Yorkshire were unable to offer any real resistance yesterday as they gently subsided to a heavy defeat against bottom-of-the-table Durham at Scarborough in an embarrassing performance which virtually snuffed out their chances of promotion to the championship's
Dele Adebola has thanked Dean Windass for helping him fit in at City. City are set to extend the striker's loan deal by a further two months after getting the green light from Coventry last night. The Nigerian-born targetman has quickly been made to feel
A Yorkshire Water official is being summoned to a public meeting to explain why it wants controls on sewage levels in the River Aire relaxed. A councillor is demanding a company representative attends the next Idle and Thackley Neighbourhood Forum meeting
Early results from a diabetes programme being tested in Bradford show dramatic improvements in care. North Bradford Primary Care Trust is one of 20 NHS trusts in the pilot under the leadership of The National Primary Care Development Team (NPDT), an NHS
Bradford shoppers have been warned to be on the lookout for illegal pickles which could pose a danger to health. Trading Standards officers and the Food Standards Agency have issued a warning about the preserves, some of which have been imported through
A 97-year-old says elderly people in his village will have nowhere to go if their post office is forced to close. A trip to Ingrow Post Office, Keighley, is a welcome excursion down the road, especially for older people living in nearby Kennedy House
Courts in West Yorkshire are among the slowest in England to deal with persistent young criminals. New figures show judges and JPs hit exactly a Government target to sentence offenders within 71 days of arrest by police. But only four of the 42 criminal
A father-of-two has died after apparently contracting the deadly superbug MRSA after being admitted to hospital for a cancer operation. Now the devastated family of 54-year-old Allan Grange are demanding answers from doctors at Bradford Royal Infirmary
Valuable service that women need SIR - I was very saddened and upset to hear of the near closure of the Isis Centre, Farfield Road, Shipley. This is a much-needed centre for women like myself. I have suffered the mental distress of three tragedies in
The new forward pairing is building an understanding at Horsfall Stadium and despite a less than convincing display last week, it is still working well. The new heroes of the Avenuites are Colley and Olly and it is a chant that could be ringing out over
The Cougars are doomed to finish bottom but that won't stop them trying to wreck Hull KR's play-off hopes in their final home game tomorrow. The Robbins smashed the Cougars 56-6 in round one but have since faltered and Moorby senses revenge could be in
The Bulls look set to field the same line-up that defeated Hull at the KC Stadium last week. Paul Johnson's hamstring strain will likely keep him sidelined until next week, while Paul Anderson is targeting a return in the final round match against St
Karl Pratt is in danger of turning what had been a miserable season into a triumph. Since his return against Warring-ton four matches ago, Pratt has been the catalyst for a string of Bulls victories. His eye-catching, all-action performances when thrown
Monday morning is going to be quite an interesting, not to say frustrating, day for car-driving commuters in some parts of central Bradford. The introduction of parking charges in Little Germany and some other streets where motorists have been used to
Businesses within Bradford's historic Little Germany area are bracing themselves for parking charges which some fear could hit their profits. Charges ranging from 20p for 30 minutes up to £3 for a maximum four-hour stay will be introduced from Monday.
An MP who paid for plans for a school to relocate out of his own pocket is celebrating a major step forward. Planners have accepted Mike Wood's proposal to move Whitcliffe Road First and Nursery School in Cleckheaton to a site owned by a major supermarket
An investigation has been launched after dozens of gravestones were toppled and damaged at a Bradford cemetery. The damage to headstones and other stone memorials has devastated a family who regularly visit the historic Bowling Cemetery, off Rooley Lane
Artist June Russell has been capturing the highs and lows of Bradford in a bid to transform people's views of the city. She was given a bird's eye view from a 12th floor flat on Manchester Road for a week to create artistic landscapes of the city. June
A father died at the wheel of his car after it smashed into a concrete bridge on the Bingley Relief Road, an inquest heard. Stephen Michael Davy, of Lime Tree Square, Shipley, died of multiple injuries after his Citroen Xsara Picasso people carrier veered
Health bosses have given a no-redundancy pledge to workers whose jobs are under threat as a trust battles to resolve a cash crisis. Airedale NHS Trust is to shed 25 jobs as part of a package to claw back a £5 million debt. Two wards - a medical seven-day
