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Bradford & District | Archive | 2004 | April

Stories for 23 April 2004

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

Minister attacks loan exploitation

Consumer Minister and Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe has launched a bitter attack on credit companies which exploit vulnerable more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

The perfect place for motorcycles more...

`We'll stop thugs going to euro 2004'

A premier team of West Yorkshire police officers is preparing to blow the whistle on soccer thugs who might be planning to disrupt Euro 2004. more...

`Please forgive me'

Deputy Bradford Council leader Simon Cooke today urged people to forgive him for making a Nazi salute during a City Hall debate. more...

`I'm sure someone spiked our drinks'

The Bradford man who won tickets for the clubbing night out where student David Plunkett vanished told today of the last time he saw his best friend. more...

Charles to see plans for centre

A multi-million pound project which aims to give a village a new heart looks set to be given the royal seal of approval. more...

`My ordeal at the hands of gunmen'

An aid worker taken hostage in Iraq is back home after her dramatic ordeal. more...

Minister defends bid for assembly

The minister in charge of local government across the country defended plans to introduce a Yorkshire parliament to the region. more...

Spell of work helps restore village pride

A spelling mistake set in stone on a village landmark is to be re-carved after a dictionary publisher admitted the error was all its fault. more...

John Boy's dad's twice the neighbour!

Darts champion John "Boy" Walton's dad has hit double top by scooping a Best Neighbour award for the second year running. more...

Poignant mission for war hero's son

The son of a Bradford war hero embarks on his own poignant mission tomorrow - to honour his father. more...

Furious gardeners in vandalism plea

Allotment holders are seeing red after burglaries and raids by vandals left their gardens in a mess. more...

I'll help volunteers do even better job

A community worker who ran an education project helping more than 600 Bradford youngsters and their families has been named as the first director of an organisation aiming to help meet the needs of black and ethnic minorities. more...

Officer's tribute to faithful Saracen

A police horse which patrolled picket lines during some of the most violent scenes of the miners' strike has died. more...

The thugs who must be foiled

Soccer thugs are a disgrace: to the sport they purport to follow, to their country and to the cities from which they come. Although no country is free of ugly louts who follow "the beautiful game" and use it as an excuse to create mayhem, English soccer thugs have a particularly bad reputation overseas. more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

Robson clears decks at City

Ben Muirhead, the player paid for by the fans, has been shown the door by Bryan Robson. more...

Radford set for another bruising encounter

Being the man who makes the vital tackles for the Bulls doesn't earn Lee Radford too many headlines. more...

Hanging Heaton out to test Congs

Pudsey Congs still don't know when their overseas star Naveed Rana ul-Hassan will arrive. more...

Packed programme takes toll on Avenue

With a minimum of one point needed to ensure home advantage in the Conference North play-offs for Park Avenue, they go into their final game of the normal season hosting already-promoted Lancaster City. more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Business

Book-keeper Pam turns over new leaf after 36yrs

A book-keeper is turning the final page of her long career at a Keighley chartered accountant's after totting up 36 years service. more...

Brownfield site builder praised

A house building firm was praised for its development of brownfield sites at the official opening of its new offices. more...

CBI chief stresses need for leadership

Creating strong, visionary local council leadership is at least as important as the training of professionals such as architects and planners, a government review of skills shortages has concluded. more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Features

Up and coming: Playhouse brings touch of Misery to the stage

A writer is rescued by his greatest fan after crashing his car in the remote Colorado mountains. more...

Sounding Out: July date for Ocean gig

Keighley music promoter Trotwood is finalising a date for a long-awaited local concert by Ocean Colour Scene. more...

Theatre Review

Jethro -- St George's Hall, Bradford more...

Theatre Review

Opera North -- Eight Little Greats: Il Tabarro (Puccini) and Love's Luggage Lost (Rossini) -- The Grand Theatre, Leeds more...

Book Reviews

A Visible Darkness -- Jonathon King more...

Album Reviews

The Vines - Winning Days more...

Keighley,Bronte Country News

Flying the flag will boost feelgood factor of the town

This weekend will see a spectacle never before seen on the streets of Keighley -- a celebration of England's national day. more...

Letters to the editor

SIR - A recent edition of the Keighley News showed on the front page how the police plan to move into new premises to allow a state of the art nerve centre for dealing with all the division's area. more...

Top Tory says sorry for making Nazi salute

A labour councillor has spoken of her distress after a leading Tory politician gave a Nazi salute during a debate. more...

Hospital staff suspended in suspicious deaths probe

Three senior members of staff have been suspended from duty in connection with a number of suspicious deaths at Airedale Hospital. more...

Mourners ordered to remove memorials

Dozens of mourners with memorials at a Keighley crematorium have been ordered to remove them from the garden of remembrance. more...

Nurse runs to buy new beds

A Silsden nurse will put her best foot forward to raise money for Airedale Hospital next month. more...

Flags flying high for St George

Two new St George's crosses have been bought to fly from the tower of Keighley Shared Church. more...

Shake-up of special schools is put on hold

A massive shake-up of the district's special schools has been set back because of a delay in Government funding of £35 million. more...

Unoccupied mill is gutted in blaze

Firefighters spent two hours battling a fierce blaze which gutted a three-storey Keighley mill on Wednesday morning. more...

Young business high-flyers compete for area title

Budding young entrepreneurs are battling it out to be crowned best UK Young Enterprise Company. more...

Bids to change law on school governors

A parish council is campaigning to overturn a law so it can be represented on the village primary school governing body. more...

Special bowlers turn out in force

More than 100 ten-pin bowlers from across the county were looking to strike gold when they came to Keighley. more...

Approval likely for zebra crossing

A zebra crossing on busy West Lane, Keighley, could finally get the go-ahead from councillors next week. more...

`Oh God I've poisoned Gordon Ramsey' says chef

A restaurant owner fears a new Channel 4 show will throw up her business in a bad light. more...

Arsonists branded as `sick parasites'

The replacement Barry's Bus has been struck by arsonists, just a month after it was resurrected. more...

Claire named as star performer

A 19-year-old girl has been nominated for a prestigious national award. more...

C'est magnifique! D'ya ken it's St George's Day

After all the rigmarole and arguments, Keighley folk finally have the chance to celebrate St George's Day this weekend. more...

Volunteers recreate Brontës' garden

Volunteers are turning the clock back at the Brontë Parsonage museum to transform the garden into the plant display the literary family would have known. more...

Swords found in car park

Two swords stolen from a Haworth woman known as The Baroness have been returned. more...

Keep up good work is the message after terrorism talks

The good work achieved across Keighley to cement relationships between different faiths should be continued and extended to other areas. more...

Scheme drawn up to ease traffic congestion

A seven-point plan to tackle town centre traffic snarl-ups will be put before politicians next week. more...

Couple discover raw sewage pouring out of drain

A husband and wife kicked up a stink after discovering raw sewage in their street. more...

Ex-school scheme discussed by trust

Haworth Village Trust will write to the planning office with its opinion of the development of the former village first school. more...

Plea for help after station sex assault

Witnesses are being sought to an indecent assault at Keighley Railway Station. more...

House plan blocked in footpath wrangle

One of the few powers bestowed upon Keighley Town Council will be used to prevent the building of a house on a piece of common ground. more...

Parking row to be debated at forum

residents in the Showfield area of Keighley are being urged to attend a special neighbourhood forum meeting to settle a car parking wrangle. more...

Spring fair a blooming success

Organisers of Haworth in Bloom braved the wet weather on Sunday to raise over £500. more...

`Battle zone' access to centre for disabled is repaired

Work has been carried out to improve access to Keighley's centre for the disabled after one user tripped on a loose paving stone. more...

Louts smash sixty panes

More than sixty windows have been smashed in an orgy of wrecking at a Keighley primary school. more...

Life began at 40 for Dan

Friends Danny Walsh and Jack Clough completed the London Marathon on Sunday to boost a charity's funds. more...

Plan for police boxes in villages

Community access to policing is to be increased across the Worth Valley. more...

Friendly group reaches out to pensioners

Organisers of a new social group in Keighley are appealing for pensioners to sign up. more...

Shock at bid to turn graveyard into garden

Plans to convert an old church and turn part of its graveyard into a garden left councillors shocked. more...

Peter was a true professional and gentleman

Tribute has been paid to former Keighley News reporter Peter Cooke, who has died aged 74. more...

Shoppers' wishes go to hospice

Keighley Mencap and Gateway Friday Club has accepted a donation of £2,500. more...

Open and shut doors for those seeking a life in UK: Keighley MP Ann Cryer writes

Five years ago, when I first raised in the House of Commons the question of forced marriages, I was accused of "demonising" the Asian community and was met with a wall of denial from some quarters. more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Sport

Cougars: Cumbrian cup test

GARY Moorby is expecting a tough away day as he prepares his troops for their cup date in Cumbria. more...

Superbikes: Points the aim for Clarke

KIERAN Clarke will go into the third round of the British Superbikes Championship this weekend with every confidence after a strong showing in round two at Brands Hatch. more...

Lampkin left looking upward

DOUGIE Lampkin has been getting used to unusual sight this week -- someone else's name at the top of World Outdoor Trials Championship standings. more...

Yearbook for super season

KEIGHLEY Cougars' promotion winning season is celebrated in a new book - Going Up!. more...

Moorby's Diary

Congratulations to our Junior Academy who had a superb 22 - 12 away win last Sunday at Leigh Centurions. more...

Racing with Robin Moule: Great weekend for racegoers

Local racing fans can look forward to a double-header this weekend, with the Saturday flat fixture at Ripon followed by the jumps meeting at Wetherby on Sunday. more...

Bowls with Ron Sanderson Ladies team do like to be beside the seaside

SILSDEN Ladies almost stuck a superb blow for Yorkshire on Sunday at a national event in Morecambe. more...

Athletics: Holmes back on top form in Bunny Run

REVENGE was sweet for Ian Holmes last week as he put the disappointment of the first Bunny Run behind him to win the second. more...

Rugby: From pillar to post for Cowling

Cowling Harlequins 14 more...

Cougars Academy: Revenge gained for home defeat

Leigh Centurions 12 more...

Football: We are the champions -- again!

Silsden claimed the West Riding Premier Division for the second consecutive season at the weekend with a stunning 4-1 victory over nearest rivals Brighouse Town. more...

Cricket: Season starts in typical fashion -- with downpour!

The long awaited start to the 2004 Craven and District Cricket League was blighted by the weather with approximately half of the games washed out following the heavy overnight rain. more...

Cougars v Batley: Dogged Batley sink teeth into Cougar errors

With the two teams being on different ends of convincing results in their opening fixtures of the season, a second mauling had been predicted for the Cougars. more...

Shipley,Bradford,Bingley,Spen Valley News

Nurses say, care to join us?

Bradford's Macmillan nurses are urging walkers to take a dose of fresh air by taking part in this year's Shipley Stride charity walk. more...

Youngsters to be given a say

Health bosses are to visit a Bingley school to give youngsters a say on the future of health services in the town. more...

Skipton,The Dales Features

The Curmudgeon

IT sticks in my throat to admit this, but our latest offcumdens Dr Spot and his consort Des (short for Desdemona) the Boiler Suit have got some guts. For Southerners, that is. And that meant an extra turn of the screw in the Battle of the Church Chimes. more...

Dalesfolk: David Hales

SOMETIME back in the 1970s, an acquaintance of mine announced he was closing down his wholesale watch and jewellery business and asked if I would like to buy a rather posh Swiss watch at cost. Even then, it was pretty expensive, but I succumbed. more...

Skipton,The Dales News

Craven through the years

100 years ago more...

Confusion reigns over services

SIR - The perils of contracting out essential services were graphically illustrated to us the other week when we noticed that the sewage drain cover just behind our house was rising ominously. more...

`Breathing space' scheme rolled out

A scheme to prevent confrontations between motorists and car clampers which was pioneered in Skipton is to go nationwide. more...

Row erupts over town hall bookings

CHANGES are likely to be made to the booking procedure for Skipton's Town Hall after complaints that it was being monopolised by block bookings. more...

Circus could threaten this year's gala

THE organisers of Skipton Gala are warning that this year's event may have to be cancelled. more...

Transplant girl gets in training for Race for Life

AS a testament to her fantastic progress following a lifesaving bone marrow transplant last year, 11-year-old Rebecca Harrison will be competing in the 2004 Race for Life. more...

Phone mast looks set for approval

AN emergency meeting will be held on Monday to determine whether a £100,000 mobile phone mast should be built on farmland in Silsden. more...

Watershed Mill keeps up the good work

LOCAL charity fundraisers and exhibitors should still be able to hold events at Watershed Mill, in Settle, after refurbishment work is completed this summer. more...

Skateboarders dice with death

SKATEBOARDERS grabbing on to the back of moving buses are dicing with death. more...

Bookings need tightening up

THE Town Hall bookings procedure has long been a sore subject for some Craven charities. more...

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