Monica Leyburn
Monica Leyburn is your community correspondent for Thackley. She can be contacted on 01274 593266

Thackley chimney stack plans rejected

8:00am Thursday 10th January 2013

Plans to remove a chimney stack at a listed building have been refused.

Car deliberately torched in Thackley

8:40am Wednesday 25th January 2012

A couple fled from their house after a car parked on their drive was deliberately torched.

Anger as personal medical records found dumped at Thackley nursing home

Councillor Jeannette Sunderland and MP David Ward at the site

6:00am Wednesday 10th August 2011

A probe was under way last night after highly-confidential medical files and records were found dumped in the grounds of an abandoned nursing home in Bradford.

Bradford Council care home closure decision is taken

Laurence House

7:10am Saturday 25th June 2011

Senior councillors made the “difficult” decision yesterday to close three care homes despite a last-ditch plea from the relative of a resident who described one of the homes as “awesome”.

Fears over Idle and Thackley care home

Councillor Jeanette Sunderland

10:00am Monday 20th June 2011

Plans to close an out-of-date care home and replace it with a new facility are no longer directly linked, according to Liberal Democrat group leader Councillor Jeanette Sunderland.

Children's Down's unit needs help to survive

Dr Wendy Uttley with a child who attends the centre

9:41am Friday 13th May 2011

A charity which gives children with Down’s syndrome a brighter and more inclusive future has started a fundraising appeal in a bid to raise £100,000.

Immanuel College pupils given insight in world of work

Pictured with Remi Adeniji from PwC are Jade Hart, Kiki Mourelatou and Sophie Heggs

7:10am Wednesday 13th April 2011

Accountants went back to school as part of a project to help prepare students for the world of work and beyond.

Driver smashed into parked car after drinking

Simone Gallon

10:21am Friday 18th March 2011

A woman who left a family party after drinking smashed her Mitsubishi Outlander 4X4 into a parked Renault car in Bradford, and drove off.

Banner battle for man in plans row

Harold Jones at the site

9:10am Thursday 6th January 2011

A banner campaign has been mounted by a pensioner who believes he has been wronged by the law.

VIDEO: Carla honoured for risking life in canal rescue

Carla Richardson with her award

9:10am Tuesday 21st December 2010

A woman who risked her own life by plunging into freezing water in her pyjamas to rescue a drowning man has revealed how “adrenaline” kept her focused during the dramatic incident.



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