Bradford & District | Archive | 2001 | December
Veteran peace campaigner Sylvia Boyes, jailed by Bingley magistrates for refusing to pay court costs and compensation, fears she will miss Christmas at home. more...
Bradford's Virtual College is hoping a groundbreaking `e-learning' training package will open up a huge new market. more...
SIR - Re Mrs J Fosters letter (T&A, December 4). Respect is not inborn, it must be instilled by parents before a child is five together with rules suitable for the child's age. What must also be taught is fear of the consequences of not following the rules. more...
The head teacher who caused a furore among her staff when she banned Harry Potter books from Bradford's worst-performing secondary school has quit. more...
This is the new identity logo of Bradford's Capital of Culture bid, which is launched to the world today. more...
Prince Charles is to visit Skipton later this month to meet farmers hit by the foot and mouth epidemic. more...
A Bradford businessman is lording it up after a fantasy film has sent orders flooding through his door. more...
Plans for the long awaited multi-million pound redevelopment of Odsal Stadium are expected to take a big step forward next week. more...
Crime in Bradford has soared by almost 16 per cent over the last year, almost doubling the county average. more...
Legendary DJ John Peel spun a few discs in Bradford today as he picked up an honorary degree. more...
A consortium is bidding to breathe new life into the city's failed Millennium Project by converting it into a resource centre. more...
Pensioners are living in fear of a gang of teenagers who are bombarding their flats with mud and stones. more...
Commuters are being offered the chance to pick up IT skills while they wait for their trains - thanks to a new education centre on a station platform. more...
Detectives today said they were just `a phone call away' from catching the gunman who killed a teenager at a Bradford petrol station. more...
A monument made out of Skipton stone has been unveiled in memory of a father-of-two who died while climbing on a Scottish peak. more...
A church bell will ring out for Christmas - after church members raised £3,000 in record time. more...
Police have appealed for information about two men who robbed and beat up a driver and threatened to kill his family. more...
Bradford patients waiting for life-saving heart surgery will have the choice of where to be treated from next July. more...
The Conservatives have held the Bingley Rural seat with a landslide victory. more...
Detectives want to contact three men who were seen near a garage where a mechanic from Wibsey was shot death. more...
In 1917, the USA declared war on Austria. more...
The crime figures released today make for depressing reading for Bradford. In the course of a year, incidents have increased by almost 16 per cent - in real terms, that's a further 9,000 crimes committed on top of last year's figures. more...
Jim Jefferies today surveyed City's injury-ravaged squad and sighed: "After everybody's got changed, we're down to the ground staff." more...
`The Volcano' may still be on the other side of the world, but his rumblings are already having a positive effect on Bradford Bulls. more...
Claus Jorgensen admits that he had thought about looking elsewhere because he couldn't seem to crack it at Valley Parade. more...
Wharfedale, buoyed by two good away victories, aim to crack a tough nut at The Avenue tomorrow in National League Two. more...
Bradford's Simon Bedford is still finding practice makes perfect. more...
Keighley theatre group Spot On! heads a few miles up the valley and a few centuries back in time this month. more...
Keighley Vocal Union performs its annual carol concert on Wednesday December 19 in Keighley Shared Church. more...
Trivial Pursuits more...
Young tenor singer James Blamire will be the guest of Cobbydale Singers during their Christmas concert next Friday. more...
Mother Goose more...
Feed more...
History of Britain more...
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat more...
Peter Pan will be a hi-de-hi flying hero in this year's pantomime at the Victoria Theatre in Halifax. more...
Music is a game of three thirds as Keighley singer-songwriter Don Gaudiosi finally scores his CD hat-trick. more...
There'll be cheese along with curry next week as folk singer Steve Tilston is supported by his daughter's acoustic duo. more...
The Smashing Pumpkins more...
Bingley Little Theatre restarts its popular drama classes for young people in the New Year. more...
Christmas time, mistletoe and wine, children singing Christian rhymes. more...
Pop Idol comes to the stage next week in a new musical play about teenage wannabes. Lowdown Highnotes follows a 15-year-old girl, bored with her mundane life, as she dreams of superstardom. more...
Top acts return to Churchill's club on North Street, Keighley, this month, starting tonight with Under The Covers. more...
Another family is in mourning this week after the loss of a loved one through a violent crime. more...
Here is the cast of a Nativity play called `The Way of Bethlehem', performed at Keighley's former Holy Trinity church, Lawkholme, in December of 1949. more...
SIR - I am researching the history of UK zoological gardens and aquaria for a book on the subject. more...
Police chiefs and Asian community leaders in Keighley are calling on parents to help bring an end to the cycle of violence which claimed another life this week. more...
Police are appealing for information about an assault which took place moments before a fatal stabbing in a Keighley street. more...
The family of a man who died after a stabbing incident has told the Keighley News how it hopes his death will not be in vain. more...
Mark Lewis told his wife Tracy to "pull the udder one" when she sent him a mobile phone text message. more...
Origami, calligraphy and dressing up in kimonos have been on the timetable this week at a Keighley school. more...
Three jobs have been put on ice at Greenhead High School because the education department got its sums wrong. more...
The arrival of Keighley's Town Crier was officially heralded this week. more...
An internationally acclaimed hairdresser turned on the style at Keighley College. more...
A Coronation Street star will come to Keighley this month to present end-of-year awards to job trainees. more...
Veteran Keighley peace campaigner Sylvia Boyes has been jailed after refusing to pay court costs and compensation imposed following an anti-nuclear demonstration. more...
A £1.3 million state-of-the-art closed circuit TV system was launched in Bradford this week, focused on promoting public safety in the district, including the Keighley area. more...
Keighley MP Ann Cryer is calling for greater action to tackle the minority of Asian youths who make life a misery for members of the white community. more...
Women from the Bronte Bluebirds team set off on the fun run: from left, Nicola Jay, Christine Redman, Clare Wild and Joanne Nelson more...
A hi-fi enthusiast made a sweet deal with a Keighley shop when he traded in a novelty radio for a top stereo. more...
Thousands of fish are to be released into the River Aire at Keighley next week as part of a major restocking programme. more...
Thousands of people turned out last Thursday evening to see Bob the Builder turn on the Keighley Christmas lights. more...
Married at Cullingworth Parish Church were Karl Burn and Suzanne Leach, both of Cullingworth. more...
FURIOUS Cougar officials have asked the rugby league to take a close look at the referee's performance after the first game of the season at Dewsbury last weekend. more...
TOP athletics agent Kim McDonald, who died aged 45 of a heart attack in Australia last month, is to be remembered at a memorial service in his home town next week. more...
Great Britain Women's Rugby League Squad are at Oakbank Sports Centre of Excellence this weekend as they prepare for a tour of Australia. more...
ANGLERS will be burning the midnight oil when they take part in an all night fishing competition tonight. more...
Long Lee Under-16's have reached the quarter-finals of the County Cup -- two years after making a semi-final appearance. more...
One bounce of the ball cost Cougars victory in a classic opening day clash with Dewsbury Rams. more...
SOCCER had hoped to escape last season's downpours, but 10 league games fell victim to waterlogged pitches -- and further postponements look inevitable this weekend. more...
SILSDEN swept into the fourth round of the County Cup with an 11-1 victory over Armley Athletic. more...
Boltmakers Arms moved up two spots after beating Angel. more...
Keighley United continued their improved form when they visited Wilsden Villagers, but it did not show in the early stages. more...
Three Horses -- Back (from left): Alex Towler, Richard Armstrong, Jamie Rowell, Paul Mc Guinness, Anthony Godden, Richard Ellis, Karl Brown, Antonio Corozio, Bill Godden. Front: Chris B Smith, Lee Wilkinson, Chris P Smith, Simon Perryman, Alex Austerberry, Liam Best. more...
Oakworth Under- 7s B lost 2-1 to Gomersal B despite another good team performance. Ryan McDermott scored the goal of the game and Joshua Smith saved a penalty. Thomas Smith was man of the match. more...
Keighley 17 more...
Hemsworth 2nd 10 more...
Crusaders Under-14s power was too much for Caldervale's big pack. A good kick off from Scott Dyson was gathered by Craig Spencer in mid-air, upon touchdown he bulldozed his way to the try line for one of the fastest tries ever scored, just seven seconds from kick off. more...
Keighley Albion Cats 44 more...
Keighley Albion 10 more...
Embassy `A' rise to second in the Keighley & District Table Tennis League First Division with an impressive 8-2 home win against strugglers Lothersdale `B'. Neil Foley kick started things for the Bingley team with a 21-17, 16-21, 21-16 opener against Martin Connolly. Two further victories for Foley, 21-14, 21-16 against David Galley and 21-10, 15-21, 21-14 against Peter Midgley, earned a top class max for the Embassy skipper. Carl White followed Foley's example with a treble of his own that included a 21-15, 20-22, 21-16 defeat of the hard working Galley, who replied for the visitors with a 21-15, 20-22, 21-12 victory against Clive Sherratt who was also defeated by Midgley 21-18, 21-18. more...
Thirsty shoppers are being invited to drop in on Shipley Baptist Church for a cuppa tomorrow morning and help raise cash for a Scout group at the same time. more...
"IS it this week?" Hedley Verity's response to enquiries about his 200th game for Wharfedale underlined the nature of one of the Dalesmen's favourite sons. He knew the milestone was coming up because there was a piece in a recent Orrell programme, but he hasn't been counting the days, (writes Tony Simpson). more...
WHARFEDALE enjoy what in snooker parlance would be seen as a `shot to nothing' encounter tomorrow when they entertain unbeaten table topping Plymouth Albion at The Avenue. more...
SKIPTON have a triple incentive to do well in their Yorkshire Division Two game at York RI. more...
NORTH Ribblesdale expect the arrival of a second New Zealander in the next few days after signing Jacob Kelly from Waikato Maoris. more...
CRAVEN League Premier Division leaders Skipton LMS are back in action tomorrow and hoping to keep their foot on the throttle when they visit bottom club Keighley Lifts, who currently have only a point to show from eight outings. more...
A new hi-tech camera system to catch vehicle excise licence dodgers has proved successful in its first appearance in the area. more...
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