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  • Yes to homes, as firms refuse £2m school aid

    Three giant housebuilding companies have won outline planning permission for 600 homes despite refusing to fork out £2.5 million to help fund Bradford's hard-pressed schools. The development they want to create on the Westwood Hospital site at Clayton

  • Babysitter 'should have gone to jail'

    A young mum has criticised magistrates for granting probation to a babysitter convicted of assaulting her baby daughter. Linda Thompson, 39, of Ryedale Way, Allerton, Bradford, was found guilty of common assault against the child. But the girl's mother

  • Man tackles thief armed with knife

    A Bradford man today told how he tackled a knife-wielding thief who had sneaked into his home. The thief got into the house in Low Moor, Bradford, through a door which had been left unlocked. Tony Archer was sitting in the living room with his wife, watching

  • Nine bikers pedal past each hour

    As a multi-million pound bid is planned to expand cycle lanes in the district, the Telegraph & Argus conducted its own survey into the amount of use of the cycle lanes in Manningham Lane, Bradford. David Firth reports. An average of nine cyclists

  • £1 million nightmare

    Bradford Council has been forced to pay £1 million from its hard-pressed house repairs budget after being threatened with court action by hundreds of tenants. The soaring bill has prompted opposition councillors to brand the repairs budget as "out-of-control

  • Abbott leaves Guiseley

    Guiseley's new manager Bobby Davison spent his first day in charge with a trip to a Wharfedale hospital after his last game as player-coach saw him take an early knock. He was substituted just five minutes into Monday night's visit to Hyde United after

  • Bulls set up friendly to bridge the gap

    Bradford Bulls have arranged a friendly with Leeds Rhinos on Saturday in a bid to improve match fitness. The Bulls faced a two week lay-off before Saturday week's Challenge Cup fifth round tie at Castleford while the Rhinos faced six weeks on the sidelines

  • 14,000 fish are released in river

    A giant chemical firm which polluted two rivers during a massive blaze has forked out thousands of pounds to help restock one of the waterways. Ten thousand fish died after a "toxic soup" poured out of Allied Colloids works at Low Moor, Bradford, in 1992

  • Protest plan as axe looms over teachers

    Scores of protesters are expected to besiege Bradford City Hall over controversial plans to axe language teachers for Asian children from district schools. The National Union of Teachers in Bradford is canvassing support against a £400,000 cut to section

  • Rents too high, says Baroness

    A housing chief has called for low rents all round at a major national conference in Bradford. Chairman of the housing corporation Baroness Dean admitted at the Local Government Housing Conference that rents of some housing association properties were

  • Bosses will get the Branson low-down

    Bosses in Bradford are being given a chance to pick the brains of multi-millionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson via satellite. Bradford Breakthrough and Business Link Bradford and District have invited thousands of company chiefs to quiz the flamboyant

  • Huge bid for 27 more miles of cycle lanes

    A multi-million pound bid to the Sports Lottery fund is to be made by Bradford Council as part of a county-wide scheme to extend the district's cycle lanes. But the project has come under fire from some councillors and traders, who believe improving roads

  • World Cup joy for Pace

    World Cup success may or may not be around the corner for England but Saltaire-based Pace Micro Technology has already qualified for a major boost thanks to France '98. The cream of the world's footballing talent converges on France this summer and Eurosport

  • Clean sweep at tractor factory

    A growing Bradford engineering firm has won a major contract with leading farm equipment company AGCO. The company beat off stiff competition to win the deal to supply a customised cleaning line for AGCO's Massey Ferguson tractor range. The new line allows

  • All systems go for speedy Simmonites

    British champions Stephanie and Rachael Simmonite start their challenge in the 1998 Mobil 1 British Rally Championships at Silverstone on Saturday. The Bradford-based sisters, three-time winners of the British Ladies title, will drive a purpose-built

  • Youds in reckoning

    Inspirational defender Eddie Youds returns to the Bradford City squad tonight at Wolves with a glowing reference from manager Paul Jewell. The 27-year-old missed his first game of the season in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Middlesbrough after serving a one-game

  • Paintball whizzkid is gunning for fun

    War is set to break out in Clayton - if it becomes home to the north's first paintball arena. Enthusiast Darren Lloyd, 25, who travels the country to take part in tournaments, aims to build the centre in Cockin Lane. Traditionally a woodland game played