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Stories for 11 January 2003

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Thanks for cash boost

Church-goers in Bingley have been thanked for helping to raise £280 for Martin House children's hospice in Boston Spa at a coffee morning and 5p appeal. 5p coins can be donated to any of the town's churches.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

Art gallery moves to expand

The Gascoigne Gallery in Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, is to close its premises and open at a new site in Harrogate.  more...

Firm covered in a baize of glory

A Pudsey cloth manufacturer has the competition snookered after snapping up prestigious contracts.  more...

Marine growth reaches £27.9m

The district's marine industry has defied the economic slowdown, according to new statistics.  more...

Fall in number of firm insolvencies

Business failures in the area have bucked the national trend by falling.  more...

Joy for Yorkshire

Yorkshire Building Society has been placed in the top ten of a new list of the country's cheapest mortgage lenders.  more...

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Letters to the Editor

SIR - I am shocked to learn of the planned closure of The Priestley Centre. As a parent of a child at the Priestley Centre Saturday-morning drama lessons, I wish to state my anger and dismay.   more...

Rapist may have struck before

Detectives were today re-examining a number of sex attacks in Bradford after a 16-year-old girl was raped in woodland.  more...

Derek and Karl - Unplanned!

Comic duo David Baddiel and Frank Skinner have inspired a vicar to try their laid-back style to attract new worshippers.  more...

Judge praises artwork by burglar

A judge applauded a burglar's artistic talents after he brought a selection of sketches into the courtroom.  more...

£200,000 saves after-school club

An after-school club has been given a £200,000 reprieve weeks before it was due to close on its tenth anniversary.  more...

Shops break record with a million visitors

Keighley's Airedale Shopping Centre welcomed over one million people through its doors in December - the first time it has done so.  more...

Grieving dad gets his job back

A dad who was sacked after taking time off following the death of his baby son has been offered his job back.  more...

Bradford's hospital waiting list hits 8,500

More than a million people in England, including more than 8,500 in Bradford, were waiting to be admitted to NHS hospitals in November 2002 - a rise of 10,600 nationally compared with the same month a year ago, official health figures have revealed.  more...

Curfew order on teenage robber

A 16-year-old boy has been given a three-month curfew order after robbing a teenager.  more...

City clinics axed after cash switch

A pioneering mental health project in Bradford singled out for praise in a national report is to close after its funding was withdrawn. The Hope and Horizons Clinics based at Highfield Health Centre in Tong Street, Bradford, were set up in April 2001 after a gap in services was identified for people with mild and moderate mental health problems.  more...

Club steward guilty of stealing £1,000

A disgraced club steward has been ordered to do 50 hours' community service after a jury found him guilty of stealing £1,000 from the Bradford Labour club where he had worked for five years.  more...

Doormen beat clubber

Three doormen who admitted assaulting a clubber have each been ordered to do community service work.  more...

Pilgrims warned of rise in meningitis

Muslims in Bradford preparing to make the annual pilgrimage to Mecca are being warned to make sure their meningitis vaccine is up to date.  more...

Unemployed take healthy option

Unemployed people are to be offered apprenticeships acting as health advisors with community groups.  more...

Pensioner, 91, robbed in her home

A 91-year-old woman was pinned to the ground while robbers ransacked her home.  more...

Curry house raises £10,000 for cancer appeal

A Bradford curry restaurant has spiced up our cancer research campaign by raising a massive £10,000.  more...

Three arrested after street attack

Three people have been arrested and questioned by police following an attack in Keighley on a Big Issue seller.  more...

Anger over litter 'black spot'

A main route into the city has been named the worst litter black spot by thousands of residents.  more...

Gun-crime meeting for West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is to host a national conference aimed at tackling the scourge of spiralling gun crime in Britain.  more...

On This Day

In 1903, Alan Paton, author of Cry the Beloved Country, was born.  more...

A step in the right direction

The list of Bradford's worst litter eyesores, as voted by the district's residents, will contain few surprises for any regular readers of the T&A Letters page. We often carry complaints about the state of Leeds Road, which has the honour of taking the top spot. Many readers have bemoaned the unwelcoming appearance of this, one of the main routes into the city centre.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

City beaten by weather

City v Crystal Palace: City are desperate to reschedule the home game with Crystal Palace before the end of the month.  more...

McAvoy on verge of Saracens deal

Nathan McAvoy is close to securing a move to top-flight rugby union club Saracens.  more...

Tottie granted licence to thrill

Bradford rally enthusiast Barry Tottie will plaster his car with 100 advertising stickers so he can fulfill his dream of competing in a top competition.  more...

Skipper Benn is glad he stayed loyal

Soccer: Skipper Wayne Benn said he was "absolutely delighted" after finally claiming an appearance record for Bradford Park Avenue last time the team played.  more...

Alliance duo gunning for last eight

FA Sunday Cup: Never having had two clubs at the fourth-round stage in the same season before, the Bradford Sunday Alliance League hope to go one better this weekend with Albion Sports and Fairweather Green both aiming for quarter-final spots in the FA Sunday Cup.  more...

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£1m device gives Richard the blues

It was 9am - and Richard Smith's world was centred on Saltaire.  more...

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Tax-blitz police catch a hearse

Traffic police and the DVLA have been out in force catching and clamping untaxed motorists - including fining a hearse.  more...

  
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