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Five-fold increase in knife offences
10:18pm Thursday 9th July 2009
The number of people convicted for carrying knives in West Yorkshire has risen five-fold in ten years – faster than any other area.
Comments (3)Thirteen prisoners on the run can't be named
6:00am Thursday 9th July 2009
Bradford MPs today demanded that West Yorkshire Police names the 13 on-the-run prisoners its officers are hunting.
Superstores spark petrol price war
10:19pm Thursday 9th July 2009
A new petrol pump price war has begun between supermarkets.
‘Find yourself flu friends’ says NHS
9:30pm Thursday 9th July 2009
Public health bosses at NHS Bradford and Airedale are urging people to find at least one – but ideally two – ‘flu friends’ in the face of rapidly increasing cases of swine flu in the district.
Bradford second to sign up to Jamie's food revolution
6:13pm Thursday 9th July 2009
Bradford is to get the country’s second Ministry of Food project led by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.
Pupils eating more school meals
6:15pm Thursday 9th July 2009
Take-up of healthy school meals across Bradford is increasing faster than most parts of the country.
Prisoner created makeshift lifeline radio
4:19pm Thursday 9th July 2009
It might have been made from odds and ends scavenged from the Nazi camp where he was held captive, but Captain Ernest Shackleton’s secret radio gave British prisoners of war a vital link to the outside world.
Father jailed
4:07pm Thursday 9th July 2009
A father of two has been jailed for nine months for dealing drugs on the streets of Bradford.
Woman is spared jail after robbery
4:08pm Thursday 9th July 2009
A 30-year-old woman has been spared an immediate jail term for attempted robbery.
Big-hearted response to scanner appeal!
4:11pm Thursday 9th July 2009
Support is pouring in for the Beating Hearts in Bradford Appeal from big-hearted, generous people across the district.
Posties in constant fear of dog attacks
4:01pm Thursday 9th July 2009
Dogs are among the biggest fears for posties across the district, a survey has found.
Paul Weller to play Bradford concert
3:49pm Thursday 9th July 2009
Paul Weller is coming to Bradford as part of a UK tour.
Connie set to star in The Sound of Music
11:40am Thursday 9th July 2009
Connie Fisher, who is set to star in The Sound of Music when it comes to Bradford for a month this summer, said throat problems that threatened her career are now behind her.
Family of ill boy organise football tournament
10:21am Thursday 9th July 2009
The mother of a seriously ill eight-year-old boy has organised a football tournament to raise money for a children’s hospice.
Search for family of Private Jack
9:04am Thursday 9th July 2009
A man who as a boy swapped a First World War soldier’s “death plaque” for an Army cap badge, wants to give it back to the family.
Public welcome at new sports centre
9:02am Thursday 9th July 2009
The University of Bradford has invested millions of pounds in a sports centre to help the city’s urban regeneration as well as its residents’ health.
VIDEO: Dad's bike trek to say 'thanks'
8:48am Thursday 9th July 2009
Little Olivia Ayris thinks her dad Dave is “wheely” great – and the feeling’s mutual.
Council crackdown on litterbug drivers
7:00am Thursday 9th July 2009
Bradford Council is putting its resources behind an anti-litter campaign as it reveals it spends about £6 million a year on cleaning the district’s streets.
Little Olivia Ayris thinks her dad Dave is “wheely” great – and the feeling’s mutual.
An historic textile firm, which is still in family ownership after 225 years, has delved into the past for inspiration for its latest product.
This was the happy scene as history was made during a two-in-one ceremony in Bradford.
Residents at a Bradford care home can now enjoy the sight, smells and taste of plants from their own garden.
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