Life at Odsal suits new Bulls prop Andy Lynch just fine. Leeds-born Lynch, a mainstay of the Castleford pack for eight seasons, believes he is finally in the right place to take his game to a new level. "It's completely different here," he said. "It is
City's unbeaten holiday was wrecked by a combination of missed chances and a minute of madness, Colin Todd admitted today. Swindon inflicted their first loss in six games with two quick-fire goals at the start of the second half at Valley Parade. The
The measures announced in Bingley by Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer aimed at ending the scandal of unpaid fines will surely be widely welcomed. It is disgraceful that £389 million should be owed nationally by those who simply choose not to pay the penalties
Craftsmen in Bradford will be watching the new blockbuster Alexander with a keen eye. When the banquet scenes start to roll, all eyes from the Early Music Shop at Woods in Manningham will be on the ancient orchestra. Craftsmen at the shop made the instruments
A plan to build eight new homes has split villagers in one of the most popular tourist traps in the Yorkshire Dales. Some fear without the houses for rent, Grassington could become a "dead village". But others claim the narrow access along Garrs End Lane
A widowed pensioner was bowled over to receive an invitation to Lord's, the shrine of world cricket. Joan Peel, 75, was nominated to attend an awards ceremony celebrating those who have dedicated themselves to the game. Mrs Peel, of Intake Road, Undercliffe
Tough new measures to tackle fine defaulters, which could see their cars being clamped and money taken out of their wages or benefits, were launched in Bradford yesterday. Courts Minister and Shipley MP Chris Leslie joined Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer
A row flared today between the Government and the firefighters' union amid claims that a confidential report had warned that plans to close control centres ran a high risk of "total failure." The Fire Brigades Union said the report highlighted concerns
Desperately-ill schoolboy Reece Walker-Sharp is waiting for a phone call to save his life. Time is running out for the eight-year-old from Dudley Hill, who suffers an incurable heart condition and needs a heart and lung transplant. Reece and his family
Bradford 1 Swindon 2 So now we know how Port Vale felt. Three days ago the Burslem side were cursing a smash and grab raid as City sneaked away from the Potteries with an unlikely three points. Yesterday the biter got bitten. This time it was Swindon
Two of the fourth-round West Riding County FA Sunday Cup matches featuring Bradford Sunday Alliance League sides were victims of waterlogged pitches. But Bolton Woods and Oakenshaw did play and moved into the last eight. The star of Woods' 5-2 win over
A High Court battle over the quality of workmanship on a Bradford office building will now take place in February. Thomas Cook is locked in a row with embattled engineering giant Jarvis over the state of its prestigious £9 million Aldermanbury offices
Bradford workers who fear they may have been exposed to killer dust particles are being offered free tests to see if they are likely to have contracted asbestosis. Fifteen ex-employees of former carpet makers Associated Weavers have already been examined
Ambulance crews across the district were called out every 30 seconds at their busiest period on New Year's Eve. A large rise in calls for the service was caused by drink-fuelled revellers, bosses at the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service (WYMAS
Turning grief into a crusade for life Sir - We can turn our personal feelings of bereavement - if we have just lost a loved one - into a constructive tribute to the survivors of the tsunami tragedy. This Christmas my 90-year-old mother's final days coincided
