Bradford & District | Archive | 2001 | July
Aviation-enthusiast Alan Howard, pictured, took the flight of his life when his family and friends organised a retirement surprise to fulfil his last airborne dream. more...
Mortgage banking group Halifax says new figures prove it is `right on track' - despite a drop in profits. more...
Pudsey insurance and motor assistance giant Green Flag celebrated three decades of growth today with a special treat for former employees. more...
Leeds United is confident it can crack the merchandising market Down Under thanks to its trio of Australian stars. more...
Representatives from the region's Chambers of Commerce are heading off to Mongolia on a trade mission to help local businesses. more...
A Bingley-based health, food hygiene and safety consultancy has won a top industry accolade for a cartoon style training pack. more...
TOP: Successful inner city companies from Bradford are being urged to put themselves forward for a national competition. The New Economics Foundation, a UK think tank, is creating an index of 100 fast-growing enterprises operating in Britain's biggest cities. more...
SIR - Re the temporary provision for cyclists in Manchester Road. more...
One of Bradford's biggest firms is paying the police £15,000-a-year for extra vice patrols in the city centre. more...
West Yorkshire Police Auth-ority is preparing to send the final `bill' for Bradford's riots to the Government. more...
Bradford's most senior detective has praised the public for their support in helping to identify 20 people wanted in connection with the Bradford riots. more...
A 29-year-old man and a teenage boy have become the first people to be sentenced by the courts for offences arising out of disturbances in Bradford earlier this month. more...
Calls were made today for Bradford Council to unite in its response to Lord Ouseley's report on race relations in the city. more...
Police officers have complained of a lack of training and essential equipment in the face of vicious organised attacks during Bradford's riots. more...
The Bradford office of US share-dealing group TD Waterhouse is to close with the loss of 80 jobs. more...
A murderer who subjected his victim to an "orgy of violence" before killing him has been jailed for life. more...
A £23 million Government award handed to Bradford to help create jobs, reduce crime and improve education sparked a political row today. more...
Conservationists are welcoming visitors back into the grounds of Denso Marston's factory in Baildon. The specially created nature reserve off Otley Road has been reopened to the public and a new warden appointed. more...
An environment chief warned today that world-famous Ilkley Moor could remain shut until the end of the year because of the foot and mouth crisis. more...
Punjabi poetry and music were celebrated at a special event organised by Sikhs in Bradford. more...
The new president of Bradford Chamber of Commerce, John Pennington, has vowed to bring a modern face to the 150-year-old institution. more...
One of the most deprived areas in Bradford has come in the top 20 of a national league of debt. more...
Youngsters who have upset residents by skateboarding on their village streets are calling for Bradford Council to build them a skate park. more...
One of Bradford's oldest Asian bakeries is launching a range of foods for diabetics. more...
A Multiple Sclerosis sufferer has been told she can't have a disabled parking permit as she does not sign on for disability benefit. more...
In 1901, the Yorkshire Show was held at Dudley Hill, Bradford. more...
The news that a major Bradford company is sponsoring the police to the tune of £15,000 a year as a "thank you" for increased patrols around its premises raises a number of disturbing questions. Not least of these is: what sort of a city has Bradford become when employees feel threatened when coming to or leaving their place of work? more...
Matt Clarke is pleading for Bradford City to stick a price on his head and end his transfer deadlock. more...
Bradford Bulls' young forward Lee Radford has been called up for England's international with Wales at Wrexham tonight. more...
Portadown 2, Bradford City 2 - One wag in the Portadown press box reckoned Robert Molenaar was the dead spit of Stuart from Big Brother. more...
Thin air and the clock managed to put Dougie Lampkin down into second place in the fifth round of the Spanish national trials championship at Puerto Pajares, Asturias behind winner Marc Freixa. more...
Yorkshire pulled off their first Roses win at Headingley since 1992 yesterday - and their most important for many more years than that. more...
Police are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman had her purse snatched. more...
Pub manager John Nicholson is preparing for a gruelling fundraising trek - by walking his dog. more...
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