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Stories for 16 February 2004

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Main Street to be repaired at last!

Bingley campaigners have today welcomed long-awaited £400,000 repairs to the town's Main Street.  more...

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Yorkshire's record year

The Yorkshire Building Society today posted record lending of £2.8 billion in its annual results - and revealed plans to create 100 new jobs at its Bradford head office.  more...

Pace is hotting up

Saltaire digital television giant Pace is looking to move into emerging markets in the east as the demand for set top boxes continues to grow.  more...

Food firm nets £10m contract

A Bradford food firm is to create 60 new jobs after scooping a £10 million contract - the biggest in its history.  more...

One-woman wine website a winner

A young wine enthusiast is tickling taste buds at some of Britain's leading restaurants after establishing her own Internet-based wine merchant's.  more...

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New mail system unfair

The imminent death of the second post in Bradford might not seem a big deal to domestic customers but the damage to business is going to be tremendous.  more...

Mental patient drowns in lake

A psychiatric patient has drowned in a Bradford reservoir, despite desperate efforts by his carer to save him.  more...

Arrests in crime drive

Police have made more than 500 extra arrests in less than 12 months as part of pro-active operations in the Bradford North division.  more...

Lord Mayor's charity plunge

Bradford's Lord Mayor proved he had a head for heights by taking a 128-foot plunge to raise money for his charity appeal.  more...

Strikes delay benefit warning

Benefits offices in Bradford were affected today as civil servants went on strike in a pay dispute.  more...

Riot judge in plea to Muslims

A senior judge who sentenced the people involved in the Bradford riots has urged the Muslim community to play their part in the legal system.  more...

Shafilea 'is probably dead'

Detectives investigating the disappearance of Bradford-born student Shafilea Ahmed six months ago are still making regular visits to the city for clues to her whereabouts.  more...

Rashid keeping healthy look-out

A former Bradford policeman is one of dozens of people across the district who will be keeping a watchful eye on local health services.  more...

Come and witness our work

Bradford Vision today called on a race relations chief to visit Bradford to see for himself the successful work being done to improve relationships between communities and recruit doctors to the area.  more...

No hiding place for criminals

A crime-fighting helicopter used to bring dozens of Bradford rioters to justice has reached a three-year milestone.   more...

Art helps sufferers express their needs

Sometimes you just can't put your agony into words.  more...

Doorstep salesmen `tricked customers'

A consumer watchdog is warning people to be on their guard against salesmen offering to read their gas and electricity meters.  more...

On this day

In 1834, lifeboat inventor Lionel Lukin died.  more...

Bullying policy is vital

Bullying can make or break a school career for some children. In more extreme cases it can lead to the bullied youngsters taking their own lives because they can see no way out of the torment and misery they are forced to endure.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

Back to work for Bulls

With Friday's Grand Final rematch at Odsal looming it was back to work as usual today for the Bulls.   more...

It's desperate for City

Nicky Summerbee reckons a bout of soul-searching is needed to salvage City's "desperate situation".  more...

Vaesen holds his hands up

Goalkeeper Nico Vaesen felt he should have cut out Darren Bent's wonder goal.  more...

Queensbury 10 Birkenshaw 6

Queensbury reached the final of the Jack Senior Memorial Bradford Cup following a hard-fought encounter against Premier rivals Birkenshaw at Hill Top.  more...

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Video nasty ordeal for cup strugglers

Coach Gary Moorby and his Cougars side sat through a video nasty at training on Tuesday.  more...

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Brave Oliver fronts kidney funds drive

The family of a brave youngster awaiting a new kidney are hoping to raise vital funds for the hospital that saved his life.   more...