Pubs have a vital role to play in every community. To many they offer a warm, friendly environment in which to spend an hour or two and pass the time of day with other people. To some they are a place for an occasional drink with friends or a partner,
Council watchdogs have launched a probe into controversial proposals to close Ingrow Green old people's home in Keighley. Members of the social scrutiny committee called in a decision by Bradford Council's ruling executive to hold consultations over the
Ilkley will require some extra flower power if it is to push Wetherby off the top spot in this year's Yorkshire in Bloom competition. Margaret Welsh, publicity officer for the Ilkley in Bloom committee, believes Wetherby's impressive 'back-up' team provides
A dentist arrested for drink driving after a traffic accident was later found hanging in a Bradford police cell, an inquest heard today. Graham Cocking was detained after his Land Rover Discovery hit a lamppost in Queensbury on March 30 last year. Bradford
A Polish couple who fled their homeland for Bradford after the atrocities of war say they have become the target of a hate campaign. Alexandra and Edward Florkiewicz, who sought a haven in Britain after witnessing Nazi terror, say they are being persecuted
Bradford Moor YSA's great season continued when they booked a quarter-final place in the Grattan League Cup after a 5-0 third round win over Smiling Mule. Their opponents will be Premier Division leaders Fagley. It was another fine display by Bradford
Ambitious Bradford City are planning a further 1,800-seat ground extension to bring Valley Parade's capacity up to nearly 27,000. It's all part of the club's long term plans for a 35,000-capacity stadium. The plans were revealed today as City applied
The punching power of Bradford's Bobby Vanzie rescued him from the brink of disaster in an incident-packed British and Commonwealth title fight at London's Elephant & Castle Leisure Centre last night. Vanzie produced a stunning two-fisted assault
New Zealand star Henry Paul is tipping powerhouse Bulls centre Scott Naylor to force his way into England's plans for the World Cup at the end of the season. Naylor started this season where he left off last with a barnstorming performance in the Challenge
Children are under a lot of pressure these days to adopt unhealthy habits: from their peers in school or on the street, from images portrayed in books and magazines, on television programmes and videos....All these can encourage them to experiment with
The little Jack Russell and the Jack Russell-cross he lives with have no idea that they are at the start of a huge change in the lifestyle of dogs in this country. First they came to the surgery for their check-up and microchips. At their next visit they
The days are getting brighter and longer, and of course our thoughts turn to happy things such as er, patio furniture. Oh yes, the new Spring/Summer catalogues are out, and we can imagine ourselves in the garden sipping iced lemonade and fanning ourselves
Police and community leaders appealed for calm today after violence broke out on the streets of Thornbury last night. A gang of about 30 Asian youths pelted police cars and passing motorists with bricks and bottles. The trouble flared after police received
It was a case of Lights! Camera! Action! as the stars of TV show Blue Peter broadcast live from Bradford. Thousands of fans strained for a peek at presenters Katy Hill, Konnie Huq and Matt Baker as they prepared to "go live" for yesterday's edition of
The mother of a murdered seven-year-old boy is urging Bradford people to 'buy a brick' and help build a retreat for victims' families. Denise Copley, of Wibsey, Bradford, is regional co-ordinator of the support group Mothers Against Murder and Aggression
Youngsters from a Bradford estate have kicked off a healthy living initiative with the support of their football heroes. The group of 12 to 17-year-olds from the city's Scholemoor estate are the first to take part in the "positive lifestyle" pilot scheme
Help has flooded in for old soldier Joseph Taylor after the T&A revealed his fear that he would not be able to have a bath for more than six months. Just hours after we revealed how the 84-year-old widower faced a half-year wait before Bradford Social
An illiterate Cleckheaton man was killed by dangerous working practices employed by his boss, a jury heard today. John Speight, 25, died five days after he was crushed by a rubbish cage, known as a brute, which fell from a forklift truck. A jury at Leeds
Police have pledged to step up the number of surgeries in the Braithwaite area more than once a month if residents wish. People living on the Keighley council estate are being urged to attend the new sessions hosted by community constable PC Cliff Ashton
Yorkshire women are among the heaviest drinkers in Britain, according to new research. A survey by academics for the British Heart Foundation shows that women in the Yorkshire and Humberside region and the north-west are more likely to drink than any
Compensation for shops and companies disrupted by a 17-day road closure is being demanded by Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe. Mr Sutcliffe has promised to lobby Railtrack on behalf of traders who claim they could be ruined by bridge repairs in Cleckheaton
A pioneering drug treatment is helping to improve life for a battling youngster with brittle bone disease. Hayley Finch, from Shipley, is confined to a wheelchair much of the time, can be left with broken bones by a simple knock or fall, and has suffered
Sunday Alliance: Fairweather Green did their First Division promotion hopes a power of good with a 3-2 win over rivals Westwood to move two points behind leaders Craven Heifer. It was Westwood who struck first through Lee Inness's 25-yard free kick. But
Bradford City striker Dean Saunders is relishing the chance to add to his 22 goals when he travels with Wales to the Middle East to face Qatar tomorrow. But the 35-year-old has admitted it is City's Premiership clash with Aston Villa three days later
Bobby Vanzie retained his British and Common-wealth lightweight titles with a controversial win over Stephen Smith last night and then revealed his anger at the treatment he had received. The Bradford boxer was subjected to racial and personal abuse from
A Bradford teacher is proving he has the gentle touch by leaving the classroom behind in favour of a revolutionary alternative therapy. AFTER A lifetime spent teaching, Kelvin Hibbert is now turning his hand to healing. The 61-year-old physical education
The death of a child is every parent's worst nightmare. But for the cause of death to be murder makes the pain far harder to bear. Most parents cannot even begin to imagine how Denise Copley has suffered since her young son was stabbed to death along
Browsing through the health sections of women's magazines recently I was struck by a development in almost all of them. That is the masses of articles devoted to, and frankly promoting, alternative medicines. They promise that people will benefit in all
It's a harsh reality with which to come to terms, but in these days when self-interest rules, those who seek a fair deal for all of society seemed doomed to failure. Far better, perhaps, to decide which social group you belong to and press for changes
Bradford is to mount a battle against another out-of-town shopping complex. Council chiefs fear city centre stores could be badly hit by plans for a factory shopping village boasting 46 stores. The shops at the centre at Gannex Mill, Elland, would sell
