March 2009
  • The humanitarian efforts of pupils at a Menston secondary school have earned them one of the most prestigious accolades in the country.
  • Bradford City boss Stuart McCall and Bradford Bulls coach Steve McNamara took time out of their busy schedules to visit the Marie Curie Cancer Care Hospice in Maudsley Street.
  • A woman who was told she had a less than five per cent chance of ever becoming a mum after battling breast cancer twice has celebrated the first birthday of her ‘miracle’ baby.
  • Talking in class didn’t get pupils from Guiseley School into trouble – it won them top place in a debating competition.
  • Roary the lion has returned to its pride of place in Lister Park after 26 years.
  • A girls-only football tournament has been held in Bradford to promote the sport among schoolgirls.
  • The Bradford Rock Challenge attracted hundreds of talented children to St George’s Hall, Bradford, where two separate competitions were held for schools and colleges.
  • TV presenter Johnny Ball teamed up with Bollywood dancers, drummers and circus acts in Bradford to celebrate a project inspiring the city’s youngsters.
  • Keighley’s Oscar-winning screenwriter Simon Beaufoy flew in from Dublin specially for an onstage interview at Bradford’s 15th International Film Festival.
  • Every day Andrew and Angela Filarowski live with the knowledge that their young daughter could die at any time as she desparately needs a heart transplant.
  • Students at a Bradford school hope their debut film-making effort will warn others of the dangers of abusing illegal drugs.
  • Healthcare professional Catherine Mills, who works with seriously ill children, is to run the Epilepsy Action 10k road race in Bradford on Sunday.
  • A Bradford mum has had to make the decision any parent would dread. Shelly Turpin has consented for her son Joshua to undergo a major operation within six months, which could kill him.
  • A Bradford primary school is putting up a team for a 100k trek to raise money for charity Oxfam.
  • More than 70 per cent of children at nearly a quarter of mainstream primary schools in Bradford do not speak English as their first language, according to the latest figures. Princeville pupils Courtney Braybrook is English and Mumtaz Mafud is from Indone
  • The glamour of Bollywood was brought to Bradford’s Centenary Square when south Asian arts group Manasamitra performed a colourful display of Bhangra and Bollywood dancing.
  • At the age of 19, Craig Dyson is already stamping his mark as a sculptor with rare talent.
  • Most people associate sand with buckets and spades, castles and pies. But for Jamie Wardley, sand is not about relaxing beside the sea.
  • The red carpet was rolled out at the National Media Museum to herald the opening of the Bradford International Film Festival attended by, among others, Virginia McKenna and Sylvia Sims.
  • He was once a gun-toting, blue-uniformed cop dealing out justice on the mean streets of Fort Worth, Texas. Now his beat is Haworth.
  • The Ponderosa Rare Breeds Centre in Heckmondwike has taken delivery of several new animals. Among them are a white reindeer and this desert iguana being held by Jude Cheesbrough.
  • Learning is going outdoors at primary schools in north Bradford thanks to a £168,000 project.
  • Youngsters at Spotlight Stage School are going to be treading the boards with the English Youth Ballet.

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