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  • Myrtle Park have Tigers on the run

    Myrtle Park under-nines completed a double over Bradford Tigers at Beckfoot School as the Keybury League season got underway. The A team triumphed 4-2, including a superb cushioned volley from distance, with Daniel Marshall getting both goals for the

  • Caisley's words of warning for Bulls

    Friday night's elimination semi-final against London Broncos is far from a foregone conclusion, Bulls chairman Chris Caisley has warned. "Even in some of the years when we were very dominant, London always provided the most difficult of opposition," said

  • Rogues must be stopped

    If people do work on your home it should be with your permission and at a price which is agreed in advance. They should not just turn up, do the work despite your protestations whether it is necessary or not, and then demand an exorbitant price for it

  • New cancer test should reduce errors

    A new quicker and easier way to test women for cancer has been introduced in Bradford. Health bosses hope the new way of cervical screening will encourage more women to take the potentially life saving test. North Bradford and Airedale Primary Care Trusts

  • Plan to save post offices

    Closed post offices in Bradford could be re-opened, under plans outlined by the Liberal Democrats. Post Office Ltd sparked outrage earlier this year by announcing it was shutting 17 branches in the city, including Exchange Post Office in the heart of

  • Man claims girls approached him

    A jury has heard how a man accused of grooming and groping two young girls "loves" children. The trial at Bradford Crown Court was told yesterday that Anthony Waterhouse admitted he had been tussling with the young complainants in Peel Park, Undercliffe

  • New guide acclaims movers and shakers

    An author of steamy blockbusters, the creator of an Oscar-winning comedy and a world famous artist are just some of the big hitters from Bradford district listed in a new guide to Yorkshire's most influential people. Burke's Landed Gentry, the famous

  • Care workers in awards spotlight

    Healthcare staff were in the spotlight as they collected awards for their outstanding work. Adventure Therapy, which works with young people with mental health problems, and Bradford Network for Palliative Care for People with Learning Disabilities netted

  • 'We were getting kicked in the face by gang'

    A manslaughter jury heard a schoolgirl tell how she saw her friend Aimee Wellock being kicked in the face by a girl as she lay on the floor. The girl, who was 14 at the time, said she was trying to shield herself from kicks and punches when she saw Aimee

  • Project is 'costly and waste of time'

    Any hopes that Bradford's two city centre stations would one day be linked have taken another blow. Bradford Council's ruling executive yesterday dismissed the idea again following a damning report which labelled the project as costly and a waste of time

  • 'Beware bogus drives repair gang'

    Trading standards chiefs today warned that a gang of aggressive rogue traders has moved into Bradford. The gang, who say they are working for Oakdale Paving among other names, use intimidation and fear tactics to carry out re-surfacing work on householders

  • Letters to the Editor

    Enforced mixing will not work SIR - Sir Trevor Phillips, chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality, has highlighted a fact that many of us know all too well - that communities tend to live amongpeople they feel comfortable with. Initially new arrivals

  • Farsley Celtic 3 Bradford Park Avenue 0

    Avenue goalkeeper Scott Bisset had a night to forget at Throstle Nest as Farsley Celtic won three UniBond Premier Division points. But this result will have little bearing on Saturday's FA Cup second qualifying-round tie between the two teams at the same

  • West Brom 4 Bradford City 1

    Bryan Robson can thank his old club for playing his strikers back into form. Before last night, Geoff Horsfield was the only one of West Brom's six frontmen to have hit the target. By the final whistle, three of his fellow attackers were up and running

  • Asa hit the heights after battling draw

    Asa Briggs confirmed their inclusion in the Premier League next year by avoiding a heavy defeat at closest rivals Bramley Libs A in the Godwin League. Asa achieved a deserved 15-15 draw thanks to Malcolm Iles' 21-7 win. Asa join Crossroads, who are having

  • Todd eases the blow

    Colin Todd saw City's Carling Cup hopes bite the dust at West Brom and declared: We're out but not down. City failed to pull off a second-round surprise against former boss Bryan Robson as they lost 4-1 at The Hawthorns last night. But Todd doesn't believe

  • Digby warns firms not to be too PC

    Companies which become more "politically correct and risk averse" will not survive in an increasingly competitive world, Bradford business leaders have been told by a leading industry figure. Sir Digby Jones, director general of the Confederation of British

  • It's time to have fun for our pal Patricia

    A community will hold a fun day to raise money for cancer charities and remember a woman who lost her life to the disease. Patricia Hughes, of West Bowling, Bradford, died on July 16 aged 52 from cancer. During her illness, Patricia, known as Pat, was

  • Demolition crew mine a rich seam!

    Demolition experts about to bring down a disused YMCA building on the edge of a Thackley conservation area have found a seam of coal running under it. The owner of the building, Carl Darren, said he would like to hear from any local historians who could

  • Odeon bid rejected for the fourth time

    Campaigners battling to make Bradford's landmark Odeon building a listed building have had their latest appeal rejected. This is the fourth occasion that English Heritage has decided to reject the Bradford Odeon Rescue Group's application. Officials objected