Business failures in the area have bucked the national trend by falling. According to information firm Experian the number of insolvencies in the region dropped in 2002 when compared to 2001. The City of London, Northern Ireland and Yorkshire and Humberside
A Bingley shopping precinct in need of an overhaul has come under fire from a local MP. Myrtle Walk is "decayed and shabby", Shipley MP Chris Leslie says. Despite four years of talks with leaseholders Fordgate and promises of a multi-million pound refurbishment
Police want to speak to a man about a theft and attempted fraud at a Shipley store. On October 25, a car was broken into in Bedale, North Yorkshire, and a wallet, mobile phone and cheque book were stolen. Six days later, the man being sought walked into
The son of a Bradford community leader jailed for 11 years on drugs charges today said: "My dad made a terrible mistake." Simeon Brown, pictured, told how his father Richard felt he had let down his family, friends and community - but insisted he had
The new Bishop of Bradford has spoken about the vital role schools have to play in the regeneration of the district. The Right Reverend David James told hundreds of people who gathered at Bradford Cathedral for his welcome service that teachers were an
A expedition in the Himalayas will be the latest challenge for a 63-year-old university lecturer whose previous expeditions include treks in Peru and along the Great Wall of China. Temperatures as low as minus 15C are waiting for Dorrie Ball, pictured
It's the battle of the green belt. Tomorrow, developers will be lining up to try to overturn Bradford Council's protection of green field sites designated in the Unitary Development Plan - the Council's blueprint for building in the district for the next
SIR - Re your Comment of December 27 about the dangers of house-price inflation in the Aire Valley. In the long term, very few people benefit from house-price inflation and we all suffer because the infra-structure of roads, doctors, schools, recreational
Silsden's Dougie Lampkin was cruelly robbed of his eighth successive victory at the second leg of the Embassy World Indoor Trials Championship at Sheffield on Saturday night. His machine suffered temporary fuel starvation in the closing few metres of
Bradford Salem 15, Knottingley 26: There are still 20 points to play for, but Bradford Salem's third defeat of the season in Yorkshire Division Three probably means they are now playing for the second promotion place. Things started so well for the third-placed
West Brom 3, Bradford City 1: In the grand scheme of things City's goal at the Hawthorns was nothing more than scant consolation. But try telling that to scorer Mark Danks. The 18-year-old nodded into an open goal after a speculative shot from Claus Jorgensen
Andy Tod is set to remain in limbo for next week's home game with Crystal Palace. City's Scottish utility player could be out of Nicky Law's plans until the club receive the financial lifeline that is heading the Nationwide League's way from the Football
The assault on Bradford's green-belt land, due to be launched tomorrow by some of the country's biggest builders when the public inquiry begins into the Unitary Development Plan, needs to be resisted with the utmost vigour and conviction. The precious
In 1540, Henry VIII married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. In 1867, Adolphus Street Railway Station, Bradford, was closed for passenger traffic. In 1919, former US President Theodore Roosevelt died. From the Telegraph & Argus of January 6th, 1978
A mortgage company has moved from Leeds to Bradford in an expansion bid. Smart-Move Mortgages, which is an internet firm, was set up five years ago. It has moved to Greengates to "exploit the growing diversity of those seeking mortgages". The company
The district's marine industry has defied the economic slowdown, according to new statistics. Revenues in the Yorkshire and Humberside leisure marine industry increased in 2002, rising by 16 per cent. The figures, published by the British Marine Federation
A Pudsey cloth manufacturer has the competition snookered after snapping up prestigious contracts. A W Hainsworth and Sons Ltd, based at Spring Valley Mills in Stanningley, was originally set up in 1800 to produce fine wool cloth for military uniforms
A car showroom selling sportscars like Ferraris, Porsches and Lambourghinis is set to open in Canal Road. The dealership, which is owned by Bradford businessman Afzal Khan, is planned to open in around three months' time. Mr Khan, who set up Auto Design
People could be forgiven for thinking they were seeing double if they bumped into Kelly Metcalfe in the street - but just don't ask her to sing. The 25-year-old registrar from Hightown in Liversedge has just been voted best popstars lookalike by the public
The former managing director of Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons has left an estate worth more than £2 million. John Dowd, of Harden, Bingley, died in March 2002 after he lost his fight against cancer. He was 58. His will was revealed to be
The long-running row over the lighting of a Burley-in-Wharfedale pub looks set to continue because of a new planning application. Tom Cobleigh Ltd, the firm which runs The Generous Pioneer, appeared to have resolved a difficult situation in December by
Council officials are investigating complaints from residents on a luxury housing estate that one of their neighbours is using his new conservatory as an illegal mosque. The claims come from a residents' association in Bierley. They say Talib Hussain
A botanist from the University of Bradford has discovered a rare plant fruiting for the first time in more than 130 years. Dr Alistair Headley, with a colleague from London's Natural History Museum, found the endangered Nowell's limestone moss reproducing
Doreen Bedford is celebrating the New Year - with a new knee. The 74-year-old has had successful surgery after a three-year wait highlighted by the Telegraph & Argus. And just a week after coming out of hospital, her verdict is: "I feel just fine.
A mother who was told there were traces of asbestos in the ceiling of her eight-year-old son's bedroom has said she fears for her child's safety. Carol Shields, of Wenborough Lane, Holme Wood, reported a leaking roof in her Council home last August -
Bosses at a shop which has been hit by ramraiders four times in a year warned today they could be forced to quit the city. A Volvo was used to smash the front of Supercigs shop, pictured, in John Street shortly after 12.30am yesterday by raiders who grabbed
Some of Britain's biggest house builders are waiting to swoop on the district's green belt as barristers prepare for a major public inquiry which starts tomorrow. More than 100 green sites treasured by the public will be under unprecedented challenge
