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  • New boss has until May, says Gibb

    City's new manager will be told: Your mission lasts until May. Bryan Robson and two unnamed candidates will be interviewed for the job on Monday. And chairman Gordon Gibb will make it plain to the them that avoiding relegation this season is the be all

  • Village garden all set to grow

    Work is due to start this winter to transform a derelict school playground into a £65,000 village oasis. The team behind Baildon's Hall Cliffe Community Garden says after a two-year wait almost all the money has been raised to get the garden underway.

  • Thusitha's moment in the spotlight

    A Bradford student is singing her way to success after being chosen to perform with a top choir. Thusitha Amarasekera, 17, has been selected to sing a solo at the Bradford Festival Choral Society concert tonight. The soprano, pictured, from Bradford Grammar

  • Something to chew on for the litterbugs

    The Lord Mayor of Bradford is calling on people to bin it - not spit it. Councillor Allan Hillary, pictured, wants to see an end to the sticky problem of chewing gum on the city's pavements. And he is urging Bradfordians to open their eyes to the spots

  • Robber is jailed for 11 years

    A Bradford armed robber has been jailed for 11 years for his part in a series of terrifying raids. Mohammed Nasir was part of a gang of five men who were locked up for a total of 54 years at Leeds Crown Court. The gang admitted their parts in the robberies

  • Cricket at Avenue in jeopardy again

    Historic Bradford Park Avenue cricket ground could be lost forever if a scheme to bring on young talent is switched to Leeds. The high costs of keeping the ground in good repair has led the Bradford-Leeds Universities' Centre of Cricketing Excellence

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - J R Renshaw (Letters, November 12) advocates the return of National Service for all medically-fit youths to remedy the prevalent anti-social behaviour and criminal activities in our society. Would our disciplined and envied armed forces want to

  • Fielden: Morley has my backing

    Bulls prop Stuart Fielden has given his full backing to errant Great Britain team-mate Adrian Morley, whose first-tackle dismissal went a long way to gifting Australia victory in last week's Think! Road Safety series opener. "He's a great player, a world-class

  • Asset the city must not lose

    It would be a calamity for this city if the Bradford-Leeds Universities' Centre of Cricketing Excellence moved its headquarters from Park Avenue to Leeds University's sports site at Weetwood, leaving the Bradford ground without a purpose. That, though

  • 'I tried to save Craig but it was too late'

    A hairdresser has died at the age of 32 from a severe asthma attack. Craig Hiscocks was discovered at the Birstall home he shared with his partner Tony Dawkins. He had suffered from the condition since the age of five. Mr Dawkins today paid tribute to

  • Death threat made against MP Marsha

    A death threat made against a Bradford MP in a racist letter posted to his office in the House of Commons is being investigated by London's Metropolitan Police. Bradford West MP Marsha Singh, pictured, is one of a number of MPs who have received similar

  • Idea for new street name gets the bird

    Plans to name a street in a Bradford village after an exotic pink bird have been branded ridiculous. Developers of seven houses in Idle have put forward a suggestion to name the road Flamingo Drive. But Councillor Jeanette Sunderland (Lib-Dem, Idle) today

  • Officials in strength on school hit squad

    A quarter of the places on the new hit squad being set up to rescue Bradford's 'failing' schools will be taken by Government officials. The make-up of the new School Improvement Project Board is heavily skewed towards the Department for Education and

  • Food for thought

    A little Vikram Seth with your curry, sir? A touch of Meera Syal, perhaps? Or maybe just a soupcon of Kipling? A group of Bradford book lovers have created a unique menu to encourage diners to feed their soul, as well as their bodies. The menu, which

  • Tot's death: couple facing murder quiz

    Detectives started a murder probe today after a two-year-old girl died following an attack at her home. Officers were called to a house in Undercliffe Street, Undercliffe, Bradford, where the girl was found badly injured. She was taken to Bradford Royal