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  • Marcus ready for date with danger

    A Guiseley aid worker's latest mission was under way today with a posting set to take him to crisis-torn East Timor. Earlier this year the Telegraph & Argus revealed how Marcus Oxley was helping to ease the suffering of thousands of the refugees who

  • Council workers facing stress quiz

    Council staff are to be asked what leaves them wound-up and stressed. Almost 1,000 days were lost last year by Craven Council staff taking time off because of stress. The authority, which employs just over 300 people, is now to spend around £7,500 introducing

  • Skating youths annoy residents

    A number of Ilkley teenagers have been accused of frightening old people by skating in the town. Parish councillor Lexa Robinson, who is against moves to create a skate park in the Riverside Gardens, is concerned about the behaviour of some youngsters

  • Action pledge to end sludge fire

    Workers are to cap a sewage fire with stones in a bid to stop fumes and ash spreading to nearby homes. Yorkshire Water has sent more than 1,000 letters to residents in Mirfield after receiving complaints about smells from the fire burning inside sludge

  • Alice walks tall!

    A youngster who doctors feared might never walk again after a serious road accident in which her father died has amazed everyone with her recovery. Just two months after the horrific smash in which she suffered terrible injuries, little Alice Mattick

  • The Judith Donovan, CBE column

    If you took your view of society from TV commercials, and magazine ads you would presume that we were a very young country, very cool, very with it. Certainly Tony Blair would love us to be. But what's the reality? That there have never been so many over

  • Sharewatch: John Craven

    Morrisons surged briefly last Wednesday as rumours surfaced again of a possible bid, only to lose much of the ground the following day. Some of the movement may have been in anticipation of interim results due this next Thursday, which are expected to

  • Waste plan a water and cash saver

    Firms are being offered a chance to save on their water bills thanks to an award-winning environmental scheme. The Waste Minimisation Programme, which is part of Keighley Business Forum, has taken on Mick Whitaker of specialist water management firm Environmentally

  • Boom as firms log on by the thousand

    Bradford firm GBdirect is really taking off, thanks to a huge increase in entries on its Training Pages website. The Heaton firm opened the site six months ago and had 3,000 entries over a number of months. But recently a further 1,000 entries were made

  • Grattan still in hunt for a boss

    Bradford mail order giant Grattan is still on the lookout for a new chief executive four months after former boss Steve Bullas left following a row. Mr Bullas left Grattan in May after a dispute with its parent German company Otto Versand over the future

  • Avenue spurn host of chances and top spot

    Unibond League: Trafford 2, Park Avenue 0. Two strikes in the second half led to Park Avenue losing their unbeaten record at the Manchester club, and also put paid to their hopes of going to the head of Division One. Avenue manager Trevor Storton said

  • McNamara is keeping his options open with Final ahead

    Club captain Steve McNamara says he will put to one side speculation over his future and concentrate on helping the Bulls lift the Super League title in next month's Grand Final at Old Trafford. McNamara, whose Odsal contract runs out at the end of the

  • View from the Terrace

    For 20 minutes I feared the worst, as Spurs repeatedly breached our defence. Ferdinand and Iversen were proving too quick, too strong, and simply too good for the City rearguard. Thanks to some wayward finishing, and Walsh in goal, Bradford survived strong

  • Supermac to the rescue!

    Bradford City 1, Tottenham 1; by Richard Sutcliffe, at Valley Parade. Stuart McCall's equalising goal against Tottenham 161 seconds into stoppage time may not have been enough to lift Bradford City out of the bottom three of the Premiership. But what

  • Banking machine plan for hospitals

    Hospital staff, patients and visitors can now have access to cash 24-hours a day, seven days a week, for the first time. Following the appointment of HSBC - formerly the Midland - as the Trust's bankers, a cashpoint machine has been installed in the main

  • 50 jobs expected for deprived areas

    Firms in one of the most deprived areas of Bradford are to be given a chance to expand thanks to a business grants scheme which should create more than 50 jobs. The one-year pilot project will also supply grant cash to people with bright business ideas

  • Fightback in vain

    Golf: Bradford produced a stunning afternoon performance to finish runners-up to defending champions Sheffield at Bingley St Ives yesterday. But it was a case of what might have been as they saw the chance of becoming Yorkshire team champions slip through

  • National joy for Morgan in Bradford 10k

    Athletics: Welshman Mark Morgan stole the glory in the first Bradford 10k yesterday. The Swansea runner staged a storming finish over the stiff two-kilometre climb towards the finish in Low Moor to defeat Morpeth Harrier Ian Hudspith and Bingley Harriers

  • Mike Priestley: North of Watford

    It's about time someone took a hard line against drug dealers who peddle their wares to ever-younger children. Not many people would disagree with that, which is why William Hague is on fairly certain popular ground in proposing automatic life sentences

  • Biker killed in Otley road smash

    A motorcyclist was killed yesterday after his bike was involved in a collision with a car. The accident, which involved a red Ford Fiesta and green Kawasaki 1100cc motorbike - both travelling towards Otley - happened on the B6161 at Briscoe Rig at 12.10pm

  • Petrol bomb attack on strife-hit cafe

    Police were today investigating a suspected arson attack on a Bradford caf just days after it was at the centre of a violent dispute between rival gangs. It is believed petrol bombs were used to start two fires at the Young Lions caf in Lumb Lane, Manningham

  • Gloomy? Not on your Nellie!

    If Jean Boht wasn't an actress, she'd be running the Yorkshire Tourist Board. There's scarcely a trace of Scouse about the former Nellie Boswell as she goes into a reverie about Bradford and its environs. "Those houses, that terrain - oh, come on!" she

  • Watch out - we need some help!

    A councillor is urging police to find new ways of recruiting more neighbourhood watch co-ordinators on Keighley's housing estates. Councillor Lynne Joyce (Lab, Keighley South) has called on the police to encourage more people living in areas such as Braithwaite

  • 'We need help for the Victorian fair'

    Sponsors and volunteers are desperately needed to help make Otley's popular Victorian fair a rip-roaring success. The annual all day and late night shopping event just before Christmas when shop keepers and business people dress in Victorian costume attracts

  • Pupils still off at crisis-hit schools

    Youngsters at some of Bradford's chaos-hit schools were still at home today - even though Portakabin staff worked flat out through the weekend to get portable classrooms finished. Many heads who had organised extended holidays for the children kept to

  • Runners get there in style!

    They were dressed for dancing but health workers in Charleston outfits were among nearly 100 people who took part in a fun run in Bradford yesterday to raise money for cancer patients. The three-mile fun run looks to have raised £3,000 towards a £5.2

  • 'We should cash in on Icelandic boom'

    Bradford bosses, who may think they already work in the frozen north, are being given a chance to trade with firms in Iceland. A trade mission has been organised by Business Link Bradford & District for early November and firms are being asked to

  • In the seat of power!

    It takes a lot of thought and effort to design and produce furniture for the health industry but Bradford firm Knightsbridge Furniture have become experts in it. The firm, based in Thornton Road, has been selling a wide variety of furniture to the health

  • The boss who sees poverty at first hand

    Bradford boss Howard Bell turned hands-on charity worker for a day to see what life was like for the people his firm is helping. Mr Bell, chief executive of Provident Financial, spent part of the day moving furniture around and the rest watching debt

  • 'Beware Internet law traps'

    A Bradford lawyer is warning firms to look out for pitfalls when trading on the Internet. Susan Clark, above, head of the business law team at Last Cawthra Feather, says extra efforts have to be made to stay within the law when carrying out electronic

  • Heaton beaten, but still the champions

    Bradford League: Hanging Heaton won the Bradford League yesterday despite suffering a 79-run home defeat against Bradford & Bingley. They were bowled out for a paltry 68 in reply to Bingley's 147, but then learned they were champions after hearing

  • Arum and Howard give Wibsey deserved victory

    West Riding County Amateur League Mumtaz Premier Division leaders Phoenix surrendered their 100 per cent start, losing to two late goals by Wibsey strikers. Wibsey pressurised their visitors and, despite dominating the first half, failed to turn their

  • Stewart gives his boss the best tonic

    How's that for starters - that was Steve Bruce's reaction to a rare Huddersfield Town away victory. Marcus Stewart grabbed all three points with a second-half penalty after withstanding strong pressure. "It has been a long time coming," said Bruce. "Away

  • Yorkshire end the uncertainty

    Yorkshire Phoenix made sure of staying in the CGU National League's top flight by signing off with a splendid 28-run victory over Warwickshire Bears. Had Phoenix lost yesterday, they would have had to wait to see how results panned out next Sunday, but

  • Mac goal priceless

    David Wetherall believes Bradford City's last gasp equaliser against Tottenham will prove invaluable for the coming few weeks. The Bantams defender created the opening for Stuart McCall's late equaliser with a typically powerful header from a Peter Beagrie

  • Give the traders priority

    There is unlikely to be too much rejoicing among Rawson Market traders at the news that their situation is due to be discussed at this month's meeting of the Council's regeneration committee. Even in the unlikely event of that discussion leading to the

  • Vicar Lane deal won

    Surveyors Christie & Co have won a contract to market Bradford's Vicar Lane leisure development. The firm is helping developers The Stadium Group to find companies to operate the various parts of the development. The project will have a multiplex

  • Lisa and her life of Riley!

    David Behrens talks to one of showbusiness's larger than life characters LITTLE GIRLS swarm around Lisa Riley, thrusting ball-points at her as if she were about to write them all cheques. "Autograph, darling? Who's it to, darling? Here's your pen back

  • Airport profits take off

    Leeds-Bradford Airport has announced record profits for what it describes as the best year in its history. It saw turnover increase by 17.8 per cent to £16.4 million in the financial year 1998/99, with its operating profit going up by 36.5 per cent to

  • Orders at the bar - prayer and pint

    The sight of adults and children going into a Yeadon pub at 10 o'clock on a Sunday morning may have caused a few raised eyebrows. But, far from having a sneaky snifter, they were taking part in a church service at the Jug N Jar. Born-again Christians

  • Plight of sleep disorder mum

    A Pudsey mum-of-two who has suffered from a sleeping disorder for most of her life has set up a self-help group for other sufferers of the condition. The group, called Naps, is the first of its kind in the country and aims to help sufferers of Narcolepsy

  • Bradford leads dyslexia way

    A new survey says most parents of dyslexic pupils feel they don't get enough support from state schools. But as Simon Ashberry reports, Bradford Council believe it is leading the way in the field. THE STATE education system is failing dyslexic children

  • Warning from fire chief after blaze

    Fire chiefs warned that children who start fires could be creating their own death-traps after a blaze gutted a church in Bradford. It is believed children may have been responsible for the blaze at St Margaret's church hall in Upper Rushton Road, Thornbury

  • Anguish over son's new plight

    The parents of a Bradford man with learning difficulties today talked of their anguish after he was forced to move to a new care home against their wishes. Clifford and Marion Swallow were happy with the care 45-year-old Clive received at Greystones nursing

  • Help for babies of drug addict mums

    A new service for pregnant drug users has been launched after the number of babies born to women who use drugs increased nearly five-fold in just three years. Mary Stronach, a senior midwife with Airedale NHS Trust, will spend one day a week as the trust's

  • Traders plead for end to nightmare

    A major scheme could soon be under way to end the nightmare for tenants at Bradford's Rawson market. Chairman of the Council's regeneration committee Councillor Dave Green has told stallholders the issue is on the agenda for his meeting this month. And