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Bradford & District | Archive | 2007 | January

Stories for 4 January 2007

Bradford Telegraph And Argus Business

On wavelength to beat criminals

Criminals are fleeing from Bradford city centre, thanks to a new anti-crime partnership between police and businesses. more...

Chinese orders for Shipley firm

Machinery company Carnaud Metalbox is reporting a flying start to the year with a brimming order book and new contracts abroad. more...

Bradford Telegraph And Argus News

Girls Aloud firm in the red

The high-flying and big-spending lifestyles of Bradford lass Kimberley Walsh and fellow pop princesses Girls Aloud are never far from the headlines. more...

Great-gran's bid to unite generations

A campaigning great-granmother has big plans for uniting youngsters and the elderly this year. more...

'Asian girls discouraged from learning English'

Many young Asian women who are being brought to the district as wives are being deliberately discouraged from learning English, an MP has claimed. more...

Herd of horses disrupt rush-hour

A herd of untethered ponies led police a chase across one of Bradford's main commuter routes at rush hour. more...

'We'll be watching over you'

were so moved by teachers' and pupils' mammoth efforts to ensure their Baildon school was rebuilt that they have vowed to help make 2007 a happier and safer year for them all. more...

Festive joy as Gareth drops in

Bradford's pop idol Gareth Gates made a dream come true for young fans with a surprise visit to a children's hospice. more...

'I quit over BNP's back-stabbing'

A town councillor has quit amid accusations of "back-stabbing" by her colleagues in the far-right British National Party. more...

Thousands of people are still living in tent villages in parts of Kashmir devastated by an earthquake in 2005 - but thanks to one Bradford charity, more than 50 families can look forward to a better life this year. more...

Signs of life on fire-ravaged moor

Heather and wildlife has already started to re-colonise the fire-damaged acres of Ilkley Moor under the watchful eye of landowner Bradford Council. more...

Where there's mulch there's brass!

Those who say there's no money in farming should take a look at this compost... there's been billions of pounds literally ploughed into it. more...

Bradford Telegraph And Argus Sport

Targetman Hibbert set to face Vale

City were today poised to snap up targetman Dave Hibbert on loan from Preston. more...

New stadium name for Bantams

Valley Parade has another new name after City signed a deal with Bradford firm Intersonic which could eventually be worth nearly £1million. more...

Craven Herald News

New Year orgy of violence and vandalism

PUPILS at Skipton's Aireville School returned from their Christmas break to find large parts of their school boarded up. more...

Children do their bit for charities

EIGHT Bradley youngsters have raised more than £1,000 for local charities over the past two-and-a-half years. more...

Cuts put paid to Skipton's Sunday chemists

FURTHER health cuts for the Craven area have been announced which will reduce medical care and provision at grass roots level. more...

Nerw Year's crash victim is making a recovery

A GARGRAVE man is recovering in hospital after a collision with a taxi in the village in the early hours of New Year's Day. more...

Dales woman battling national park suffers heart attack

A WOMAN battling to stay in her isolated Dales cottage suffered a heart attack at Christmas - just days before a meeting which could begin proceedings to force her out of her home. more...

Parking bays fail to impress

PARKING bays on Skipton's Hothfield Terrace look set to be removed less than nine months after they were installed. more...

South Craven school notches up 50 years

AS South Craven School prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary, organisers are looking to past staff and pupils to help mark the special day. more...

A night out with Tara - cost £1,650

A NIGHT out with celebrity party-goer Tara Palmer-Tompkinson has cost one Skipton fund-raiser £1,650. more...

United fan is hung in the Lowry

SKIPTON artist Clare Bleakley meshed the unlikely subjects of art, football and maths to create a piece currently being exhibited at The Lowry in Manchester. more...

New patron for railway line reopening campaign

Richard Bannister, of Coniston Cold and chairman of Boundary Mill Stores, has become a patron of the group campaigning to reopen the old Skipton to Colne railway line. more...

Hot - but wet - in the Dales in 2006

PRELIMINARY figures released by weather experts have revealed 2006 was the sixth warmest year on record - and Skipton followed that trend. more...

Settle supermarket could destroy town fear objectors

BOOTHS supermarket in Settle has made an application to the district council for permission to extend its range of goods for sale. more...

Couple swap French chateau for Dales pub

THE Tennant Arms Hotel, in Kilnsey - one of the best-known traditional hostelries in the Yorkshire Dales - has two familiar faces behind the bar. more...

John is carrot crazy

A VISIT to the Ukraine by former Bradford Council administrator John Stolarczyk made him realise why he has an obsession with carrots. more...

Band swings in to help Dales skatepark

FUNDRAISERS will be getting into the swing of things when a 16-piece jive band takes centre stage in Grassington. more...

Pedestrianisation plan for Skipton town centre street

HIGHWAYS officers are still consulting on whether a pedestrian zone should be created on Otley Street, Skipton. more...

Grant will help preserve a bit of Dales heritage

PLANS to preserve the industrial history of Kettlewell have been given a cash boost by the Heritage Lottery Fund. more...

Book tells crashed World War bomber's story

THE final chapter in the tragic story of a Second World War bomber has been written and made into a book of remembrance. more...

Corrie star remains true to his roots

CRAVEN resident Peter Armitage is often stared at in supermarkets and in the street, and the father-of-two is occasionally stopped in his tracks. more...

Dales burglars start new year as they ended the old

A GANG of burglars which has been targeting the Dales over recent weeks started the new year with more break-ins. more...

Thank you - but more is needed says Air Ambulance

AS the Yorkshire Air Ambulance charity celebrates a record fundraising year, its chief executive, Martin Eede, has issued a new year "thank you" message. more...

Childhood sweethearts return to their old school as teachers

FEW people get the opportunity to work in the school which provided them with their education, and even fewer marry their school sweetheart and end up working together in their dream job. more...

Dales film maker impresses judges

AN aspiring film-maker has won a prestigious music award after impressing a panel of professionals. more...

Council holds its own garage sale

CRAVEN District Council is selling off some of its stock of garages. more...

Work continues on next phase of Dales bridleway

WORK is under way on the latest phase of the Pennine Bridleway National Trail running through the Yorkshire Dales National Park. more...

Award for efficient town clerk

BARNOLDSWICK'S town clerk has achieved a rare distinction for his work, in what he describes as a "professionally trying" year. more...

Cash boost for West Craven's primary schools

EDUCATION in West Craven could receive a massive boost after it was revealed half of Pendle's 500 primary schools are to be rebuilt, refurbished or remodelled. more...

Teen zone proves a hit at library

A DEDICATED "teen zone" is promising to make Barnoldswick Library a more harmonious place for young and old to share. more...

Quiet time for police in West Craven

POLICE in West Craven say the festive period passed off quietly, with just a handful of drink-related arrests and no major incidents. more...

Dales paper mill owner dies

THE former owner of Langcliffe Paper Mill has died peacefully at home in Kirkgate, Settle, at the age of 87. more...

Obituary of Joan Hudson

FIFTY-nine-year-old Joan Hudson lost her long and courageous battle with cancer on Boxing Day. more...

Kenya calls for Skipton girls

KENYA beckons for two Skipton Girls' High School A-level students. more...

Skipton Freemasons shed light on their order

FREEMASONS in the Craven and Mawsis Lodges are hosting a Festival of Light and Flowers this weekend. more...