The Telegraph & Argus: News from across the Bradford district

Big freeze 'blunder' holds up four new schools

7:00am Monday 15th March 2010

Major damage has been caused by the harsh winter at the construction sites of all four Bradford secondary schools being rebuilt in the latest phase of a multi-million-pound scheme.

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Westfield to open site for public use

9:44am Monday 15th March 2010

Australian developer Westfield has confirmed it intends to open up its mothballed Broadway shopping centre site in Bradford city centre as a temporary public space.

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Upgrade for streets is all sett!

9:39am Monday 15th March 2010

A £1.6 million programme to improve streets in Bradford city centre is due to be finished by the end of next month, the Council has revealed.

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Youth work cuts down on trouble

9:32am Monday 15th March 2010

Rowdy behaviour fuelled by booze has been slashed in a town – thanks to a project backed by police and youth workers.

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Elderly care criticised for not tackling needs

9:30am Monday 15th March 2010

Care services for elderly people in the Bradford district do not focus enough on the needs of individuals, a new report claims.

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'We must push for cash to boost jobs'

9:21am Monday 15th March 2010

Bradford Council leader Kris Hopkins has called for all-party support for a motion asking the next Government to put Bradford at the head of the queue for future job creation schemes.

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Drivers quizzed on housing plan

9:24am Monday 15th March 2010

A campaign group will quiz hundreds of motorists and pedestrians over developers’ proposals to build more than 400 homes on countryside near Bingley.

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Charities link up to fund tumour research

7:20am Monday 15th March 2010

Bradford charity Andrea’s Gift has joined forces with fellow Yorkshire charity Candlelighters to fund a new research team dedicated to the study of adult and childhood brain tumours.

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Appeal targets £100,000

7:24am Monday 15th March 2010

Young project leaders have started a £100,000 appeal to help fund their new state-of-the-art youth centre in Bradford.

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I've loved it, says retiring detective

9:42am Monday 15th March 2010

A senior detective who spearheaded blitzes on binge-drinking in Bradford city centre is retiring to Cyprus.

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Zip's faster than rivals in BigK race

4:06pm Sunday 14th March 2010

Hundreds of people of all ages stretched their legs around Keighley in aid of Manorlands Hospice on Sunday.

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More chess on the table for pupils

11:50am Sunday 14th March 2010

A chess academy which helps children learn new skills and improve their behaviour is expanding to work with more schools across north Bradford.

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Hairdresser's fury after salon is flooded with sewage

7:00pm Saturday 13th March 2010

A hairdresser says she is jinxed after sewage has flooded her premises three times in four months.

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Police hail 'poster of shame' success

4:08pm Saturday 13th March 2010

Police have vowed to continue to name and shame violent criminals after the success of a poster that told the public a gang had been jailed.

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