Wharfedale Observer

Stories for 14 September 2007

Bradford Telegraph And Argus Business

Property forum to be briefed on divide

Members of the Bradford Property Forum are to be briefed on plans to reduce the £30bn economic gap between the north and south of England.   more...

Bradford Telegraph And Argus News

Quad bike set on fire

Bradford firefighters were called to a quad bike on fire behind a city centre supermarket.   more...

Blood, sweat and gears

The eyes of the cycling world were trained on Lister Park, Bradford, yesterday as the first contenders flashed past the finishing line in the Yorkshire leg of the Tour of Britain...   more...

Bingo worker set up theft

A cleaning supervisor who arranged for her nephew to get into a Keighley bingo hall and steal cash from the gaming machines has been jailed for a year.   more...

Town praised for drug policy help

Keighley people have helped to pioneer the Government's policy on fighting drugs and their impact on communities, a top MP has revealed.   more...

Man rescued from trench

Firefighters today rescued a man trapped in a trench on a Pudsey building site.   more...

Children take to the streets

Saltaire Festival has started with a bang as hundreds of children took the streets in celebration.   more...

M&S plans Christmas opening

Marks & Spencer will be coming home for Christmas when it sets up a new outlet in Skipton.   more...

Car club is set for green light

The Aire Valley could be the first area in the district to introduce a car club in a bid to alleviate congestion.   more...

‘Body was identified by fingerprints’

A Bradford businessman was so badly injured when he was attacked and killed he could only be identified by his fingerprints, an inquest heard.   more...

Murder accused girl, 17, in custody

A 17-year-old girl accused of murder has been remanded in custody for a second time.   more...

Driver denies charge

A 41-year-old woman has pleaded not guilty to careless driving following the death of a 12-year-old girl.   more...

Breast checks are urged

A young woman is urging other women to regularly check their breasts after finding out she had breast cancer at the age of 25.   more...

Former player jailed for supplying heroin

Former Bradford Park Avenue footballer and convicted killer Daniel Sheriffe was today starting a four and a half year jail term for supplying heroin.   more...

Penny recognised for inspirational life

An inspirational disabled woman left paralysed by a skydiving accident has been nominated for a top award.   more...

Soot starts chimney fire

Firefighters from Fairweather Green were called to a house after neighbours saw flames coming out of the chimney.   more...

Homes hit by power cut

Nearly 2,000 properties across Skipton were affected by a power cut yesterday morning.   more...

Floodwater caused death of driver

A driver died after being thrown from his car when it crashed in floodwater on a moorland road, an inquest heard.   more...

Waite plans homeless centre

Terry Waite, the former envoy to the Archbishop of Canterbury, wants to create a community for homeless people at a shut-down church in Bradford.   more...

Ilkley Gazette News

Protests lead to trust withdrawing plans for housing in Burley-in-Wharfedale

Protesters have forced a housing trust to withdraw its plans for a new housing development in Burley- in- Wharfedale   more...

Vicar's dry stone walling helps ease Romanian poverty

A RETIRED Ilkley vicar has used his spare time to help raise money for poor people in one of the European Union's newest members.   more...

Plans for spending Yeadon airport sale cash revealed

Bradford Council's ruling Conservative group has set out its spending plans for the rest of the £51.5 million received from the sale of Leeds-Bradford Airport.   more...

Spectators turn out in Ilkley to see Tour of Britain riders pass through

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Keighley News News

Russian choir to sing in Keighley

A Russian choir is performing at Keighley Shared Church on Wednesday September 26.   more...

Murder-charge girl back in court

A 17-year-old girl accused of murder was remanded in custody for a second time when she appeared at Bingley Magistrates Court this afternoon.   more...

Wharfedale Observer News

Protests lead to trust withdrawing plans for housing in Burley-in-Wharfedale

Protesters have forced a housing trust to withdraw its plans for a new housing development in Burley-in-Wharfedale   more...

Ex-vicar's dry stone walling helps ease Romanian poverty

A RETIRED Ilkley vicar has used his spare time to help raise money for poor people in one of the European Union's newest members.   more...

Plans for spending Yeadon airport sale cash revealed

Bradford Council's ruling Conservative group has set out its spending plans for the rest of the £51.5 million received from the sale of Leeds-Bradford Airport.   more...

Large crowds at Otley to see Tour of Britain cyclists

LARGE crowds cheered on some of the UK's top cyclists as they raced through the middle of Otley yesterday during the Yorkshire stage of the Tour of Britain.   more...