You half expected the gentle strains of Ilkla Moor Baht 'At to be interrupted by the cry, "Who ate all the pies?" Certainly that most pithy of Nineties refrains would never have been more appropriate than at yesterday's inaugural Priestley Night. More
Young offenders about to leave prison could find themselves making a new start in Skipton thanks to a pioneering project. The local YMCA has been taken on board as part of a national strategy called Partnerships in Prisons, which involves "befriending
One of the country's last independent brewers is selling four of its pubs and is in the process of buying a new one. Keighley-based Timothy Taylor, which has invested about £1 million this year in refurbishing a number of its tied houses, is selling The
Plans for a new and improved Wharfedale General Hospital will be discussed at a Bradford Council social services committee on Thursday. The proposals include the introduction of a number of services aimed at benefiting the community. Care for the elderly
Calderdale councillors are to draw up an action plan to reshape the district's education system. The Council has decided to request the services of a team of educational specialists to assemble the blueprint to put before the Office of Standards in Education
A businessman who paid £5,000 converting a shop into a cafe - only to have his plans refused - has opened up anyway. In an act of defiance Leo Dooley, of East Bowling, Bradford, has opened up Gutbusters cafe at 3/4 Glenroyal Buildings, Briggate, Shipley
Police have launched an investigation into an allegation that a woman was raped by part-time fire-fighters at Ilkley fire station. Three of the retained fire fighters have been suspended as part of an internal investigation by fire chiefs. West Yorkshire
Bradford bosses are being given a helping hand to make deals with firms in Spain. The West Yorkshire Euro Info CentreMesa, which works in partnership with Bradford Council, has organised a half-day seminar to prepare firms for a major exhibition in Spain
Old colleagues James Lowes and Harvey Howard set a rousing lead as Bradford Bulls stop-start season got another nudge in the right direction. It was Lowes who first alerted the club to Howard's availability on a short term deal and their understanding
Bulls assistant coach Brian Noble believes new recruit Harvey Howard could be the driving force to make their play-off rivals sit up and take notice of the champions. A much improved 36-8 success over Warrington at Odsal left the Bulls realistically needing
Captain Stuart McCall has reaffirmed his commitment to Bradford City after speculation had linked him with a move into management. Sources in Scotland say First Division side Hamilton Academical are considering a move for the 34-year-old after manager
Imagine having a device that will take you anywhere in time or space, allow you to see worlds you have only dreamed of and meet people long since dead. Well, this exists and although it's a bit low-tech everyone can have one, two or even a whole shelf
A Shipley councillor has vowed to come to the rescue after an appeal in the Telegraph & Argus to help more than 50 children find a new dance studio. Dozens of aspiring young dancers were left in the lurch after their teacher, Lindsey Garbutt, was
Black and Asian footballers have joined forces in an unprecedented move to stamp out racism. They have formed a new group aimed at ending what they claim are high levels of discrimination and racial abuse in local leagues in and around Bradford. The move
Large chunks of Ilkley should be exempt from Bradford Council's wheelie bin revolution, it has been claimed. Councillor Anne Hawkesworth (Con, Ilkley) says she believes it will be difficult to implement the scheme because of the town's sizeable percentage
Rollerbladers and skateboarders have been banned from a town centre after a barrage of complaints about nuisance and damage. Signs have been posted around Shipley warning skaters off the pedestrian zone in Market Square and information packs alerting
If it's excitement and goalmouth action you crave from football, then Valley Parade was the place to be during this pulsating Yorkshire derby. Both Bradford City and Sheffield United served up a real cracker of a game in which the only surprise was that
Major traditions often start in a modest way. The inaugural Priestley Night at the Pennington Midland Hotel attracted 60 people to dine on meat and potato pie - not an overwhelming number but respectable enough for a first event of this kind. The organisers
We have all heard about the Y2K problem or the Millennium Bug. The date change to January 1 2000 will cause many computers and electrical equipment to fail or to malfunction or operate incorrectly. Many businesses have yet to take any action. The consequences
Budding sports stars at Thornton Grammar School are to have state-of-the-art facilities after it clinched a £367,000 lottery award - the first school in the district to win major funding. The cash will be used to rip up a 20-year-old all-weather pitch
A disabled athlete has spoken out at the lack of training facilities in Bradford for people like her. Mother-of-two Karen Pearson, who was paralysed from the waist downwards after a horrific road smash, has battled her way back to better health to become
Motorists in Bradford city centre faced more road disruptions today as a new phase of improvements started. Broadway is closed at its junction with Bridge Street for two weeks to build a signal-controlled, block-paved, pedestrian crossing. But police
