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Bradford District Archive

• Letters to the Editor

  SIR - It is both frightening and depressing to read letters such as the one from Peter Wood (T&A, January 26), particularly as we mark Holocaust Memorial Day for the first time in the UK. read more

• Birth-control plan targets birds

  A new initiative to examine humane ways of controlling the pigeon population is being launched in Cleckheaton and Heckmond-wike. read more

• Jobs flagged

  Motor recovery and insurance giant Green Flag is launching a major recruitment drive in the region. read more

• Firms get award invite

  Bradford businesses are being invited to enter a new Yorkshire awards scheme aimed at celebrating achievements in the region. read more

• On This Day

  In 1845, Bradford's first read more

• Angels get £50,000 to help firms

  Fledgling entrepreneurs in the district can look forward to increased support thanks to a new £50,000 grant. read more

• Amtrak's city hope

  National parcels delivery company Amtrak Express is predicting a good year ahead - with its Bradford depot set to take a starring role. The firm has enjoyed a buoyant start to the year, with parcel volumes up on those in 1999. Managing Director Will Odling says that bodes well for the future - and for the city. "We see Bradford as a growth area for our nationwide next day operations," he said. The Bradford depot is part of Amtrak's 100-strong network of collection and delivery centres around the UK. read more

• Exporting with confidence

  Yorkshire exporters are planning to increase their marketing spend this year buoyed by the highest export confidence levels in the region since 1997. Research for the DHL Quarterly Export Indicator found that 46 per cent of local firms are planning to spend money promoting British goods and services abroad. read more

• Traders' protest no surprise

  The long-running saga of Bradford's markets seems to lurch from crisis to crisis. Latest twist in this tortured tale is the refusal of a group of traders in John Street Market, mainly caf owners, to accept the notice to quit served on them by the Council. read more

• Seven wins to survive

  Stuart McCall today threw down the gauntlet to rock-bottom Bradford City and demanded: "We need seven more wins to have any chance of Premiership survival." read more

• Cougars home in on final

  Keighley Cougars are just one more win away from earning a place in the Trans-Pennine Cup Final. read more

• Wing duo send Cougars speeding to new heights

  Doncaster Dragons 17, Keighley Cougars 23: Wing kings Craig Horne and Jason Lee showed just why they're the most feared pairing in the NFP as the Cougars went three points clear at the top. read more

• Bug puts Locke out

  Bradford City new boy Gary Locke missed out on his Premiership debut due to a stomach bug. read more

• Gunned down!

  Arsenal 2, Bradford City 0 - Ten minutes before half-time, Thierry Henry began the party pieces on the edge of the Brad-ford City penalty area. read more

• £468,000 overspend on prescribing drugs

  The new Airedale Primary Care Trust has inherited a 13.7 per cent increase in the cost of prescribing drugs. read more

• Plea to residents over dumped bags

  A tenants' group leader is calling on residents to act responsibly to try to avoid a repeat of a situation which left scores of bin bags piled up outside flats. read more

• Security van driver runs down raider

  A security van driver ran down a masked robber after he attacked one of his colleagues with a pick-axe handle. read more

• BRI sets up body parts hotline

  Two hundred body parts - including organs and still births - are being held at Bradford hospitals. read more

• Job fears in Lloyds' £20bn bid for Abbey

  A question mark today hung over the future of hundreds of Bradford jobs as Lloyds TSB declared a £19.8 billion takeover bid for Abbey National. read more

• Girls' song 'hijacked' by TV show

  Up-and-coming pop stars Girl Thing have been left speechless - or rather songless - after their latest release was "hijacked" by rock rivals. read more

On this day: Bradford District Archive