Former Bradford Grammar School pupil Charlie Hodgson today revealed his delight at being handed the toughest of tasks - following in Jonny Wilkinson's footsteps. Fly-half Hodgson had spent the rest of last Saturday afternoon watching Wilkinson have the
Sunday at Cougar Park will be an adventure into the unknown for the Keighley side. In a must-win game they take on the Gateshead Thunder - and have no idea what they are up against. Normally a video session in the week can give coach Gary Moorby clues
Wigan's Terry O'Connor has started to turn up the heat ahead of their Tetley's Super League opener against Bradford Bulls at the JJB Stadium next Friday. The Great Britain player is predicting that brute force - and Bradford's 'Awesome Foursome' quartet
There can be few experiences more terrifying than to be threatened with a knife by a robber. How do you know whether or not the person demanding that you hand over your money or your bag is bluffing? Increasingly, it seems, such people are very serious
The record books beckon for a Cleckheaton demolition company when former EastEnders star Patsy Palmer blows up a 20-storey London tower block tomorrow. If the demolition of Sand-ridge Court on the Kings Crescent Estate in Hackney is successful, Controlled
A second Bradford secondary school has been labelled as having 'serious weaknesses' by the schools watchdog Ofsted. Nab Wood School in Cottingley has been pulled up by inspectors who say pupils' behaviour, results and attendance are not good enough. School
Youngsters involved in four community groups in the Bradford area are set to benefit from a share of £80,000 from the West Yorkshire Police Community Trust. The Force's charitable arm has donated money to help tackle homelessness, road safety awareness
An armed robber, who targeted small shops in what a judge called a "one-man crimewave", was yesterday jailed for six years. Darren Bland raided 25 shops over a two-month period, threatening staff with a knife or screwdriver before snatching money from
Children are at risk of burning themselves on newly-installed central heating pipes in council houses, tenants claim. Ilkley's council houses are presently having central heating fitted but residents are unhappy because Bradford Council is not paying
A tip operator has lost more than £11,000 after he repeatedly ignored orders to stop accepting waste. David Brotherton, who operates the Ghyll Mill waste transfer station, continued to accept waste for three years despite being told to stop by the Environment
A Bradford theatre group is taking the district's Capital of Culture bid on the road right across the UK. Mind the...gap, which provides performing arts training for people with disabilities, yesterday kicked off a national tour of an unusual version
Councillors have urged West Yorkshire residents not to blame Bradford after the county's police authority upped its council tax precept by a record 24.8 per cent. The rise, which will help cover the cost of the city's riots and recruit an extra 420 officers
It's tough at the top and actor Simon Rouse found out just how tough when he tried to scale Africa's largest mountain for charity. The Bradford-born 50-year-old, who plays Detective Chief Inspector Jacks Meadows in The Bill, was struck down with altitude
Jawaid Khaliq could be taken to the max tonight in his defence of the IBO welterweight crown. Bradford-trained Khaliq protects the belt for the third time when he tops the bill at Nottingham's Harvey Hadden Centre. His opponent, since Monday, is Maxim
City fans can save up to a fifth of the season-ticket price for next season if they book by the end of March. The "early bird renewal" is one of the incentives on offer as the Bantams try to entice fans back for another campaign in Division One. There
Bradford City today announced they are cutting season-ticket prices for next year. Children will be the biggest winners with under-16s having to pay only £19. Existing junior season-ticket holders can renew for £10. Managing director Shaun Harvey said
In 1838, Bradford was flooded to such an extent that a man was able to swim along Market Street. In 1911, children escaped a fire at Bierley Church School by using their fire drill and calmly marching out of classes. In 1954, the first mass vaccination
Supermarket giant Tesco has had its plans for a multi-million pound superstore in Cleckheaton turned down following a public inquiry into the application. Plans for a 6,610 sq ft store in St Peg Lane to replace the existing Tesco in Northgate included
A Shipley company has made a huge impact halfway around the world with its diet patches. The Aromacology Patch Company, which makes Crave Control diet patches, has seen its product become the most popular diet aid in Japan. The company, which has already
Isobel Varley - said to be "the world's most tattooed senior lady" - showed off her assets at the Lucky Devil tattoo studio in Kirkgate, Silsden. Mrs Varley, 64, pictured with Darren Lovell, is tattooed from ankle to neck. She was invited to the official
Police appealed today for information from sport shop owners who may have sold baseball bats used in the killing of a 24 year-old security guard. Officers have traced two cars used to ram Qadir Ahmed's Rover 25 off the road before he was beaten and stabbed
Derek and Kathleen Peters were today taking a trip down memory lane to mark half a century of marriage. The couple tied the knot on February 23, 1952, at St Luke's Church in Eccleshill. And today they were due to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary
A mother was reported to social services after being accused of beating up her baby daughter, an inquest heard. Bradford Coroner's Court was told that a call was made to them by a neighbour after six-month-old Courtney Atkinson was found to have a bruise
The year 1957 is one which will always stick in the memory of Philip Barnett. It was the year his daughter Mandy was born in Malta where the former Royal Navy man lived. It is also the year he lost his mother to cancer. More than four decades later, Mr
A heartbroken mum today paid tribute to her son who was killed in a motorbike accident in Thailand just weeks after becoming a father. Simon Small, who grew up in Bradford, died when his motorbike was involved in a head-on collision with another motorcycle
Angry parents today told how they feared a paedophile who had condemned their children to "life sentences" could walk free from prison in less than five years. They were furious that Phillip Gallagher - who had filmed himself abusing boys as young as
SIR - The Indian community has become sick and tired of hearing the word "Asian" in the news. Asia is a big continent and it consists of many countries. Although the Indians were not involved in the recent riots at Bradford and Oldham but because the
