Prospective architects, engineers and construction workers set to play a part in the rebirth of the city are benefiting from a new £1.5 million training complex. Teenagers from throughout the district are being taught the skills needed to drive Bradford's
SIR - On Boxing Day foxhunters showed their true nature - savage, arrogant, hypocritical and dishonest, clearly believing that laws are only for little people. They are hoping that at the next General Election enough of us will not vote Labour so that
SIR - Christine Morgan writes (T&A, December 19) that "smokers have quicker brains than non-smokers, and are much wittier people too." Just think, if only I'd had the knowledge to lace my lungs with lethal carcinogens, I could have triumphed on Mastermind
SIR - Recently I wrote a letter saying that nobody in this country was safe from being murdered. This brought the usual response from Geoff Tasker, accusing me of scaremongering. In view of how many young, middle-aged and elderly people have been murdered
SIR - Re your report about the appalling assault on a taxi driver, I think it is disgusting that the perpetrator has been given a suspended sentence. The taxi driver was doing his job and was subjected to a horrific assault which resulted in him losing
SIR - The millions that are to be spent on improving school buildings and building replacement ones provide a real opportunity for the Council (T&A, December 15). Some of the projects should be carbon-neutral buildings, using up-to-date micro-generation
SIR - If anyone out there still believes this Government's approach to crime and punishment is satisfactory then they should take a look at the Court File (T&A, December 11): ten people in court for 29 breaches of community rehabilitation orders. Why
SIR - A friend sent me a copy of your paper dated December 6 containing an article which says Dr John Beal is recommending that the water supply to Bradford be fluoridated. Only a handful of mostly English-speaking nations in the world now fluoridate
SIR - On December 14 I had the pleasure of attending the Christmas Musical Concert at Beckfoot Secondary School. It was an excellent show by the students and staff, who showed great versatility and talent. The whole show was a delight, with students,
SIR -Your columnist David Barnett states that "A new development is set to rise on the site of the old Odeon" (T&A December 15). The development brief which was corrected at the instigation of the Council's R&A Committee states unequivocally that any
SIR - The ongoing debate in these pages on asylum seekers between "the usual suspects" would benefit from some greater clarity of terminology. An "asylum seeker" is someone who feels under such immediate threat of death or physical harm that he/she flees
Bradford is to join forces with three neighbouring councils to launch a free and confidential hotline to tackle benefit fraud. From New Year's Day, people across Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield can ring a single freephone number - 0800 169
A mediation service which helps to resolve potentially volatile disputes between neighbours or family members is in more demand than ever. Community Accord Volunteers, set up two years ago, has taken on 20 new volunteers and has expanded to new premises
A retired fireman today called for action to protect his home after a vehicle demolished part of the property. Kenneth Mitchell and his wife Margaret had a lucky escape when a Toyota Land Cruiser crashed through their outhouse causing possible structural
Moves are afoot to create a state-of-the art Olympic standard sports and community centre in the heart of Bradford. The Hindu Cultural Society has already started building a new £3 million temple in Leeds Road - the biggest of its kind in the north of
Dean Windass does not expect any afters from Cheltenham's John Finnegan at Valley Parade tomorrow - because he's "never heard of him". The Cheltenham skipper was sent off for elbowing Windass in September after accusing him of grabbing his testicles.
Rookie pace ace Dave Halley is desperate to prove the Bulls don't need a new winger. After veteran Marcus Bai surprisingly retired last week, there is a vacancy on the team's right flank in 2007 and he is eager to show he has Super League class. The
Festive joy turned to horror for a family as a mobile phone bought as a Christmas gift was found to contain pornographic images. Carole Kennedy had bought the Samsung D900 for her daughter, Michelle, and had been assured by the shop that it was unused
Copthorne Primary School Christmas production was called 'Christmas around the World'. Pictured are the kings, left to right, Mahinya Mkwawa, Zulkarnain Hussain and Hamaad Naser. Click here to buy this picture
Pupils taking part in Copthorne Primary School Christmas production 'Christmas around the World'.
Copthorne Primary School Christmas production was called 'Christmas around the World'. Pictured are the kings, left to right, Mahinya Mkwawa, Zulkarnain Hussain and Hamaad Naser. Click here to buy this picture
Copthorne Primary School Christmas production was called 'Christmas around the World'. Pictured are the kings, left to right, Mahinya Mkwawa, Zulkarnain Hussain and Hamaad Naser. Click here to buy this picture
Some of the cast of Steeton Primary School's 'The Real Father Christmas'. From the left are Zak Kesic, Sana Kamal, Joanna Schofield, Max Misaljevich and Josh Kesic. Click here to buy this picture
St William's Catholic Primary School presented 'Off to Bethlehem'. Click here to buy this picture
St William's Catholic Primary School presented 'Off to Bethlehem'. Pictured are, from left to right, Armel Shpati, 5, Khiya Carey, 7, Sam Thomas, 6, Lauren Firth, 7, Abel Gnarazen, 6, and Nicole Fronteras, 6.
A 17th century Tennant Arms Hotel at Kilnsey, near Skipton, is under new management after going into administration earlier this year. Douglas and Charlotte Hatfield, who left Skipton four years ago when they bought a chateau in Brittany and turned it
A village famous for being the former set of soap opera Emmerdale is soon to be home to a new production. Yorkshire Water is to carry out a £64m water treatment development in Esholt, with the new facility set to serve 330,000 people in Bradford and
Primary Care Trust bosses in Bradford are reporting a loss of almost £2 million in the amount of money received for NHS dental work. The blame is being placed on the way the Government calculated dental charges when it introduced controversial contracts
Bradford Family History Society, which has 1,000 members worldwide, is preparing to celebrate its 25th anniversary. EMMA CLAYTON finds out how the society helps people trace their roots. Christmas is said to be a time for families. It's a time
Alan Haigh, chairman of the rail group of Transport 2000 in West Yorkshire, outlines the campaigning group's plans for improvements. Long-distance rail services have been improved in recent years along with local services on the Airedale and Wharfedale
Despite the many advances in treatment and improving survival rates, the word "cancer" is still greatly feared by many people. If they are unfortunate enough to be diagnosed with it, they need a lot of help and advice of the type that can be provided
A father-of-four who battled testicular cancer as a student 25 years ago has given his backing to a district campaign. Peter Minchella, 47, was aged 21 and in his final year at university in Newcastle studying accountancy, when he was diagnosed with
It was such a stunning goal from Jermaine Johnson that even the Cheltenham directors jumped off their seats to applaud. The Jamaican's solo effort in City's 2-1 win at Whaddon Road in September came at the time when their football was flourishing and
In 1170, St Thomas a Becket, the 40th Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered in his own cathedral by four knights. They were acting on the orders of Henry II. In 1890, the massacre at Wounded Knee took place. It was the last major battle between Native
Visitors to Bradford could soon be able to take in the sights and sounds of the city from the top of a bus. Young entrepreneur Rubina Khan wants to run bus tours of the city's attractions - just like they do in London or Edinburgh. Rubina has been running
Two mountain-bike riders have returned from a gruelling charity cycling challenge in Vietnam raising more than £16,000 between them for a cancer care hospice. Doug Akroyd, 52, of Wilsden, and Greg Robinson, 20, of Cullingworth, joined 28 other riders
Keen swimmer Ernest Adams is determined to carry on braving the waters - despite accidents that might put most people off for life. The 60-year-old retired builder had to have his left leg amputated below the knee after a mystery sea creature bit him
Avenue are looking for their first points of the festive season at Ossett Albion tomorrow and hoping to end their frustrating habit of playing well without reward. It has not been a merry Christmas so far for the Horsfall Stadium side, who have had a
Guiseley's mini-revival hit the buffers on Boxing Day when they went down to the only goal of the game at Marine but it could still be a good holiday period for them if they beat Radcliffe Borough at home tomorrow. Two wins and a draw had hauled Guiseley
Farsley Celtic will have a second holiday victory in their sights tomorrow as they entertain struggling Scarbrough in their push for a play-off place in the Conference North. After seeing off neighbours Harrogate Town on Boxing Day in a somewhat fortuitous
Otley are looking to secure their National League One safety over the next six weeks. During that time, Peter Clegg's men face all three of the clubs who are below them in the table - and each clash is away from home. They are at third-bottom London
After beating Bradford Salem 24-7 on Boxing Day in what was essentially a second-team fixture, Baildon are back at Jenny Lane tomorrow for what promises to be a much tougher first-team derby. Keighley, who are without hooker Dave Pullen and back-rower
This is the first photograph to be published of a man wanted for the murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky. Piran Ditta Khan was described during a trial as the architect of the armed robbery which led to the 38-year-old officer being shot dead outside a Bradford
