Bradford & District | Archive | 2005 | April
The boss of one of the district's biggest employers has spoken of the "real problems" firms have in recruiting school leavers with even the most basic skills. more...
Meddling with bin system that works more...
Parents have reacted with anger after being told that their children's school is set to close within months. more...
Union leaders have blasted Bradford Council after its spending on private agency care workers rocketed by almost 80 per cent in two years. more...
Four candidates will battle it out in the middle-class constituency of Pudsey. more...
A Bradford Councillor facing allegations of electoral fraud has said he is opposed to the postal vote system because it is open to corruption. more...
The parents of a blind Bradford schoolboy have thanked the Telegraph & Argus for helping to get special help for their son in his home city, rather than 80 miles away in Manchester. more...
Safety at a music festival attended by a Bradford student who subsequently fell into a canal and died was "wholly inadequate" an inquest was told. more...
The Bank Holiday weekend should see the warmest day of the year so far, as weathermen predict dry weather and spells of sunshine bringing a brief taste of summer to the city. more...
Bradford confirmed its position as one of the country's luckiest cities as the latest lottery jackpot winners toasted their success. more...
A Bradford company which conned job-hunters out of their cash has been wound up in the High Court following a Government investigation. more...
A new national doctors' report highlighting the dangers of passive smoking has been welcomed by campaigners in Bradford. more...
A Bradford drugs project sacked an employee for telling a distressed mum her son faced a long jail term for drug dealing, an employment tribunal heard. more...
A school pupil appeared on a Spanish television show during a school trip with a difference. more...
A record number of women have signed up for this year's Race for Life in Bradford and it is expected places will be filled by tonight. more...
News that British Transport Police are to open an office at Shipley Station will be welcomed by rail users and might well attract even more people to switch to the trains, taking some of the pressure off the busy Aire Valley roads. more...
Wayne Jacobs WILL get one more chance to don a Bradford City shirt tomorrow. more...
Doubtful trio Robbie Paul, Mick Withers and Brad Meyers have all been included in the Bulls' 20-man squad for Sunday's trip to London. more...
Aireborough coach Simon Carbutt describes his team as being a mixture of nerves and quiet confidence before going into their Yorkshire Division Five play-off at Ossett tomorrow. more...
Cleckheaton hope to have their big guns available for their SDS Brad-ford League Division One match against Pudsey Congs tomorrow at Moorend. more...
Donovan Smillie admits to being an obsessive tidier. more...
With their destiny in their own hands, Farsley Celtic will almost certainly lift the UniBond Premier Division title tomorrow if they beat Bishop Auckland at Throstle Nest. more...
Two Keighley Playhouse favourites play the leads in a comedy that marks director Mike Boothroyd's return to the theatre. more...
Skeletal Family will preview songs from its forthcoming album during a concert at the New Variety Club, Keighley, on May 12. more...
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Insults have been hurled at Keighley from a number of directions this week. more...
SIR - Isn't it just time we stopped being negative and looked at the good things in life? For the past months we have had political theories, arguments, muck raking and downright lies from morning 'til night. Where does it leave you and me? - fed-up, discouraged and cynical. more...
An anti-speeding campaign which is run by volunteers has been hailed a success by police. more...
Keighley has been branded a "chav town" on the Internet. more...
A feasibility study is being carried out to see if commuter services could return to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway line. more...
When Albert the first-aid dummy turned-up dead outside Keighley College it was up to five student sleuths to find out whether foul play was at hand. more...
A record number of children will be evacuated to Haworth this year as part of celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of VE Day. more...
A 1940s theme will be adopted for this year's Keighley Gala to coincide with the 60th anniversary of VE Day. more...
A moving ceremony commemorating those who gave their lives to free Europe from Nazi rule was held in Keighley on Sunday. more...
A battalion of the Durham Light Infantry lays a wreath at Keighley war memorial on VE Day. more...
A Keighley bookseller has snapped up all 2,000 copies of the latest book by popular Keighley historian Ian Dewhirst. more...
The English are often accused of not doing enough to celebrate their patron saint. more...
A woman is seeking relatives of a Haworth family who made her life idyllic as an evacuee in the Second World War. more...
CROSS Hills villagers are to be recruited as part of a strategy to cut violent crime and anti-social behaviour in one of the lowest crime areas in the country. more...
BINGLEY HARRIERS runner Rob Jebb won the Three Peaks Fell race - 10 minutes ahead of his closest rival. more...
THOMAS DIBB scored a last minute goal to crown Silsden Under-16s County FA Junior champions in a thrilling final. more...
TEENAGE windsurfer Sam Neal is moving up in the sport's more...
Eccleshall 0 Silsden 2 AFTER picking up two wins Silsden face the bigest five days in the club's history - needing three poitns from three games to clinch promotion. more...
Oxenhope Rec claimed the Craven Premier League Title last week by beating Carleton 2-1 at Ramper Park. more...
Long Lee Under-7s were crowned joint League Champions following their 0-0 draw with Queensbury A in the Final's Day at Shipley on Sunday. more...
Sheffield 4, Cougars 24 - DANNY MURGATROYD set the seal on a classy Cougar performance with a stunning late try. more...
Keighley Under-16s 15 Old Brodleians 23 - The cup final proved to be a bridge too far for a gallant Keighley side. It was sad that this hugely talented team should fall at the last hurdle after a splendid season during which it had been previously undefeated against Yorkshire sides (including Sunday's cup winners). more...
Goole 27 Keighley 0 - Keighley's last league game of the season is best forgotten as their much weakened side offered only token resistance at Goole. Already without prop Paul Sinfield, their problems were soon increased when skipper Rob Riley left the field after 10 minutes play with an arm injury, but even before this the home side had penned Keighley in their own half, with wing man Lucas missing two straightforward penalty kicks at goal. more...
THERE is a busy weekend ahead for members of Keighley Bowling Club, starting tonight with the second phase of the Bairstow Classic. more...
Cubs Under 14's 6 Huddersfield Sharks 18 - The Cubs needed to win this last match of the season to leapfrog the visitors from Huddersfield for second spot in the leauge. Things started well enough and sustained pressure paid off when Jack Cawood recovered the ball to dive over the line, after kellys grubber kick rebounded off the post leaving Matty Walton an easy conversion in front of the sticks. A shell shocked Sharks had no time to recover before Josh Ireland offloaded for Second row partner Chris Burton to touch down.Walton again adding the extras. Four minutes later and a great passing move on the left saw James Haythornthwaite take the final pass from Ben Pickles to score in the corner. It was one way traffic at this stage but the visitors stuck to their task and scored a well worked try finished by Sam Hendrick in the top corner. Man of the Match Daliny Braro goaling from the touch line. Then just before the break the crossed again Prop Chatten forcing his way over near the posts. Half time 16-12. After the restart sloppy play and silly penalties gifted the visitors to much possesion, Braro slotted over a penalty to chip away at the Cubs slender lead. Defences held firm till midway through the half when Scott was held short of the line by Danny Carlos but managed to break free to score under the posts, Braro pulling the easiest of kicks wide. The Cubs fought back and possibly regreted not going for goal from a penalty five minutes from time, instead tring to win the game outright. more...
Albion signed off their league campaign with a 30 - 8 defeat to last seasons premiership champions Elland. With the result having no impact upon the fate of either side it was always going to be a dour affair. more...
The Keighley & District Table Tennis League season end this week with two cup finals and a match in Division Two that determined the destination of the winners' trophy. more...
Good football and best behaviour were the order of the day when football stars of the future contested the Keybury Alarms Youth League play-off finals at Shipley Juniors FC, on Sunday. more...
Ausssie star Nick Austin captured five wickets in his first match at Lawkholme and led Keighley to an easy win. more...
Two of the big guns went head when Oakworth and Barrowford met in a thriller at Cure Hill. more...
SILSDEN made a solid start after being asked to bat by Hall Park when Andy Waggett teamed up with 17-year-old Chris Barrett. more...
British Transport police are set to open an office in a railway station once dubbed the "scariest" in Yorkshire. more...
ONCE again my apologies, dear reader. I have, with the gravest regret, to shatter your dreams once again. You no doubt thought that it is virtually all over bar the counting. But here in Beggarsdale, the drama is only just beginning. more...
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SIR - Hellifield Primary School is to have a rural children's centre (Craven Herald, April 22). more...
A UNIQUE design to reflect the Yorkshire Dales within the roundabout on the Settle bypass at Cleatop is currently at a stalemate with highways bosses. more...
DON'T take away our lollipop lady! That is the message staff and parents at St Stephen's School in Skipton are sending to North Yorkshire County Council more...
A SKIPTON solicitor has branded police powers to disperse groups as "draconian" at Skipton Youth Court. more...
DESPITE a spate of 10 burglaries and thefts at South Craven School this year, extra security measures are not being introduced. more...
LITTER and parking problems on the setts are at the top of the "to do" list of Skipton's new market officer. more...
A COWLING artist has produced a very special painting to help raise money for his beloved cricket club. more...
A GARGRAVE gardener whose outstanding design achieved a gold medal and best in show award at last year's RHS Gardeners' World Live show at Birmingham, has had another design accepted for the 2005 RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park, in Cheshire. more...
A GENERAL election usually brings forth platitudes from the likes of local newspaper editors exhorting the public to use their vote. A growing proportion of the public, on the other hand, seems to be saying it could not give two hoots. more...
WHARFEDALE play their final league match of the season at Newbury tomorrow safe in the knowledge that their national two status is secure no matter what the outcome (writes Mike Crowther). more...
BINGLEY Harrier Rob Jebb won the Three Peaks Fell Race in Horton-in-Ribblesdale last Sunday, which saw Skipton Athletics Club runner Ian Magee come home in fifth place for his best ever finish. more...
CRAVEN Minors reached the West Riding FA Minor Cup final after beating Harrogate 1-0 in the semi-final at Woodlesford on Monday night. more...
WHARFEDALE under-15s were crowned Yorkshire Cup winners at North Ribblesdale last Sunday after beating Sandal 24-22. more...
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