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Stories for 27 January 2004

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

Bite-size proposal to educate adults

Bosses at a Shipley marketing firm today gave their backing to a pilot scheme aimed at enticing adults back into education and training.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

PR is better than we have now  more...

'Boyfriend killed baby'

An amputee murdered his partner's baby son during a catalogue of physical abuse, a court heard.  more...

Six more yobs jailed for mayhem in city centre

Police believe they have broken the hooligan ring that was tarnishing Bradford City fans.  more...

Mums get childcare free week for work

Lone parents in Bradford are to get a week's free childcare as part of a £5 million Government-funded pilot scheme to help them get back to work.  more...

Fitness fans add strength to fund

Fitness fans are in training to boost funds for the Telegraph & Argus Save Our Play Appeal.  more...

Vince is on a big woodland mission

A Bradford man who braved two years in the frozen wastes of Antarctica has landed a top job with the Forestry Commission to help everyone see the woods and the trees.   more...

Proposals for recycling in the spotlight

Voluntary organisations in the district could receive up to £30 for every tonne of waste they recycle if plans to introduce recycling credits get the go- ahead.  more...

Road-rage victim vows to keep going

A Bradford teacher whose skull was fractured with a torch in a violent road-rage attack said he has not let the incident ruin his life - despite still suffering health problems years later.  more...

Sex trade excuses are `unbelievable'

Learning English and exploring the architecture of Bradford at night are just two of the excuses used by kerb crawlers to explain why they were driving around the city's red-light district.   more...

On This Day

In 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born.  more...

Report casts city in bad light

It is good news for Bradford's single mothers that they are to get a share of £5 million in a Government-funded pilot scheme to help them get back to work. On the other hand, though, the fact that only Bradford outside London is to be included in this scheme because of its high proportion of one-parent families does not reflect well on the place.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

You ain't seen nothin' yet - Swann

Sunday's Odsal bow was a vital first step towards full match fitness for the Bulls' prize off-season signing Logan Swann.  more...

Edds and Reid shown the door

Australian duo Gareth Edds and Paul Reid are the latest fall guys as Bryan Robson continues to trim the City squad.  more...

Points are there for the taking

Eight wins from 17 games - that's the task City have set to scramble clear of the drop.  more...

Title-chasing duo edge closer to Holme Wood

The clash at Apperley Bridge between the two sides chasing Holme Wood Athletic in the Premier Division finished all square.   more...

Campion cup clash doesn't go to form

There may be 20 points between them in the Premier Division but Campion's cup-fighting spirit was brought to the fore as they swept aside higher-placed Tyersal 4-2 to book their place in the Premier Division Cup semi-final.   more...

Shipley,Bradford,Bingley,Spen Valley News

RAF man jailed for assaulting girl, 13

A Royal Air Force police officer's career is in ruins after a judge jailed him for a year for indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl.  more...

Skipton,The Dales News

Obscure law costs Ruzwana top post

A former Skipton Girls High School student is expected to make a second bid to become President of the prestigious Oxford Union - after losing out the first time on a technicality.  more...