Train passengers across the Bradford district may have to put up with filthy carriages for the next 12 months - because trains have the "wrong kind of dirt". After complaints from commuters about the dirty state of the trains, operator Northern Spirit
Sunshine island murder victim Yvonne O'Brien is to be buried in Palma, Majorca, on Tuesday September 21, following a service in the city's Anglican church. And at exactly the same time in Oakworth, the village where she was raised and educated, a service
The sister of murdered housewife Mary Gregson has told how she will never be able to end her grieving until the killer is brought to justice. More than 20 years after her sister's body was found in the River Aire, Judith Sykes said the tragedy has wrecked
A grandmother who was awarded an MBE for her work with the police specials has collapsed and died at her home. Brenda Lynn, 53, was police station cleaner by day, and by night donned a uniform and commanded a team of special constables. She is believed
Golf: A West Bradford-Northcliffe final is guaranteed at Skipton on Sunday as the Bradford amateur matchplay competition reaches its final stages. A quirk in the draw has meant players from the same club clash in the semi-finals and there is every chance
Boxing: Bradford's Bobby Vanzie is convinced that he has won the psychological battle against Stephen Smith after their contrasting fortunes this week. Vanzie defends his British lightweight crown against the Londoner on November 29, and both took on
Athletics: Bingley Harriers officials are confident that the Bradford 10K will become an annual event after the success of Sunday's race. Club chairman Derek Green has already been engaged in preliminary talks with both Amateur Athletic Association and
Bradford City chairman Geoffrey Richmond is calling on Bradfordians to back next month's England under-21 international at the Bradford & Bingley Stadium. He has set his sights on an 18,000 capacity crowd to persuade the Football Association to bring
Matthew Elliott is taking his Bradford Bulls players out of town this weekend as part of their build-up for the play-offs. The squad will watch the qualifying clash between St Helens and Leeds Rhinos on TV at Odsal on Friday night before heading off for
A university lecturer is urging that Bradford becomes an Internet City. His call follows Bradford Council's plea for help in determining the district's future. John Baruch, head of Cybernetics at the University of Bradford, says the city could create
A Pudsey woman has started a petition after a popular bus route was axed, leaving residents 'stranded' during the evenings and on Sundays. Sandra Brian, 59, claims that the decision by First Bradford to withdraw a service from Pudsey to Clayton has caused
Volunteers from a Bradford church have responded to reports of escalating prostitution by promising to clear up in the city's red light area. Members of the Abundant Life Church read how firms in the Thornton Road and City Road areas were struggling to
A mother is demanding action after claims that an exit route from temporary classrooms installed at Cullingworth Primary School has led to chaos. Mum-of-two Jeanette Wheeler, 35, was horrified when she went to pick up her nine-year-old daughter, Abigail
Five companies are vying to build multi-million pound leisure developments on a prime city centre site. And Bradford Council has promised the public will get a say on each of the competing bids for the land at Glydegate. The Council received more than
Tragic cases where disturbed mental health patients kill innocent victims make big headlines. And then the cry goes up: could it have been avoided? But the fact remains we are more likely to be killed by a 'sane' person than a mental health patient. Social
A documentary team came face-to-face with angry residents furious at the way their Bradford housing estate was depicted in a BBC film. Award-winning documentary maker Kate Blewett and members of the production company True Vision travelled from London
Controversial plans for an Asian cinema are likely to get the go-ahead - in spite of objections. Officers are expected to recommend officers of Bradford Area Planning sub-committee to approve the project in Carlisle Road. But the officers say there are
The memories of a Wharfedale pensioner are to be stored forever in a special archive in London. Sprightly 93-year-old Louisa Sharp is one of 6,000 pensioners across the country who has been interviewed by the BBC for a new series chronicling people's
Top Ilkley restaurant The Box Tree has achieved a spectacular eight out of ten in the Good Food Guide, winning praise from top chef and former employee Marco Pierre White. The former 'enfant terrible' of British cooking, who left The Box Tree six years
A Mr Millennium is being sought to lead Mirfield into the 21st Century. Organisers of the town's traditional Miss Mirfield beauty contest will this year break with tradition and open the contest up to men in a bid to modernise the show. Lorna Idle, secretary
He's over 60, with grey hair and is no beefcake - but Alan Beecroft is about to make his name as a nude pin-up. Come February next year, his body - naked but for a pair of specs - will grace homes, offices and workshops across Yorkshire. The Bradford
Snooker: Bradford's James Wattana faced Peter Ebdon this afternoon in the £400,000 British Open at Plymouth Pavilions. Wattana, bidding to make a quick return to the top 16, scored a confidence-boosting 5-3 win over 1991 world champion John Parrott yesterday
Yorkshire slumped dramatically to 25 for five in the first dozen overs when they were put in to bat by new county champions Surrey today in their final match of the season. Matthew Wood was quickly off the mark with a single but Martin Bicknell then trapped
Four of the five players who missed Bradford City's home draw against Reading in the Worthington Cup on Tuesday through injury will be fit to return in the Premiership match at Aston Villa on Saturday. Skipper Stuart McCall, above, (Achilles), defender
The shifting population trends mean that there are more and more older people. Improved health care, living conditions and diet mean that people are surviving for longer. The pressures this will put on the state through pension provision and health care
If I had a couple of quid for every time I've heard the words "I'm giving up work to be a full-time wife and mother," I wouldn't need to buy lottery tickets. And if I had another pound for every woman who has made that pledge yet returned to work within
A councillor has called for a planning committee to reject a proposal to build 71 new homes in Keighley claiming the correct information has not been provided. Councillor Kris Hopkins (Con, Worth Valley) claims he has evidence that the sewage likely to
A campaign to highlight the abuse of the elderly - still considered a "taboo" subject - has been launched in Bradford. At a conference attended by more than 100 key figures from across the district, including health care professionals and social services
Thousands of people in deprived Barkerend could get a multi-million-pound cash boost to transform their lives. Councillors are expected to agree at next week's meeting of the Regeneration Committee to have the area as the base of a bid to the Government's
The owner of a caf firebombed after clashes between rival gangs of youths has said he will not be intimidated into closing down. Maurice Powell plans to reopen the Young Lion Caf in Manningham as soon as the damage is repaired. His cafe in Lumb Lane was
