Converted to a striker a couple of seasons ago, Peter Ellis was back in goal for Crown's second round Bradford Sunday Alliance (Sponsored by Leisure Management) Senior Cup tie against Premier leaders Holme Wood Athletic. But being back between the sticks
The final centenary match of the Bradford League season has been cancelled. Pudsey Congs, as champions in the 2002 season, were due to host the match against the league next Sunday, but the league have been unable to raise a team. League secretary Bob
Yorkshire's high hopes of becoming the first team to beat Worcestershire in the championship this season took a sharp downward spiral after lunch and they ended up losing by 71 runs. Salt was further rubbed into their wounds by having a full point docked
Marlon Beresford was poised to sign for Plymouth when City snapped him up. Beresford makes his debut at Crystal Palace tonight after being rushed in on a one-month contract to cover for injured duo Alan Combe and Mark Paston. But he could have been lining
A £1 million marketing campaign to encourage homeowners to start buying carpets again could spell new hope for a struggling Bradford company. The Carpet Foundation today launched a television and press campaign to encourage consumers to turn their backs
A retired teacher, who taught some 1,000 children during her 30 years at a Bingley junior school, has died aged 82. Kathleen Squires began teaching at Myrtle Park School in 1947 after a brief spell at Albert Road School, Shipley, and her sister Betty
Bradford police officers are to get round-the-clock legal advice to make sure they charge suspects correctly. In a pilot project the officers will have access to 24-hour telephone advice from Crown Prosecution Service lawyers. The scheme will give officers
School inspectors have expressed concern about the quality of education for autistic youngsters at a special unit at Denholme. Ofsted criticised the unit at Denholme Primary after a week-long inspection in May. The report describes the school as "improving
Nearly half of Bradford's countryside paths are difficult or impossible to use because they are blocked or poorly maintained, a new report has revealed. The report from the Ramblers' Association said although walking is big business for the countryside
Bradford Council is being asked to agree to contribute £10.6 million to allow the £200 million Broadway shopping scheme to go ahead. The cash would fill a funding gap for the demolition of about 80 properties and the construction of associated road schemes
Hundreds of people from across the Bradford district flocked to Saltaire yesterday to show their family heirlooms to TV antiques expert Eric Knowles. While there were no instant millionaires with a Van Gogh hidden away in their attics there was certainly
City are ready to solve their own mission impossible in south London tonight. Beating Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park has proved beyond them in 11 previous attempts. City have won at the ground once - but that was against Palace's tenants Wimbledon whom
Bradford today announced a massive rise in attendance figures for Super League VIII. Over 200,000 supporters have passed through the Odsal turnstiles and the Bulls have finished the season with an average of 14,939 spectators from their 14 Tetley's Super
The outcome of the two-day blitz by police and the Council's Hackney Carriage Unit on taxis travelling along Wrose Road and Allerton Road is frightening. It is quite staggering that more than a third of the vehicles stopped were in such a defective state
In 1963, Malaysia celebrated its independence by burning down the British Embassy. In 1987, seventy countries signed an agreement to curb the threat to the Earth's ozone layer. In 1988, the Elvis Presley credit card was launched, with a credit limit of
Doris Thompson celebrated her centenary yesterday with a visit from the Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Allan Hillary. She was born in Shipley and has lived in Bradford all her life. Miss Thompson started work at the age of 12, training as a burler
A brave single mum who underwent major surgery to reduce her risk of getting cancer is preparing for her next gruelling challenge. Tracey Barraclough will join thousands of runners in the Great North Run on Sunday to raise cash for Cancer Research UK.
The owner of a private hire taxi business drove a car at a customer after they had a fight over the fare, a court heard. Armajit Sehmbi lost his temper and ran into Ronald Darlington, spinning him upside down on to the bonnet of the Citroen Xantia, a
Bradford's Cartwright Hall art gallery is to be used for an international computer game. The Edwardian building will feature as the backdrop to a virtual laser battle in one of the world's biggest selling shoot-out games. The novel approach to publicising
A burglar who impersonated a police officer and attacked an elderly couple while under the influence of drugs was today starting six years in jail. Peter James Blythe, 43, took tablets, believed to be Valium, before driving to the couple's Bradford home
One in three taxis and private hire cabs stopped during a safety blitz in Bradford were taken off the road because of serious faults. In all 113 private hire and hackney carriage vehicles were checked in the first two-day swoop by police and Bradford
SIR - I am writing to you as one of the 16-year-olds in this country who are denied the right to vote. I believe that lowering the voting age would be a very big step towards tackling the democratic deficit between politicians and young people. Currently
