Moving tributes were today paid to the former Bingley Harriers, Yorkshire and Great Britain athlete Kim McDonald, who has died suddenly of a suspected heart attack while on holiday in Brisbane, Australia, aged 45. McDonald also managed the former 10,000
Leon Pryce, pictured, feels last Sunday's victory in the first Guinness Test in Huddersfield is a tremendous boost for rugby league in this country. The Bradford Bulls three-quarter said of the 20-12 success: "It was great just being in the side and to
Today's report on the quality of service being provided by Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust is encouragingly positive. The report, which follows five months of investigations by the Commission for Health Improvement (a body which monitors the NHS across England
Union leader Peter Booth blasted the Government for failing to support the textile industry. Mr Booth, of the Transport & General Workers' Union, was speaking at the head office of the Textile Trade Group in Sunbridge Road, yesterday. He urged industry
Coronation Street actor Danny Cunningham, pictured centre, delighted dozens of adults with special needs when he turned up to meet them. Members of eight different centres throughout Bradford were bowled over when Danny presented prizes after a ten-pin
Residents are angry at seeming lack of progress after a year-long battle to stop a stream being polluted by diesel fuel. People in Oakenshaw, Bradford, complain they have not seen any action to stop the pollution to Hollowfield Beck, more than 12 months
Bradford police are hoping to forge closer links with their Indian counterparts after the success of an international conference in the Punjab. A delegation of three Bradford officers has returned from the conference where they examined a variety of policing
Cartoon fans are in for a treat as the brains behind turning Bob Monkhouse into a devil and the man who created Roger Rabbit come to Bradford. The city's eighth annual animation festival starts on Friday and is set to attract some of the top names working
The global airline crisis has hit Leeds Bradford airport hard - with passenger numbers tumbling. The executive director of operations, Rob Lund, will tell the airport's consultative committee on Friday that passenger numbers dropped by eight per cent
The outraged father of a schoolgirl being sued by a former policewoman today claimed the family have an anxious wait as they face bankruptcy. Teenager Hayley Greasley, of Eccleshill, is being sued for thousands of pounds following a road accident in which
Detectives probing recent shootings in Bradford have uncovered two separate caches of firearms. A total of five guns, including a loaded semi-automatic pistol, were seized during unconnected operations in Bradford and Keighley. Officers investigating
Nearly half a century ago Edward Petherbridge won a scholarship worth two guineas to study drama at the Bradford Civic's Green Room. It was his springboard to a long and distinguished career on stage and screen. Today the National Theatre actor is back
A Bradford councillor who snatched the Toller ward seat for the Tories three years ago in a dramatic election result has quit the Conservative Party, claiming his views are being ignored. The news that sub postmaster Qasim Khan had resigned from the national
The heartbroken mum of tragic tot Joshua Duck broke down in tears of anguish when she learned his killer had been jailed for only four years, her family revealed today. Aisling Greene had not been able to face attending the case at Leeds Crown Court yesterday
SIR - I am writing to complain (bitterly) about the imminent temporary closure of Bingley Swimming Pool, scheduled for December 3 to January 2. As Shipley swimming pool has been closed since September and is not due to open until January (we hope) this
Jim Jefferies is poised to plunge into the loan market to solve City's growing centre-half crisis. Peter Atherton and David Wetherall are definitely out of action and with Robert Molenaar still off with flu, Jefferies may bring in a short-term replacement
In 1925, skating took place on Bradford Moor Park lake after a week of severe frost. In 1948, Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, was born. In 1952, Britain's first pop chart was published with Al Martino's "Here in my heart" as No.1 From the Telegraph
Teenager Zoe Patel was told to "go home to Afghanistan" by bullies and was later attacked in the school canteen, her mum alleged today. Her family has lodged a formal complaint with police and removed her from Whitcliffe Mount School, Cleckheaton, which
The problem of speeding motorists in Bingley's Park Road and Wagon Lane was discussed by residents at a neighbourhood forum meeting. PC Graham Moore said officers with speed cameras had caught a number of offenders. He also reminded residents to keep
Neighbourhood hero John Webster's motto of "staying in touch with people" has won him a national award for his work in the community. Mr Webster, a neighbourhood warden on the Bracken Bank estate in Keighley, has been presented with the National Achievement
Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust has been praised for its race relations and equal opportunities policies in a far-reaching report published today. But bosses have been warned to improve paediatric emergency care and interpreting services, which are difficult
Student Nahzia Akhtar shows off her winning logo design - the new trademark of the Bradford Healthy Schools Scheme. Her school, Belle Vue Girls, is the first in the district to gain the new Healthy Schools title. The scheme is being promoted by the Government
A stormy Council meeting took a historic decision last night which could end the era of council houses in Bradford. Tory and Liberal Democrats voted together at the meeting for the first step towards transferring 26,500 properties to non-profit making
Thousands of Council workers were set to abandon their desks and walk out on strike this afternoon. Public services Unison said it expected its 7,000 members to strike in protest at Bradford Council's plans to change redundancy and redeployment agreements
Drivers in Bradford were today warned to be on their guard after a spate of 'car-jackings' in which owners were beaten, threatened and conned out of their vehicles. Police confirmed that previously such attacks were virtually unheard of in Bradford, but
