A 21-year-old Bradford man was in hospital with severe burns today after he caught fire while burning rubbish in his garden. Mark Halliday, of Cawood Haven, Buttershaw, was attempting to get the fire going when he accidentally soaked himself in petrol
A bid by an award-winning restaurant chain to open pioneering classes for curry chefs in a former school is having to hunt for a new base. The £300,000 scheme at Willowfield School in Legrams Lane, Bradford, would have spiced up the city by taking on
A Manorlands drop-in centre in Keighley reopens next month. The service has been closed since August due to refurbishment at the Salvation Army citadel in Oakworth Road. The weekly drop-in will be relaunched on January 11 from 10am to noon, and will be
A relief road will have to be built if plans for a new housing estate in Otley are to go ahead. Housing giant Persimmon Homes (West Yorkshire) is set to submit a planning application for homes linked to a new East of Otley relief road. Although the developer
Lottery jackpot winners Margaret and David Storey spoke today of their new friendship - with another pair of millionaires. The couple, who scooped just over £1.4 million in October 1998, say having a friendship with people who have been through the same
A community mentoring project is helping to steer young offenders in the Bradford district away from a life of crime. The Community Remands Project is one of only four pilot initiatives in the country offering support to local Youth Courts. The two-year
Ellery Hanley's best years undoubtedly happened away from Odsal but it didn't stop him being remembered with affection despite an acrimonious spit with the club in 1985. From the moment he arrived on the Odsal scene from Leeds amateur rugby in the late
Bradford City 0, Everton 0; Richard Sutcliffe reports from Valley Parade. Bradford City ended a fairytale year with an unexpected goalless draw - but it was enough to boost hopes that 2000 may prove just as memorable for Paul Jewell's men. The Bantams
Andy O'Brien has revealed how Bradford City's growing belief in Premiership survival has been boosted by the Bantams entering the 21st century out of the relegation zone. The talented defender played a huge part in City sharing the spoils in yesterday's
"Blood and sand," exclaimed Samuel Cunliffe Lister, staring skywards at the new edifice. "What's that?" "That," said the stonemason and builder Arthur Clutterbuck, idly picking his teeth with a piece of horse tram ticket, "is the chimbley you ordered,
Bradford Bulls took time out from their pre-season training to urge people to get fit in the New Year. Launching a new health and exercise campaign by Bradford Council, the Bulls were working off Christmas excesses at Images, one of seven Council-run
A mission of mercy - in the shape of three ambulances - has set off on an 8,000-mile journey from Bradford to Mirpur in Pakistan. The vehicles were waved off by Rick Bruce, clinical manager of the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service, and members
As the century draws to a close we examine the candidates for the greatest ever Bradfordian. There are many worthy people to choose from. T&A writer Jim Appleby weighs up the candidates and makes his choice. Will he choose an artist, an author, an
Communities will soon be able to call up crime trends affecting their own street at the touch of a button. West Yorkshire Police is about to set up a dedicated website for the Neighbourhood Watch Association. It is hoped the site will give the association
Pop group Black Lace have been given the unlikely honour of helping TV bosses see in the new Millennium. The West Yorkshire band, who are managed by Scholes-based management company NOW Music, are among the performers invited to take part in Channel 5
Bradford City chairman Geoffrey Richmond has committed the club's long-term future to Valley Parade vowing to fight for his plans to further extend the stadium. And he has revealed that the club will take legal action to try to block a controversial planning
City disappointed in the first half, showing a preference for balls played sideways or backwards, rather than grabbing the initiative and committing to attack. Lee Mills was winning balls in the air with ease, and more conviction going forward from the
Bradford City have announced details of how supporters can claim refunds following the breakdown of the big screen showing of the match at Manchester United. Refunds are now available from the ticket office and fans should produce their ticket stub from
It has never made much sense for young offenders to be locked up on remand or released on bail without being offered any sort of support. The chances of them re-offending in those circumstances must be high. It is far too easy for them to be tempted to
Life-saving operations in Bradford are being postponed as the city's intensive care beds are full to bursting. And doctors at Bradford Royal Infirmary said they will face "serious problems" if the intensive care unit comes under severe pressure over the
A mental health nurse will tend to the emotional casualties of Bradford's Millennium celebrations. An experienced psychiatric nurse will be deployed in Bradford Royal Infirmary's Accident & Emergency unit every evening into the early hours, helping
