Bradford & District | Archive | 2003 | September
People living in a hilltop village could have easier access to the police if they support a new scheme. more...
A single mum who did not venture outside her home for three years after arriving in Bradford from Pakistan today told how she is hoping to launch a career in broadcasting. more...
SIR - As a firefighter, it is my opinion that the proposed changes described in your report (T&A, September 20) amount to nothing more than penny-pinching. more...
A hug from the Canon of Bradford Cathedral stopped a petrol-soaked asylum seeker from setting fire to himself as he staged a desperate protest at the city's immigration appeals court. more...
Council chiefs today ordered the closure of St George's Hall after cracks were found in ornate plasterwork in the ceiling. more...
Bradford is performing badly in tests for 11-year-olds even when compared with similar deprived areas, new figures have revealed. more...
Councillors have moved a step closer to keeping the running of the Bradford International Festival in private hands after narrowly voting not to use a charitable trust to organise it. more...
Disgraced Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken came to Bradford yesterday - and brought a reformed armed robber with him. more...
A disabled man fell from a forklift truck, which had been lifted as high as roof rafters, and smashed his ankle after being asked to sit on an unstable load of cardboard, a court heard. more...
A nine-year-old girl with a rare disorder is set for life-changing surgery after an appeal to help her smashed through its target. more...
Parents today demanded action from the authorities at Immanuel College after claiming complaints of bullying were not acted upon. more...
A Baildon mother claims the treatment of her daughter in prison could have led to her death in a pile of rubbish in a London street. more...
The University of Bradford takes on nearly 50 per cent more working class students than most other universities in the country. more...
For most people a dose of winter flu is unpleasant, but for one Bradford schoolgirl it could be devastating. more...
In 1890, the Mormon church renounced the practice of polygamy. more...
It appears that the future of Bradford Festival is destined to stay in the hands of a private company, following last night's recommendation from the regeneration and culture scrutiny committee of Bradford Council. more...
East Bierley all-rounder Gavin Hamilton said today that he was "sad and disappointed" that his Yorkshire career had come to an end but he did not think his parting with the county club was unexpected. more...
Nicky Law believes City can handle the First Division's hottest attack. more...
Yorkshire had their moments more...
Schoolmates Harvard Jefferson and Shannon Hamilton have won under-11 titles at the West Yorkshire Track and Field League. more...
Make bloom your business more...
AN UNCERTAIN future faces yet more of Ilkley's major heritage buildings, it has been revealed this week. more...
THIS year's Christmas festivities in Ilkley will be kicked off by the town's most famous son. more...
WHEELIE bin signs designed to save lives in Ilkley could soon be spreading across the county. more...
THE FINAL decision more...
A FIREWORK attack on an Ilkley post box could have destroyed hundreds of letters, police say. more...
Suzie Batters is flying high after gaining her microlight pilot's licence. more...
ILKLEY Grammar School opened on time and on one site just over a week ago. more...
One of the oldest literature festivals in the country is celebrating its 30th anniversary with sell-out performances. more...
THE environment boss at Bradford Council has launched an investigation into why a blocked drain at an Ilkley flooding blackspot was not reported last year. more...
A BURLEY-in-Wharfedale driver was shaken when his van hit a large pot hole - but was more shocked at Bradford Council's response when he reported it. more...
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a Mormon church in Menston could be approved today, despite objections from residents. more...
SOMETIMES the law is not just an ass, it is an absolute and complete donkey. How else can we explain the dilemma facing Wakefield City Council as it considers borrowing a life-saving idea from Ilkley? more...
York RI 5, Ilkley 18 more...
Addingham FC 1, Otley Town Res 2 more...
Burley Trojans 2, Northallerton T 2 more...
Thirsk 3, Ilkley 2 more...
A HIGHLY successful tennis season was completed by Ilkley Tennis Club's mixed first team. Victory in the Molly Fawcett Cup Final against Heaton was added to the Wharfedale First DivisionLeague Championship they had completed only the week before. more...
Records were smashed at the 11th Ilkley Triathlon when 230 athletes competed in sunny weather on Sunday. The popular event organised by Leeds and Bradford Triathlon Club, comprised a continuous race starting with a 500m swim in Ilkley Pool. more...
PARKING during the building of the new Wharfedale Hospital in Otley was always going to be a problem. more...
ARSONISTS have put back the opening of the new Wharfedale Hospital by four months. more...
ROAD safety campaigners in Pool-in-Wharfedale will take to the streets if speeding vehicles don't slow down. more...
A MAJOR £3 million sports and performing arts centre has been opened by sports minister Richard Caborn. more...
OPINION in Rawdon has been left bitterly divided after Leeds planners gave unanimous backing to plans to build a controversial new primary school. more...
THE Eve McGuire Trust has cause to celebrate this week after crashing through its target of £100,000. more...
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a Mormon church in Menston could be approved today, despite objections from residents. more...
CONCERNS regarding air craft noise and the environment will be thrashed out at a meeting in Menston next week. more...
FIREFIGHTERS had to tackle three moving blazing cars at a suspicious fire in Yeadon last week. more...
One of the oldest literature festivals in the country is celebrating its 30th anniversary with sell-out performances. more...
PERMISSION has been granted to build a new 48 bedroom budget hotel on Green Belt land near Leeds-Bradford International Airport. more...
AN OTLEY couple who met during the darkest days of the Second World War are celebrating sharing 60 years together. more...
IT IS FIFTY years ago since the Rotary Club of Aireborough first received its charter. more...
IT WAS Otley's 12th annual folk festival and no amount of rain could dampen the spirits of an estimated 1,000 visitors a day. more...
Judith Dunn reviews the music scene at another triumphant Otley Folk Festival more...
A BURLEY-in-Wharfedale driver was shaken when his van hit a large pot hole - but was more shocked at Bradford Council's response when he reported it. more...
Otley 30, Exeter Chiefs 28 more...
FORMER Leeds United legend Johnny Giles has donated one of his Irish international shirts for auction in Yeadon this weekend. more...
Guiseley 2, Witton Albion 2 more...
Otliensians 0, Northallerton 24 more...
Addingham FC 1, Otley Town Res 2 more...
Burley Trojans 2, Northallerton T 2 more...
OTLEY enduro rider Richard Copsey has had an excellent year riding in 12 events and winning most of them. This culminated in him winning the four stroke class at the Fast Eddy British Cross-Country Race Series at Hawkstone Park, Shrewsbury. more...
Records were smashed at the 11th Ilkley Triathlon when 230 athletes competed in sunny weather on Sunday. The popular event organised by Leeds and Bradford Triathlon Club, comprised a continuous race starting with a 500m swim in Ilkley Pool. more...
An Otley-raised pony made a name for himself at last week's Horse of the Year Show at Birmingham's NEC. more...
Flames visible for miles tore through the roof of a disused school in Windhill, Shipley, last night, leaving the building a wreck. more...
A drug agency in Kirklees is piloting new treatment programmes for crack and cocaine users in Cleckheaton. more...
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