Bradford & District | Archive | 2000 | September
A mountaineer from Bingley today praised the family he credits with saving his life. more...
A breast surgeon whose CV "misrepresented" his previous medical experience has been sacked by Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust. more...
Red-faced university bosses have apologised for publishing a student prospectus littered with spelling mistakes and grammatical errors. more...
A daily diesel service could run on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway if enough commuters will swap their cars for trains. more...
The Beatles may have had the USSR to get back to, but Bradford band Smokie is heading even further afield - China, to be precise. more...
Grimebuster Nasrina Malik wants people in Leeds Road to help her clean up the area - a main route into the city centre. more...
Developers wanting a £15 million shopping complex at Cannon Mills have won the backing of councillors by just one vote - because of concerns about streets being swamped with traffic. more...
The reformed Bradford Congress has run into controversy at its launch. more...
Young job-hunters in Bradford's Manningham area are to be given a helping hand with an £850,000 scheme, to be officially launched next week. more...
Detectives are turning up the heat on criminals stealing gas heating boilers to order from council houses on a Bradford estate. more...
Housing benefit claimants in Bradford could find themselves homeless because of a massive backlog of applications. more...
In 1828, Shaka, King of the Zulus, was murdered by his half-brothers. more...
The appointment of an environmental health officer dedicated to helping to clean up the Leeds Road area should be widely welcomed across the city. more...
Bradford Bulls coach Matthew Elliott is happy with the appointment of Russell Smith as referee for the play-off showdown at St Helens - despite criticising Smith's role in the Bulls' defeat at Wigan last month. more...
Assistant manager Stuart McCall is looking for Bradford City to gain revenge against one of only three teams to do the `double' over them last season when they face Southampton at Valley Parade tomorrow. more...
Bradford Park Avenue are set to give debuts to their two new signings in tomorrow's UniBond Division One match at Trafford. more...
Midfield player Gareth Whalley goes into tomorrow's game against Southampton hoping to get his first home start of the season. more...
The Bees travel to Abbeydale Park tomorrow determined not to become Sheffield's first league victims of the season. more...
Leading folk trio Coope Boyes and Simpson is returning to Keighley for a major concert. more...
The new-look Big Bang is returning to town three months after its local debut at Keighley Festival. And the quintet has settled in to its new sound and image following warm-up gigs in the Colne area. more...
Keighley Amateurs performers are joined by newcomers in leading roles for the musical Oklahoma!. Several familiar faces will be seen on the Victoria Hall stage in the popular cowboy musical at Victoria Hall on October 9-16. more...
Christmas is coming early for Sutton musical director Sylvia Blackie and Riddlesden actor Gerry Griffin. more...
NOVEL: Before I Say Goodbye more...
The annual lottery for grants to keep vital voluntary and community services up and running does nothing for long term and strategic planning. more...
THESE were the charred ruins of Fred Simpson's drapery stores at 220-226 Oakworth Road, Keighley, on July 16, 1908. more...
SIR - Anybody old enough to remember the miners' strike must surely have noticed the huge difference between the media's coverage of that event and the current protest over fuel costs. more...
Assistant cub leader Christine Weston's determination to send her pack on a camp went to her head. Christine had her head shaved to raise money for a Scout camp in the Isle of Man. more...
A Keighley Civic Dinner is back on the social calendar -- at the request of the Lord Mayor. more...
A Keighley health project for the elderly has closed down through lack of funding. more...
The Commission for Racial Equality has outlawed the setting up of separate new Race Equality Councils for Keighley and Bradford. more...
Bags of energy and elbow grease are essential if your hobby is feltmaking. more...
Residents living near the former St Mary's School in Riddlesden claim two trees have been unnecessarily cut down after Bradford council took nearly three months to impose preservation orders. more...
A Keighley museum has helped add a touch of class to the latest film starring Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow. The Vintage Carriages Trust (VCT), based in Ingrow, has provided two old carriages which featured in The Railway Children for a new movie called Possession. more...
A Keighley nursery has got top marks from Ofsted. The Heather Martin Nursery, in Oakworth Road, is praised on all aspects of learning and provision. more...
A Keighley butcher claims his trade has been decimated following a court appearance on food safety charges by the former owners of his business. more...
It is quicker to cycle to town than walk or drive, a recent experiment has proved. more...
Childhood sweethearts from Keighley have been reunited after more than four decades apart. more...
It took bachelor Don Burslam a lifetime to find the right woman with whom to tie the knot. more...
An author who suggested that Charlotte Brontë murdered her sisters will speak next month in Haworth. more...
Budding thespians at Greenhead High School have found there's not time like the present to tread the boards. more...
It's not every day you get the chance to join the army and walk straight into battle the following afternoon. more...
Caring bookworms from the 10th Keighley New Church Rainbow unit are helping young people overseas. more...
Steve Dayman will walk from Morpeth to Bristol next month to raise money for an important cause. more...
Keighley Beer Festival, which was due to be held at the end of this month, has been axed. more...
Some smart thinking has got Exley Head Playgroup a new climbing frame. more...
Proof - if it were needed - that the Keighley News is a gripping read! more...
Jean McIntyre and her husband Stanley, of Crossflatts, went to the `Eagles Nest' for their entry into our incredible Where-in-the-World challenge. more...
Four members of the Aire Valley Venture Scout Unit received their Queen's Scout award badges this week. more...
The decision to go ahead with the Railway Children Walk at the weekend despite the petrol crisis paid-off for organisers. more...
An ancient track across world-famous Ilkley Moor could be under threat because of heavy handed maintenance work, a walker claims. Neil Bellamy, an IT consultant, fears work by Bradford council could encourage more four wheel drive vehicles to use the ancient road, which links Ilkley with Keighley gate. more...
On September 25, 1900 the Mechanics Institute was full to overflowing. The event was the presentation of the Freedom of the Borough of Keighley to Andrew Carnegie and the distribution of prizes to the students of the Institute by Mrs Carnegie. more...
OAKWORTH were crowned kings of the local cricket scene after a thrilling final to the Keighley Cup 2000 at Lawkholme Lane on Sunday. more...
BROTHERS James and Michael Utley have set the pool playing world alight with double success at the United Kingdom Junior Championships. more...
THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD Freya Jagan was selected to compete for the England junior team recently. more...
PAUL NEWBY has been selected to fight for England in the Karate World Championships later in the year. more...
THE seach is on for men -- and women -- who want to join the ranks of soccer referees. more...
Jon Gwilliam in action more...
Albion Under-16's 6, Churwell 26 - Albion Under-16's faced their first match in the Premier Division against experienced Leeds side Morley. more...
Albion Cats 10, Wakefield 64 - The Cats got a harsh lesson in the realities of life in the Premier Division against the strongest side in Womens Rugby League. more...
Justin Ferguson more...
John Inman - Oakworth more...
Alex Howarth - Steeton more...
Crusaders 25, Pocklington 35 - Crusaders are still seeking their first win of the season but there are genuine grounds for optimism after their narrow defeat by much fancied visitors Pocklington. more...
FEW matches took place in the Craven League with District Cup games taking priority -- and three matches cancelled due to the fuel crisis. more...
Skipton visitors to Silsden Athletic maintained their 100 per cent record with a 5-1 victory and though well deserved, rather belittles Silsden's part in the game. more...
ONLY four games were played in the Wharfedale Sunday Footbal League due to District cup competitions. more...
It's a draw ... St Anne's Golf Society captain Terry Keane, left, and Castle Golf Society captain Willie Reddy share the Castle Oaks Cup more...
PETROL shortages caused some matches to be postponed last weekend leaving a few late league matches still to be played. more...
The father of a policeman forced to resign after referring to an Asian colleague as a `wog' spoke today of his son's desire to win back his job. more...
The dumping of tyres, needles and household rubbish in fields in Birstall is costing Kirklees Council thousands of pounds and endangering children playing there. more...
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