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Stories for 6 April 2004

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Jazzy way to put town on map is welcomed

Community and business leaders in Bingley have welcomed a three-day jazz festival planned for the town and hope to make it an annual event.  more...

Lane closed on relief road

One lane along part of the new £47.9 million Bingley relief road was closed today as landscaping was finished off.  more...

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Taking on Toys `R' Us

A Keighley company has pledged to continue its legal fight against a multi-billion-dollar toy firm which ordered it to change its name.  more...

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Letters to the Editor

Perfect solution to our traffic problem  more...

Wanted: 600 new blood donors

New blood donors are desperately needed across the district after 600 regulars were banned from giving amid fears of contamination from new variant CJD.  more...

Biker curate leads drive to save scrambling site

A motorcycling curate is leading an army of bikers battling to save their scrambling sport, which is under threat from a proposed lay-by closure.  more...

Buildings hive-off `could be costly'

Unions say Bradford Council's plan to pass many of its buildings to a private company could end up costing money instead of saving it.  more...

Ripper could pay visit to dying dad

The Home Office today refused to confirm or deny speculation that the Yorkshire Ripper would be allowed to leave a top security hospital to visit his dying father.  more...

Patsy's on song as girl in the city

From Bridget Jones to Carrie Bradshaw, the highs and lows of a singleton's life have been well documented over recent years.   more...

Now let us pray for City!

Bradford City fans could be forgiven for turning to the heavens at the moment as the Bantams struggle both on and off the field.  more...

Battle cry to stop beauty spot turbines

Government plans which could scatter wind farms across the district's landscape must be fought by parish councils, says an environment chief.  more...

Rowing club safe after funding boost

The president of West Yorkshire's only rowing club says the future is secure thanks to a funding boost.  more...

Police seek more equal racial mix

Nearly half the people from ethnic minorities who show an interest in joining West Yorkshire Police are from the Bradford area.  more...

On This Day

In 1814, Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, abdicated unconditionally.  more...

More vital than ever to give blood

It was obvious, when it was first announced that people who had received donated blood since 1980 would no longer be able to act as donors, that the impact on stocks would be considerable. The effect of that ban in Bradford has now become clear. Across the district, 600 people have been told that they can no longer contribute to the blood bank. That represents between 1,000 and 1,500 donations a year.  more...

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Wethers aims for set of six

Don't let David Wetherall hear you write off City's chances of beating the drop - you will get an earful from the Bantams skipper.  more...

Caisley: Dewsbury link-up will benefit us

Bulls chairman Chris Caisley has hailed the club's new relationship with Dewsbury Rams, formally sealed at a function at Ram Stadium last night, as "mutually beneficial"   more...

Bulls are shaping up nicely

Shontayne Hape in his guise as `DJ Shape', and partner Liana, a hip hop dance coach, have brought their love of music and dance together with the launch of Funk Fusion and Street dance classes.  more...

Avenue hoping for a big fireman's lift

Having reached the 40-point barrier in the UniBond Premier last week following back-to-back wins, Avenue were left stranded in 18th place after Saturday's home defeat.  more...

Bees all kitted out for Powergen final

Bradford and Bingley are not too worried about having lost the spin of the coin for their Twickenham date on Saturday, April 17.  more...

Silsden set sights on a cup double

It proved to be a great weekend for Silsden.   more...

Schofield fillip as Town close in on promotion

Heckmondwike Town strengthened their second place in Mumtaz Division One with a 3-2 home victory over champions Ardsley Celtic.  more...