Fish-and-chip giant Harry Ramsden's has been sold by catering company Compass. The world's largest caterer said it has agreed to split its travel catering business Select Service Partner (SSP) and sell to two different firms. Swedish private equity
Transport and business officials in Bradford have called for better investment in the district's roads in a bid to help small businesses save funds. Bradford Chamber and travel watchdog Transport 2000 said money needed to be spent on improvements. The
The family of a former professional boxer who died after being injected with heroin are calling for a longer sentence for his killer. Lyndon Wilcock's father and sister have condemned the two-year jail term given to Bradford father-of-two John Adamson
A man was today "lucky to be alive" after he was badly burned when a gas explosion destroyed the caravan he was in. The force of the blast was felt by a woman on a canal barge more than 100 yards away who called the emergency services. The 37-year-old
Celia Knight is on the road to raising funds for a charity close to her heart. The 48-year-old mum-of-one will join hundreds of other runners later this month when she takes part in the London Marathon in aid of Heart Research UK. When she sets off
Bradford's landmark Conditioning House is expected to become a waterside apartments complex in the new look city. Caddick Developments, which owns the massive building that has been empty for more than a decade, said today a team of architects was working
A nursing home run by a cash-strapped health trust is to close at the end of the month. Farmhill Court Nursing Home in Eccleshill has for the past 15 years been home to residents with learning disabilities. But staff and residents are planning a farewell
Thousands of Bradford pensioners face difficulties accessing their money if plans to abolish Post Office card accounts go ahead. The pensions of 9,000 city residents are paid into the soon-to-be-scrapped accounts. They were set up to allow the secure
Restrictions are in place preventing visitors from entering two wards at a Bradford hospital because of the winter vomiting bug. And environmental health bosses say schools which have been struck by the virus will remain under restriction until after
Four years to the day after pop idol Gareth Gates stormed the charts with his debut single the star's long-awaited return seems uncertain. The former Bradford schoolboy's career is clouded in mystery amid rumours that he is being dropped by his record
A last-minute strike from veteran Taj Singh put Albion Sports back on course to retain their Premier Division title. It could also have been the goal to end Wyke Wanderers' two-season stay in the top section as they went down 2-1. After a defeat in midweek
Tyersal secured their Mumtaz Premier Division status for next season as they edged out Ovenden West Riding 3-2 and Wibsey won by the same score at struggling Halifax Irish. John Collins gave high-flying Ovenden a first-half advantage before Gareth Carney
City manager Colin Todd's dream end to the season is to finish with a long, unbeaten run - culminating with a victory over play-off seeking Nottingham Forest on the final day. "I just hope Forest have something to play for on the last day of the season
The new powers being given to magistrates and enforcement officers nationwide to collect unpaid fines are likely to be widely welcomed. No-one likes those who don't pay what they owe. The pilot schemes already run in areas like this one show that the
The Spanish owner of Abbey National was said to have ruled out a bid for Alliance & Leicester as it looked to make a further raid on the UK banking sector. Santander is ready to return to the acquisition trail less than two years after buying Abbey
Fish-and-chip giant Harry Ramsden's has been sold by catering company Compass. The world's largest caterer said it has agreed to split its travel catering business Select Service Partner (SSP) and sell to two different firms. Swedish private equity group
Feathers are flying after a tenant was told he cannot keep his prize-winning racing pigeons at his property. Stephen Gill, a tenant of Bradford Community Housing Trust (BCHT), was told by the district's biggest social landlord he cannot keep the pigeons
Bradford's landmark Conditioning House is expected to become a waterside apartments complex in the new look city. Caddick Developments, which owns the massive building that has been empty for more than a decade, said today a team of architects was working
The family of a former professional boxer who died after being injected with heroin are calling for a longer sentence for his killer. Lyndon Wilcock's father and sister have condemned the two-year jail term given to Bradford father-of-two John Adamson
Thousands of Bradford pensioners face difficulties accessing their money if plans to abolish Post Office card accounts go ahead. The pensions of 9,000 city residents are paid into the soon-to-be-scrapped accounts. They were set up to allow the secure
A man was today "lucky to be alive" after he was badly burned when a gas explosion destroyed the caravan he was in. The force of the blast was felt by a woman on a canal barge more than 100 yards away who called the emergency services. The 37-year-old
Yorkshire gave an encouraging performance in their 50-overs friendly at Old Trafford yesterday when disciplined bowling by their young seamers earned them victory by 24 runs over Lancashire. This was Yorkshire's first full day of cricket this year, whereas
This Easter marks the 21st running of the Valley Parade Memorial football tournament. The event, which first took place in 1986, honours the 56 people who lost their lives in the Bradford City fire disaster in 1985. It takes place on Easter Saturday and
Cool-headed skipper Iestyn Harris has promised his Bulls side will return to their best - and Headingley is just the place to do it. The rocking champions meet red-hot Leeds on Thursday night for the first time since Bradford defeated their staunch rivals
Transport and business officials in Bradford have called for better investment in the district's roads in a bid to help small businesses save funds. Bradford Chamber and travel watchdog Transport 2000 said money needed to be spent on improvements. The
Bradford Council has been reported for alleged 'racial harassment' of Bradford's Irish population on St Patrick's Day. The Local Government Ombudsman, an independent watchdog, is looking at a complaint that the authority failed to fly the Republic of
A nursing home run by a cash-strapped health trust is to close at the end of the month. Farmhill Court Nursing Home in Eccleshill has for the past 15 years been home to residents with learning disabilities. But staff and residents are planning a farewell
Courts in Bradford are collecting record levels of fines after piloting a scheme to tackle the dodgers. And more unpaid fines are likely to be gathered as magistrates and enforcement officers are given powers to put the squeeze on those who do not pay
A Bradford car-ringing gang could have to stump up more than £1 million which prosecutors claimed it earned from its crimes. The key conspirators are being brought back to court from jail for a confiscation hearing to determine how much they should pay
Restrictions are in place preventing visitors from entering two wards at a Bradford hospital because of the winter vomiting bug. And environmental health bosses say schools which have been struck by the virus will remain under restriction until after
Sentencing makes the law a joke SIR - It was with utter dismay that I read the story about the driver who avoided prison again after being caught driving while disqualified, having caused the death of a woman in a previous incident (T&A, April 5).
