The flagship Burley-in-Wharfedale restaurant of a consortium fronted by a world-class chef has enjoyed a very tasty first year's trading. Cutlers Bar and Brasserie, the brainchild of chef and restaurateur Rick Hodgson, has achieved a turnover of more
Community leaders today condemned yobs who forced the early closure of Bradford's showpiece Mela festival. After two days of carnival atmosphere at the Peel Park event, attended by an estimated 100,000 people, the organisers took a joint decision with
Passenger numbers at Brighouse's new £6m railway station are much lower than expected only a month after its opening. The heavily subsidised service costing £10,000 a week was expected to handle 1,000 passengers a day. But research by a local rail watchdog
The owner of a Keighley model shop this week joined the row over a ban on model powerboats using Keighley Tarn. Bob Horrell fears for his livelihood and believes Bradford council is waging a vendetta against modellers. He fears that the council's countryside
Until now soccer fan Mark Brealey's greatest footballing moment was scoring for his church team in a local cup final. But all that changed when he went on holiday to Cuba and met his idol, Diego Maradona, at a party. Now the former Telegraph & Argus
Stamps designed by an artist from Guiseley to commemorate Prince William's 18th birthday are selling like hotcakes in former British colonies around the world. And collectors in this country are also said to be snapping up the stamps, which had to be
SIR - Your report of vandalism to an advertisement hoarding by suspected devout Muslims suggested deja vu to me. When Salman Rushdie's tedious tome Satanic Verses was published we had the same form of intolerance, coupled with book-burning and death threats
Bradford City hope to complete the signing of Sheffield Wednesday full back Ian Nolan today just 24 hours after marking their European debut with a fine 3-1 win over FK Atlantas in Lithuania. The Northern Ireland international is available on a free transfer
Last night's closure of the Odeon cinema in Bradford after 70 years was the end of an era for the city. It is not the end for the Odeon Group in Bradford - this week will see the opening of its new state-of-the-art 13-screen complex at Thornbury. But
A woman's hopes of fighting back against a crippling medical condition have been shattered by a Government decision not to supply a new drug to more patients. Malcolm and Freda Naylor, of Grange View, Otley, are disgusted the NHS will not provide any
A special meeting to discuss setting up a town council for Bingley is to be held at Bingley Arts Centre on Tuesday night. Councillor Colin Gill (Con, Bingley) will outline the practicalities of the project and where the boundaries fall at the meeting
