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Stories for 14 May 1999

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Festival radio goes on the air

Shipley Festival got off to an early start today with the first broadcast by its own radio station.  more...

Boy, 7, bitten in face by dog

A seven-year-old boy was attacked and bitten in the face by a Japanese Akita dog which jumped a six foot fence.  more...

Bank workers lose fight against ban on parking

Protests from hundreds of call centre workers have failed to stop highways chiefs imposing a new parking ban outside their office.  more...

A new dawn for first store

Work has started to transform Morrison's first supermarket into a multi-million pound retail complex.  more...

Tributes as boss of travel firm dies

Tributes have been paid to Wyke grandmother and coach operator Pauline Shaw, organiser of annual trips for disabled people, who has died suddenly at the age of 57.  more...

Festival boost for fans of literature

Bradford will host its first literature festival in the summer.  more...

Fundraiser joy for young Ben

A charity event held in aid of a Rawdon boy who suffers from a rare genetic disorder has raised more than £15,000.  more...

Ah, Mrs Peel, I've found you at last!

Fans of the cult television series The Avengers are celebrating after a long-lost piece of film was found in Bradford.  more...

Crash widow will run company

The future of a Bradford firm thrown in doubt with the death of its boss in a plane crash has been safeguarded.  more...

Why girl power is striking right note

The leader of the world-famous Black Dyke Band today vowed it would go from strength to strength with the benefit of 'girl power'.  more...

Newspaper 'family' that continues to thrive

Today we continue our series celebrating Local Newspaper Week by looking at the history of the Telegraph & Argus which spans over 100 years and the changes that new technology has brought. Mike Priestley reports.  more...

New image is vital for our future

What a shame, in the euphoria following the Bantams' promotion to the Premiership, that yet again our blinkered cousins in the soft South can't see beyond their noses as far as the North of England is concerned. Bradford City chairman Geoffrey Richmond is rightly disappointed to have been told by financial experts that the image of Bradford isn't strong enough to support a full flotation of the club on the stock market.  more...

Battle of the borders

A bitter battle of the boundaries erupted today over huge "Welcome to Leeds" signs surrounding east Bradford.  more...

Pianist John says: I won't scrap fence

International pianist John Briggs says he will defy an order to pull down a four-metre high fence around his East Morton home.  more...

Former teacher's railway campaign

Rail campaigner John Anderson is fighting to get better train services and move cars off the roads in traffic-choked Baildon.  more...

We have so much success to shout about!

Bradford's Lord Mayor today threw down the gauntlet to London money men who gave the Bantams' stock market flotation plans a lukewarm welcome.  more...

Historians' chapel hopes are dashed

A group's dream of breathing new life into a crumbling Ilkley chapel has been shattered by the prospect of a huge bill.  more...

Potential buyers queue up for firm

A team of accountants was today bracing itself to deal with a queue of firms hoping to take over struggling Guiseley pram manufacturer Silver Cross.  more...

'Women missing out on cash help'

Women - particularly those from the Asian community - are missing out on winning grants from a pot of cash set up to help fund organisations is Keighley, it has been claimed.  more...

Ancient woods given new life

Restoration of a centuries-old wood will be celebrated at a special ceremony on Sunday thanks to a £13,000 grant and many hours of toil by villagers.  more...

Cavemen who let their day go to pot

Cavemen got high on more than life, according to an researcher at Bradford University who says our prehistoric forefathers regularly smoked pot.  more...

Theatre: Q at the cutting edge of fiction

Those who thought that Q was something you did while waiting for a bus have obviously not hung out at a nightclub lately.  more...

Music: Prog rockers come out of the shadows

Prog rockers Parallel or 90 Degrees are not one of the most familiar names on Bradford's live music scene.  more...

Bradford Sport

Watson's new deal

Bradford City striker Gordon Watson will continue his fightback from the horrific leg injury which threatened his career at Valley Parade after signing a new one year contract.  more...

Bantams' goal feast

Richard Sutcliffe reports on the action from last night's trophy presentation match: Bradford City 9, John Hendrie XI 6.  more...

Now it's official - City are UP

It was the moment everyone had waited for.  more...

Bulls chief Elliott hails Thunder's storming start

Coach Matthew Elliott will bid to put one over on an old rival when the Bulls visit Gateshead on Sunday.  more...

Spin king Fisher nets big chance

Left-arm spinner Ian Fisher today had a rare chance to secure a permanent place in Yorkshire's PPP Championship side by being included in the match against third-placed Middlesex at Headingley.  more...

Kay targets top flight survival

Cricket: Simon Kay has one ambition for newly-promoted Bankfoot - to avoid relegation.  more...

  
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