Bradford & District | Archive | 2005 | January
Computer game stores in Bradford saw Christmas sales plummet by tens of thousands of pounds because of a shortage of PlayStation2 consoles. more...
It's vital councils support rail line more...
Former hairdresser Janet Watson was killed by the lethal asbestos lining of old-style ladies' hairdryers. more...
Bradford's ruling Conservative group was charged with making a dramatic U-turn yesterday as plans to axe the community development service were dropped in favour of a full-scale review. more...
A businessman who tried to murder his wife by trapping her in a cottage and setting a large box of fireworks alight has been jailed for 12 years. more...
A Bradford relief charity has sent out £50,000 to buy urgent medical supplies for injured tsunami victims in Sri Lanka and Indonesia. more...
A newly-wed couple today said a controversial road closure had caused the proposed sale of their home to fall through. more...
Trustees of Bradford's Park Avenue cricket ground were today in a race against time to keep the historic ground open. more...
A dad whose house was damaged by a falling tree fears for the safety of his two young daughters because he cannot fell the remaining trees in his garden. more...
A union boss today called for axed security staff to be re-instated after a woman doctor was attacked by a knifeman in a hospital car park. more...
A city centre project has helped about 200 of the district's "hidden unemployed" get jobs in its first five months. more...
A three-year-old girl who is alleged to have died from a lethal dose of potassium had been desperately ill when she was transferred to a hospital, the doctor in charge of her case told an inquest yesterday. more...
Away from its central area, Bradford is a leafy city. That is part of its attraction. And tree preservation orders are a useful weapon in the battle to keep it that way. Without them there is little doubt that the landscape would be radically changed as developers felled as many trees as they could to maximise the profitability of building land. more...
City should aim for 76 points to make the League One play-offs, according to statistics. more...
The training complex here in Vilamoura, Portugal may look like a war zone, but the Bulls have come through their toughest day in camp unscathed. more...
Bradford City reserves 1 more...
Arnold Town 5 more...
There was more postponement misery for Bradford Park Avenue last night when their Conference League Cup second-round tie at Stalybridge Celtic was called off due to a waterlogged pitch. more...
Despite losing some of its stature, with three teams dropping out and a Supplementary Cup installed to pan out the season, Division 1A of the Sunday Alliance League is set for an exciting climax to the season. more...
Birkenshaw made a dream opening against Yorkshire Cup winners Drighlington at East Bierley with a third-minute try from player-coach Darren Collins. more...
Having lost 6-1 to Heaton earlier in the season in the Craven Aire & Wharf League, Bingley under-12s A team produced a battling performance to turn round a 2-0 half-time deficit into a 4-2 victory. more...
The Archbishop of York will hold a farewell service before taking up his new position as a parish priest in Ilkley. more...
A housing trust has admitted a "less than acceptable response" to a young mother whose ceiling collapsed when her toilet overflowed. more...
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