Dozens of high-fliers have applied for a £120,000-a-year job to ''put the buzz back'' into jaded Bradford city centre. Whoever clinches the key job will be chief executive of a new company being set up to make Bradford a top British city. The officer
Many eyebrows no doubt will be raised at the £120,000 salary attached to the post of chief executive of Bradford's Urban Regeneration Company, the new body charged with the job of making this the major British city that it deserves to be. There will be
A New Year message has been sent to the Government by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Yorkshire and Humberside to highlight the importance small firms play in the economy. The message, A Small Business Action Plan for 2003, has been sent from
Lions Club grateful for support SIR, - On behalf of our president, David Carpenter, and members of Ilkley Moor Lions Club, may I take this opportunity, through your paper, to thank everyone who has supported us through the year 2002. Our two main fund-raising
Bradford Bulls star Leon Pryce appeared in Crown Court today over an alleged glassing incident in a city nightclub. The 6ft 4ins international winger, dressed in a black suit and overcoat, spoke only to confirm his name during a five-minute hearing in
Six months after opening their doors, two multi-million pound health centres are vastly improving patient care for residents in Allerton and Clayton, medics claimed today. The purpose-built facilities at Allerton Health Centre, Bell Dean Road and Mayfield
A 113-year-old club which was gutted by fire during the Bradford riots is struggling to find funds to complete its new building. The Girlington and District Conservative Club building in Roundthorn Place, off Thornton Road, was destroyed after a petrol
A celebration ball to thank the people of Bradford will be the final major Telegraph & Argus Bradford Can... Cancer Research Appeal event. The black-tie evening is set to take place at the Hilton Hotel, Bradford, on Saturday, February 15. It is hoped
Wardens will be drafted into Keighley town centre after the successful launch of the system in Bradford. The first wardens, who started work in Bradford city centre three weeks ago, have already made their mark and dealt with scores of incidents. They
Two Bradford businessmen are using their entrepreneurial spirit to take to the skies by starting a new airline which will operate from Leeds Bradford International Airport. Brothers Philip and Mike Firth have set up Planet Air, which will be a low-cost
Dozens of high-fliers have applied for a £120,000-a-year job to ''put the buzz back'' into jaded Bradford city centre. Whoever clinches the key job will be chief executive of a new company being set up to make Bradford a top British city. The officer
Babies across Bradford made sure nobody will ever forget their birthday by arriving on New Year's Day. Maternity ward staff at Bradford Royal Infirmary were kept on their toes as they delivered 13 babies in the first 24 hours of 2003. Six more bouncing
A retired financial consultant has been forced back to work in a supermarket after losing thousands of pounds in the pensions crisis. Tony Kilner's pension fund has been cut by more than half because of the stock market slump and now he has written to
Robert Molenaar will be asked to play through the pain in City's FA Cup tie at West Brom on Saturday. The Dutch centre-half is set to return at the Hawthorns as Peter Atherton sits out a one-game ban. Molenaar, pictured, has been struggling with a badly-swollen
In 1492, Granada fell to the army of Queen Isabella, ending 700 years of Muslim rule in Spain. In 1867, the decision was taken to build a Town Hall in Bradford. In 1900, Britain's first municipal crematorium was opened in Hull. From the Telegraph &
Community groups in Kirklees are being offered grants to organise events for International Women's Day. Up to £250 is available for groups and voluntary organisations who set up events as part of the festival which runs from March 1 until March 16. The
A Bingley teenager who is battling an incurable condition is raising money to help others with similar disorders. Wheelchair user Charlotte Topliss, 13, spends every day in excruciating pain as a sufferer of the relatively-unknown condition, Reflex Sympathetic
A Lions club which has been operating for 40 years fears it may fold if it doesn't attract new members. The Ilkley Moor Lions Club organises the town's annual Duck Race in May and the Bonfire and Fireworks Display, as well as contributing thousands of
One of Bradford's biggest regeneration organisations is opposing the construction of an Angel of the North sculpture on a roundabout. The Newlands Partnership says it is against any major structure on Thornbury roundabout, which has been considered as
A family friend of a little girl who had her legs amputated after contracting meningitis is to take part in the Flora London marathon to raise vital funds to fight the deadly disease. John Burland, of Otley, is appealing for sponsors to help collect as
In the week Rebecca Hall should have celebrated her 21st birthday, detectives remained hopeful of a breakthrough which would lead them to her killer. The Bradford mum-of-one, who worked as a prostitute, was just 19 years old when her naked and battered
The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford remains the most popular museum outside London, despite many rivals scrapping admission charges. About 800,000 visitors went through the museum's doors last year, drawn in by special
Miserable drizzle failed to pour cold water on traditional New Year's festivities, which saw dozens of people taking freezing dips yesterday. Despite flood warnings, the annual River Wharfe swim in Otley went ahead, where six swimmers left the warmth
SIR - I think that the Comment of December 24 lamenting some Bradfordians' negativity to their own city, and scepticism about Gareth Gates's abilities, is a tad simplistic. Nobody begrudges the Bradford boy makes good. But a fair chunk of the readership
