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  • Naughty but niche

    Welcome to the alternative Audi: a four-door saloon. OK, it doesn't sound very radical but the German company has put great emphasis in recent times on what the industry calls niche models. These are the relatively small-selling variants such as big

  • Time to bring our lads back

    SIR - The article highlighting the lack of equipment for British troops in Iraq (T&A, August 11) inspires me to write. The deaths of Sergeant Christian Hickey and Sergeant Steve Roberts, right, are examples of how the government has cut corners and totally

  • No help given

    SIR - Well said Mr Boase (T&A, August 11), I'm on your side. But maybe the police or whoever should patrol the Canterbury estate, we are also plagued by idiots who ride around and put people's lives in danger. When we ring the police they say ring

  • Not harsh enough

    SIR - While wishing every success to the stilt walkers who are to patrol Bradford city centre with megaphones in order to draw attention to litterbugs and shame them into picking up their rubbish (T&A, August 7), I hope they have been forewarned that

  • Don’t miss out

    SIR - With reference to the letter from Councillor Kevin Warnes (T&A, 29), how come there are so many pensioners living in poverty in Shipley? There should not be any especially if they are claiming all that is due to them, including housing benefits

  • The real reason

    SIR - Keith Thomson is right to say that Tesco's plastic bag policy is a stunt to boost their green credentials, but misses the point of the Irish policy of charging 10p per bag. This was not brought in by the supermarkets working together, as he suggests

  • It’s all a mess

    SIR - Reading about the rise in tax for 4x4s, isn't this going a bit too far? My sister, who has to tow a caravan, is certainly not going to do it with a Mini, is she? As to the rise in airline tax, what else can the government do to the everyday person

  • Ghost might stir!

    SIR - So it's to be the end of another fine building with the loss of the Odeon. What a sight for any visitors to come to. No Forster Square any more, no Petergate. Soon we shall have the Bolling Hall ghost coming back and wailing: "Pity Poor Bradford

  • Catastrophe looms

    SIR - Please could someone explain to me just what the planners are aiming to do to Bradford and why? Almost every building I remember from my youth and childhood has been removed or remodelled, leaving us with what? The buildings we are promised for

  • Yet another box

    SIR - I see we are about to have another glass shoebox building to replace the Odeon. Surely our forebears must be saying "Pity poor Bradford" at the monstrosity they are to build along with the lake. We will be a laughing stock as a city which was

  • Mish-mash city

    SIR - As expected, to keep the Odeon twin towers is going to be too expensive and obviously the money is needed for the lake' so instead we are to have another eyesore with a poor-looking bit in the middle. Never mind, we will only have to wait another

  • Heritage ignored

    SIR - Why would the so-called panel of experts wish to construct such an ugly building to replace the Odeon? Bradford has almost been stripped of all its heritage. There are very few old buildings for the future generation to see where their parents worked

  • Landmarks a key to regeneration

    SIR - The reason for replacing the Odeon with a modern glass building, I believe, is that retaining the twin towers is not financially viable. Is it not more important to retain Bradford's history, landmarks, heritage? I was born in Bradford, as were

  • A sterling effort by the police

    The judge's praise for four police officers following the trial of the West Yorkshire criminal gang who stole luxury goods and dealt in hard drugs and firearms was well deserved. They were indeed courageous and resourceful, as he said, as they worked

  • Friends step out in the name of Sue

    When Sue Rana was forced to take time off work after being diagnosed with breast cancer, her NHS colleagues wanted to make sure she knew they were thinking of her. Instead of sending flowers and a card, the primary care trust workers pulled on their

  • Eddie's ready to railroad Crewe

    Eddie Johnson wants to give Crewe a painful reminder of what they missed out on. The striker is hungry for his first City start tomorrow at the club where he played the whole of last season. Johnson scored five times for Alex in the Championship from

  • I'll stay says big Joe

    Bulls crowd favourite Joe Vagana hopes to celebrate winning a new one-year deal with victory over Castleford Tigers tonight. The giant Kiwi put pen to paper on the contract yesterday, ending speculation about his future at Odsal. Vagana had been linked

  • Bantams get ugly to stop setbacks

    Colin Todd hopes that a punishing training session this week has bullied City out of the habit of leaking early goals. Lapses in the opening stages of all three games have marred an otherwise very encouraging start for Todd's new-look side. City roared

  • Hurting Bulls out to put things right

    Red-hot Terry Newton's run of scintillating form is instantly cooled tonight as he misses out due to an ankle injury. The absence of the Great Britain hooker, who received the knock in last week's loss at Harlequins, hands a rare start to Aussie Ian

  • Getting ready to raise roof at mill!

    Planning approval has been granted for the second phase of the Lister Mills redevelopment scheme which includes a unique roof-top development incorporating a dramatic eye-catching design. The aptly-named Velvet Mill' project will include 24 duplex apartments

  • Bright young soldier killed in car crash

    An ambitious 20-year-old soldier with a "very promising future" has been killed in a car crash. The family of Lance Corporal Luke Shah, who was training to be an officer, are in "disbelief and shock". The young soldier, who served in Iraq, lost control

  • Friday, August 18, 2006

    In 1940, the first German plane is shot down over London. In 1964, South Africa is banned from the Tokyo Olympics for apartheid policies. In 1980, French fishermen block Channel ports in a protest over subsidies, trapping 1,500 British tourists. 25

  • Policies that turn people into terrorists

    Dr Abdul Bary Malik JP is a Justice of the Peace, President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association in and founder and chief Executive of Asian Disability Awareness Action in Bradford. I am grateful to Jim Newsham (In My View, August 4) for a very fair and

  • Will cash lure more talent to the crease?

    Bradford League Cricket is set to enjoy two years of the biggest sponsorship it has had. But how will this benefit the game in terms of the wider community? JIM GREENHALF reports Jack Tordoff's JCT 600 motor group is not a charity; when the company

  • Batting first is Ilkley's best bet

    Ilkley face a crunch match against New Rover tomorrow and may have to risk dropping points in order to get the maximum advantage. The two sides are locked together on 66 points, five behind joint Division C leaders Illingworth and Harden, who are a point

  • Godfery: Pressure is all on Lawrence

    There are six games of the SDS Brad-ford League First Division to go but if third-placed Pudsey St Lawrence don't triumph at leaders Woodlands tomorrow it's going to be awfully hard to see anyone catching the Oakenshaw club before the end of the season

  • Youth club closure causes heartbreak

    Dedicated volunteers are facing a bill for thousands to get their defunct youth centre shifted. Helpers could end up paying from their own pockets to get The Hut in Baildon removed after dedicating hundreds of hours and their own cash. Baildon Action

  • Arson death family wait for cluse as they rebuild lives

    The partner of a man killed in an arson attack is piecing her life together with the baby born after his father's death. Sonia Tomlin gave birth to Jamie three months after the death of 36-year-old James Tomlin in a blaze at their home. The couple already

  • Spin pair put the brakes on Kent

    For half-an-hour yesterday afternoon, Yorkshire fans sat enthralled at the unique sight of two specialist leg-spinners bowling in tandem in the Championship match against Kent at Headingley. But their entertainment was then cut short by rain and bad

  • Car gang is jailed for 32 years

    Jail sentences totalling almost 32 years have been dealt out to a criminal gang who sold stolen luxury cars, hard drugs and firearms. Homes across West Yorkshire were burgled for car keys and high-performance vehicles, valued at up to £50,000, were stolen

  • Phoney war is over as points go on offer

    The waiting is finally over. The only other league, apart from the UniBond, not to have started is the FA Premier League so Bradford Park Avenue are back in long-overdue meaningful action. Avenue slipped down to Division One after a disappointing campaign

  • Sinnott urges sensible approach

    It did not take Farsley Celtic long to record their first away win in the Conference North but they will be hard- pressed to make it two out of two when they journey to the Midlands to face Hinckley United tomorrow. Although the season is still in the

  • Dog dies saving family from blaze

    A dog died after he saved a family-of-four from a blaze which swept through their home. A mum and her three children escaped the fierce fire in Chelwood Drive, Allerton, Bradford, at 1am yesterday after they were woken by Zak, their cross-breed pet of

  • Guiseley break free from budget shackles

    Guiseley are looking to up the ante following a close-season boardroom take-over that has seen the Nethermoor outfit break the shackles of budget constraints to become one of the power clubs. Parsley and Storton are comfortable with the pressure that

  • Perfect way to defeat dyslexia

    An A-level student has overcome dyslexia to achieve the highest exam mark in the country. Laura Bancroft, who has both dyslexia and dyspraxia, achieved a perfect 100 per cent score in her final six sociology exams - which was unsurpassed in the country

  • Police hunting taxi driver in hit-and-run

    Police are hunting a taxi driver who failed to stop after an accident which left a 12-year-old boy needing hospital treatment. Christopher Rhodes required stitches to a leg wound and treatment for a wrist injury after he was struck by the car as he crossed