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Bradford & District | Archive | 2007 | November

Stories for 5 November 2007

Bradford Telegraph And Argus Business

Firm is delighted by £2.25m investment

A manufacturing firm has completed a £2.25 million investment programme to bring its operations under one roof. more...

Store is praised for lamb stance

Supermarket chain Morrisons has made a commitment to sell 100 per cent British fresh lamb throughout the year in its stores nationwide. more...

Bradford Telegraph And Argus News

Festival tribute to heroes of war

A veteran who served in Burma as a decoder in the Second World War was assisted in the Parade of Standards by a young lance bombardier at the 61st Festival of Remembrance in Bradford. more...

Raise your banner at festival!

Hecklers, listeners and poets are invited to a poetry festival on Saturday as part of the city's Raise Your Banners event. more...

Warning after house fire

A fire service spokesman is reminding people to have their gas and electric fires checked after crews were called out to a house blaze. more...

Slave’s story is uncovered

The astonishing story of how a Bradford woman traced her roots to mid-18th-century Jamaica is being told in an exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. more...

Lauren found in Bradford

A 12-year-old girl who went missing from her home in Girlington, Bradford, has been found. more...

Hole-in-wall burglars in garage raid

Burglars smashed through the wall of a filling station with a sledgehammer before crawling through the hole and making of with thousands of pounds of cigarettes in a night-time raid. more...

Woman acquitted over animal charge

A woman has been acquitted of allowing a dog to get to the point of starvation after a court was unable to prove she had been responsible for its welfare at the time. more...

Burglar sent on thinking course

A man who broke into a Bradford school twice in two days has been ordered to go on an enhanced thinking skills course. more...

Petition is praised

A campaign against post office closures is set to gather force when a 3,000-name petition is presented to Parliament. more...

Man who held girls captive is locked up

A man who dragged two terrified schoolgirls into his house and held them captive has been locked up indefinitely after admitting two charges of unlawful imprisonment. more...

Imran hiding after house arrest drama

Imran Khan, the chancellor of the University of Bradford, is on the run after escaping from house arrest in Pakistan following the declaration of a state of emergency. more...

Student's inquest adjourned

The inquest into the death of a 17-year-old Otley student killed in a car crash last week has been opened and adjourned in Leeds. more...

Men in masks take car

Two men wearing Halloween masks forced a 29-year-old to hand over cash and keys to a silver Vauxhall Astra when they entered a hairdressers in Huddersfield Road, Liversedge. more...

Man arrested for drink driving

A 21-year-old man was arrested for drink driving after a car went through a garden wall in Skipton. The alleged incident occurred on Rombalds Drive at 2.30am on Sunday. The arrested man, who is from Skipton, has been released on police bail until December 12. more...

Heel-o Debbie!

When she lost her leg in a car accident at the age of 20, it could have been the end of the world for Debbie Carroll. more...

Solicitor faces trial on conspiracy

A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a Cross Hills solicitor accused of conspiracy to defraud. more...

Man rescues girl from sex attackers

Detectives want to trace a man who rescued an 18-year-old woman from a sex attack by two men in Otley. more...

Book in ready for bed!

Children will be dressed in their pyjamas ready for a bedtime story at a Bradford school. more...

Bradford Telegraph And Argus Sport

MacLean's "amazing" debut win

Amy MacLean's boxing debut has been heralded by her coach as the best he has ever seen. more...

Mellor hails improved display

Bradford Dragons bounced back from their defeat against Sheffield Saints with a comfortable 77-62 National Shield win against leading EBL Division Four team Tyne Metro Trojans. more...

Craven Herald News

Teacher nominated for excellence award

An art teacher from Addingham has been nominated for an award created to reward excellence in further education. more...

New plea for witness

Police today renewed their appeal for a specific witness to a crime to come forward. more...

Schools merger still on hold

Plans for a new school in Bentham to amalgamate the village's two existing primary schools are still on hold. more...

Skipton set for medieval festival

Skipton is preparing to take a journey back to medieval times. more...

Firm wins water cleansing award

Skipton-based PuriTech has been given an industry award for its work in water cleansing. more...

Cleaner faces 11 benefits charges

A cleaner accused of claiming £82,000 in false benefits will face a crown court trial. more...

Tree preservation objection

OBJECTIONS to a tree preservation order (TPO) for Addingham are set to be discussed on Thursday. more...

Tributes to village stalwart

Tributes have been paid to Cononley village stalwart Malcolm Wiseman. more...

Making it a greener Christmas

Skipton and Craven Freecycle members are hoping for a green Christmas this year by using the group to exchange items that would make good gifts. more...

Cabbie overtook on double white lines

A taxi driver overtook on double white lines because he was being hassled by his passengers, a court heard. more...

Minimum wage rise welcomed

Pendle MP Gordon Prentice has welcomed new figures which show that the North West has the highest number of workers who will gain from the rise in the National Minimum Wage. more...