Now here's a sobering thought with which to welcome in the new year. How long can this country go on living on borrowed money? Surely the crunch must come some time - or am I missing something? The facts as I see them are these. We now manufacture very
Liversedge boss Eugene Lacy will be facing his old schoolboy friend Martin Haresign once again when Harrogate Railway Athletic make the trip to Clayborn on Monday for a Northern Counties East League Premier Division clash. "We have a few players back
Farsley Celtic boss Lee Sinnott will be forced to change a winning squad for Monday's visit of Frickley Athletic which is nothing less than a six-point clash in the UniBond Premier Division. The Celts pushed Guiseley to arms length with the 3-0 win at
Following one tough local derby on Boxing Day, Guiseley face another on Monday at Bradford Park Avenue. Guiseley were unfortunate to concede three without reply to Farsley Celtic but they did offer little up front. The threat was lessened by a disinterested
Bradford Park Avenue's stand-in skipper Danny Walsh has a New Year's resolution - to dig out a result against derby rivals Guiseley on Monday at Horsfall Stadium. With Dean Jones currently out of the side, Walsh is determined to use his experience to
Michael Symes has only one New Year's resolution - to make sure the next 12 months are much better than the last. That should not be difficult for the injury-ravaged striker, who has had to endure a year from Hell. He played just 36 minutes of senior
Despite the snow, rain and ice, Stanley Gene is itching to take to the field in his new colours. The Papuan New Guinean star has been used to warmer climes back home during the winter. But he is ready to ignore the freezing temperatures here and warm
One of Bradford's oldest residents has died aged 107 at the house where she had lived for more than eight decades. Florence Terry (nee Baldwin) died at her home in Bradford Moor. She had lived at the address in Amberley Street for 82 years. Her twin daughters
Bell-ringers are determined to herald the New Year with traditional peals, no matter how wintry the weather. An army of "bands" at churches across the district will sound the customary ring of bells on the stroke of midnight. Len Morris, of Saltaire United
A community leader, a dinner lady and a neighbourhood watch volunteer are among those who have been rewarded with a MBE by the Queen in the New Year's Honours List. People from across the Bradford district who were honoured today include Ashes hero cricketer
A controversial mobile-phone mast looks set to go up in the centre of Bradford's historic Little Germany - despite expert advice that it could hinder city-centre regeneration. Council planners will advise the authority's decision-makers that a mast can
Bradford babies are bucking a national trend with their names. A national survey revealed 2005's top UK baby names to be Jack and Jessica. But Bradford's parents have not followed the crowd, and instead the district's baby names are much more inventive
Chef Trevor Claydon was blasted with a stun gun by police officers after he lunged at them with his kitchen knives. The 50,000 volt shock from the taser gun - used only four times by West Yorkshire Police - enabled them to disarm him in the Kings Arms
A Bradford man is furious after his mother was threatened with legal action over an unpaid licence fee more than 18 months after she died. Edna Rayner died in May 2004 and had not lived in her house since the summer of 2003. Yet in the 18 months since
Abuse of the parking system SIR - The disabled-parking pass system is nothing but a big joke in Bradford. I am in heart failure yet when I approached the Council for a parking pass I was told in no uncertain terms that if I can walk 100 yards without
Otley boss Peter Clegg will see in the New Year with a new-look team as his side bid to get back on course in the league - and for Twickenham. They make the trip to high-flying Bedford Blues on Monday still smarting from the last-minute loss against Yorkshire
New Cougars signing Scott Nixon has a score to settle when he arrives in England - with giant Bulls star Lesley Vainikolo. New Zealander stand-off Nixon has been playing for Valley United in the Australian Manly Warringah competition but joins up with
The Bradford district has plenty to be proud of in the New Year's Honours list, with recognition of effort and achievement by local people across a broad spectrum. This area has a long tradition of producing memorable sporting personalities. Yorkshire
A family has to cope with freezing temperatures without gas heating or hot water after British Gas blunders. The Hussain family of Redburn Road, Shipley, has been struggling to stay warm since their boiler broke down on December 11. A British Gas engineers
People in Bradford are being given the chance to turn over a healthy new leaf for 2006. Thousands of people across the district will be treating January 1 as a new dawn. To try to help out, Bradford Council is re-launching its 'bactive' campaign. 'Clubactive
A Bradford pharmacist who took his expertise to earthquake-torn Pakistan said it was not the lack of medical aid or supplies most threatening survivors, but instead the extreme cold. Atique Rafiq, 27, of Heaton, travelled to the mountain region of Balakot
While her friends trudged into school each day last term, teenager Katie Griffiths was working in a very different classroom - on the set of the major new television drama she stars in. Katie, 17, from Kildwick has a lead role in BBC1 drama series Waterloo
Detectives are hunting a sex attacker who raped a teenage girl as she celebrated Christmas with her friends. The sweet-talking rapist attacked the slim, curly-haired 18-year-old after persuading her to leave a Bradford nightclub with him. Her friends
A devoted mum collapsed and died from a suspected food allergy on Christmas Day only hours after telling her daughters they were going on a dream trip to Disney. Beverley Taylor and husband Iain had managed to keep the holiday a surprise until the girls
