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Stories for 18 January 2003

Bingley,Bradford,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Panto fun for pupils

Youngsters at a Bingley school were treated to a pantomime version of the Hunchback of Notre Dame as part of their school's 15th anniversary.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

Airport sets record

A record number of passengers flew from Leeds-Bradford International Airport in December. A total of 75,799 people flew on scheduled flights during the month, a rise of more than 39 per cent - 4,430 - than the previous highest figure for the period.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Features

Expose those child porn `peeping toms'

What a mess Pete Townshend has got himself into!   more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the editor

A better way to tackle crime...  more...

'11 second lapse ruined our family'

The widow of a man killed when an articulated lorry jumped traffic lights and ploughed into his car said today nine months jail for the driver was "lenient".  more...

My English lets me down, says Prescott

Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott teased pupils about their devotion to Harry Potter and admitted his own deficiencies in English when he dropped in at a Bradford school.  more...

Road delays worsening on bus route

Frustrated motorists still face major delays on congested Manchester Road - and it could get worse.  more...

Expert steps in as `final' curtain falls

A regeneration expert has stepped in to try to save Bradford's Priestley Centre from going into voluntary liquidation.  more...

Road safety chief in car drink shame

A former road safety chief has been fined £300 and hit with ten penalty points on his driving licence after admitting being in charge of a car with excess alcohol on his breath.  more...

New bid for Odeon as plans collapse

Bradford's historic Odeon Cinema is the subject of a new bid from a national development company after being put back on the market.  more...

Jobs losses loom despite extra work

Job losses are looming in Bradford Council's beleaguered legal services department where income is falling despite increasing work levels.  more...

On this day

In 1871, Wilhelm of Prussia became the German emperor.  more...

Bus lane warning to city

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It is quite clear that those who use the guided-bus service on Manchester Road as well as those who justified the huge £12 million expenditure on this scheme believe it to be a good thing.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

City lose five-goal thriller

Rotherham 3, City 2: Peter Atherton was sent off as City's first league game in 2003 ended in defeat in breathless fashion at Rotherham.  more...

Cougars ready for cup clash

The waiting is now over.  more...

Ilkley,Otley News

£200,000 bonus for home seekers

A housing boss has grabbed almost £200,000 from builders wanting to put extra houses on the site of the former Ilkley College.  more...

Keighley,Bronte Country News

Community transport fleet is saved

Health chiefs have saved Keighley Community Trans-port by making up a funding shortfall.  more...

Shipley,Bradford,Bingley,Spen Valley News

Special unit failing

A special unit for Bradford's excluded pupils has been placed in special measures after failing an Ofsted inspection.  more...

Skipton,The Dales News

Conqueror of the Horn!

Sailor Sarah Aynesworth has joined an elite sisterhood.  more...

Brewery will fit the past - down to a T

A building society boss was today raising a glass to his new business venture - a micro-brewery.   more...

Spen Valley,Bradford,Bingley,Shipley News

Two post offices to close

Two post office branches in Spen are to close next month to help safeguard the future of urban branches in Cleck-heaton.  more...

  
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