Bradford Telegraph and Argus | Our View

Mail closures will pose real difficulties

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:54:10 +0000

The Royal Mail’s decision to shut three delivery offices in the Bradford district without any form of public consultation shows poor judgement on its part.

Why elderly should be cherished

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:24:25 +0000

Dignity and respect in age would not appear to be too much for our growing generation of older people to ask for, and one of the reasons we launched the Telegraph & Argus With Respect Campaign was to help try and ensure that happened.

Sick T-shirt should be withdrawn

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:24:59 +0000

To describe the use of Peter Sutcliffe on a T-shirt supposedly displaying Yorkshire icons as ‘a bit of dark humour’, as the company that has produced these sick items does, shows that it is seriously deluded and has no conception of people’s feelings.

Bold action needed for shoppers

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:47:32 +0000

One of Bradford’s retail leaders today articulates the views many shopkeepers and shoppers have held for some time.

Facing up to suffering of victims

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:53:46 +0000

The idea of making criminals face up to their acts is at the heart of the successful restorative justice scheme being run in the district at the moment.

Apprentice campaign brings hope

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:37:59 +0000

The number of young people unemployed in some parts of Bradford is a ‘tragedy’, in the words of Council leader Ian Greenwood, and it is difficult to argue with the use of the word.

Graffiti isn’t political, it’s mindless

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:43:31 +0000

The graffiti that has blighted the cricket club and shelters in Roberts Park is criminal behaviour of the most cynical kind.

A strategy for derelict buildings

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:37:39 +0000

The issue of derelict property has blighted the Bradford district for too long, and this newspaper has campaigned vigorously for action to be taken to bring some of it back into use.

Celebrating a remarkable 60-year reign

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:38:59 +0000

On this day 60 years ago, King George VI died, marking the start of a remarkable reign by our current Queen, Elizabeth II.

Time to hire a share of apprentices

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:32:31 +0000

This newspaper has long been an advocate of the value of apprenticeships, particularly as we battle our way out of the recession, which is why we are helping to launch the 100 apprenticeships in 100 days scheme for Bradford.

Solutions needed for congestion

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:32:10 +0000

The fact that Bradford once again features highly on a survey of the most congested places in the UK will come as no great surprise to those drivers who have to commute to and from work during the rush hour every working day.

Banning the convicted barristers

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:37:14 +0000

Questions have to be asked about how a barrister who had been convicted of theft was, despite this, able to represent a client in Court.

Alternatives to building on green fields

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:34:49 +0000

The news that more than 4,600 families in the Bradford district are living in social housing or accommodation that is considered over-sized adds yet more weight to the argument against building on our green fields.

Diversity can translate into growth

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:43:52 +0000

News that the Bradford-based Mumtaz Food Group is planning to expand creating more than 200 new jobs is extremely welcome for the district.

Reducing racism in schools

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:44:48 +0000

It is disturbing to learn that racism is still such a major factor in incidents of bullying in the district’s schools.

Homes fight not a class struggle

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:42:28 +0000

The words Councillor Val Slater used to defend Bradford Council’s planning policy on housing at a meeting of the Bradford Property Forum were, at best, ill-chosen and, at worst, downright inflammatory.

Chance for Council to prove itself

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:34:59 +0000

Bradford Council’s proposal to replace the Richard Dunn sports centre at Odsal provides a perfect opportunity to test how serious it is about using brownfield sites for new housing before it starts bricking over the green belt.

No excuse for attacks on wardens

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:51:26 +0000

New figures showing the extent to which parking wardens in the district have been assaulted, insulted and generally abused make difficult reading.

Changes to mail offices must deliver

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:45:33 +0000

Proposals revealed today by the Royal Mail to consider closing three delivery offices in the district will undoubtedly result in increased inconvenience for many customers if they are eventually agreed.

Forties event in need of Council help

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:43:41 +0000

It is no surprise that business owners in Haworth have come forward to keep the village’s under-threat 1940s weekend going this year.