Bradford & District | Archive | 2001 | January

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Stories for 9 January 2001

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Walkers post their good intentions

Young people at Eldwick Methodist Youth Club will be putting their best foot forward in a bid to raise awareness of homelessness among young people in South America.  more...

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Cash plea

The Transport & General Workers' Union has demanded a substantial increase for all its employees in the wool textile industry.  more...

Building on safety

A new charity has been launched to support safety within Yorkshire's construction industry.  more...

`Good time for manufacturers'

An industry leader is forecasting better times ahead for the UK's manufacturing sector.  more...

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Letters to the Editor

SIR - I am writing to complain about the lack of alcohol-free drink available, especially over the Christmas season.  more...

'Don't kill off our beat bobbies'

A cross-party crusade has started amid fears that beat bobbies could be lost during a massive shake-up of the district's policing.  more...

My friends the sharks

The thought of swimming with sharks would fill most people with terror.  more...

Dog rescue adds to blaze drama

Firefighters were caught up in a double drama in Buttershaw, Bradford, last night that ended with the rescue of a scalded dog.  more...

Work starts on £4m city shopping dome

Contractors have moved in to transform Bradford's biggest city centre shopping complex.   more...

Cinema hit by fire `will bounce back'

Bosses at Bradford's only dedicated Bollywood cinema have vowed to bounce back after fire ripped through the building yesterday, causing thousands of pounds of damage.  more...

We'll fight to keep our workers' rights

A warning was given today that Bradford Council will face "hard bargaining" as it tries to protect the rights of workers transferred to an outside organisation which will deliver the district's education services.  more...

Locals `using my school as dump'

A head teacher is pleading for people to respect her school and stop using it as a dumping ground.   more...

`My son's life has lost its meaning'

The father of a man with Down's Syndrome says his son has no purpose in life after a woodwork workshop he attended closed in November.  more...

`We want answers over father's death'

A Bradford couple who postponed the scattering of their father's ashes until complaints about his hospital care were resolved are still calling for answers more then two years after his death.  more...

College in pay row faces cash inquiry

Union leaders are calling for an investigation into a college's use of public funds if it continues to deny lecturers a pay rise agreed last summer.  more...

On This Day

In 1799, William Pitt the Younger introduced income tax at two shillings in the pound.  more...

Vital role of beat bobbies

Although no decision has been announced officially by the police over the future of community beat officers, alarm bells have begun to ring very loudly among the people of Shipley. The town's Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate has expressed his concern at suggestions from what he describes as "official sources" that beat managers are to be withdrawn and beat bobbies replaced by a team of Problem Oriented Police officers.  more...

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It's January sales time!

Benito Carbone is ready to head back to Italy after agreeing he is not the man to keep Bradford City in the Premiership.  more...

Dougie sets high standards

Dougie Lampkin flew to Dubai yesterday determined to maintain his early domination of the World Indoor Trials Championship.  more...

Dan says `I want to finish my career here'

Dan Petrescu wants to stay with Bradford City despite being placed on the transfer list.  more...

Eccleshill see their Vase run derailed

Eccleshill United's hopes of emulating last season's feat of reaching the National stages of the FA Carlsberg Vase were shattered last night by a 3-1 defeat at Borrowash Victoria.  more...

Relegation dogfight is really hotting up

In the dogfight at the foot of the Premier Division there were wins for two of the bottom four.  more...

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Arcade plans `will hit town's image'

A bid to license an amusement arcade in the heart of Shipley has sparked cross-party opposition from the town's councillors.  more...

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One way move for Skipton

A CAMPAIGN is growing to introduce more one way streets to Skipton to improve safety for pedestrians.  more...

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Latest fire engine really is hot stuff!

An engine carrying the most modern equipment available to firefighters has gone into service at Cleckheaton fire station.  more...

  
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