Bradford & District | Archive | 2003 | January
Residents are to get a say on provision of medical services in Denholme following a surprise U-turn by health bosses. more...
Morrisons was due to talk to the Office of Fair Trading today as the battle for Safeway heats up. more...
Two years after Bradford's education system was condemned as a failure, services are improving but still "unsatisfactory", Ofsted inspectors ruled today. more...
The fatal shooting of a drug dealer in Bradford triggered the downfall of a multi-million pound distribution ring, a court was told. more...
A company making parts for aeroplane engines is looking to axe 251 jobs because of a collapse in flights after the September 11 terrorist attack. more...
A teacher today admitted deliberately setting fire to her own Bradford school. more...
A major train operator was today branded "stupid" for reducing services to stop overcrowding in carriages. more...
A youngster who suffered a 25,000 volt shock while playing near a railway line spoke today of his brush with death. more...
Bradford has been praised as a Yorkshire "cultural heartland" by a tourism chief who said it had more to offer than many other European cities. more...
A Bradford woman feared she would never see her mother again after she disappeared without trace during a seaside holiday in the North West. more...
A woman planning to surprise her husband by reuniting him with his sister on German TV is appealing to Bradford people for help. more...
Protesters fighting a proposed skateboard park in Cottingley have vowed to step up their campaign. more...
Gordon Gibb has hit back in a war of words with rival chairman Simon Jordan after the Crystal Palace supremo accused Bradford City of acting "wholly irresponsibly". more...
Bradford Bulls chairman Chris Caisley is optimistic that there will be first-rate facilities for spectators in time for the club's Odsal homecoming. more...
Why I give the school top marks more...
The new Bishop of Bradford was greeted with rapturous applause as he blessed a 130-year-old Ilkley school's new home. more...
A HOUSING boss has grabbed almost £200,000 from builders wanting to put extra houses on the site of the former Ilkley College. more...
PROPOSALS to make 40 per cent of new homes in Wharfedale `affordable' have been attacked at a major public inquiry into Bradford Council's Unitary Development Plan (UDP). more...
TELEVISION crews rolled into Ilkley this week to capture the visit of an artist with a difference. more...
An Ilkley independent school has denied claims its head teacher's more...
THE village of Addingham could become a super parish emptying its own bins, repairing the roads and cleaning its own streets, according to Bradford Council. more...
ILKLEY'S town centre traders have enjoyed a virtually crime-free Christmas thanks to a new radio-link shop security system. more...
The Ilkley Literature Festival has announced the appointment of its new director Rachel Feldberg. more...
THE decision was not entirely unexpected if somewhat thrust upon Menston Community Association by the actions of others. more...
After the disappointment of the postponement of their away fixture with West Leeds, a frost bound pitch put paid to Ilkley's second league fixture of the New Year, this time a home match with lowly placed Northallerton. more...
Otley Town Res 1 more...
Ilkley Blues U-9s 2 more...
With no game for two weeks because of frozen pitches, Ilkley AFC players resorted to indoor five-a-side training to keep away the cobwebs as they look forward to a new year that holds promise. more...
Ben Rhydding 3 more...
Otley Athletic Club's Ian Fisher had a nasty fall while attempting to overtake a lapped runner in the woods in Saturday's final West Yorkshire League fixture but he was sufficiently in the lead to retain his position to the end. more...
TEENAGE vandals have been causing havoc at schools in Aireborough. Skateboarding on roofs, drinking in playgrounds and generally making a nuisance of themselves. more...
New bill is not music to our ears more...
CALLS for nursery provision and more school places will be made at a public meeting to discuss the closure of two Aireborough primary schools. more...
PLANS for more housing in Pool-in-Wharfedale have been strongly criticised by the parish council. more...
A YEADON company may be forced to shed 251 jobs because of problems in the aerospace industry. more...
PLANS to put proposed development land in Pool-in-Wharfedale back into the green belt have been welcomed by parish councillors. more...
A HEAD TEACHER is warning parents to watch out for their children after increased vandalism at her school. more...
AN URGENT appeal has been put out for a new leader of an Otley cub scout group. more...
A MULTI billion pound battle for the Safeway supermarket group broke out this week after two major chains revealed their bids. more...
Mobile advertising vehicles in Horsforth are causing an eyesore and should be forced to be taken away, according to the town council. more...
MENSTON Community Associ-ation has thrown the future of local government into doubt by agreeing to push for its own parish council. more...
THE mother of a 16 year old schoolgirl linked with pop star Gareth Gates has insisted the pair are "just very good friends". more...
An intrepid cyclist from Ilkley is enjoying the cross-continental leg of his globe-trotting adventure - courtesy of a world famous yacht race. more...
An operating theatre with three-inch tall surgeons and fake blood was a surprisingly fitting tribute to an Otley anaesthetist celebrating 30 years in the business. more...
A FRAIL pensioner today described her anger at being robbed of all her life savings by three men who conned their way into her home and attacked her. more...
Otley 41 Rugby Lions 5 more...
Joseph Sayers and Tim Linley, two former students of St Mary's RC School, Menston, have gained places in the Oxford Academy Cricket squad this year with Sayers set tp captain the side. more...
Otley Town Res 1 Burley Trojans 3 more...
Otliensians 30 more...
Crossleyans 8 Aireborough 12 more...
THREE sixth form students from Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley, have their eyes set on gaining an England cap. more...
Otley Athletic Club's Ian Fisher had a nasty fall while attempting to overtake a lapped runner in the woods in Saturday's final West Yorkshire League fixture but he was sufficiently in the lead to retain his position to the end. more...
There was a surprise in store at morning assembly on Wednesday for Prince Henry's Grammar School pupil Larissa Chapman. more...
A teenager with suspected meningitis was today recovering at home after receiving hospital treatment. more...
A trader has blasted police after suffering five major crimes at his shop. more...
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