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Bradford & District | Archive | 2004 | February

Stories for 27 February 2004

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

Tough year sees firm's profits fall

Bradford-based electronics manufacturer Belgravium Technologies today insisted it was in a strong position to expand despite suffering a slump in profits in 2003. more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

City forced back into administration

Bradford City Football Club was today back in the hands of administrators after it was granted protection from its creditors at a High Court hearing in Leeds today. more...

Baby joy for family of brave Danielle

Brave Danielle Skillbeck is busy being a miniature mum to her new-born sister. more...

Grieving father's tearful appeal

The father of murdered Mohammed Basier broke down in tears as his family made a desperate plea for help in finding the killer. more...

Security thwarts raiders

Ram-raiders targeted two Bradford clothing stores within seven minutes, and a petrol filling station early today. more...

Soldier's pride and OBE award

A soldier from Bradford who trained thousands of troops for war in Iraq has been awarded an OBE. more...

Mark's gift of life all the way from America

Leukaemia sufferer Mark Worral was to have a life-saving transplant today thanks to a mystery bone marrow donor across the Atlantic. more...

On this day

In 1933, a massive fire gutted the Reichstag building in Germany. more...

Our duty to `dob in' the car cheats

Running a car is an expensive business. Over and above the cost of the vehicle and the fuel to put in it, there are the road tax, insurance and MoT test to be funded. These are not optional extras. They are legal obligations. Yet far too many people are sidestepping them to cut the cost of their motoring. In doing so they are adding to the burden carried by law-abiding motorists and putting lives at risk. more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

Farrelly: I don't want to leave City

Gareth Farrelly aims to sign off from City with a bang tomorrow, admitting: I don't want to leave. more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Features

Amateurs prepare for wizard show

The Wizard of Oz story is presented at Skipton Town Hall next week -- but with a twist. more...

Theatre Reviews

Lost in Yonkers -- BLT more...

Five bands - One loud gig!

Wet Paint, Brand New Analogues, Nexus, Reeved, Blacklist. Not a bad line-up for a rock concert. more...

Album Reviews

Courtney Love-- America's Sweetheart more...

Out on screen

The School of Rock more...

Keighley,Bronte Country News

Smoking ban is welcome move

The number of people stopping smoking is falling. more...

Down Memory Lane

When Emma Throup's greengrocer's shop in Kirkgate won first prize for the best decorated window-front along the route of the procession at the Silsden Charity Carnival in 1908, her display was photographed in all its splendour. Being September, its theme evoked a harvest festival. more...

Letters to the Editor

SIR - I read your editorial with some interest, being a Stockbridge resident who was one of those forced to leave their home on October 31, 2000, and take refuge with many others in the Victoria Hall and whose family were, incidentally, those shown in a boat being steered by firemen in the following edition. more...

First female police chief

The Keighley police division is to get its first woman police chief, who will take over leadership from Chief Superintendent Graham Sunderland. more...

Midas 2 - Metcalfe taunted police with '1 E' plate

A limited company -- which sponsored a body-building contest on Sky Sports -- was a cover for a multi-million pound bogus ecstasy industry. more...

Midas 3 - 'Ive never been involved in drugs' - claim

Shortly after becoming supremo at Cougar Park, Metcalfe hit out at rumours branding him a drug baron. more...

Midas 4 - Metcalfe: 'I put no value on money'

Carl Metcalfe was never far from trouble and controversy. more...

Midas 5 - Cleared of sex abuse charges

Former Keighley Cougars chairman Carl Metcalfe was cleared this week of sexually abusing a woman. more...

Mum's anger as memorial plaques are dug up

A grieving woman is furious with bosses of a crematorium after staff dug up plaques marking the graves of her mother and unborn child. more...

Shopping centre to snub out smoking

Smoking will be banned from May in Keighley's Airedale Shopping Centre. more...

Commons told of town's gun crime

Keighley MP Ann Cryer raised the question of gun crime in the town in the House of Commons this week. more...

90-year-old Clara is still a student

A pensioner has taken the term "life-long learning" literally after spending more that 20 years as a student at Keighley College. more...

Lucky escape in pub blaze

Beer is still flowing from a pub where the landlord and his family fled for their lives as a blaze tore through the living area. more...

Chest waxing is a scream

A proud father had a hair-raising experience at the weekend when he had his chest waxed for charity. more...

Cabbie and passenger die as taxi hits tree

The funeral service took place in Keighley on Tuesday, of 24-year-old taxi driver Arfarn Ullah Khan, who died when his cab hit a tree near Gargrave in the early hours of Sunday. more...

Rowena is new gala queen

The selections for this year's Keighley Gala Queen and attendants have been made but organisers are still looking for a wagon to take the retinue on the procession. more...

Holiday art project

Two schools joined forces in a bid to occupy children during half-term. more...

Hands-on experience

MORE than 90 Scouts from throughout West Yorkshire converged on Keighley College for a day of skills training. more...

Town gets first behavoural centre

A new children's behavioural centre has been launched at a school. more...

Michelle's View - A generation used as guinea pigs

By Michelle Wilkinson, pictured, an A-level student at Thornton Grammar School, who spent a week on work experience at the Keighley News more...

Chain reaction

Denholme town councillors hailed the welcome return of their mayoral chain after its surprise three-week absence. more...

Christening kept in the family

A couple in Oxenhope honoured their vow to keep the christening of their baby in the family. more...

Bikes dine in style

More than 45 members of a motorcycle owners club were among thousands of visitors to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway last weekend. more...

Vision to give a better life

Elderly people in India can now see more clearly thanks to a Keighley optician. more...

Keeping in touch with home

You can take the woman out of Keighley but you can't take Keighley out of the woman. more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Sport

Cougars: Rochdale blow as Robbo hits form

ANDY ROBINSON turned on a sparkling performance at Rochdale -- and gave warning of a big season ahead. more...

Cougars: Searching for killer instinct

Rochdale Hornets 18 Cougars 14 - VIDEO replays could have played a huge part in the outcome of Cougars game at Rochdale -- and may have tipped the balance in Keighley's favour. more...

Karate: Newby crusshes 'The Killer'

PAUL NEWBY produced the killer blow in martial arts showdown between Karate and Kung Fu last weekend. more...

Rugby Union: World Cup hits town

RUGBY UNION'S World Cup is coming to the area next week as part of a `Sweet Chariot' tour of the country. more...

Cricket: Vandals strike at club

Vandals have struck at Long Lee Cricket Club, causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage. more...

Soccer: Top clubs line up for final

SILSDEN and Cross Hills face a double Keighley Cup showdown -- with the clubs facing each other in both the senior and reserve team competitions. more...

Soccer: Keighley Alliance League

Three Horses 5 BCA 1 - Horses look like the Jekyl and Hyde of the league, they were terrible the previous week, but last weekend turned things round and couldn't be faulted. more...

Soccer: Rule book blow for youth team

KEIGHLEY youth team's dream of a place in the West Riding FA's Minor Cup Final has been dashed -- because of an administrative error. more...

Soccer: Wharfedale Sunday League

Crossflatts continued their winning ways with Chris Price scoring four in their 7-1 victory over Wrose Albion. more...

Soccer: Ladies football

KEIGHLEY LADIES grabbed a superb 5-0 victory over Battyeford to hold on to second place in Division One West of the Yorkshire & Humberside League. more...

Soccer: Junior round-up

Oakworth Under 7's A were involved in an exciting match with Otley A. Both teams played good football in the first half but Otley opened the scoring, Oaks equalised through a great long distance shot from Ross Meegan. In the second half neither side could find a winner and the game ended in a 1-1 draw. All the team contributed to a good performance, but Ben Howell and Callum Scott were outstanding. more...

Rugby Union: Crusaders defeated

Old Crossleyans 17 Keighley 3 - Crossleyans forward strength, assisted by some erratic back play by Keighley, was the decisive factor in this traditionally hard fought encounter. more...

Rugby League: Bowness leads charge

Ovenden A 28 Silsden Park Rangers 44 - Silsden Park Rangers travelled to Ovenden with a side short in numbers but by no means short in passion or skill. more...

Table Tennis: Keighley & District League

Gareth Wiles, who celebrates his 18th birthday tomorrow, was in scintillating form for Embassy `A' in the Keighley & District Table Tennis League First Division when the Bingley team played host to Red Rose `B'. Wiles gave himself the perfect birthday present with three faultless wins and even Rose's top player Peter Wood was blown away by the Wiles whirlwind, losing 11-3, 11-7, 11-8 together with team mates Michael Wrigley 11-7, 11-5, 11-5 and David Ayrton 11-8, 11-9, 11-6. Tony Boyd gave good support with defeats of Michael Wrigley and Peter Wood 6-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-7. Ziggy Cwiklinski added another 11-7, 11-9, 10-12, 8-11, 11-4 against Wrigley and a doubles win for Wiles and Boyd 12-10, 11-6, 12-10 against Wood and Ayrton wrapped it up for Embassy to move them above their opponents into second spot. Consolation for the Lancastrians came from a couple of wins for Ayrton, including the impressive defeat of Boyd 11-8, 3-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-3 and a win for Wood against Cwiklinski. more...

Golf: Silsden club president

Long serving member Peter Scally is the new captain of Silsden Golf Club. more...

Triasls: World title blow

Dougie Lampkin's hopes of regaining the World Indoor Trials title look increasing unlikely after he slumped to another disappointing fifth place at the latest round held in Portugal. more...

Shipley,Bradford,Bingley,Spen Valley News

`GP nearly drove me to suicide'

A bereaved mother claims she was driven to the brink of suicide after an out-of-hours doctor fired questions at her about her daughter's tragic death when she telephoned for help. more...

Skipton,The Dales Features

The Curmudgeon

NOW I know one should not gloat. It is not good behaviour to relish someone else's downfall. Positively un-Christian, in fact. But, human nature being what it is, it doesn't half make you feel good ... more...

Skipton,The Dales News

Craven through the years

100 years ago more...

Another broken hospital promise

SIR - Once again we hear from your columns that the Physical Rehabilitation Unit at Skipton General Hospital is to close on February 29, and that the patients are to be accommodated on the stroke unit at Airedale General Hospital. more...

Horrified grandma jailed twice for same offence

PEACE protesting grandmother Olivia Agate claims she has been arrested and imprisoned twice for the same offence. more...

Two men killed after taxi crashes into tree

TWO people were killed when a taxi crashed into a tree near Gargrave in the early hours of Sunday morning. more...

Parish council clerk resigns in letter row

EMBSAY Parish Council is temporarily without an official clerk after Andrew Midgley resigned from the post this week. more...

Husband and wife both banned for drink driving on same night

FRIDAY the 13th turned out to be desperately unlucky for a couple caught drink driving within minutes of one another. more...

Author reveals carrot facts

WHAT do statues and carrots have in common? Cross Hills author John Stolarczyk is keen to explain the connection. more...

Green lane traffic orders come into force

OFF-ROAD vehicles will be banned from using four green lanes in the Yorkshire Dales from Monday for a trial period of around 18 months. more...

Grand aid gives extra boost to sports project

MORE grant aid has been tipped into the Bentham Playing Fields pot, giving a good start to phase two of a scheme to provide exciting new facilities scheme. more...

Children turn out to greet royal visitor

THE Prince of Wales got a warm welcome when he stepped on to the platform at Skipton Railway Station on Monday for his fourth visit to the area in as many years. more...

Farmers praised for their resilience

IT was a very relaxed and jovial Prince of Wales who toured Craven Cattle Marts and then on to look at a successful affordable housing project in Kettlewell. more...

Prince suggests solution to housing crisis

THE Prince of Wales suggested that greater co-ordination between Government agencies might help to ease the lack of rural housing. more...

Garden design accepted for prestigious RHS show

A JUBILANT group in Gargrave is celebrating the acceptance of its garden design for this year's Gardeners' World show at the NEC in Birmingham. more...

Dales will benefit from extra cash

MORE money is being poured into the Dales to preserve its unique panorama. more...

Police get new powers to combat 'boy racers'

TWO strikes and you're out is the message from police in Skipton to motorists behaving anti-socially behind the wheel. more...

Colleagues set for charity challenge

EMPLOYEES from Skipton Building Society are heading for foreign climes to take part in an adventurous charity challenge. more...

Residents see orange over new industrial building

A FACTORY building, which does not comply with planning conditions relating to its appearance, is causing distress among nearby residents. more...

Byelaw problem could be solved at little cost

SUTTON Rascals may be able to use the village's new ballpark -without too much extra cost. more...

Solo rower forced to abandon Atlantic effort

GIGGLESWICK School teacher Mark Mortimer has been forced to abandon his solo Atlantic row after his boat capsized in a force seven storm on Friday. more...

Group appoints new champion of business

THE business community in Settle and the surrounding district has a new champion. more...

Walking group celebrates 30 years

THE Settle-Carlisle railway will become the centre of attention in June when DalesRail celebrates 30 years of guided walks along the famous line. more...

Conservation status set to be delayed

RESIDENTS in Earby must wait to find out whether parts of the town will be classed as a conservation area. more...

Silentnight welcomes VIP guests

AROUND 30 local councillors and representatives from West Craven organisations turned up for a VIP day at Silentnight Beds in Barnoldswick. more...

Craven keeps tax increase at inflation level

CRAVEN District will levy an increase of just 2.8 per cent on its council tax this year, one of the lowest in the country. more...

Beware the lure of a local income tax

WHILE this year's increase in council tax may not be as eye-watering as it was 12 months ago, it is still some way above inflation and will squeeze the wallets of many. more...

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