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Stories for 27 April 2005

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

B&B geared up for better conditions

A return of consumer confidence and stable housing market would enhance profits for specialist mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley, says its chief executive.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

Chance to tackle climate change  more...

SWAMPED

Bradford election bosses today admitted they are powerless to tackle potential large-scale postal vote fraud.  more...

Postal vote applications rocket by 163 per cent

At the last count more than 15 per cent of Bradford's electorate had applied to vote by post.  more...

75-year-old minute may save fields

Campaigners fighting to save Horsfall Playing Fields believe a 75-year-old council minute could be the key to keeping them open to the public.  more...

Whistle a happy tune to a classic

In an age when churning out naff pop songs while dressed in retro party gear passes as a musical, it's nice to know the old classics are still out there.  more...

Hundred jobs boost for shopping centre

A new shopping centre due to open in summer in the heart of the city is set to bring a jobs boost to the district.  more...

'This one's for our good pal Matthew

When most rock bands start out on the road to stardom the last thing they want to do is give away their hard-earned money.  more...

Open verdict after 'racing' cars death

An open verdict has been recorded at an inquest into the death of a 20-year-old man who died in a high-speed car crash.  more...

You Connaught be serious!

A businessman fears a historic building will be ruined by plans to covert it into apartments.  more...

Scheme still must go ahead

The long road to the multi-million-pound redevelopment of Odsal as a "sports village" seems to have no end and, what's more, is full of potholes. The latest of these, threatening to interrupt the progress of a scheme which (according to Bradford Bulls chairman Chris Caisley) affects the whole of that side of the city, is the discovery of a document which appears to insist that Horsfall Playing Fields must be permanently preserved for public recreation.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

Bower has high hopes

Mark Bower is relishing the prospect of a real tilt at promotion next season.  more...

Lynch enjoying life at Odsal

Off-season recruit Andy Lynch has found his feet at the Bulls, putting in a string of solid performances off the bench and coming to the fore with a fine two-try effort in the tough Easter weekend loss at St Helens.  more...

Guiseley need to learn from defeats

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Brighouse off to flier over Armley

Despite a fine 21-5 win for Paul Arthurs, Armley Cons found themselves slipping to an 18-12 defeat at the hands of Brighouse A in the Naylor Premier League.   more...

Prolific Huttons hitting the headlines

Hutton has long been a name revered in Yorkshire cricket but the two latest big-hitters to grace the scene are brothers from Australia.  more...

Bradford trio have a season to forget

Drighlington finished Pennine League Premier Division top dogs in a   more...

Keighley,Bronte Country News

Big names are rolling in to sway marginal seat

Keighley has found itself in the glare of the political spotlight in the run up to the General Election.  more...

  
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