With less than four months remaining before the switchover to the year 2000, the Millennium Dome has some way to go before it's completed. In fact, it's still very much a building site, with very few of its 14 "zones" showing recognisable signs of what
South Craven School has been chosen to take part in a £668,715 training scheme aimed at boosting community life and local business. It is one of ten schools throughout North Yorkshire which will hold training courses paid for by the European Social Fund
A far reaching plan to improve and maintain footpaths and public rights of way in the Bradford area has been approved by councillors. And the news has been welcomed by ramblers who claim the district's paths have been neglected over the years. Bradford
A new 47-space short-stay car park will open in Bingley on Monday thanks to a partnership between Bradford Council and Bradford & Bingley plc. It is hoped that the temporary car park on the former Woolworths site will help revitalise the northern
The devastated owners of Yorkshire's biggest garden centre destroyed in a spectacular multi-million blaze today vowed: "We will be back." The boss of Tong Garden Centre in Tong Lane, Bradford, which was gutted in the inferno, has promised a "bigger and
Matthew Elliott and his Bulls squad will be interested on-lookers tonight as St Helens and Leeds Rhinos do battle for the dubious honour of visiting Odsal next weekend when a place in the Grand Final at Old Trafford will be up for grabs. But publicly
It may lead to a Twickenham final, but both Bradford and Bingley and Cleckheaton are treating tomorrow's NPI Cup first round tie at Wagon Lane as mere preparation for the league. The bees, who are three divisions higher than their derby opponents, have
Five of the area's top semi-pro sides are in FA Cup action tomorrow. Bradford Park Avenue face last season's league rivals Droylsden at Horsfall Stadium. The Manchester side were promoted to the UniBond Premier last May as Division One champions and were
As many as six First Division clubs out of 14 are in danger of relegation on the final day of the Bradford League season and nowhere would the drop be more keenly felt than at Undercliffe. Champions two years ago, Undercliffe have slipped into the relegation
Andrew O'Brien could have the task of keeping danger man Julian Joachim in check if he retains his natural central position for Bradford City's visit to Aston Villa tomorrow. The Republic of Ireland under-21 international played his first match in the
Aston Villa have made an encouraging start to the season and currently lie in sixth place, but all is not well at Villa Park. The club were rocked this week with reports that two players, Lee Hendrie and Gareth Barry, had been drinking before last Saturday's
The on-off saga of striker Robbie Blake took another twist today when he was left out of Bradford City's squad at Aston Villa tomorrow. Blake who played a key role in City's promotion to the Premiership last season, scoring 17 goals was placed on the
Councillor Keith Thomson is right to be angry about litterbugs who are continuing to spoil a beauty spot at the top of Moorhead Lane above Saltaire despite three rubbish bins being installed close at hand. The chairman of the Council's Waste Management
Bradford's Indian-inspired water garden will soon become a reality in Lister Park. The Council is about to go out to tender for the £434,000 development next to Cartwright Hall. The garden is the most dramatic feature in the £4 million park restoration
A man has claimed that children are in danger unless they are stopped from playing on unsafe garage roofs. Retired electrician Eric Hymas, 64, has said that urgent repairs are needed to garages in Wrose Road, Wrose, after one youth fell through the asbestos
A woman has broken her silence to tell of the two years of beatings and physical abuse she claims she suffered at the hands of her ex-husband, Naseer Aslam, who later killed his sister-in-law in Keighley. Sajida Akbar, 26, of Keighley, who fled Aslam
Bungling bank robbers fled empty-handed - because they could not work out how to open the building's front door. The two men, one wearing a balaclava and the other with a hood over his face, triedto raid the Leeds Road branch of Lloyds TSB Bank, Thornbury
Plans for two large housing developments in Keighley have been rejected on the grounds of road safety and recurring sewerage problems. Councillors refused planning permission for developments at Currer Walk, Steeton, and Wheathead Lane in Keighley, overturning
A terrified woman was struck in the face when she was pelted with stones in a racist attack, a court heard. Imthiaz Aslam who was walking with another woman and two children along Leeds Old Road, Bradford, suffered a cut nose with bruising and swelling
Driving instructors are being urged to teach car security to their pupils to help crack vehicle crime. Calder Valley Police are to issue information packs to instructors in Calderdale so new drivers know how to reduce the risk of having their car stolen
An unholy row has broken over a minister's plans to turn the barn adjoining his house into a weekly youth club - just yards from his neighbours' homes. More than 30 protestors have signed a petition demanding the scheme in Wilsden Road, Harden, be scrapped
Yorkshire were soon in big trouble again when they resumed their first innings on 50 for five in the rain-hit championship match with new title- holders Surrey today. Anthony McGrath (15 not out overnight) and Richard Harden (12) had managed to double
Pepperdine can prove too strong for hot favourite Astonished in the Ladbroke (Ayr) Gold Cup at the Scottish track tomorrow. This improving three-year-old has plenty going for him as he bids to lift this £100,000 sprint handicap that has attracted a maximum
Councillors have agreed to spend thousands of pounds on community buildings across the district which are desperately in need of repairs and improvements. The Council's Community Development Committee agreed to allocate more than £144,000 for work which
A councillor has branded lazy motorists litterbugs after a beauty spot was turned into a rubbish tip. Councillor Keith Thomson says that people parking to enjoy the view at well-known local beauty spot High Bank Lane, overlooking the scenic Aire Valley
Bradford Council has taken a ground-breaking step in the battle against burglary by adopting tough, new home security standards - using windows designed by a Bradford policeman. It is the first local authority in the country to take on the standards for
Bradford's Millennium Scanner machine - bought after a massive Telegraph & Argus-backed appeal - receives its official switch on by Health Secretary Frank Dobson on Monday. Mr Dobson will unveil a plaque in the scanner unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary
A Bradford headteacher today welcomed new guidelines to prevent teachers from having relationships with teenagers - a month after a teacher from his school was cleared of abducting and indecently assaulting a 15-year-old pupil. Under new Government proposals
