September 2009
  • A cricket bat signed by legendary umpire Dickie Bird is one of the prizes being awarded to participants in the Bradford City Run.
  • Nine-year-old pals Katrin Blears, Holly Portz and Kate Hodson have set out to ‘swim the Channel’ in aid of charity this autumn.
  • Bradford businesses are being urged to make sure children living in poverty have presents under the tree this Christmas.
  • The rich and colourful history of a village is to be rekindled by a new community theatre in Silsden.
  • Success was a family affair for a brother and sister who entered a Yorkshire and Humberside painting competition.
  • A group of parents who teach their children at home claim the school system is broken and lets children down.
  • A puppet show about road safety was enjoyed by youngsters, including Aoife Corrigan, at Clayton Library.
  • Deaf teenagers in Bradford are taking a starring role in helping to train police officers.
  • Former Dr Who star Mary Tamm returned to her Bradford roots for a book signing and met up with old school friend Helen Porter.
  • Sound of Music star Connie Fisher brought a cheery note to Bradford’s Marie Curie Hospice when she called in on a surprise visit.
  • Children at Chapel Grange School in Bradford are celebrating winning a national competition to grow the sunflower with the largest head.
  • Residents in Idle, Bradford, have rallied round to buy a young girl a special bicycle.
  • It’s strictly ballroom – and latin and salsa – at a dance school which has opened its doors at a new venue.
  • For most people, donkeys conjure up images of the seaside but for Edward Wright they are opening up communication with the world.
  • Katriona Gilmore was one of the artists who entertained thousands of music lovers at the 19th Otley Black Sheep Folk Festival.
  • Pupils and staff from different cultural backgrounds celebrated the holy Islamic month of Ramadan by breaking their fasts at a Bradford restaurant.
  • A little girl’s dreams came true when she became a circus ringmaster in front of all her pals at school.
  • Villagers in Addingham are brewing up for the world's biggest coffee morning – a charity event in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
  • Fundraising mum Samina Shah is going global to put on three star-studded charity nights in the city.
  • A 1940s car, one of the last few of its kind still on the road, has been restored just in time for an international festival.
  • Regulars at the New Inn, Wilsden, can pick up local cheese, vegetables and even fish after it held the first of its regular outdoor markets.
  • One of Bradford’s newest academies was officially opened with the help of a special celebrity guest.
  • People with learning disabilities are hoping pom-pom power can take them to new heights.
  • A Bradford production company has devised the Church of England’s first rap-style advertisement aimed at lapsed parishioners.

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