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On this day: Bradford District Archive

Bradford District Archive

• Stars rally round to pay tribute to Mr Variety

  Sir Cliff Richard, Norman Collier and Charlie Williams are among celebrities who have sent messages of goodwill to the man who founded the famous Batley Variety Club. read more

• Busy Bees welcome the chance to take a break

  Rugby Union: Bradford and Bingley 16, Morpeth 26; by Bill Marshall. read more

• Cochrane's double settles Vase thriller

  Non-League: Eccleshill United 3, Hallam 2. read more

• Bid to allay fears over textile jobs

  Staff at a struggling Bradford textile firm have been reassured that a £5.36 million takeover bid will not necessarily lead to further job cuts. read more

• Paul Twiddy: Business Sense

  "Myth: a graduate will be too expensive; they will expect a high salary; I can't afford that. Fact: A graduate knows that a small company can't afford high salaries; they want a good job with variety; money isn't the only thing they are interested in." read more

• 'My brush with death'

  A schoolgirl impaled on 6ft high railings for two hours has spoken for the first time about her brush with death. read more

• No more tailbacks as work moves up a gear

  Roadworks which caused chaos on one of the districts busiest roads are expected to finish this week. read more

• Club left stumped by vandal attack

  Sports club members were left distraught after vandals drove cars over their pitch leaving it badly damaged. read more

• DIY 'library' could brighten estate

  Residents on a Spen estate could soon be borrowing anything from paint strippers and paintbrushes to ladders and lawnmowers to spruce up their homes and gardens. read more

• Big cash boost to help four-year-old Robert

  A campaign to help raise money for special treatment for an autistic boy from Ilkley has received two major boosts. read more

• Traders welcome plan for cameras

  Traders in Otley have welcomed the prospect of closed-circuit television surveillance in the town, seeing it as both a deterrent and method of detecting criminals. read more

• The young ones will have a say!

  Youngsters in Keighley have been involved in planning a major new strategy to improve their lives over the next three years. read more

• Proposals for new homes get the go-ahead

  Schemes to build more than three dozen new homes in Skipton have been approved by Craven Council planners. read more

• Agony of Sharon's wait for a lifesaving swap

  An award-winning Bradford College student is facing an agonising wait for a double lung transplant operation that could save her life. read more

• Old Trafford jinx goes on

  Manchester United 3, Leeds United 2; by Richard Sutcliffe. read more

• Manager's Views

  Paul Jewell comments: I am obviously bitterly disappointed with the performance. We have to give them credit because they came to frustrate us and they did that very well. I thought they were the better team in the first half. read more

• Out-thought!

  Bradford city 0, QPR 3; by Richard Sutcliffe, at Valley Parade. read more

• Faith and hope in search of charity

  The team behind a new centre to cultivate cultural understanding say they are a step closer to realising their dream. read more

• Smoke alarm campaign is given £43,000 boost

  West Yorkshire Fire Service is stepping up its campaign to fit smoke alarms in an effort to cut the number of fire-related deaths in the home. read more

• Kate defies 'stay away' warnings

  A Cullingworth teenager is gearing up to a trip to Chile, despite Foreign Office advice against non-essential travel to the country in the light of the row over General Pinochet. read more

On this day: Bradford District Archive