Park lakes can be a tremendous asset to the communities in which they are set: the focal point of the local area of greenery, somewhere to fish, to sail model boats, or just to sit, watch and relax. However, they don't look after themselves. They need
In 1902, a smallpox epidemic occurred in Bradford. In 1918, the Feed the Guns wartime fundraising week was opened in Bradford and £4,000,000 was realised, despite the Armistice. In 1989, the Berlin Wall was opened. From the Telegraph & Argus of November
A Bingley councillor's claims that Harden Beck was suffering serious pollution problems have been disputed by a neighbouring company. Robin Owens, a professional botanist, told the Telegraph & Argus he could find no life in the beck, one of Yorkshire's
Pub manager Stephen Ashworth was up to his knees in water trying frantically to save his business and belongings from the floods sweeping the nation. But now, thanks to friends and regulars who helped in the mammoth clean-up at the Boathouse Inn in Saltaire
The Skipton area is turning into the Gretna Green of England. Couples are choosing it as one of the most romantic spots for a civil wedding rather than a church. Civil weddings in North Yorkshire ave risen by 11 per cent - up from 2,293 in March this
A Keighley couple, who have tied the marital knot three times - to each other - are celebrating their golden wedding today. And joining Donald and Florence Drake on their special day, will be their 31-year-old daughter, Lindsay, who is marrying her partner
When Vasanji Lad's parents came to Bradford from Kenya in the 1960s they worked long and hard to forge a new life for their family. Now they and other Hindu community elders are being rewarded with a new scheme which aims to make their lives in retirement
A Bradford man tried to smuggle cocaine worth more than £21,000 into the country after swallowing 44 packages of the deadly drug. Carlton Morancie was caught by customs officers at Gatwick Airport as he walked through the green "nothing to declare" channel
Bradford City will choose from a magnificent seven for their next manager. Chairman Geoffrey Rich-mond today revealed he had received a top-quality list of applicants to succeed Chris Hutchings. And he did not rule out making a foreign choice. Richmond
The fighter they call the Rebel has a real cause to take the IBO world light middleweight belt tonight. Derek Roche steps into the ring in Belfast confident of upsetting the odds against highly-rated Adrian Stone. Whatever the outcome, Roche will be left
Bradford Bulls fans face increases of up to £6 on match tickets following the Challenge Cup holders' move to Valley Parade for next season. The new pricing structure means that the best seats will cost £16 - £2 more than Wigan fans pay for the corresponding
Bradford Bulls fans have given a mixed response to the new price structure which will come into operation in Super League VI following the club's switch to Valley Parade. The majority of fans will face increases, but while some are angered by the price
After the recent successes of City of Bradford's age group swimmers it was the turn of the seniors at the North Eastern Counties Senior-Junior meet at Middlesbrough. Bradford's top swimmer was 21-year-old Richard Shepherd who turned in a series of great
Bradford City's problems in the Premiership relegation zone increased at Valley Parade today when Everton beat them with a goal four minutes from the end. City were pressing hard to score themselves when Gary Naysmith scored Everton's winner after a breakaway
A series of traffic-calming measures are to be installed in a Gomersal road following the deaths of three teenagers in a horrific crash in September. Among ideas considered at a meeting of Spen Lane residents, council and police, were increasing the size
Thousands of people enjoy the magic of the movies in multiplexes and cinemas across the country every day. Sitting there in the dark, clutching their popcorn and hooked to the silver screen, the audience want to be taken on a roller coaster ride away
A Bradford girls' school has changed its name because staff and pupils are tired at being mixed up with a rival school across the city. The school, formerly Bradford Girls' Grammar School, has now been re-dubbed The Girls' Grammar School, Bradford. Head
A decision to give Bradford City the green light for its new £1.5million football academy has been postponed by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. Mr Prescott's Department of Transport, Environment and the Regions was due to rule on the club's application
A Bradford psychiatrist who diagnosed a woman as psychotic after chatting to her through a window has been found guilty of abusing his position. But a General Medical Council disciplinary committee found Doctor Sasi Bhusan Mahapatra not guilty of serious
With nerves of steel and a thirst for racing, driver Charles Hollings is hoping to accelerate into the Formula One hot seat. The talented teenager, who lives at Norwood, near Otley, dreams of lining up on the starting grid for the Grand Prix. He is already
A wreath in memory of those who fell during the Falklands War will be laid at the foot of Bradford Cenotaph tomorrow. It will be the first time a wreath has been laid outside London to those who lost their lives in the 1982 conflict in the South Atlantic
SIR - We're letting our children down: 26 per cent of recorded rape victims are children; 75 per cent of babies are smacked before their first birthday. As a mother of three children, I find these statistics shocking and cases such as the recent abduction
