Gordon Gibb today blasted Dean Windass for telling a TV interviewer that Bryan Robson had got the City job. Robson is the favourite in a two-horse race for the vacancy. Colin Todd, briefly number two to Frank Stapleton in 1992, is believed to be the other
A new film about life as a Muslim in a Yorkshire town written by Skipton screenwriter Simon Beaufoy - creator of The Full Monty - is likely to be premiered in Keighley. The film Spark, which has been shot in Keighley over the past four weeks, is expected
Bungling Council chiefs have apologised to a Brad-ford widower after sending him two letters about his wife - who died five years ago. John Scott-Coleman, 58, was furious when he received a letter from Bradford Council's Benefits Service which claimed
Bradford teenager Adam Scourfield couldn't believe his luck when he was cast in a new TV drama opposite Oscar-nominated actress Brenda Blethyn and veteran comic Norman Wisdom. Leeds writer Kay Mellor's series Between the Sheets, which started on ITV on
The head of Bradford's libraries has drawn up plans to halt the 'lengthy decline' in the service and turn them around as borrowing figures plummet. Ian Watson last night outlined extensive proposals to improve libraries with a Service Improvement Plan
A green-fingered mum and her daughter have made housing history by each scooping top awards in the district's garden "Oscars." Jean Williamson and her daughter Jackie live round the corner from each other and swap cuttings and advice. And each came up
Pensioners, make your voices heard SIR - After arguing for a greater police presence on our streets, even to the point of having a dialogue with our Home Secretary, David Blunkett on BBC TV, we now find that he is proposing communities fund a police presence
In the Pennine League Premier Division Birkenshaw thrashed Park Amateurs 40-6. Birkenshaw tackled above their weight against a far larger Halifax side and their superior speed quickly told. Winger Ian Tobin took full advantage of his lightning speed,
City's forgotten men kicked off the post-Nicky Law era on a winner. Last night's reserve game against league leaders Walsall was a major landmark for Peter Atherton, who came through unscathed in his first competitive run-out since snapping his ankle
It seems there will be a lot of disappointed people in Bradford tomorrow if tonight's debate and voting marathon in Parliament either throws out the foundations hospital legislation or fails to reach a decision in the time allowed. Today is the day when
In 1850, the first life insurance policy for a woman was issued. In 1919, Mussolini and 37 other fascists were arrested in Italy after rioting over election results. In 1954, Sammy Davis Jnr. lost the sight in his right eye after a car accident. From
A trio of Bradford's biggest firms were praised today for their generosity in supporting their local communities. Bradford & Bingley, Provident Financial and Yorkshire Water gave nearly £3 million between them to good causes, according to a survey
A new traffic system has been hailed a success after traffic lights replaced a roundabout at a busy Bradford junction. Motorists have been adjusting to the new road system on Manchester Road for the last three weeks. And despite continuing work the transition
The widow of a father-of-three gunned down in cold blood on a Pudsey estate today made a personal plea to the underworld to tell police who killed her husband. Tracy McCall urged criminals with information about the execution-style shooting of Mark to
The company which runs the buses taking disabled adults and children to day centres and special schools will have to face competition from across Europe if it wants to keep the £1.8 million contract. West Yorkshire Transport Services has been heavily
Hospital bosses in Bradford will today make their decision about whether to go for foundation trust status after staff and the public said they were mainly in favour of the plan. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Board will discuss the results of
Campaigners today claimed that the opening of the Bingley relief road was being deliberately delayed so Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott could perform a grand opening ceremony. Contractor Amec has promised that the £47.9 million project will be completed
