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Bradford District Archive

• Jam on the side as our festival gets its own fringe

  Two cafes are running their own extensive programmes of events as part of this year's Bradford Festival. read more

• The lost treasures of Private Billie

  To a young private from Bradford serving in World War Two, they were treasured mementoes of those he'd left behind. read more

• Factory scheme to expand

  A Bradford Council scheme that provides work for disabled people is planning to expand after running for only a year. read more

• Just the ticket! A bus bringing jobs

  Out-of-work residents on three Bradford estates are being urged to take part in a pioneering mobile recruitment drive which could lead to a job on the spot. read more

• Student's action plan to beat drugs

  A college student has drawn up an action plan to tackle drug abuse in Shipley after residents voiced their worries. read more

• City Hall row over 'pub plots and fights' claim

  A major row has erupted in City Hall over allegations of fights in lavatories by deeply-divided Labour Party members and plots being cooked up in city-centre pubs. read more

• Dog attack fears lead to new deal

  Police have struck a new deal with Bradford dog wardens following an attack by a dangerous animal on two young children. read more

• Freed daughter backs mercy-death battle

  A woman who walked free from court after admitting she helped her mother to die has joined a campaign to fight for legalised euthanasia, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal today. read more

• 'He's too near his victims'

  A sex offender who was forced out of his Bradford home by campaigning residents has been moved just a mile and a half away from his victims. read more

• Michael Mallett: World of Wool

  I learn that we only just escaped yet another inquiry into the Australian wool industry. read more

• Safety agenda is not just soft soap

  A growing Bradford chemical firm has won a European award for putting health and safety at the top of its agenda. read more

• Wright on for city

  Rangers right back Stephen Wright is all set to become Bradford City's second major signing of the close season. read more

• Typically busy weekend for Kath

  Athletics: Runners made their way to Brighouse to compete in the re-arranged Pennine 10k. Andy Whitworth of Meltham was a clear winner from Ian Stainthorpe (Rochdale), who just held off Halifax's Dene Townend for second place. read more

• Elliott must make do with current squad

  Bulls coach Matthew Elliott has put transfer moves on one side as the champions look to step on the gas in the battle for a top-three Super League spot. read more

• Mike Priestley: Who's Counting?

  Great grandparents. There are a lot more of them about than there used to be. That dawned on me the other day as I watched my grandson and my parents together - the fourth and the first living generations. read more

• 'We can avoid a battering this time'

  Up to £4m of European Development Fund money which is coming to Bradford could create 1,500 jobs, and a further 850 jobs could be created at the new Princes plant in the city. Jim Greenhalf looks at the employment trends for Bradford. read more

• Trader joins war on rat-run lorries

  A Shipley trader has joined the call for action to stop lorry drivers putting lives at risk by speeding through a residential estate. read more

On this day: Bradford District Archive