The public gets a chance to see the multi-million pound plans for Bradford's Odsal stadium site next week. Representatives from the six companies bidding to redevelop the site will be at City Hall on Monday to explain proposals. They range from a new,
Demonstrators angry that new safety measures have failed to be included in a £6 million road repair scheme are planning to blight the road's re-opening. Residents of the Brow area of Haworth and the village action group will voice their anger when Worth
Furious bus passengers claim they are being left stranded in the cold at Otley bus station because of unreliable services. And one Otley trader says he has been forced to close his shop early during the week to catch a more reliable, earlier bus while
The family of missing Guiseley man Jonathan Danskin said today their hopes of finding him alive had been strengthened by the response to a TV appeal. The 28-year-old, pictured above, vanished on January 31 after running into the River Wharfe after his
Traders are turning Cleckheaton into foodie heaven with the town's first Suet Day and Yorkshire Pudding Day in a bid to boost trade. The events been organised by Spenborough Chamber of Trade and Commerce as part of a series of sponsored activities being
Denholme Town Councillor Samantha Booth has called for urgent action to improve the village's neglected Foster Park. She is demanding: Repairs to fencing and better lighting around the dog area. Improvements to the children's playground. Demolition of
Athletics: The 1999 English Fell Racing Championships get under way on Sunday with the nine-mile Noon Stone race at Mankinholes, near Todmorden. Bingley's Ian Holmes, twice winner of the championships in the past three years, will be keen to start the
Barnsley 0, Bradford City 1; match report, by Richard Sutcliffe. Barnsley supporters must be sick of the sight of Gordon Watson after his well-taken strike sealed a vital three points for Bradford City in this dour Yorkshire derby. The Bantams' substitute
Bradford City have today completed the signing of Oxford United star Dean Windass after beating off competition from Premiership clubs. City will pay the cash-strapped First Division side £950,000 with a further £50,000 to follow should they win promotion
It cannot be easy to live in a village which finds the tourism spotlight turned upon it. It happened to Esholt when it was the location for Emmerdale, with day-trippers peering through cottage windows. Holmfirth's loss of privacy following the success
For a moment I thought it was April the first. But it wasn't a joke, it was simply another huge technological leap forward for mankind. All the same, I'm not altogether convinced of the merits of a talking pinny. Yes, that's right, an apron that speaks
Pensioners in Keighley are lobbying the Government for an increase in the basic state pension. Members of Keighley Pensioners' Action Group have joined a nationwide campaign to raise the basic retirement pension by at least £10. Action group members have
A woman who was paralysed when a sky-diving fall went wrong has ventured out of her Steeton home alone for the first time since the tragedy four years ago. Penny Roberts has been given a new lease of life since receiving the state-of-the art electric
Pensioners are being warned to keep a look out for bogus officials after a spate of incidents in the Bradford district. The would-be thieves prey on the elderly, tricking their way into homes before attempting to make off with cash and other valuables
Crimefighters at Bradford Council are pushing ahead with the expansion of the city centre CCTV system, buoyed by a new survey showing it reassured the public. Officials are hoping to expand the existing network of cameras, installed in 1990 in one of
Bradford West MP Marsha Singh is campaigning for Sikhs and Kashmaris to be recognised as a distinct ethnic group in time for the national census. Mr Singh has tabled an early day motion which urges the Office for National Statistics to revise the way
Staff and pupils at a Bradford primary school have become the first in the city to win a prestigious award for promoting health in and out of class. Everything from sex, drugs and smoking to food sold in the tuckshop has come under scrutiny at Ryan Middle
Class sizes have fallen dramatically in Bradford but the district still has more young children being educated in infant classes of more than 30 than anywhere else in the region and in most of the country. The Government today pledged more than £1.3 million
Craven tourist bosses are being brought to book in a unique project. Tourist attraction and accommodation chiefs can stock up on the latest tourism literature thanks to the Craven Tourism Literature Exchange at Bolton Abbey railway station next week.
An angry Saltaire resident claims the historic Victorian village is being ruined by attempts to promote it. Angela Williamson, of Caroline Street, Saltaire, believes villagers' interests are being ignored in favour of business and they are being made
One of the country's biggest police vehicle sponsorship deals was thrown into controversy today amid claims from rank-and-file officers that it made them a laughing stock. All 80 police cars, vans and motorcycles in the five Bradford police divisions
Sports clubs beware! Having found the first morsel not to its taste, Customs is now set to take a second bite. The issue? The VAT treatment of VAT-registered sports clubs. Many sports clubs are amateur organisations run by committees without the assistance
Bradford engineering firm Rycroft has come up with an environmental system which has helped a Hong Kong hotel improve its air conditioning. Rycroft, which is celebrating its centenary this year, is a specialist in water heating and chilling equipment
Henry Paul insists the free spirit that encapsulated his four-year spell at Wigan will not be diminished following his trans-Pennine move to the Bulls. The brilliant Kiwi's remarkable career at Central Park comprised a kaleidoscope of dashing disfigured
Bradford City chairman Geoffrey Richmond has flatly refuted a claim by former boss Chris Kamara that striker Robbie Blake was the subject of a recent £2 million bid from a Premiership club. The City striker has been in sensational form in recent weeks
Yorkshire will be re-born as Yorkshire Phoenix in Division One of the new National Cricket League, the club announced today. As well as revealing a new name, Yorkshire also showed off their new range of orange coloured clothing. Director of marketing
Traffic chaos will engulf Otley unless a bypass is built before major housing and industrial developments begin, a city councillor has warned. Councillor Graham Kirkland (Lib Dem, Otley and Wharfedale) says it is crucial the east of Otley relief road
Stephen Tillett, the man accused of killing a Bradford mum-of-two, today told a hushed courtroom how he smothered her to death. Mr Tillett, 33, of Welhan Walk, Wapping, Bradford said he had been suffering extreme stress before he killed her. He told Leeds
Bradford is at the centre of a pioneering project which will create thousands of jobs in the electronics industry. The Regional Innovation Strategy's Electronics Sector has been given the go-ahead for a £7 million plan to help set up and develop small
Rats feeding from bins and running where children play have sparked residents to petition the council for action. Tariq Ali, 33, from Spring Place, near Bradford University, said he has lived in the street all his life and the vermin problem has never
Pop star Mike Craft has promised to help save Wilsden village hall by appearing as the star attraction at a forthcoming cabaret event. The 40-year-old lead singer with cult group Smokie agreed to help after Bradford Council withdrew much of its financial
A retired firefighter has spoken of his shame at using the services of prostitutes and teenage girls after he and his wife stopped having sex. Malcolm Vickers told a jury at Bradford Crown Court that he and his wife had enjoyed an "excellent'' 29-year
Pupils at a Bradford school have gone to unusual lengths to help a blind classmate achieve her dream of representing Britain at next year's Paralympics in Australia. They have learned a game for blind people called goal ball and play it wearing goggles
