcoming by-election in Heckmondwike more...

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