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  • Branch clips Eagles' wings

    Michael Branch showed again last night why Nicky Law made him a top transfer target in the summer. Branch smashed the only goal at Crystal Palace to give City a second win in four days. It was amazingly also the first time in the club's history they had

  • Hotlines to combat crimes of hate

    Police in Kirklees have said they are determined to stamp out prejudice-based crimes with the relaunch of a successful initiative. Hate Incident Reporting Centres, to tackle racist and homophobic crimes, were first launched in the district in January

  • Rowing club's joy at weir success

    An historic weir in danger of collapsing has been saved securing the future of one of the oldest rowing clubs in the country. If Hirst weir, in Saltaire, had collapsed, then the rowing club - the only one of its kind in West Yorkshire - would have been

  • Centre in line for top award

    A multi-million pound community centre in Bradford has been shortlisted for a top architectural award. The £2.7 million Thornbury Centre, pictured, which opened four years ago built with money from the Millennium Commission, is one of ten buildings nominated

  • Pioneering club to help children cope

    A pioneering new club has been set up in Bradford for children whose loved ones have cancer. More than 15 youngsters aged from six upwards have so far joined the club which was launched by volunteers at the city's Cancer Support Centre. People at the

  • 'Homes bid could wreck revamp at Odsal'

    Bradford Bulls were today in an all-out battle to stop a major housing development which they believe could hit their multi-million pound redevelopment of Odsal Stadium. A planning application has been received for an estate containing up to 150 homes

  • You're bullying us, councillors are told

    Families who attended last night's full Council meeting accused members of "bullying, intimidation and threats" over proposals to put a new children's home on a play area near their houses. Placard-carrying protesters from Netherlands Square, Low Moor

  • 100 years to celebrate

    Bradford City fans will have the chance to walk through one hundred of years of history with the opening of a new exhibition to mark the club's centenary. The exhibition, featuring items from the 1880s to the present day, is the largest of its kind ever

  • Council appoints top job stand-in

    Bradford Council has appointed a temporary chief executive after its failure to land a permanent candidate to run the authority. Philip Robinson, below, has been appointed interim chief executive for 12 months following a decision by the Council's appointments

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - It seems singularly unfortunate that you should publish a letter about the guided busway the same day as you report its latest accident (T&A, September 10), the victim of which, and his family, deserve our sympathy and best wishes for his full

  • Harden groom-ed for dreaded drop

    Despair at Harden and Silsden; joy at Thackley and Bardsey. Those were the contrasting emotions after the scramble for Division B survival went to the last day of the season. Harden's fate was sealed when they lost by six wickets at Tong Park to finish

  • Martyn back for must-win clash

    Yorkshire had Australian Test star Damien Martyn back in their squad today for the final showdown with Gloucestershire at Headingley in the match which will determine which of the two sides gains promotion to Division One of the championship. And just

  • Fielden fit and gunning for Saints

    Stuart Fielden has given the Bulls a major boost by being passed fit for Friday's trip to St Helens. The Great Britain prop forward's season has been heavily disrupted by injuries, and Fielden was forced to undergo arthroscopic surgery following a strain

  • Match report: Jeers turn to cheers

    Crystal Palace 0, Bradford City 1: Nicky Law used to go down Selhurst Park as a kid to watch Crystal Palace. It was the Terry Venables era and the so-called team of the 80s that was meant to set the standard for years to come. That never happened as the

  • Discussion is the way forward

    It will be a great shame if Unison members working for Bradford Council vote to take industrial action over the plan to bring in a private company to improve the authority's ageing information technology (IT) systems. A strike would affect services like

  • On This Day

    In 1962, Neil Armstrong and eight others were selected as astronauts in the US space progamme. In 1984, Gordon P. Getty was declared to be the richest man in the USA, with a fortune of $4.1 billion. In 1999, the mother of rapper Eminem sued him for $10

  • Move aids firm as its turnover soars

    Bradford-based vehicle weighing company PM Group Plc today announced a 74 per cent rise in turnover and growth in profits in its first results since moving to new headquarters. The company, which recently relocated to Airedale House in Canal Road, Bradford

  • Best date ever for calendar sqaddie

    Bingley soldier Nicky Coward was the envy of his mates when he met forces sweetheart Nell McAndrew. He shared centre stage with the Leeds model when the Gulf calendar was launched at a red carpet event in Scotland yesterday. His mother Karen Webster is

  • Don't be shy getting help

    A Keighley man is urging others to overcome their embarrassment and get help for continence problems. Brian Thurling is backing Continence Awareness Week, which runs until Sunday and is this year focusing on men. Mr Thurling became incontinent after his

  • Five charities to benefit from £25,000

    Five Bradford charities will each be £5,000 better off by the end of this week, thanks to a community cash awards scheme. Judges will decide tomorrow which organisations from a shortlist of 11 will receive an award from Barclays' Make a Difference Campaign

  • Room ablaze - and I'd turned off alarm

    A Bingley man has told how he awoke to find his living room ablaze, having turned off one of his fire alarms because steam kept setting it off. A sudden "whoosh of flames" over his head convinced him he needed to get out fast. David Marshall's house caught

  • Yorkshire pud chefs rise to the occasion

    They form the cornerstone of any self-respecting Sunday lunch. Our traditional roast beef and potatoes would simply seem naked without an accompanying Yorkshire pudding. But what about our regional favourite served with scoops of ice cream, sausage and

  • Delicate surgery for Darren

    A 13-year-old boy was today undergoing delicate surgery as he continues his fight to recover a week after he was in an accident on Bradford's guided bus-way. Darren Weston needs an operation to rebuild his nose which was smashed in the accident last Tuesday

  • Benefits facing strike turmoil

    Council benefits payments could be brought to their knees if computer staff at Bradford Council carry out their threat to walk out. In an increasingly bitter dispute over privatisation, City Hall chiefs want to bring in an outside company to update the